Does anyone know who this is - or - is it staged?

Maj James Tippins — Mon, 15 Mar 2021 22:20:25 -0400

Found on Twitter.

Response by LTC Jason Mackay made Mar 15 at 2021 10:29 PM

LTC Jason Mackay — Mon, 15 Mar 2021 22:29:44 -0400

Real. Discovered after he was commissioned. I believe the name was Spenser Rapone. i even think he has a RP profile. he was separated from the Army at his first duty station by the GCMCA.

https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/checkpoint/wp/2018/06/19/a-west-point-grad-wrote-communism-will-win-in-his-cap-the-army-kicked-him-out/

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Response by MSG Private RallyPoint Member made Mar 16 at 2021 12:43 AM

MSG Private RallyPoint Member — Tue, 16 Mar 2021 00:43:25 -0400

It was real. He was given the boot after an investigation. This was not the only pic he put on social media declaring his allegiance to communism

Response by COL David Turk made Mar 16 at 2021 8:40 AM

COL David Turk — Tue, 16 Mar 2021 08:40:31 -0400

His actions were so blatant, that one might suspect that he did it to get out of his military commitment without having to pay back for his WP education. It wouldn’t be the first time a SM pulled a stunt to get out of a military commitment.