Posted on 11/29/2007 8:54:37 AM PST by MindBender26
Am working on a write piece for newspaper on last night's stacked deck debate.
Does anyone have any FACTUAL information on military or civilian career of Brigadier General Kerr, last night's Clinton-planted questioner?
Need to know typical DD214 stuff: Time in service, commissioning source, assignments, any combat or combat area time, active duty service other than ACDUTRA, service schools completed (CGSS, War College, etc> decorations received, Branch, (Infantry, Armor, etc.) when he revealed sexual orientation, any outstanding service good or bad, civilian career, etc.
Understand promotion to BG may have been honorary on retirement from Guard, not federally recognized.
Any help appreciated.
“He should be court martialed and have his retirement and rank stripped”
I don’t think the UCMJ applies to Reserve Retired officers. It applies of Regular Air Force/Army/Navy/Marine officers but not retired reservists or national guardsmen, IIRC.
golly, can I get all that stuff too. I was drafted in ‘66 got out (alive) in ‘68 only got busted once.(took some pictures in a house of ill repute) sold them to the “crutes”. Not gay.....
This piece of mashed poop is as bad as Kerry..
All I get called now is “CEO” ... Retired.
Apparently being a peter puffer is a requirement for promotion to General or Admiral during the Clinton regime. Notice how many are coming out of the closet? Not a coincidence..... More like a prerequisite.....
I have had a discussion with someone this morning who knows General Kerr through Dr. Alvin Gomer, his live-in partner. Note that they were together for 26 years...well back into his Army career. My source confirms that they lived together for most of that time. I know you can't use that in your piece (source does not want to be quoted) but it is instructive.
This is the presser when he lends his name to Kerry’s campaign in 2004 as a military person for Kerry.
Note how he is listed:
Brigadier General Keith H. Kerr (ret.)
USA, Army Reserves
California
http://www.prweb.com/releases/2004/9/prweb161396.htm
He seems to imply he retired out of the USA Reserves as a Brig. General, since he never mentions that this “rank” is in the California Reserves auxiliary group. Pretty misleading, eh?
Just what we need. Another phoney General. This is like being the general of your paint ball team. This guy is a Lieutenant who LIED to get into the military. The rest is balony. Someone should dig and find someone who he harrassed while on duty and get his pension yanked.
http://www.calguard.ca.gov/oc/casmr/faqs.htm
I do not want to knock this organization, that will surely see their share of bashing over their affiliation with Kerr. I am sure that they perform a valuable service to the reserve and guard components in CA, but they do not appear to be part of or affiliated with the US Military beyond their local state ties.
If I am reading their charter wrong, please let me know.
He’s not a real general, any more than Col. Sanders was a real Colonel.
He was a “California” general, an honorific given to colonels in the cal guard on retirement. This is not a real promotion, and he can’t wear the star on a real uniform outside of Cali.
In fact, he got off of active duty in 1960, and was a weekend warrior until 1986 when he got out for good. He’s a phony.
So he left active duty BEFORE 1960?
promoted to Brigadier General on 21 February 1991.
Yieks! President Bush’s term. I wonder what he was thinking. I know he does not exactly picks them but he gets a look.
His promotion was in the CA National Guard — and it’s only good in CA, NOT recognized at the Federal level.
See this:
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1932301/posts
and the actual article at Human Events:
http://www.humanevents.com/article.php?id=23698
“Campenni told HUMAN EVENTS that Kerr is not even a retired Army General.
“He retired as a California Army National Guard colonel,” said Campenni. “It is common at Guard retirement ceremonies to give an honorary promotion to colonels to the STATE rank of Brigadier General…[but] it has no meaning other than a fancy certificate for the wall and use of the title at local Guard functions.”
Campenni said the rank of general is not federally recognized and the title can not be used or the rank worn outside the state. “
He was promoted to Brigadier General in the California Reserves, and auxiliary unit of the California National Guard, not affiliated with the US Army.
Assigned to intelligence?
Imagine the risk this gay man posed working in intelligence in those years if Soviet spies figured out his sexual orientation and black mailed him. If he lied on any paperwork about his sexual orientation he put us all at risk.
That is disturbing.
Oh thank you. Boy he sure is trying to sell it like he was.
He had an unofficial title of Butt Pirate.
See my post #46. He seems to imply he retired as a Brigadier General, USA Reserves. Pretty shameful.
From the look of their website they seem to be some type of state militia.
It is. Volunteer.
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