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MSgt Electrical Power Production
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Amazing what some will try to get away with. To bad he felt so low of himself that he had to make things up.
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SFC Security Consulting Systems Engineer
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Not the first or the last to have managed to fake it. A few years ago a nurse in my unit that was very respected was found to have faked several awards and badges. He had a whole web of stories he would tell about his exploits and accomplishments to backup his credentials. Somehow he even had them on his ORB. Probably due to older paperwork based bureaucratic systems with few checks and balances.

Either way the truth eventually catches up. Senator John Walsh comes to mind in terms of faking it. Not to diminish his service, but plagiarism is just another form of deception. Politicians, officers, NCOs, etc... Without a strong character and impervious ethics many fall for the easy claims of unearned and hard to verify accomplishments.
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SSG Michael Davis
SSG Michael Davis
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Lies are hard to maintain. More importantly, Soldiers like this are at a minimum unethical and potentially pathological or have other mental issues. Not the kind of person I want in my foxhole (if I had to still get into foxholes).
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Adding things to your OER is easy any S1 can do it. If an O5 says his Ranger tab isn't on his OER anymore for some reason, you put it "back" on.
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SSG Operations Platoon Sergeant
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Well, I had to provide supporting documents for any of my permanent updates. Wonder if he got asked to provide them.
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