Redirecting...

Josh Shapiro would have been a much better pick. Competent, well spoken but too much of a contrast to Kamala.

Maybe things have changed since I retired in 1982 - or the NG has different policies... Walz retired as a Master Sergeant because he had not completed the requirements for Sergeant Major. However, he wore Command Sergeant Major stripes until his retirement. When I hit the E-9 promotion list in 82, it would take over a year before I bubbled to the top of the list and wore the stripes. Additionally, upon promotoin to E-9 I would have an additional service obligation... "Soldiers promoted to Sergeant Major (SGM) incur a 36-month service obligation from the date of their promotion." I chose to retire and start another career while I was still relatively "young" (39). I needed to plan on four years college - that would put me at 43 when I started looking for a new career. Staying around for SGM would have moved the scenario to 47 when I transitioned into a new career. I don't understand how Walz became an "Acting" CSM.... I guess the NG has different rules!

According to Walz, “... those weapons of war, that I carried in war, is the only place where those weapons are at,” In what war was he carrying weapons? Walz deployed with the Minnesota National Guard in August 2003 to Vicenza, Italy, as part of support for the US war in Afghanistan, according to a Minnesota Guard spokesperson. He did not deploy to Afghanistan or Iraq or a combat zone as part of his service.