Who is the Army version of Don Shipley

SGT Jody Dickson — Tue, 29 Apr 2014 11:00:09 -0400

Anyone who knows about Don Shipley the guy who runs the SEAL database and verifies is someone was in fact a SEAL. Does anyone know of a person doing this on the Army or Marine Corps side? Here in Chicago I seem to run into someone claiming to be a Ranger or Green Beret every time I wear an Army related t shirt or ball cap. The majority of the time I walk away shaking my head knowing they are full of crap. I'm just curious to know if there is a Ranger database? And who verifies this stuff? You know it's bad when a signal guy thinks someone is full of crap.

Response by MAJ Steve Sheridan made Apr 29 at 2014 1:11 PM

MAJ Steve Sheridan — Tue, 29 Apr 2014 13:11:31 -0400

From my research, the Army does not have anything like that right now.

Might check out this group's website though...

https://armyranger.com/bb/

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Response by SFC Private RallyPoint Member made Apr 29 at 2014 1:15 PM

SFC Private RallyPoint Member — Tue, 29 Apr 2014 13:15:10 -0400

I keep an eye on this feed-

http://guardianofvalor.com/nicholas-william-paea-fails-q-course-claims-sf-purple-hearts/

Nicholas William Paea, Fails The “Q” Course, Claims SF And Purple Hearts

Cincinnati, Ohio/San Diego, California - Meet Nicholas Paea, he loves to tell people he was a Long Tabberthat served multiple tours in Afghanistan and Iraq with 7th Group. He also likes to tell of his Purple Heart's, two of them in fact. He claims one is from being hit by an IED, which gave him a TBI(Traumatic Brain Injury). He also claims a Bronze Star with Valor, he is also wearing a CIB(Combat Infantryman's Badge) with a star, which means...

Response by MAJ Private RallyPoint Member made Apr 30 at 2014 9:22 AM

MAJ Private RallyPoint Member — Wed, 30 Apr 2014 09:22:26 -0400

Stolen Valor and if this aint hell.

Response by SFC Private RallyPoint Member made Apr 30 at 2014 11:16 AM

SFC Private RallyPoint Member — Wed, 30 Apr 2014 11:16:46 -0400

I don't quite understand why so much effort is put into exposing fraudulent "Soldiers". Aside from trying to cheat Applebee's out of a free meal on Veteran's/Armistice Day, the only harm they are doing is looking like a homeless, schizophrenic d-bag hanging out on the street corner with their pot bellies and bad haircuts and misplaced medals. If pretending to be someone they idolize is the way they make it through their sad life, let them keep their dreamworld and who gives a damn if another uninformed civilian shakes their hand? Let us continue to be examples that the misguided want to emulate. Maybe after the military destroys its reputation with a few more SHARP scandals, nobody will want to assimilate with us anymore and THAT will be a sad day.

Response by SSgt Gregory Guina made Apr 30 at 2014 11:39 AM

SSgt Gregory Guina — Wed, 30 Apr 2014 11:39:17 -0400

I have always relied on my intuition. Usually if a person immediately identifies as Special Forces without any questioning or prodding I dismiss them as a fraud. I don't necessarily dismiss them as not have serving but when openly volunteered right away something seems a little shady to me.

Response by MAJ Jim Woods made Apr 30 at 2014 12:35 PM

MAJ Jim Woods — Wed, 30 Apr 2014 12:35:45 -0400

Guardian of Valor is a good one. The Rangers and Special Forces Associations are careful who they let in.

Response by MAJ Jim Woods made Apr 30 at 2014 12:38 PM

MAJ Jim Woods — Wed, 30 Apr 2014 12:38:39 -0400

Go to the Ranger Association or SF web sites. I think there is a search engine that you can use to look them up.

Response by SGT Jody Dickson made Apr 30 at 2014 12:52 PM

SGT Jody Dickson — Wed, 30 Apr 2014 12:52:08 -0400

I'll check into the groups suggested by you folks. It's true that intuition is a big factor in setting off the b.s. meter. The guy who comes running up to you saying I was a ranger or green beret 9 times outta 10 is blowing smoke. The honest ones won't volunteer that information right off the bat. Thanks for the suggestions.

Response by MAJ Private RallyPoint Member made Mar 6 at 2015 4:47 AM

MAJ Private RallyPoint Member — Fri, 06 Mar 2015 04:47:39 -0500

We need more Shipleys

Response by MSG Private RallyPoint Member made Sep 19 at 2015 8:32 PM

MSG Private RallyPoint Member — Sat, 19 Sep 2015 20:32:14 -0400

ARTB has the records of everyone that has every gone to Ranger School. It's called a green card. If you think someone is wearing a tab they shouldn't be you can call and they will look it up. You need full name, approximate class they went through and SSN would be a big help. I caught a SSG wearing it about 5 years ago, done son.