With another RP member being found to embellish his record how should we handle this?

CPT Russell Pitre — Sun, 14 Feb 2016 17:41:00 -0500

While there is Stolen Valor and there are embellishers. They are a unique type. Embellishers actually served but that wasn't good enough. They have to claim addition achievements. Just serving really is fine. I don't understand why some they have to try to pass themselves off as something else. We found one member already that was a fake but now we have an embellisher.

A Stolen Valor Site also caught him.
http://thisainthell.us/blog/?p=64302

http://www.rallypoint.com/profiles/23798-18b-special-forces-weapons-sergeant was posted as the profile of SGT Jeff Daley, PhD who stated that he:

*Attended OSUT, 11B Infantryman at Ft Benning - when in reality he attended BCT at Ft Leonard Wood and AIT for 11C Heavy Weapons Infantry (mortars) at Ft Polk
*Attended Airborne, SERE, and SF schools - nope, he never went to any of those schools, nor was he ever assigned to either Ft Benning or Ft Bragg
*Claimed to have had three, back-to-back tours in Vietnam as part of the highly classified, elite MACV-SOG from October 1965 to October 1969
*In reality, he was assigned to the 1-19 IN in Germany from April 1964 to January 1966
*In January 1966 to October 1966, he was assigned to the 188th QM Co (Ammo) at Pleiku
*Claimed to have been going through physical rehab from October 1969 to January 1972
*His records do not show a Purple Heart, CIB, or any award traditionally awarded if one was wounded or injured in a combat zone
*In reality, he was shipped back to CONUS in January 1966 and transferred to the USAR
*He claims to have been a SGT, but his highest rank was SPC

Additionally, he claims a PhD, which he very well may have - but Western Advance Central University is a diploma mill where one can buy an unaccredited doctorate without having to do any real coursework. In some places, like Texas, it is a crime to use a degree from WACU to get a job, etc., where it is presented as an actual degree.

http://www.rallypoint.com/profiles/23798-18b-special-forces-weapons-sergeant

After looking at this whenever I see MACV I am very very cautious. It is the same way when I hear if someone is a Raider or a Marauder. Then if they say they can't talk about or that it is classified then I know it is false. So saying that won't work.

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Thanks to Capt Gregory Prickett and SGT Private RallyPoint Member for catching this. Great work gentlemen. We need to clean this up and address this. There is no room for this anywhere.

Reginald Jeff Daley the phony SF Vietnam veteran

Someone sent us their work on this fellow, Reginald Jeffrey Daley. He claims that he worked in Vietnam for two tours with Special Forces. Daley writes about

Response by SGT Francis Wright made Feb 14 at 2016 5:46 PM

SGT Francis Wright — Sun, 14 Feb 2016 17:46:47 -0500

Give him the opportunity to fix it and apologize, and if he doesn't. Then can him.

Response by TSgt Private RallyPoint Member made Feb 14 at 2016 5:56 PM

TSgt Private RallyPoint Member — Sun, 14 Feb 2016 17:56:44 -0500

In the famous words of Donald Trump, "You're Fired!"

Response by SGT Private RallyPoint Member made Feb 14 at 2016 6:24 PM

SGT Private RallyPoint Member — Sun, 14 Feb 2016 18:24:09 -0500

I offered Daley a chance to apologize and ask for forgiveness, after, he changed his RP profile. He continued to disregard the evidence I had, telling me that is because there are some discrepancies on his DD-214. I told him he is the one who caused the descrepancies and he needs to own up to it. Instead of doing so, he wrote a fictitious blog about him in Vietnam with the SF and being in SOG. He wrote, that because he was in SOG, the records are highly confidential as to what and where he was. That's a dead give away there is a chance of a lie being told. That was the first thing that caught my eye. The other was his back, to back, to back, tours in Vietnam and coming out as only an E-5. I knew that was bullshit right away. I sent off for his records a month ago and received them last week. I know how to find out information through the public records, through a contact of mine. I don't mess around with embellishers and phonies. I caught two of them at my VA when I was going through intense PTSD sessions. I checked them out. I found out they were lying, just trying to get a disability rating, and I turned them in. They got booted just like Daley should be. That's my opinion and I'm not attemting to influence anyone.

Response by Sgt Aaron Kennedy, MS made Feb 14 at 2016 6:28 PM

Sgt Aaron Kennedy, MS — Sun, 14 Feb 2016 18:28:38 -0500

Are we sure we're talking about the same person? I realize some folks use their middle name for day-to-day usage, but Daley is not exactly "uncommon."

Response by LTC Stephen F. made Feb 14 at 2016 6:43 PM

LTC Stephen F. — Sun, 14 Feb 2016 18:43:46 -0500

CPT Russell Pitre I concur with SGT Francis Wright that we should give Jeff Daley the opportunity to fix his profile if it is incorrect. Since I do not have access to his DD214 [which I should not have any reason to access] I do not know for certainty what SPC Jeff Daley, PhD's military service included. I prefer to give Jeff the opportunity to speak for himself.
Relevant Background: I attended what I think was known as OSUT at Fort Leonard Wood, MO in 1974 -1975 when I went through BCT and 12B AIT. Over a decade later I was an Infantry training company commander at Fort Benning, GA 1985 - 1986 where we trained several OSUT training companies and one COHORT company. In that case we trained a group of soldiers for 13 weeks or so and those who graduated were awarded the infantry blue cord.
I went to jump school as a USMA cadet in the summer of 1979 and don't remember being assigned there for jump school - it was TDY of some type. I expect if Jeff daley completed Jump School he did it at Fort Benning - most likely it would have been at benning without being assigned there in some type of TDY - like TDY en-route, or whatever temporary attachment might have been called.

Response by LTC Private RallyPoint Member made Feb 14 at 2016 7:51 PM

LTC Private RallyPoint Member — Sun, 14 Feb 2016 19:51:10 -0500

Personally, I am not going to waste my time chasing and questioning people. It's OK if others decide a different course. If they are lying, then they are sad sad people.

Response by SPC David S. made Feb 14 at 2016 9:01 PM

SPC David S. — Sun, 14 Feb 2016 21:01:05 -0500

Offer the chance to set the record straight - if he can't do that then I don't see any other option than to ban him from the site.
Really - SOG, 3 tours and only a SGT. He must think we're idiots.

Response by CPT Aaron Kletzing made Feb 14 at 2016 9:05 PM

CPT Aaron Kletzing — Sun, 14 Feb 2016 21:05:19 -0500

Why the F would you go on the largest military social network in the country and do some Stolen Valor? lol amazing, just amazing

Response by MSgt John Carroll made Feb 14 at 2016 9:19 PM

MSgt John Carroll — Sun, 14 Feb 2016 21:19:30 -0500

I thought someone had to vouch for you on this site. How many other fake profiles are there?

Response by MAJ David Wallace made Feb 14 at 2016 10:01 PM

MAJ David Wallace — Sun, 14 Feb 2016 22:01:15 -0500

SGT Keith Bodine- Once again, commendable work on uncovering a phony. Regrettable that he didn't take the chance to come clean, man up, and make amends. He needs to be shown the door....as word of his dishonesty spreads through veteran circles and social media, hopefully he will do the honorable thing and self deport himself......if not, maybe we can stage a virtual drum out........

Response by SGT Dave Tracy made Feb 14 at 2016 11:51 PM

SGT Dave Tracy — Sun, 14 Feb 2016 23:51:04 -0500

I don't understand the psychology, but I know how common it is for people to lie to others--even themselves--about who they really are.

Such an egregious misrepresentation is no accident. I think he should be afforded the opportunity to leave this social media site on his own or be removed if he fails to do this 1 right thing.

Response by PO3 Sandra Gomke made Feb 15 at 2016 10:14 AM

PO3 Sandra Gomke — Mon, 15 Feb 2016 10:14:45 -0500

To post inaccurate information on this site makes absolutely no sense. My guess is that it's done to pad their resumes when going for a job. But considering how many service members are on RP and can spot the inconsistencies from a mile away, this is not the place to publish "baloney".

Response by TSgt Jackie Jones made Feb 15 at 2016 12:13 PM

TSgt Jackie Jones — Mon, 15 Feb 2016 12:13:14 -0500

It's sad really. Where did he come from to believe nothing he did was good enough?
He's so far and deep into his lies, they are beliefs to him now...