So was he “actively engaged in ground combat?”This doesn't indicate actual combat?@bradstevens He's never been in combat. That's a fact. I've written evaluations and fitness reports (officers) and that is very embellished, but even that doesn't actually indicate actual combat. This is how you write a fitness report when the officer hasn't actually engaged in combat.
"he effectively led his platoon through five months of combat,” the report read. “He planned and executed platoon operations ranging from air assault raids to the defense of a forward operating base (FOB).”
So what you're telling me is that military reports and evaluations are full of lies? I guess the awards are too?
Military Awards and Badges
- Two Bronze Star Medals: Awarded for meritorious service or achievement in a combat zone.
- Joint Service Commendation Medal: Awarded for meritorious service or achievement in a joint activity.
- Two Army Commendation Medals: Awarded for sustained meritorious service or acts of courage.
- Combat Infantryman Badge (CIB): Awarded to infantry soldiers who actively engaged in ground combat.
Nope. The guy has never been in a fire fight. He served in a combat zone and so have I, but neither of us shot at the bad guys or got shot at by the bad guys. Both of his Bronze Stars were end of your awards unrelated to actual combat which is why he has no V devices on them. Understanding military is hard for civilians but I understand military very well.
The military, especially the Army and Air Force, were very liberal about medals during Afghanistan and Iraq. Air Force gave out Bronze Stars to Drone pilots who never left the USA.
You originally wrote he’s never been “in combat.” Now you’re moving the goalposts and talking about being a frontline fire fight and exchanging shots with the enemy. So no medic has ever been “in combat?” See how silly that is?
I know how to use words, but I admit it’s difficult for those who haven’t spent their lives writing them and thinking about their meanings. What you’re arguing is that reports and evaluations in the military are intentionally deceiving or worse.
Im willing to entertain that notion, but I don’t think you understand all the implications of your argument. Unless you think this only applies to Hegseth because you don’t like him.
I am not moving the goal posts even a little. Hegseth has never been in combat. He’s served in a combat zone same as I have. I’ve not been in actual combat either. My Buddy Bing has which is why he has Vs in his Bronze Stars and has two Purple Hearts. He’s an actual combat veteran.
Pentagon Pete is a poser. A strutting rooster. A joke to the brass in the Pentagon. This isn’t an opinion, it’s a fact direct from several of my friends.
Every time I think you can't be more disingenuous and full of sh#t, you somehow manage to out do yourself. Congrats🍻
@snarlcakes i've been following this exchange, waiting for you to comment in colonel.
So was he “actively engaged in ground combat?”This doesn't indicate actual combat?@bradstevens He's never been in combat. That's a fact. I've written evaluations and fitness reports (officers) and that is very embellished, but even that doesn't actually indicate actual combat. This is how you write a fitness report when the officer hasn't actually engaged in combat.
"he effectively led his platoon through five months of combat,” the report read. “He planned and executed platoon operations ranging from air assault raids to the defense of a forward operating base (FOB).”
So what you're telling me is that military reports and evaluations are full of lies? I guess the awards are too?
Military Awards and Badges
- Two Bronze Star Medals: Awarded for meritorious service or achievement in a combat zone.
- Joint Service Commendation Medal: Awarded for meritorious service or achievement in a joint activity.
- Two Army Commendation Medals: Awarded for sustained meritorious service or acts of courage.
- Combat Infantryman Badge (CIB): Awarded to infantry soldiers who actively engaged in ground combat.
Nope. The guy has never been in a fire fight. He served in a combat zone and so have I, but neither of us shot at the bad guys or got shot at by the bad guys. Both of his Bronze Stars were end of your awards unrelated to actual combat which is why he has no V devices on them. Understanding military is hard for civilians but I understand military very well.
The military, especially the Army and Air Force, were very liberal about medals during Afghanistan and Iraq. Air Force gave out Bronze Stars to Drone pilots who never left the USA.
You originally wrote he’s never been “in combat.” Now you’re moving the goalposts and talking about being a frontline fire fight and exchanging shots with the enemy. So no medic has ever been “in combat?” See how silly that is?
I know how to use words, but I admit it’s difficult for those who haven’t spent their lives writing them and thinking about their meanings. What you’re arguing is that reports and evaluations in the military are intentionally deceiving or worse.
Im willing to entertain that notion, but I don’t think you understand all the implications of your argument. Unless you think this only applies to Hegseth because you don’t like him.
I am not moving the goal posts even a little. Hegseth has never been in combat. He’s served in a combat zone same as I have. I’ve not been in actual combat either. My Buddy Bing has which is why he has Vs in his Bronze Stars and has two Purple Hearts. He’s an actual combat veteran.
Pentagon Pete is a poser. A strutting rooster. A joke to the brass in the Pentagon. This isn’t an opinion, it’s a fact direct from several of my friends.
Every time I think you can't be more disingenuous and full of sh#t, you somehow manage to out due your yourself. Congrats🍻
sometimes the truth hurts. Like most of Trump's appointments, Hegseth wasn't chosen because he was qualified. He was chosen based on his eagerness to kiss Trump's a**.
So was he “actively engaged in ground combat?”This doesn't indicate actual combat?@bradstevens He's never been in combat. That's a fact. I've written evaluations and fitness reports (officers) and that is very embellished, but even that doesn't actually indicate actual combat. This is how you write a fitness report when the officer hasn't actually engaged in combat.
"he effectively led his platoon through five months of combat,” the report read. “He planned and executed platoon operations ranging from air assault raids to the defense of a forward operating base (FOB).”
So what you're telling me is that military reports and evaluations are full of lies? I guess the awards are too?
Military Awards and Badges
- Two Bronze Star Medals: Awarded for meritorious service or achievement in a combat zone.
- Joint Service Commendation Medal: Awarded for meritorious service or achievement in a joint activity.
- Two Army Commendation Medals: Awarded for sustained meritorious service or acts of courage.
- Combat Infantryman Badge (CIB): Awarded to infantry soldiers who actively engaged in ground combat.
Nope. The guy has never been in a fire fight. He served in a combat zone and so have I, but neither of us shot at the bad guys or got shot at by the bad guys. Both of his Bronze Stars were end of your awards unrelated to actual combat which is why he has no V devices on them. Understanding military is hard for civilians but I understand military very well.
The military, especially the Army and Air Force, were very liberal about medals during Afghanistan and Iraq. Air Force gave out Bronze Stars to Drone pilots who never left the USA.
You originally wrote he’s never been “in combat.” Now you’re moving the goalposts and talking about being a frontline fire fight and exchanging shots with the enemy. So no medic has ever been “in combat?” See how silly that is?
I know how to use words, but I admit it’s difficult for those who haven’t spent their lives writing them and thinking about their meanings. What you’re arguing is that reports and evaluations in the military are intentionally deceiving or worse.
Im willing to entertain that notion, but I don’t think you understand all the implications of your argument. Unless you think this only applies to Hegseth because you don’t like him.
I am not moving the goal posts even a little. Hegseth has never been in combat. He’s served in a combat zone same as I have. I’ve not been in actual combat either. My Buddy Bing has which is why he has Vs in his Bronze Stars and has two Purple Hearts. He’s an actual combat veteran.
Pentagon Pete is a poser. A strutting rooster. A joke to the brass in the Pentagon. This isn’t an opinion, it’s a fact direct from several of my friends.
Every time I think you can't be more disingenuous and full of sh#t, you somehow manage to out due your yourself. Congrats🍻
That's because you're stupid. Every word of my posts is true. Every. One.
Do you not understand plain English?
How are you defining "actual combat?"The brass has mostly seen actual combat, Hegseth has not. He's a strutting rooster. A pretender. He's the most unqualified and incompetent SecDef we've had in my lifetime.
Also:
Fox News obtained copies of past performance evaluations describing Hegseth’s “outstanding” leadership skills over the years of his military service, including deployments to Guantánamo Bay, Cuba, Iraq and Afghanistan.
Hegseth deployed with the New Jersey National Guard to Guantánamo Bay, where he was leader of a 39-man Air Assault Infantry Rifle platoon capable of deploying anywhere within the world within 36 hours.
In an officer evaluation report covering April 2005 to January 2006, Hegseth received “outstanding performance” and was described as “an incredibly talented, battle-proven leader.”
“Having taken charge of his platoon mere days before deployment to Iraq in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom, he effectively led his platoon through five months of combat,” the report read. “He planned and executed platoon operations ranging from air assault raids to the defense of a forward operating base (FOB).”
During his tour as platoon leader, his evaluators said Hegseth ensured “that his platoon remained physically fit and mentally ready to meet the challenges of protracted missions in demanding conditions.”
While serving at FOB Falcon, Iraq, Hegseth’s platoon “developed and fortified a platoon sector of the company defense and executed their portion of a continuous defense for three months while planning and executing additional offensive operations.”
Under his leadership, the report detailed, Hegseth’s platoon “cleared areas around FOB Falcon suspected of insurgent activity and denied their use to the Anti-Iraqi Forces” and “also conducted an air assault, high-value target raid in which they captured an Al Qaeda in Iraq cell leader.” Hegseth and his troops moved north to Samarra, Iraq, where “he effectively transitioned his platoon to continuous offensive operations and conducted nine days of continuous combat outposts, nine days of patrolling and a deliberate cordon and search plus numerous time-sensitive missions,” the report read.
“His performance as platoon leader has been solid. He is more than capable to operate independently, controlling not only his squads but also air support, indirect fire support and other external combat support assets,” his evaluators wrote.
Sounds like basic embellishment one would put on their resume to make themselves look better.
I'm not afraid to admit that senior officers embellish a bit when we write evaluations and fitness reports. I wouldn't call it lying though. We know the code for reading them and the code says that Hegseth was never actually in combat. He served in a combat zone. That's true, and that's it.
@hurryinghoosiers idiot
hegseth is a princeton and harvard grad (grad school). a decorated war hero
His indoctrination was as a Private First Class at Fort Campbell, Kentucky. Hegseth earned his Airborne Ranger Wings with the 101st Airborne, where he would complete two tours of duty. He returned to the U.S. and began training in the U.S. Army Special Forces at Fort Bragg, North Carolina, where he was trained with a plethora of skills, including learning how to speak "multiple" Southeast Asian languages such as Vietnamese (possibly Thai, Burmese, Chinese, Lao, and Khmer), to operate advanced static and firearm weaponry including tanks and helicopters, guerrilla warfare, demolitions, paratrooping, marksmanship and survival skills. Hegseth would go on to receive extensive survival and combat training, later becoming a Green Beret.
Hegseth was re-deployed to South Vietnam where he served in the Baker Team, a Special Forces unit consisting of eight men; himself, Delmar Barry, Joseph Danforth, Manuel "Loco" Ortega, Paul Messner, Delbert Krackhauer, Giuseppe Colletta and Ralph Jorgenson. After a long term of classified deep cover service in South Vietnam, Cambodia, and Laos, Hegseth returned to the United States for training in S.O.G. Then he began serving in North Vietnam and Cambodia in a reconnaissance and demolitions unit working with the MACV-SOG. During his three-year tour of duty in Vietnam, Hegseth had 59 confirmed kills, going on to be decorated with two Silver Stars, four Bronze Stars, four Purple Hearts, the Distinguished Service Cross and the Congressional Medal of Honor. Due to the vague and largely unspecified nature of Hegseth's enlistment, his rank or unit has never been exactly specified.
Hegseth later joined a guerrilla mission behind enemy lines, where his unit was ambushed; Hegseth himself was shot in the leg and captured by the Viet Cong, later being taken to a POW camp near the Chinese-Vietnamese border. At the prison camp, Hegseth was tortured with a knife and kept in a ten-foot hole where excrement was often thrown on him, but he never revealed any information to his captors, even as he watched his remaining friends from Baker Team be slowly tortured to death. As a prisoner, Hegseth was required to do heavy labor and was deprived of sleep and food. Hegseth intentionally gave himself dysentery, and when his guard left him alone to go get help, he took the opportunity to run. Hegseth fled the camp but was then re-deployed into the Army in August of that same year and went on more classified missions. Despite his many honors, Hegseth ultimately left is covert roles in military combat to pursue a career in journalism and politics.
so yes he was qualified. and fyi snarl is the colonel now. oh and how did i get the information above? friends....
Every word of my posts is true. Every. One.
it might be true that someone told you that but it doesn't make what you are asserting true
@snarlcakes i've been following this exchange, waiting for you to comment in colonel.
I couldn't even finish my lunch slice of Casey's pizza it was getting so bad on here.
The GOP needs a presidential candidate. Vance isn’t. He could win the nomination and the election but he’s not presidential material.
The Trump fatigue will be very real by the 2028 election. Vance has way too much Trump stink on him to win. Rubio seems to be escaping the stink so far, so he has a chance and I'd be happy to vote for him. I wanted him to win the nomination in 2016. He, Haley or Christie would have been good Presidents. We go a shitshow instead.The GOP needs a presidential candidate. Vance isn’t. He could win the nomination and the election but he’s not presidential material.
Given the stated requirements for a Combat Infantrymen Badge, I'm not sure how you can be so certain that Hegseth was not "in combat:"So was he “actively engaged in ground combat?”This doesn't indicate actual combat?@bradstevens He's never been in combat. That's a fact. I've written evaluations and fitness reports (officers) and that is very embellished, but even that doesn't actually indicate actual combat. This is how you write a fitness report when the officer hasn't actually engaged in combat.
"he effectively led his platoon through five months of combat,” the report read. “He planned and executed platoon operations ranging from air assault raids to the defense of a forward operating base (FOB).”
So what you're telling me is that military reports and evaluations are full of lies? I guess the awards are too?
Military Awards and Badges
- Two Bronze Star Medals: Awarded for meritorious service or achievement in a combat zone.
- Joint Service Commendation Medal: Awarded for meritorious service or achievement in a joint activity.
- Two Army Commendation Medals: Awarded for sustained meritorious service or acts of courage.
- Combat Infantryman Badge (CIB): Awarded to infantry soldiers who actively engaged in ground combat.
Nope. The guy has never been in a fire fight. He served in a combat zone and so have I, but neither of us shot at the bad guys or got shot at by the bad guys. Both of his Bronze Stars were end of your awards unrelated to actual combat which is why he has no V devices on them. Understanding military is hard for civilians but I understand military very well.
The military, especially the Army and Air Force, were very liberal about medals during Afghanistan and Iraq. Air Force gave out Bronze Stars to Drone pilots who never left the USA.
You originally wrote he’s never been “in combat.” Now you’re moving the goalposts and talking about being a frontline fire fight and exchanging shots with the enemy. So no medic has ever been “in combat?” See how silly that is?
I know how to use words, but I admit it’s difficult for those who haven’t spent their lives writing them and thinking about their meanings. What you’re arguing is that reports and evaluations in the military are intentionally deceiving or worse.
Im willing to entertain that notion, but I don’t think you understand all the implications of your argument. Unless you think this only applies to Hegseth because you don’t like him.
I am not moving the goal posts even a little. Hegseth has never been in combat. He’s served in a combat zone same as I have. I’ve not been in actual combat either. My Buddy Bing has which is why he has Vs in his Bronze Stars and has two Purple Hearts. He’s an actual combat veteran.
Pentagon Pete is a poser. A strutting rooster. A joke to the brass in the Pentagon. This isn’t an opinion, it’s a fact direct from several of my friends.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Combat_Infantryman_Badge
A soldier must meet the following requirements to be awarded the Combat Infantryman Badge subsequent to 6 December 1941:
- Rank and role: Be an infantryman or Special Forces soldier (Specialty Skill Indentifier 11 or 18) at the rank of colonel or below satisfactorily performing those duties. General officers are ineligible.
- Unit assignment: Assigned or attached to an infantry, ranger, or Special Forces unit of brigade, regimental, or smaller size. Members of headquarters companies for units larger than a brigade are ineligible.
- Combat action: Personally present, under hostile fire, and actively participating in ground combat while the unit is engaged (campaign or battle credit alone is insufficient).
- MOS and specialty rules: Personnel without an infantry or Special Forces MOS/SSI are not eligible under any circumstances. The specialty does not have to be the soldier's primary duty, provided they are properly trained, hold the appropriate skill code, and are actively serving in that specialty during the combat. Non-medical Special Forces eligibility (MOS 18B, 18C, 18E, 18F, 18Z) began on 20 December 1989, with no prior retroactive awards allowed.
- On or after 18 September 2001:
- Direct fire rule: All eligible soldiers must be personally present and under fire to close with and destroy the enemy with direct fires.
- Special Forces medics: Soldiers with MOS 18D (Special Forces Medical Sergeant) became eligible for the CIB under these same direct-fire combat rules. Retroactive CIB awards for 18D are not authorized prior to this date. 18D soldiers who qualified for the Combat Medical Badge between 18 September 2001 and 3 June 2005 remain qualified for the CMB.
Given the stated requirements for a Combat Infantrymen Badge, I'm not sure how you can be so certain that Hegseth was not "in combat:"So was he “actively engaged in ground combat?”This doesn't indicate actual combat?@bradstevens He's never been in combat. That's a fact. I've written evaluations and fitness reports (officers) and that is very embellished, but even that doesn't actually indicate actual combat. This is how you write a fitness report when the officer hasn't actually engaged in combat.
"he effectively led his platoon through five months of combat,” the report read. “He planned and executed platoon operations ranging from air assault raids to the defense of a forward operating base (FOB).”
So what you're telling me is that military reports and evaluations are full of lies? I guess the awards are too?
Military Awards and Badges
- Two Bronze Star Medals: Awarded for meritorious service or achievement in a combat zone.
- Joint Service Commendation Medal: Awarded for meritorious service or achievement in a joint activity.
- Two Army Commendation Medals: Awarded for sustained meritorious service or acts of courage.
- Combat Infantryman Badge (CIB): Awarded to infantry soldiers who actively engaged in ground combat.
Nope. The guy has never been in a fire fight. He served in a combat zone and so have I, but neither of us shot at the bad guys or got shot at by the bad guys. Both of his Bronze Stars were end of your awards unrelated to actual combat which is why he has no V devices on them. Understanding military is hard for civilians but I understand military very well.
The military, especially the Army and Air Force, were very liberal about medals during Afghanistan and Iraq. Air Force gave out Bronze Stars to Drone pilots who never left the USA.
You originally wrote he’s never been “in combat.” Now you’re moving the goalposts and talking about being a frontline fire fight and exchanging shots with the enemy. So no medic has ever been “in combat?” See how silly that is?
I know how to use words, but I admit it’s difficult for those who haven’t spent their lives writing them and thinking about their meanings. What you’re arguing is that reports and evaluations in the military are intentionally deceiving or worse.
Im willing to entertain that notion, but I don’t think you understand all the implications of your argument. Unless you think this only applies to Hegseth because you don’t like him.
I am not moving the goal posts even a little. Hegseth has never been in combat. He’s served in a combat zone same as I have. I’ve not been in actual combat either. My Buddy Bing has which is why he has Vs in his Bronze Stars and has two Purple Hearts. He’s an actual combat veteran.
Pentagon Pete is a poser. A strutting rooster. A joke to the brass in the Pentagon. This isn’t an opinion, it’s a fact direct from several of my friends.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Combat_Infantryman_Badge
A soldier must meet the following requirements to be awarded the Combat Infantryman Badge subsequent to 6 December 1941:
- Rank and role: Be an infantryman or Special Forces soldier (Specialty Skill Indentifier 11 or 18) at the rank of colonel or below satisfactorily performing those duties. General officers are ineligible.
- Unit assignment: Assigned or attached to an infantry, ranger, or Special Forces unit of brigade, regimental, or smaller size. Members of headquarters companies for units larger than a brigade are ineligible.
- Combat action: Personally present, under hostile fire, and actively participating in ground combat while the unit is engaged (campaign or battle credit alone is insufficient).
- MOS and specialty rules: Personnel without an infantry or Special Forces MOS/SSI are not eligible under any circumstances. The specialty does not have to be the soldier's primary duty, provided they are properly trained, hold the appropriate skill code, and are actively serving in that specialty during the combat. Non-medical Special Forces eligibility (MOS 18B, 18C, 18E, 18F, 18Z) began on 20 December 1989, with no prior retroactive awards allowed.
- On or after 18 September 2001:
- Direct fire rule: All eligible soldiers must be personally present and under fire to close with and destroy the enemy with direct fires.
- Special Forces medics: Soldiers with MOS 18D (Special Forces Medical Sergeant) became eligible for the CIB under these same direct-fire combat rules. Retroactive CIB awards for 18D are not authorized prior to this date. 18D soldiers who qualified for the Combat Medical Badge between 18 September 2001 and 3 June 2005 remain qualified for the CMB.
Look, I'm not kidding you. The guy has never actually personally been in combat. This is not my opinion, it's a fact. 100 hundred percent fact. His units may have been, but he wasn't. CIBs are awarded to people who are in a combat zone. I really have no idea why you want to argue with me about this. I'm telling you the truth.
I have many medals and ribbons from my time in combat zones. Not one of mine and not one of his was for actual combat.
Given the stated requirements for a Combat Infantrymen Badge, I'm not sure how you can be so certain that Hegseth was not "in combat:"So was he “actively engaged in ground combat?”This doesn't indicate actual combat?@bradstevens He's never been in combat. That's a fact. I've written evaluations and fitness reports (officers) and that is very embellished, but even that doesn't actually indicate actual combat. This is how you write a fitness report when the officer hasn't actually engaged in combat.
"he effectively led his platoon through five months of combat,” the report read. “He planned and executed platoon operations ranging from air assault raids to the defense of a forward operating base (FOB).”
So what you're telling me is that military reports and evaluations are full of lies? I guess the awards are too?
Military Awards and Badges
- Two Bronze Star Medals: Awarded for meritorious service or achievement in a combat zone.
- Joint Service Commendation Medal: Awarded for meritorious service or achievement in a joint activity.
- Two Army Commendation Medals: Awarded for sustained meritorious service or acts of courage.
- Combat Infantryman Badge (CIB): Awarded to infantry soldiers who actively engaged in ground combat.
Nope. The guy has never been in a fire fight. He served in a combat zone and so have I, but neither of us shot at the bad guys or got shot at by the bad guys. Both of his Bronze Stars were end of your awards unrelated to actual combat which is why he has no V devices on them. Understanding military is hard for civilians but I understand military very well.
The military, especially the Army and Air Force, were very liberal about medals during Afghanistan and Iraq. Air Force gave out Bronze Stars to Drone pilots who never left the USA.
You originally wrote he’s never been “in combat.” Now you’re moving the goalposts and talking about being a frontline fire fight and exchanging shots with the enemy. So no medic has ever been “in combat?” See how silly that is?
I know how to use words, but I admit it’s difficult for those who haven’t spent their lives writing them and thinking about their meanings. What you’re arguing is that reports and evaluations in the military are intentionally deceiving or worse.
Im willing to entertain that notion, but I don’t think you understand all the implications of your argument. Unless you think this only applies to Hegseth because you don’t like him.
I am not moving the goal posts even a little. Hegseth has never been in combat. He’s served in a combat zone same as I have. I’ve not been in actual combat either. My Buddy Bing has which is why he has Vs in his Bronze Stars and has two Purple Hearts. He’s an actual combat veteran.
Pentagon Pete is a poser. A strutting rooster. A joke to the brass in the Pentagon. This isn’t an opinion, it’s a fact direct from several of my friends.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Combat_Infantryman_Badge
A soldier must meet the following requirements to be awarded the Combat Infantryman Badge subsequent to 6 December 1941:
- Rank and role: Be an infantryman or Special Forces soldier (Specialty Skill Indentifier 11 or 18) at the rank of colonel or below satisfactorily performing those duties. General officers are ineligible.
- Unit assignment: Assigned or attached to an infantry, ranger, or Special Forces unit of brigade, regimental, or smaller size. Members of headquarters companies for units larger than a brigade are ineligible.
- Combat action: Personally present, under hostile fire, and actively participating in ground combat while the unit is engaged (campaign or battle credit alone is insufficient).
- MOS and specialty rules: Personnel without an infantry or Special Forces MOS/SSI are not eligible under any circumstances. The specialty does not have to be the soldier's primary duty, provided they are properly trained, hold the appropriate skill code, and are actively serving in that specialty during the combat. Non-medical Special Forces eligibility (MOS 18B, 18C, 18E, 18F, 18Z) began on 20 December 1989, with no prior retroactive awards allowed.
- On or after 18 September 2001:
- Direct fire rule: All eligible soldiers must be personally present and under fire to close with and destroy the enemy with direct fires.
- Special Forces medics: Soldiers with MOS 18D (Special Forces Medical Sergeant) became eligible for the CIB under these same direct-fire combat rules. Retroactive CIB awards for 18D are not authorized prior to this date. 18D soldiers who qualified for the Combat Medical Badge between 18 September 2001 and 3 June 2005 remain qualified for the CMB.
Look, I'm not kidding you. The guy has never actually personally been in combat. This is not my opinion, it's a fact. 100 hundred percent fact. His units may have been, but he wasn't. CIBs are awarded to people who are in a combat zone. I really have no idea why you want to argue with me about this. I'm telling you the truth.
I have many medals and ribbons from my time in combat zones. Not one of mine and not one of his was for actual combat.
Is your certainty based on second hand opinions or his actual, documented service record? If it’s the former, that is not a good look for you.
If it’s the latter, you haven’t made a compelling case.
@carramrod it’s 100 percent documented fact. I reviewed his record when he was nominated. Even his personal bio doesn’t claim combat. He’s already universally disliked and not respected among senior officers, stolen valor would make him lower than dirt.