ROTFLMAO
Dan Is D Man.....maybe NOT......you know Mike Tyson could not complete boot camp either.
Myself, I had gone to the Boston Recruiting Station in order to enlist in the Marines. The delayed enlistment rules would have prevented. me from being present for the birth of my first child. The Army had a different policy which did not hinder me on that. I joined the Army that day, went active a few months following. I truly admired that Marine recruiter too.
Some regret but it was fate. I salute all real Marines.
In defense of those who have the heart to earn the EGA but not the body, this article and comments are not aimed at all, but just someone who is stealing the honor.
The article doesn’t say WHY he was booted out of boot camp. He wasn’t man enough? buggery?
"TEXAS? Only steers and queers come from Texas and you don't look like a cow!"
did the same for his dim-witted son. At least “Dubya” learned how to fly a F-102
He should not claim to be a Marine. He is a liar and if he lied on his induction forms, he is a perjurer.
I took a tour of Plattsburgh AFB. It does not make me an FB111 pilot.
I cant stand people who claim to serve that has not served. I myself went through basic but did not graduate basic. You have not served till you have graduated basic. all that I have done and Dan Rather have done is gotten a taste of military life not served. to serve means a lot more then experiencing 13 weeks of basic training... I wish I could make the claim but cant. you will never see me mentioning this any where but in a post like this because not making it through basic training is nothing to be proud of.
when I went into the Army in 1973, one day while at the rifle range the Drill Sargent announced that when we returned to the company area, we all had to rush into the barracks, put on our poplin shirt, black tie, Class A jacket, and our saucer cap, go to the latrine where the photographer had set up back by the showers, and get our picture taken. A couple days before graduation, we given the National Defense Service Medal and ribbon, and the packet of pictures. I think about $30 was docket from our pay for the pictures.
When I heard about the Rather controversy, I figured that was exactly how he had gotten the picture in uniform.
These MSM cucks are scum pieces of sh*t.
Remember the USMC Veteran’s slogan: “Once a Marine, always a Marine” — Old Dan Blather is just using it to his advantage as a ‘vet’.
Yes, I’m US Army vet of 20 years, but have a USMC 20 year vet cousin. On the other hand, one of my brother’s in law was medically discharged from USAF basic training when it was discovered he had a heart murmur. Unlike Dan Blather, he has not traded on the month or so in the USAF until his medical condition was discovered as making him “a veteran.”
One of my nephews was injured during Marine Corps basic training, severely enough to be medically discharged. I’ve never heard him claim to be a former Marine, only to express regret that he was not able to serve.
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Show us the DD Form 214, Dan, of your service.
That one might be harder to forge—my Dad’s, which I found for his funeral service, and from active duty service in the US Army in the mid 1950’s was reverse printed. The image has the normal paper background being black and the letters on the form appearing as white. It looks almost like an x-ray. Don’t know if the USMC had the same or not.
There’s no shame in washing out of boot camp in the Marines. The USMC is sonetthing very special and not everyone can make it, myself first on the list. If the beloved Corps called me to tomorrow and said “Son, it’s your turn to serve” I’d pick up my rifle and serve proudly. But I’m quite sure that the corps has no interest in me. So all I can give them is the deep respect that I have for those who do serve.
The problem here is when you claim that you were a Marine when you’re not. Until the eagle, glove and anchor adorn your collar, you aren’t part of the Corps. Claiming you are is, quite simply, stolen valor.
Rather was, at one time, a top-notch journalist. But he turned into a person who let his own opinions and politics get in the way of fair and balanced journalism, and that shames everyone who IS a journalist, myself included. I have covered many stories where I have a strong personal opinion, but you would never guess that from my reporting or editing. Rather lost that and it was long past time for him to leave the craft.
Why the vast majority of Journalists are liberal I haven’t a clue. But I have known many who, like me, are fiercely defensive of their devotion to balanced reporting. The profession that gave us Murrow and Sevareid must not have people who can’t tell the WHOLE story.
"In 1954, Rather enlisted in the United States Marine Corps but was soon discharged because he had rheumatic fever as a child."
Referenced quote from:http://www.notablebiographies.com/news/Ow-Sh/Rather-Dan.html
"Rather served a brief stint in the U.S. Marine Corps, but when his superior officers learned about his childhood bout with rheumatic fever, he was disqualified for military service for health reasons."
I'm surprised that Dan Rather was able to get that picture if he never graduated.
Dan Rather practically invented both fake news and the hashtag #FAKEBUTACCURATE. He’s probably been CIA since the 70s.