With a head like his, we can use him as a bore brush.
Posted on 09/10/2008 10:40:37 AM PDT by AlaskaErik
The lead dog on the Troopergate smear campaign has a little explaining to do himself. On his official State of Alaska website he claims to have been in the Marine Corps Reserve in 1977-78 as a private. There is also a reference to (PLC). As a former Marine, this smells fishy. In another story French claims he spent six weeks at Quantico, VA. As every Marine knows, Quantico is where Marine officer training occurs. For French to have been a Marine private he would have had to complete basic training at either Parris Island or San Diego, which takes about three months. I also did a military.com search of Hollis French and came up empty. For Hollis French to claim to have been a Marine Reservist is stretching the truth and an insult to all Marines, past and present.
Excerpt from AlaskaLegislature.com:
French listed his service as "USMC (ROTC) 1977-1978," which he later explained was six weeks training at the Quantico, Va., Marine Corps base. French said most people saw his military record as a non-issue and he never tried to make it out as anything more or less than was stated in the pamphlet.
Letter from Freedomwriter.com:
INFLATED-FALSE POLITICAL RESUME
Paul A. Bauer, Jr.
Anchorage, AK
Oct. 6, 2002
To All Concerned,
I take special note of those politicians and candidates that inflate or add false information to their resume by misrepresenting themselves to the public just for a vote.
The political resume of Hollis French that was listed in the Sunday Anchorage Daily News said that he has military service in the U.S. Marine Corps ROTC, 1977-78. This is misleading. A student in the ROTC program is not in the military, nor is it counted as any such service. I am guessing, the most Mr. Hollis did in ROTC was to take a few ROTC college courses, maybe he was washed out after a year, and he wants the public to believe that ROTC constitutes as military service. It is not.
The ROTC program is also available to students in high schools around the nation. Does Mr. French want the public to believe that those students also had service in the military?
A military member in the service who is caught inflating their military record is "busted" and would never have a chance of promotion. In a similar situation, one top-ranking officer in the Navy committed suicide when he was caught inflating his military record.
Hollis's misrepresentation is a dishonor and disservice to all servicemen and women that truly served, as well as to the public he wishes to serve.
The media has the responsibility to inform the public of the truth. When gathering information, media reporters should understand what constitutes military service and report it accurately
Paul Bauer Jr.
Maybe FReepers need to put a little heat on Hollis French for his blatant dishonesty about his Marine Corps service.
LOL!
I’ll have to get one of the kids to work on that.
Should’ve added to it:
“Knock Knock.”
“Who’s there?”
“It’s The Marine Corp Mrs. French. Can Hollis come out and play?”
“Not today boys! He’s polishing his head!”
This reminds me of Dan Rather and his claims of being a former Marine.
This is how it worked:
PLC was two summers of training.
The first summer of training (6-wks) was held between your junior and senior year at university.
The second 6-wks of training was held immediately after graduation from university.
Once complete you received your Reserve commission.
It was in no way associated with ROTC.
“French listed his service as “USMC (ROTC) 1977-1978,” which he later explained was six weeks training at the Quantico, Va., Marine Corps base.”
If PLC is not related to ROTC, it sounds like he is getting his lies confused.
isn’t impersonating a soldier a crime? unless her really WAS there, and washed out!
It is amazing that when liberal politicians want credibility they claim to have served in the military. Yet, in their everyday political lives they cannot wait to screw the military. I guess it is because they know the military is forbidden to respond, leaving that to certain few Generals and civilians. Since the MSM fails misreably in vetting news, we’re lucky to have watchdogs point out lying SOSts.
Military Service:
USMCR (PLC), 1977-1978, Private
I’m a seminary drop out, and I don’t put my seminary time on my resume.
Could be. . . .
Good news, it is a short trip to TBS from OCS. TBS in the summer...great times.
He didn't need to be kicked out or resign. Looks like he did the 1st increment of the PLC program skipping the second six week period. He had 'military' service if you can call it that. He got paid, had gear issued to him, but didn't come back to finish the program. I wonder if he turned in his uniforms.
i am going to guess this info will be off his site very shortly if not already. anyone get a screenshot? but he would seem to have plausible deniability, even though it’s total BS.
It's not like being in the Fleet. At all. The typical USMC L/Cpl would walk into a PLC platoon and run the joint.
PLC is just basic training for USMC reserve officers, enough to satisfactorily transform a college student to a 2nd Lt. If you pass the test, you've just survived the first washout attempt, that's all.
The Basic School is where they really see who makes the cut to be a US Marine officer.
So, basically, this shmuck from Alaska is pretending he was in the Marines. Okay, technically he was... for six weeks.
Instead of “Troopergate”, it should be changed to “Obamagate”.
I hope it's everything he prays it will be and then some. Those candidates that returned this summer and accepted their commissions said they'd never, ever want to go through it again, but they are so contented that they did.
I was stunned to see the level of educational background of those who went. Three were in law school at St. Louis U, two were in law school at Washoo, the rest were Bachelors’ and Masters’ degree holders. And to think John Kerry said if you don't get your education — all that's left is the Army. What a jerk!
Ten weeks is the way to go. The Corps packs a lot of crap into those ten weeks. But none is personal. As long as he is in good condition for the pull ups and running he should be good. Having skin is helpful too. When the classes are full like that surviving the first direct encounter with the staff is key. You may not have another direct encounter for a week. Helps one get over the culture shock.
He's maxed out on crunches and has the minimum required pull-ups — maybe one or two extra but the candidates all said practice not sleeping or eating and having you're stuff so you can put it on in the dark, find it in the dark, shave in the dark. Two minutes to get ready is all he'll have. Now, from my standpoint as his mother, THAT will be the miracle. ;-)
Probably everything! He’s a democrat isn’t he?
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