Hypothetical Situation

[NIN]

Erm, that leads to a high school girls volleyball game coverage... 

High school girls volleyball vs Navy SEALs?  I know who I'm betting on. 

[AngelWings]

Erm, that leads to a high school girls volleyball game coverage... 

High school girls volleyball vs Navy SEALs?  I know who I'm betting on.

Depends on the beauty of the HS girls 

[Garibaldi]

Erm, that leads to a high school girls volleyball game coverage... 

High school girls volleyball vs Navy SEALs?  I know who I'm betting on.

Depends on the beauty of the HS girls 

I was about to go all ballistic and remembered you're a cadet and that's allowed...for you.

[Майор Хаткевич]

+1

I was going to say. OK for some, not for most on here though

[Stonewall]

My bad.  Here's the link.  Interesting, yet not a surprising story.

Ha!  He joined the Navy Reserves in 1978, went to Great Lakes and was discharged 19 days later.

A lot of the bogus claims I come across are so similar.  Many are people who did actually enlist into the military, but failed to complete initial training or their first enlistment. 

[manfredvonrichthofen]

That seems to be the norm, they go in with high expectations and plans of going far, but they end up not being able to adapt, or hurt themselves in the beginning. I feel sorry for some of them. Some seem to be decent guys, except for the lies.

[AngelWings]

Erm, that leads to a high school girls volleyball game coverage... 

High school girls volleyball vs Navy SEALs?  I know who I'm betting on.

Depends on the beauty of the HS girls 

I was about to go all ballistic and remembered you're a cadet and that's allowed...for you.

I didn't think that one through...

[MSG Mac]

what really galls me is that he only fessed-up and apologized to stop people calling him about it.

[Stonewall]

So what's the status on this lady?  I saw that she is "away from her duties as DAE", but has anything else happened?

Am I opening a can of worms?  I'm just curious.  I checked out her FB and there hasn't been any activity in a few days, and I noticed A LOT of CAP "friends" that probably gave her a crap ton of respect, most likely for alleged military history.

[SARDOC]

So what's the status on this lady?  I saw that she is "away from her duties as DAE", but has anything else happened?

Am I opening a can of worms?  I'm just curious.  I checked out her FB and there hasn't been any activity in a few days, and I noticed A LOT of CAP "friends" that probably gave her a crap ton of respect, most likely for alleged military history.

As far as I know she's still on the Job. 

[ProdigalJim]

She's not. There's an acting DAE...and he's already sending out stuff and working actively.

[West MI-CAP-Ret]

Was this "lady" 2b-d?

[SARDOC]

She's not. There's an acting DAE...and he's already sending out stuff and working actively.

The email message I saw was that she was just on leave for about two months.  Not that she was out permanently...has something else been announced?

[UH60guy]

As an actual Army Aviation officer, one thing that is telling is that she didn't lie "enough." I'm betting she only lied about rank and job title, probably actually earned the other ribbons, and they didn't make the DD 214.

The purple heart may/may not be the truth, but all her ribbons only support her being a one-termer enlisted Soldier. She's sporting the Army Good Conduct Medal- only given to enlisted members. There's no clasp on it, so she would have served between 3 and 6 years. Not that many get picked up for OCS that early.

Also, the fact that her highest award (PH excepted) is an Achievement medal indicates she was probably never a Captain. The Army gives out Army Commendation medals to officers like candy every time we PCS or leave active duty. She should have at least one from leaving the service. If the AAM is the highest she got for leaving, that is very typical for junior enlisted (also supported by the lone GCM). She should also have an Air Medal if her Iraq tour involved any flying- remember the Air Medal can and often is awarded for 6 months of combat flight duty, not necessarily a specific act of valor.  Most of the rest are service medals we all get. Heck, I got 4 for one trip to Afghanistan- NATO, Overseas, Afghanistan Campaign, and an Air Medal, then an ARCOM when I PCS'd after returning stateside.

I bet she's a junior enlisted who just lied about her rank (to get CAP rank maybe?), job title, and probably the PH, but didn't bother to recreate the proper ribbon rack to back up her story.

[Rick-DEL]

Re: It's not enough...
« Reply #6 on: December 06, 2012, 12:19:27 PM »   

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It is sad. There are few things we veterans can walk away with outside of memories, friends, or physical ailments. And, decorations are physical appreciations we get for our service. To see others walk into a surplus store or click a mouse online to "purchase" a fake history angers many. I know for one, what I have is what I earned and that cannot be devalued by fraudsters, but I do believe there should be a much stiffer penalty imposed on them.

To the above, I had posted this to another thread a while back, but I still feel the same. The highest I earned was the USAF Achievement Medal, which was twice. Other than that, all the rest were common amongst the ranks (i.e. GC, Marksman, OU, etc.). If you're gonna fake it, why jump to the PH or CMH? Jeez.

[Devil Doc]

Believe it or Not, ive been called a Phony BTW havnt heard from you guys in awhile how ya been NIN?

[Devil Doc]

Sorry forgot you too Stonewal!!

[NIN]

Believe it or Not, ive been called a Phony BTW havnt heard from you guys in awhile how ya been NIN?

Hehe, keeping it real up here.

[Stonewall]

Good here, too.

[JK657]

According to some recent comments posted on the website that busted her, this lady is now trying to join the Florida wing... Just FYI