Posted on 09/16/2013 3:18:06 PM PDT by Morgana
FULL TITLE: REVEALED: Gunman, 34, who murdered TWELVE and injured 15 in Washington Navy Yard rampage was decorated petty officer who left military in 2011 after previous gun charge
While the motive of Aaron Alexis, the heavily armed gunman who shot dead at least 12 people in cold blood this morning at the Washington Navy Yard has not been revealed, speculation is growing his dismissal from the U.S. Navy for 'misconduct' in January 2011 may have inspired him to commit a deadly revenge.
Alexis, 34, has been revealed to have a prior arrest for letting a gun off that could have harmed his neighbor while he cleaned his own weapon at home in Fort Worth, Texas, 2010.
Despite the lack of acknowledged motive, one U.S. official has been quoted as saying Alexis was kicked out of the Navy in 2011 for 'misconduct' as a direct result of his gun arrest three years ago.
Law enforcement said that Alexis' identity was confirmed by fingerprints and that he served in the U.S. Navy between May 5th, 2007 and January 31st, 2011, the date he was dismissed from the service.
He was awarded the Global War on Terrorism Service Medal and the National Defense Service Medal prior to his discharge in January 2011.
A U.S. Navy spokesman said that Alexis was an 'aviation electrician's mate' - ranked as a third class petty officer and served at the Naval Air Station in Fort Worth, Texas.
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He is reported to have enlisted in New York and the Brooklyn native graduated from boot camp at Great Lakes, Illinois as an Airman Recruit.
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So far confirmed are less than 5 dead.
"REVEALED" is a need for blog hits based upon bullshit.
Decorated? LOL.
He didn’t serve in any combat role.
Thailand has a large muslim population and all the atrocities that come with it.
as stated by a roommate.....I tend to believe an RIP connection is most likely
Yea I had to laugh at that one.
precisely
NAVAIR types in the E-1 thru E-3 range are Airmen.
I'm sure someone with some real expertise will chime in...
In the Navy you are either a Seaman, Fireman, Airman, Constructionman, and Hospitalman as an E-1 through E-3. There's a little more to it but that's the basics.
I always associate Great Lakes with USN training.
Aren’t they all Seaman Recruits? or have they started traig Air Force enlistees at Great Lakes?
Lee Harvey Oswald was a Marine. There are millions of men and women who served in the military. Not all of them are good people. Most are though.
You are behind on the news, there are in deed 12 dead people from his murderous rampage.
“Oh you mean like Nidal Hassan?”
Exactly.
A 3rd Class Petty Officer is basically the START of your career, once you have your rate. (Specific job)
You usually get to be a third class once you finish C school or you strike on the job.
He was a low level guy.... E-4
It was up on Drudge that 12 was dead!!!
Wasn’t there some serial killer who was a military reservist helicopter pilot? I forgot his name. It’s not the Green River Killer, but if I remember right, it was up in the NW.
Not everyone who’s served is a saint, like you said.
Not if they came in with a rate.
Yes , I wouldn’t consider “I was there “ Awards as decorations worth mentioning.
I was listening to a reporter speak of the Battleship moored at the Navy Yard. We haven’t had battleships since they retires the New Jersey and the water in the Potomac isn’t deep enough to float one past the Morgantown Bridge.
Of course it a Destroyer and not a large one at that.
Conversely, he was interested in Islam. He was doing it right.
Back when I was in the Army the National Defense Service Medal (NSDM) was called the ‘I’ve been to basic medal.’ That was because it was awarded for serving 60 days on active military service, as Basic training was 8 weeks long (not counting the 1st week in reception station getting physical, shots, uniforms, etc), one qualified for receiving it upon graduation.
The rules are the same for the NDSM today and are also similar for the GWOT medal. Essentially, join the military after 9-11-2001, serve for 60-365 days and you get the medals. There is no performance standard, just ‘enlist.’
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