Posted on Jun 13, 2018
Can anyone explain if this guy I know is pretending to be a LTC?
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An old friend of mine randomly posted a photo of himself in OCP’s with LTC rank. He told everyone that he just joined the Army Rerserves. I asked him what unit, and he told me it’s the 101st Airborne. He has a BS in nursing. He’s 45 years old. He’s not on ako or on enterprise. My question is, does this story smell fishy?
Posted 6 y ago
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There are so many people have that much shame to pretend to be something they not.
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Probably because it is fishy! The 101st is an active duty, (Not reserve division.
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No because in the medical field you can enter the service in rank as high as O-6 if you have in demand skills and the army agrees to appoint you to that position. I had a doctor who entered as an O-6 cause he was a board certified cardiac surgeon and the army offered him an appointment as a COL. It's not unheard of so please do you're homework before you slander a person's service to their country with no evidence of wrong doing. But if you have proof of a forged transcript or other fraudulent behavior then by all means go ahead. I made Corporal with less than a year because in times of war, anyone can be appointed to a command position at the discretion of the armed forces.
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Yes, if he's in the Army Reserve, he can't be in the 101st unless he's deployed with the 101st. I also doubt that the Army would direct commission him to O-5 as a nurse. And, if he's not on AKO or Enterprise, then he might not be in the Army. Email him using the his first.last [login to see] to see if you get a bounce back.
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I had a GP MD that volunteered to serve during the gulf war he was commissioned to LTC. But I have to believe that sort of thing is VERY rare.
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Sounds like BS in nursing is just that BS Ma'am but Call him out. If he is for real he will back it up with something tangable. Last I Knew the 101st Prefers soldiers that are active. Top Question is did he join as a LTC or was he some kind of Military before that? Never heard in my 22yrs of service a person being Hired first time out as a LTC Nurse. DR. Maybe but guess it could happen things have change a lot in 40+ Years.
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Fishy is an understatement. Smells like total bull. Call him on it and if possible get him arrested.
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