National Guard Disputes Tim Walz's Military Biography

[Sullivan]

National Guard Disputes Tim Walz's Military Biography​

The Minnesota National Guard is disputing Governor Tim Walz's military biography, saying that the Democratic vice presidential candidate did not hold the rank of command sergeant major at the time of his retirement.

Army Lieutenant Colonel Kristen Augé, the state public affairs officer for Minnesota National Guard, told Just the News on Wednesday that the governor did not retire as "Command Sergeant Major Walz" in 2005, as stated on Minnesota's official website, but as master sergeant "because he did not complete additional coursework at the U.S. Army Sergeants Major Academy." A soldier who does not complete the requisite coursework is automatically demoted, according to Army regulations.

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[Whiskeydeltadeltatango]

Hey chis,


Still think it's fake?

 

[torbee]

So he was a command master sgt. when he reitred but then was given a different rank after leaving?

Wow. that's so bad. 🤣 🤣 🤣

"In Nebraska, he served as a 11Z—infantry senior sergeant—and a 71L—administrative specialist. He held multiple positions within field artillery such as firing battery chief, operations sergeant, first sergeant and culminated his career serving as the command sergeant major for the battalion.

"He retired as a master sergeant in 2005."

 

[Sullivan]

So he was a command master sgt. when he reitred but then was given a different rank after leaving?

Wow. that's so bad. 🤣 🤣 🤣

"In Nebraska, he served as a 11Z—infantry senior sergeant—and a 71L—administrative specialist. He held multiple positions within field artillery such as firing battery chief, operations sergeant, first sergeant and culminated his career serving as the command sergeant major for the battalion.

"He retired as a master sergeant in 2005."

Walz lied.

And no, he didn't retire as a Command Seargent Major. He would have needed to complete additional coursework.

 

[Whiskeydeltadeltatango]

So he was a command master sgt. when he reitred but then was given a different rank after leaving?

Wow. that's so bad. 🤣 🤣 🤣

"In Nebraska, he served as a 11Z—infantry senior sergeant—and a 71L—administrative specialist. He held multiple positions within field artillery such as firing battery chief, operations sergeant, first sergeant and culminated his career serving as the command sergeant major for the battalion.

"He retired as a master sergeant in 2005."

It's against the law to portray yourself as something you are not in the military, especially if it helps advance your career.


*I'm completely forfeiting the idea you may have any ethical concerns with what he has done.

 

[ThiccJimXXX]

Lock him up!

 

[Menace Sockeyes]

Walz lied.

It's against the law to portray yourself as something you are not in the military, especially if it helps advance your career.


*I'm completely forfeiting the idea you may have any ethical concerns with what he has done.

Lock him up!

Torbee exposed you clowns! 😂

 

[Bonerfarts]

What a scandal!

"Command Sergeant Major Walz" in 2005, as stated on Minnesota's official website, but as master sergeant "because he did not complete additional coursework at the U.S. Army Sergeants Major Academy." A soldier who does not complete the requisite coursework is automatically demoted, according to Army regulations.

 

[Sullivan]

Torbee exposed you clowns! 😂

Who is Torbee? Is he a radical D like yourself?

 

[torbee]

It's against the law to portray yourself as something you are not in the military, especially if it helps advance your career.


*I'm completely forfeiting the idea you may have any ethical concerns with what he has done.

But he was what he said he was. And then due (apparently?) to some bureacratic rule, he wasn't.

This is equivalent to putting "assistant manager" rather than "assistant to the manager" on your resume.

That said, I hope the GOP continues to try and run with it. Just another in a long line of examples of them misconstruing what average voters give a shit about.

 

[Sullivan]

What a scandal!

"Command Sergeant Major Walz" in 2005, as stated on Minnesota's official website, but as master sergeant "because he did not complete additional coursework at the U.S. Army Sergeants Major Academy." A soldier who does not complete the requisite coursework is automatically demoted, according to Army regulations.

It's like attending Iowa for 4 years. Not taking your final exams. Then claiming that you have a degree from Iowa.

 

[Bonerfarts]

It's like attending Iowa for 4 years. Not taking your final exams. Then claiming that you have a degree from Iowa.

Worse. It's like cheating on your pregnant wife with a porn star and then paying hundreds of thousands of dollars to catch and kill her story only to be convicted of multiple felonies in the process. I'm morally outraged!

 

[torbee]

Walz lied.

And no, he didn't retire as a Command Seargent Major. He would have needed to complete additional coursework.

That's not what I said.

I said he was a Command Sergeant Major WHEN he retired.

Which was the last position he held upon submitting his retirement papers. It was POST-retirment that his rank was changed.

 

[torbee]

It's like attending Iowa for 4 years. Not taking your final exams. Then claiming that you have a degree from Iowa.

Nope.

He actually served as a command master sergeant.

 

[torbee]

Who is Torbee? Is he a radical D like yourself?

Radical D is what your mom takes up her Vancehole.

 

[jneffer]

Nope.

He actually served as a command master sergeant.

from my understanding, he legitimately acheived and served at the rank

but didn't serve at the rank long enough to retire with the rank

 

[Sullivan]

That's not what I said.

I said he was a Command Sergeant Major WHEN he retired.

Which was the last position he held upon submitting his retirement papers. It was POST-retirment that his rank was changed.

No. Read the article again. This is cut and paste from the article:

The Minnesota National Guard is disputing Governor Tim Walz's military biography, saying that the Democratic vice presidential candidate did not hold the rank of command sergeant major at the time of his retirement.

 

[millah_22]

Who is Torbee? Is he a radical D like yourself?

never heard of him

 

[torbee]

from my understanding, he legitimately acheived and served at the rank

but didn't serve at the rank long enough to retire with the rank

That's how I interpret it too.

So this is the equivalent situation to getting your last job title wrong on your LinkedIn profile.

I guess Harris-Walz have now lost the election. Bummer.

 

[torbee]

No. Read the article again. This is cut and paste from the article:

The Minnesota National Guard is disputing Governor Tim Walz's military biography, saying that the Democratic vice presidential candidate did not hold the rank of command sergeant major at the time of his retirement.

OK.

Now answer this question:

As a member of the National Guard, did Tim Walz ever hold the position of Command Master Sergeant?

 

[Sullivan]

OK.

Now answer this question:

As a member of the National Guard, did Tim Walz ever hold the position of Command Master Sergeant?

Don't know. But I do know that the Minnesota National Guard is disputing Governor Tim Walz's military biography, saying that the Democratic vice presidential candidate did not hold the rank of command sergeant major at the time of his retirement.

 

[millah_22]

National Guard Disputes Tim Walz's Military Biography​

The Minnesota National Guard is disputing Governor Tim Walz's military biography, saying that the Democratic vice presidential candidate did not hold the rank of command sergeant major at the time of his retirement.

Army Lieutenant Colonel Kristen Augé, the state public affairs officer for Minnesota National Guard, told Just the News on Wednesday that the governor did not retire as "Command Sergeant Major Walz" in 2005, as stated on Minnesota's official website, but as master sergeant "because he did not complete additional coursework at the U.S. Army Sergeants Major Academy." A soldier who does not complete the requisite coursework is automatically demoted, according to Army regulations.

MSN

Do Trump's lies next.

 

[torbee]

Don't know. But I do know that the Minnesota National Guard is disputing Governor Tim Walz's military biography, saying that the Democratic vice presidential candidate did not hold the rank of command sergeant major at the time of his retirement.

OK.

So what? Why does the rank he had at retirement matter?

 

[Sullivan]

OK.

So what?

Walz lied.

 

[Finance85]

So he was a command master sgt. when he reitred but then was given a different rank after leaving?

Wow. that's so bad. 🤣 🤣 🤣

"In Nebraska, he served as a 11Z—infantry senior sergeant—and a 71L—administrative specialist. He held multiple positions within field artillery such as firing battery chief, operations sergeant, first sergeant and culminated his career serving as the command sergeant major for the battalion.

"He retired as a master sergeant in 2005."

His promotion to sergeant major was provisional, and required he complete sergeant major school, which he did not. He didn't retire as a sergeant major, much less a command sergeant major. He left the Guard to avoid being deployed to Iraq. Facts are a stubborn thing sometimes. Lying about military service is among the worst kind of lies. There's a reason why the National Guard is being so vocal about this.

 

[torbee]

Walz lied.

Do you find that disqualifying for holding elected office?

 

[Whiskeydeltadeltatango]

But he was what he said he was. And then due (apparently?) to some bureacratic rule, he wasn't.

This is equivalent to putting "assistant manager" rather than "assistant to the manager" on your resume.

That said, I hope the GOP continues to try and run with it. Just another in a long line of examples of them misconstruing what average voters give a shit about.

This is where I'm trying to educate myself and slow play it for the facts a little.

I'm not in the military, I'm sorry if I say something wrong. I am also not a lawyer.


So, he has many battles to face. The comment about "this is the firearm I carried in combat" or whatever is going to need to be addressed but I think he will "survive" all that shit. Not being a vlow hard but there really is a bunch of it though, he got kinda loose.




The big one, I think, is the "advanced his career" portion related to his name. EVERY campaign document of his referred to him as a position he KNOWINGLY no longer held.


The reason he no longer held it was he had been given the title but had some outstanding qualifications to achieve in order to actually gold that rank. He left, and the military notified him of the demotion post retirement.


Haha hehe, if the last one is true he will go to jail. This isn't rich guy tax shit, this is a true case of stolen valor.

 

[millah_22]

Do you find that disqualifying for holding elected office?

Truly fascinating when MAGAs decide when to care about lies.

 

[torbee]

His promotion to sergeant major was provisional, and required he complete sergeant major school, which he did not. He didn't retire as a sergeant major, much less a command sergeant major. He left the Guard to avoid being deployed to Iraq.

How did he do that when he submitted his paperwork prior to the batallion being called for duty?

You trying to talk about "FACTS" is insulting, you disinformation sharing scumbag.

 

[jneffer]

Do Trump's lies next.

or just read more than the first sentence of the article

 

[EasyHawk]

Just as I figured, no big scandal here. The maga will go to great lengths concocting controversy!

 

[St. Louis Hawk]

 

[RileyHawk]

His promotion to sergeant major was provisional, and required he complete sergeant major school, which he did not. He didn't retire as a sergeant major, much less a command sergeant major. He left the Guard to avoid being deployed to Iraq. Facts are a stubborn thing sometimes. Lying about military service is among the worst kind of lies. There's a reason why the National Guard is being so vocal about this.

He filed his retirement paperwork months before the deployment assignment. You guys are really grasping for something, anything. It's hilarious watching you run with the right wing propaganda and then get shot down time and time again.

 

[hawkfan0319]

Do Trump's lies next.

It would be shorter to list the times he has told the truth.

 

[Bonerfarts]

The swiftboating of Walz is laughable at this point.

 

[torbee]

 

[Whiskeydeltadeltatango]

How did he do that when he submitted his paperwork prior to the batallion being called for duty?

You trying to talk about "FACTS" is insulting, you disinformation sharing scumbag.

My understanding is he was notified of the demotion post retirement.

 

[Formerly Rockymtnole]

He filed his retirement paperwork months before the deployment assignment. You guys are really grasping for something, anything. It's hilarious watching you run with the right wing propaganda and then get shot down time and time again.

You doubt Finance, the Independent?

 

[StormHawk42]

You guys are seriously fuked in the fuking head

 

[Formerly Rockymtnole]

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