Posted on Oct 23, 2014
He Wore a Navy SEAL Trident Without Earning It and Now He’s Running For Congress
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PO3 (Join to see)
The article points out that they (The SEALs) did not in fact let this pass. He was called out for it by them when he did it. He has probably been trying to live this down for the past 20+ years.
That being said, he deserves all the ridicule he gets for it.
That being said, he deserves all the ridicule he gets for it.
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SGT Robert Bernier
There was a time when serving with pride was honor enough, that's why I joined , I recently retired as an E-5 u.s. Army after almost 25 yrs. but due to medical reasons , I and have no regrets . Shame on those that portray something that they are not.
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in 20+ years of service you have earned many things, a Trident isn't one of them. Aparently honor isn't either.
Nothing out of CA seems to shock me anymore.
Nothing out of CA seems to shock me anymore.
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Sgt Packy Flickinger
LCDR Kevin Black Youre saying a Republican may win somewhere in CA?? I don't know about that.
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Lt Col (Join to see)
When I lived there I found the Inland Empire and San Diego to be fairly Conservative. Evan certain areas of LA away from the Hollywood hills and North ridge I found a mixed bag. One of the things I noticed is that the conservatives identified themselves more as libertarians versus Republicans.
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Cpl Christopher Bishop
Cpl Brett Wagner, thanks for asking. No I wasn't offended, I just try to be aware that although there are many stereotypes out there which exist for a reason (the percentage of those who earn them) that its not everybody.
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Cpl Christopher Bishop
PO1 Jackson Plant, Ok don't get me wrong here...Im not really intending to get into the usual Navy vs Marine Corps stuff....but Ive been on ships and had PO3s and PO2s comment that If you arent a Chief, you ain't chit in terms of any functional authority.
That said, you are out of line by saying a Marine only has to pass a PT test to make NCO. And frankly I might add---IF that were true, then you might not have made that cut either?
That said, you are out of line by saying a Marine only has to pass a PT test to make NCO. And frankly I might add---IF that were true, then you might not have made that cut either?
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He's a Democrat and is simply taking cues from his equally unqualified leader.
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SGT James Hastings
If I were back in uniform I'd salute the uniform (in his case) but my heart wouldn't be in it today.
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Capt Jeff S.
Jimmy Carter is pretty high up on my list of bad Presidents. Under Woodrow Wilson, we got the Federal Reserve Act, and the Federal Reserve (a private entity of globalist banksters that Congress abdicated its authority to, that is no more federal than Federal Express) has been fleecing America ever since.
https://www.boundless.com/u-s-history/textbooks/boundless-u-s-history-textbook/the-progressive-era-1890-1917-22/woodrow-wilson-and-progressivism-174/the-federal-reserve-act-950-1797/
https://www.boundless.com/u-s-history/textbooks/boundless-u-s-history-textbook/the-progressive-era-1890-1917-22/woodrow-wilson-and-progressivism-174/the-federal-reserve-act-950-1797/
The Federal Reserve Act - Boundless Open Textbook
Read more about the federal reserve act in the Boundless open textbook.
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SGT Daniel H.
MSG Greg Kelly, I would like to encourage you to vote for Adrian Wyllie, the Libertarian Party candidate. If we really want to make a difference in Florida instead of the same old back and forth between Scott and Crist, Wyllie is the only real choice for smaller, less intrusive government.
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Capt Jeff S.
I'm all for a smaller, more limited in scope, and less intrusive Federal Gov't. < THAT! is in line with what the Founding Fathers intended. Basically in their vision the States were sovereign entitities and power was decentralized and vested in them. The Federal Gov't was just the bare essentials that tied the States together and gave them an Executive that represented their collective interests to foreign powers, provided for their common defense, and oversaw inter-State commerce. The Founding Fathers did not want to see a strong Federal Gov't because they wanted to avoid the pitfalls of an out of control centralized gov't consolidating power in itself and dictating to the States -- essentially what is going on now in our gov't.
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