Away from a base?

2019-02-27T20:34:34-05:00

During a lunch break there was a lady in army camo in front of me, didnt think much about it. She had the airborne screaming eagle patch, She was also about fifty pound over weight. There no army bases around me, Ft rucker over 100 miles and camp shelby 80 miles the other way. So my question is, is it common for an airborne to be so far from a base, or was this a fake, maybe a reserved?

Response by SSG Private RallyPoint Member made Feb 27 at 2019 9:05 PM

2019-02-27T21:05:32-05:00

There could be a lot of reasons for this and one could be a Stolen Valor situation. Was the airborne patch the only patch she had on? Was there one on both sides of her uniform? It could also be that is was a recruiter that was out to lunch or driving from one location to another. It could also be a National Guard member or Reserve member that was wearing their deployment patch.

I guess what is your concern?

Response by SGT Gregory Cole made Feb 27 at 2019 9:31 PM

2019-02-27T21:31:44-05:00

Ditto what was said before. Stolen valor or *shudder* horrible example of a recruiter.

Response by CW3 Private RallyPoint Member made Feb 28 at 2019 1:54 AM

2019-02-28T01:54:14-05:00

Where were you ?

Response by SGM Private RallyPoint Member made Mar 1 at 2019 9:15 AM

2019-03-01T09:15:26-05:00

Probably just an ARNG recruiter or ARNG unit member from Fort Whiting NGC on S. Broad Street in Mobile.