The article says that Tim McVey was an officer......I don’t remember that .......anyone else remember?
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In May 1988, McVeigh enlisted in the U.S. Army.[17] He had little interest in the bar scene, preferring to use his spare time to read about guns, sniper tactics, or explosives.[18] He once ordered a “White Power” T-shirt from the KKK in protest against black servicemen who wore “Black Power” T-shirts around his army camp [19], but was reprimanded.
He was a decorated veteran of the United States Army, having served in the Gulf War, where he was awarded a Bronze Star. He had been a top-scoring gunner with the 25mm cannon of the Bradley Fighting Vehicles used by the U.S. 1st Infantry Division to which he was assigned. He served at Fort Riley, Kansas, before Operation Desert Storm. At Fort Riley, McVeigh completed the Primary Leadership Development Course (PLDC). McVeigh later would say that the Army taught him how to switch off his emotions.[6] He had special lifesaving training and may have saved the life of a comrade who had life-threatening shrapnel wounds.[20]
McVeigh wanted to join the United States Army Special Forces. After returning from the Gulf War, he entered the selection program for United States Army Special Forces to become a SF soldier , but was quickly dropped from the program after failing to meet the physical fitness requirements. Shortly thereafter, McVeigh decided to leave the Army. He was discharged on December 31, 1991.[21] McVeigh was given an honorable discharge from the Army Reserve in May 1992.