Posted on 12/27/2007 7:44:51 AM PST by SmithL
Does this mean that John Kerry won’t be campaigning for anyone in California?
In these days of instant fact-checking on the internet, foolish liars can be exposed more quickly.
He was 6 when he did this.
Here is a link I’ve found to be helpful when checking on some Wannabe’s “exploits”.
http://www.pownetwork.org/phonies/phonies1050.htm
Excuse me. He was 12.
In these days of instant fact-checking on the internet, foolish liars can be exposed more quickly.
Well, don’t count on “instant facts checks” to be accurate on military records. Mine aren’t even right. I spent 14 years active duty, and my records reflect 26 years of service. 12 of them were Reserves. My DD214 ONLY shows my ACTIVE duty time, and medals I received on active duty.
I do NOT have a DD214 for my Reserve time and was recently told that “You do not get one, unless part of that time served was ‘active duty’.”
/shrug
While on RESERVE status I received at least two more medals than my DD214 shows... and I don’t think you’re going to find my military records on the internet.
My ACTIVE 214 DOES NOT show certain things either and never will. My records don’t have copies of the “classified information” in them EITHER. :) So, rest assured that “internet fact checking” is as inaccurate today, as it will be in 20 more years.
By the way I’m 50, and I ‘missed’ the Vietnam war... I went in the service in 1976. The last of the troops were pretty much out of there by ‘74 if I recall correctly. So, someone a year younger than myself couldn’t have been in Nam.
No apology needed. This wannabe deserves the shame that comes with claiming false fame.
This is nothing new. I remember watching an even then, old Perry Mason as a kid, that a situation came out “on the stand”, regarding the reliability of a witness, because of a medal claim.
i think hes watched “rules of engagement” one too many times”
Certain information should still remain in them, though. If you claim to have been a Ranger, there should still be records that you went to that training.
Very true. Yet your awards would not be classified. Thank you for your service.
I have (2) DD 214s and I also have an NGB 23 (or is it NGB 22?) for my reserve time in the National Guard. Not sure if I can lay my hands on the National Guard form but I know there are a couple of mistakes on my second DD 214. I had to get them to issue a correction. Of course the NGB form has medals on it that are not on either 214.
HEY ! It’s his story, let him tell it.......in prison !
That’s still pretty good for a 12 year old.
Oh, absolutely. I agree. I’m just saying that not everything appears in your military records. There are several items of note that won’t ever appear in mine, for good reason. On the other hand, I don’t go around “bragging” about it either. lol
As for training and such, some certainly does appear, some doesn’t, depending on what it was, but things like being a Ranger or Seal would appear - though if I remember my friend’s stuff, it doesn’t actually say “SEAL”, but it has some information about the training program that he went through. I’d have to ask him — but he’s another that wouldn’t brag about it, and probably wouldn’t tell you if you asked him directly, he might even lie to you about it :)
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