Falsely accusing your opponent of stolen valor could very rapidly bite you in the ass when you piss off a bunch of veterans, a lot of whom would likely vote Republican.
Did he attain the rank of “Command Sergeant Major”? - Yes.
Did he deploy under the rank of “Command Sergeant Major”? - Yes.
Did he meet the requirments to retire with benefits appropriate for that rank? No. His benefits are for the next rank down.
That doesn’t mean he didn’t serve under that rank.
Can you explain the last point? Do you have to carry a given rank for x time to earn the veg’s Benefits?
According to the Guard you have to have 3 years time-in-service to retire as that rank. He chose to retire as an E-8
That’s crazy! When I was in the guard, we had E-7+ that would squat their position just to retire as that rank. I know he had started his family around then, but wow that’s almost unheard of.
That dude is fucking dedicated to his family. That, right there, should be enough to prove he’s genuine and not just blowing smoke. To give up that pension to dedicate time and safety for family is aspiring! This is what a true Chad looks like.
In order for the promotion to have full benefits, he would have had to have served for 2 years at that rank. He didn’t have enough time.
So even though he earned the rank, and served in that rank, his retirement rank is 1 notch lower.
If you’re going to swiftboat someone, you have to set up the swiftboaters, too, not just expect them to be with you.
Trump has done nothing to ingratiate himself with the military, and they’ve been a much softer right wing block for him after 2016.
Yup. I guess referring to veterans as “suckers” and “losers” didn’t sit too well with many of them. Imagine that!
Let’s be fair, the “suckers” and “losers” he referred to were only those who died
He’s the best ever at everything though. Nobody has ever seen anything like it.
They still have the New York Times. Rest assured that they’ll be banging the drum, making insinuations about Walz’ service record until November 7.
Now do Trump the draft dodger, if your sacred cow is military service. I’ll wait.
I’ll probably be here awhile, but let’s not forget about that.
I’m relieved to hear that. I figured it would be the case, but nice to see from a veteran’s group.
Beyond that, he was well within his rights to retire when he did. Especially since his first child was being born around that time. If I was the wife I’d put my foot down on that shit real quick. No. You already served. You ain’t deploying to Iraq.
Apparently some vets are saying this is all sour grapes from a different officer that got passed over for the position Walz earned.
