and the RATS, take another one in the.........HA ha!!!
Posted on 09/15/2015 5:44:31 PM PDT by markomalley
A state Senate candidate from Virginia Beach said he misrepresented his military record, an error that could dim Democrats’ hopes of unseating an entrenched Republican incumbent and winning control of the chamber.
Campaign materials for Gary T. McCollum, a cable television executive challenging Sen. Frank W. Wagner (R-Virginia Beach), had said he was “currently a Major in the Army Reserve.”
But Army records show he was discharged 14 years ago, in September 2001, according to Ray Gall, a spokesman for the U.S. Army Human Resources Command in Fort Knox, Ky.
(Excerpt) Read more at washingtonpost.com ...
Probably seemed like a good idea at the time.
hang em all!
Democrats have to lie to win elections.
How do you not know that you were discharged 14 years ago?
"I'm not a liar. I'm just really stupid."
Why do they think no one will ever find out the truth?
*rolls eyes*
I’m confused so someone help me here. Did he get promoted to Major below the zone while in service? Can Army captains pin on major at 8 year point or was he actually a CPT (P)? I would think that being in the Army reserves for 14 years and NOT being promoted to LCol is worse that lying about being in the reserves when he wasn’t. Either way, he should stay in the race and see if he can take the punches.
Discharged? Are officers discharged from the Reserves? I received 1 official Honorable Discharge, and that was 3 months before I entered active duty. My dad had to explain it to me in that I was discharged from my military obligation for the purposes of accepting a commission.
I think the terminology is wrong here. He may have been placed into the inactive reserves. And unless he resigned his commission he should still have it.
and the RATS, take another one in the.........HA ha!!!
According to the article, “He was in the Army Reserves until 1992, when he transferred to inactive duty, before being discharged in 2001 as a major.”
Of course, it is the Washington ComPost, so who knows how accurate it is.
This guy lied and he did so deliberately. When an officer resigns from active duty and he has completed all of his military obligations, he has a choice, resign his commission or retain his commission in one of several options for Reserve Component service. If you retain your commission, but you take no action to maintain certain current qualification, you are discharged. You no longer hold a commission. This is what he did, and he certainly knew what he did.
Voters need to stop voting for liars, no matter who they are.
What is an officer’s equivalent of a DD-214? Is there any difference? I’ve often wondered.
The document is the same, but if you are transferred to another component, that is noted on the DD-214. In my case, I was transferred to the Retired List with subject to involuntary recall.
“If you retain your commission, but you take no action to maintain certain current qualification, you are discharged. You no longer hold a commission. “
No, a commission is for life unless you specifically resign it or it is taken from you by some dishonorable action.
There were a lot of pissed off captains that were recalled to active duty when they had completed their 8 years of service obligation but failed to resign their commissions.
Active Duty ping.
Mine has “NA” for Selective Service Number, SSBoard and date inducted. I was AFROTC, commissioned at graduation.
Keep it in a safe place.
Discharged in September of 2001 seems odd. After Sept 11th? Most of those in the reserves were getting activated and those on IRR were getting ready for the call. Maybe he was medical or something. You would think following the terrorist attacks, the Army wouldn’t have discharged him or anyone else.
Disclaimer: Opinions posted on Free Republic are those of the individual posters and do not necessarily represent the opinion of Free Republic or its management. All materials posted herein are protected by copyright law and the exemption for fair use of copyrighted works.