Here is an interesting X post. I am not sure what I am looking at since it doesn’t say DD214. However, if it is accurate it just raises all the questions surrounding this guy. 1.) He still had an obligation of some form until Sep 2007. 2.) The decorations section doesn’t seem to mention any medals for serving in combat or at least nearby that would award him with an Expeditionary Medal..
https://x.com/StolenValor1/status/1820863640242684021
Even his Retirement Form looks to be missing a lot of pertinent permanent training records.
No mention of Basic Training or Basic Combat Training, or Advanced Individual Training for Artillery or Infantry.
No mention of any weapons qualification medal for M-16, M-4, Pistol, Grenade, Machine Gun, etc. As an infantryman he should have had at MM marksman, SS sharpshooter, Expert for the highest score with rifle.
Also missing is the special identifier at the end of his MOS, e.g., 71L50 Admin NCO, 11Z50 Infantry Sr NCO, 13Z50 Artillery Sr NCO. His MOS ends with a zero. A paratrooper gets a P, so 71L5P, or a first sergeant 11Z5M, or 13Z5M. He was just one of many people who stated in the National Guards long enough to attain rank as a weekend warrior.
In the late 70s, the army and AF came out with a bunch of peacetime awards. Basically, they started giving out a ribbon for leadership trianing, ANCOC, BNCOC, PLDC, etc. Noticeably missing is his Sergeant’s Major Acadamy.
In fact, quite telling is that he was in combat arms but he took his additional training for administration, Unit Clerk training is a latteral duty or a non-artillery admin slot. But becasue he holds an admin position as an E-8, or 71L50 this means it was either his primary Military Occupational Speciality of Secondary MOS. Therefore, he was probably not serving in a combat arms MOS at all or as a NCO/NCOIC for a crew served weapon cannon. He may have been awarded a secondary MOS as 11B after earning 13Z once he became a NCO. But taking the Admin NCO 71L50 is probably that he was a long term clerk or Admin NCO. He would have kept his secondary combat arms MOS but again as secondary.
ANCOC in E-7 Sergeant First Class training
PNCOC is probably E6 leadership training
BNCOC is E-5/6 Basic NCO course
PLDC is E-4/5 level training
Army achievement medal - an atta-boy
Army Commendation Medal - his highest award. After 20+ years to have less than a MSM is or multiple ARCOMS is indicative of one who only shows up.
He went to training in order to meet the requirements to hold his promotion ranks or to gain promotion. Everyone must attend these at a minimum after promotion.
He served in the Headquarters and Headquarters Battery. In a battalion there would also be a Alpha, Bravo, Charlie, Delta Battery but probably spread around the State of MN.
I double seriously that this guy was the leader they expected to lead them into combat - maybe he left before deployment at the direction of his commanding officer.
The caliber of the man or weapon is suspect.
Oh, yea. I don’t think this is his actual form. I think some idiot made it. Too much pertinent information lacking.