SGT JoyceAnn Richmond 7017766 <div class="images-v2-count-0"></div>I suspect this young &quot;gentleman&quot; of stolen valor; he says he almost graduated from Marine boot camp but washed out due to a heart condition. He has a poor reputation in this county and he&#39;s a known liar. 2021-06-01T11:10:55-04:00 SGT JoyceAnn Richmond 7017766

<div class="images-v2-count-0"></div>I suspect this young &quot;gentleman&quot; of stolen valor; he says he almost graduated from Marine boot camp but washed out due to a heart condition. He has a poor reputation in this county and he&#39;s a known liar.

2021-06-01T11:10:55-04:00 2021-06-01T11:10:55-04:00 SSgt Private RallyPoint Member 7017842

<div class="images-v2-count-0"></div>He answered your question, Sergeant Richmond. He said he washed out of boot. Regardless of the reason, no veteran benefits or status were conferred.

2021-06-01T11:41:08-04:00 2021-06-01T11:41:08-04:00 MSG Private RallyPoint Member 7018071

<div class="images-v2-count-0"></div>Well, by his own words he never finished training, therefore has not earned the right to the title of Marine. But, you could always try to submit for his records under the FOIA.

2021-06-01T13:07:27-04:00 2021-06-01T13:07:27-04:00 SP5 Peter Keane 7018308

<div class="images-v2-count-0"></div>Whose valor is he stealing ?

2021-06-01T15:18:33-04:00 2021-06-01T15:18:33-04:00 GySgt Kenneth Pepper 7018389

<div class="images-v2-count-0"></div>1. If they didn&#39;t graduate boot camp they never &quot;served&quot;. Being in boot camp means you volunteered to be trained. If you didn&#39;t make it, for whatever reason, you were simply a recruit. Graduating boot camp, MOS school and being assigned to a unit have to happen before you begin &quot;serving&quot;. I don&#39;t care what the VA regulation says, so don&#39;t bother arguing with me.<br />2. If you don&#39;t march across that parade deck in San Diego or Parris Island you are not a Marine. I had a buddy from high school who tried 3 times. Spent almost a total of 1 year at MCRD. He didn&#39;t graduate. He is not a Marine.<br />Unless the gentleman is trying to cash in on his highly questionable &quot;service&quot; I would just leave it. If he&#39;s a known liar, do you think anyone will believe him?

2021-06-01T16:03:59-04:00 2021-06-01T16:03:59-04:00 SPC Private RallyPoint Member 7018391

<div class="images-v2-count-0"></div>By his own admission he didn&#39;t complete training, the only stipulation might be how they discharged him. I know one guy who broke in basic, something about a fracture in his pelvis during a ruck march. They medically separated him and he gets some benefits from the VA I believe. That said he doesn&#39;t go around boasting about his military service, real shame I recall him being very motivated to graduate.

2021-06-01T16:04:11-04:00 2021-06-01T16:04:11-04:00 Cpl Vic Burk 7018790

<div class="images-v2-count-0"></div>Personally I wouldn&#39;t give this clown the time of day but if he actually enlisted he will have a copy of his enlistment contract. If not this, ask who the recruiter was that signed him up. The fact that he didn&#39;t finish boot camp means he is not a Marine. You don&#39;t get the title until you finish training, period, end of sentence.

2021-06-01T19:40:40-04:00 2021-06-01T19:40:40-04:00 SSgt Christophe Murphy 7018810

<div class="images-v2-count-0"></div>Almost graduating bootcamp is pretty tame in regards to stolen valor. The stolen valor act is very specific about what is punishable under the act.<br />You can submit a FOIA with HQMC but you won’t find much even if he did almost graduate

2021-06-01T19:46:40-04:00 2021-06-01T19:46:40-04:00 LTC Jason Mackay 7019004

<div class="images-v2-count-0"></div>I agree with the others. “Almost” is all this guy has, obviously.

2021-06-01T21:09:16-04:00 2021-06-01T21:09:16-04:00 MSgt Private RallyPoint Member 7019406

<div class="images-v2-count-0"></div>No EGA earned, not a Marine! Simple!

2021-06-02T01:57:54-04:00 2021-06-02T01:57:54-04:00 SFC Michael Hasbun 7020047

<div class="images-v2-count-0"></div>There&#39;s a really easy litmus test. Just ask them to identify the branches of the military. If they mention &quot;Air Force&quot; you know they&#39;re a faker because no actual servicemember considers them a real branch ;o)

2021-06-02T11:04:55-04:00 2021-06-02T11:04:55-04:00 Cpl Bernard Bates 7020088

<div class="images-v2-count-0"></div>He should have a medical discharge. If he can&#39;t produce one he is lying. at least thats the way it was when I went thru boot camp in 1959. Semper Fi.

2021-06-02T11:19:10-04:00 2021-06-02T11:19:10-04:00 LTC Private RallyPoint Member 7020117

<div class="images-v2-count-0"></div>Why do you care if he did or not?

2021-06-02T11:25:27-04:00 2021-06-02T11:25:27-04:00 SSgt Jeanne Wallace 7020445

<div class="images-v2-count-0"></div>curious..how much &quot;stolen&quot; can there be if he washed out of basic?

2021-06-02T13:47:43-04:00 2021-06-02T13:47:43-04:00 SSG Edward Tilton 7020982

<div class="images-v2-count-0"></div>Allow him to show that he is authentic. I he doesn’t he isn’t

2021-06-02T18:14:39-04:00 2021-06-02T18:14:39-04:00 PFC Russell W 7021071

<div class="images-v2-count-0"></div>This post seems odd coming from a &quot;Sarnt&quot;<br />A. It&#39;s not Stolen Valor or even being a clown because he&#39;s not running around saying he&#39;s a combat Vet he&#39;s saying he got a Med Separation. <br />B. According to the VA he&#39;s considered a &quot;Veteran&quot;, so ask to see his VA card.<br />Problem solved

2021-06-02T18:53:13-04:00 2021-06-02T18:53:13-04:00 LCDR Keith Trepanier 7022272

<div class="images-v2-count-0"></div>SGT Richmond, I read through these threads to see the comments and saw you had posted some additional information as well so I have to sum this up.<br /><br />You took out a loan for him to get a truck and he hasn&#39;t paid you back. Because of that you want vengeance. In order to do that you want to find out how to look up his military record to discredit him for &quot;stolen valor.&quot; He already has a bad reputation and is a known liar but it will make you feel better tracking this down as it will be payment of sort for being swindled. Fair enough. <br /><br />However, as many noted, this is not stolen valor even in the slightest. Even if you thought that despite him being a known liar and having a bad reputation he was somehow more trustworthy to pay you back. If your belief that enlisting in the Marine Corps and failing out of boot camp made him more reputable despite having other thoughts about him isn&#39;t stolen valor. That is just poor judgement on your part. <br /><br />What good will be done by you spending all of this time trying to prove that this guy is not what he says? Failing out of boot camp is not a highlight of a military career so it isn&#39;t like he has admitted to doing anything exceptional. The best you will do is prove he didn&#39;t even do that. Will that make him look worse? Probably not since he is already considered a liar. Or will it may you look bad for being so vengeful that you took so much time to follow up on something so meaningless to discredit someone because it made you feel better?

2021-06-03T10:16:22-04:00 2021-06-03T10:16:22-04:00 SPC Steven Depuy 7022508

<div class="images-v2-count-0"></div>If they served, they would have a DD-214, which anyone would save unless they had been thrown out. Or had a house fire or something.

2021-06-03T11:43:13-04:00 2021-06-03T11:43:13-04:00 SFC Private RallyPoint Member 7022557

<div class="images-v2-count-0"></div>Be nice Dicks

2021-06-03T12:07:58-04:00 2021-06-03T12:07:58-04:00 Sgt Dale Briggs 7022623

<div class="images-v2-count-0"></div>When I was in boot they found I had a heart murmur, something I’ve had since I was a kid, it only shows with exercise, didn’t catch it at AFEES.. I explained it to the Doc and he said fine to go on. I didn’t want out, but they didn’t push fir more tests either. But it does explain my inability to run 3 miles in under 20 minutes too, the leaky heart valve does sap strength and endurance and I was doing a PT test 5-6 days a week, except on Sundays. It did limit things under a severe work load. But if you don’t complete boot your certainly not entitled to be called a Marine.

2021-06-03T12:39:10-04:00 2021-06-03T12:39:10-04:00 CPO Clifford Henry 7022708

<div class="images-v2-count-0"></div>It’s only stolen valor if he’s trying to profit in some way. He admitted he washed out. Don’t look for problems where they don’t exist.

2021-06-03T13:18:14-04:00 2021-06-03T13:18:14-04:00 SFC Robert Nerkowksi 7023518

<div class="images-v2-count-0"></div>I would not Consider an (Entry Level Separation) ELS Stolen valor...or his claim falser or not to be important.

2021-06-03T19:53:41-04:00 2021-06-03T19:53:41-04:00 PO1 Sanford Snyder 7024570

<div class="images-v2-count-0"></div>What valor is he stealing? Admitting he washed out of Boot Camp is a failure, even from a medical cause. He has no benefits, and doing so actually prevents him from even trying to enlist in any other service. Besides, he would still have a DD-214 and/or some kind of medical release. Either he comes up with the proof, or he is a liar.

2021-06-04T10:44:40-04:00 2021-06-04T10:44:40-04:00 SP5 Robert Kennedy 7036142

<div class="images-v2-count-0"></div>Not to be blunt, but with all that you already know, why waste your time?

2021-06-09T18:14:55-04:00 2021-06-09T18:14:55-04:00 Sgt Henry Jeffs 7051921

<div class="images-v2-count-0"></div>Only someone who completes Bootcamp is a US Marine. I am offended by anyone who tries to use a portion of his training as a method to claim he belongs to my Brotherhood. In another post someone suggested you ask for his Recruiters name, I don&#39;t see how that matters. He did not complete Bootcamp, therefore he is not a US Marine.

2021-06-17T07:54:10-04:00 2021-06-17T07:54:10-04:00 PO1 Roy Randall 7052889

<div class="images-v2-count-0"></div>I knew plenty of people like you while I was in the Navy. I wouldn&#39;t prove anything to you especially with your reasoning. A failed debt? LMAO!

2021-06-17T14:31:05-04:00 2021-06-17T14:31:05-04:00 PFC Mark Taggart 7105216

<div class="images-v2-count-0"></div>First and foremost, he signed the contract and took the oath. Second, if he washed out from a health issue he tried to honor that oath in good faith. I don&#39;t see any stolen honor here and bashing him only diminishes all of us

2021-07-13T11:06:56-04:00 2021-07-13T11:06:56-04:00 SPC Private RallyPoint Member 7105228

<div class="images-v2-count-0"></div>What exactly is he claiming that he committed stolen Valor? You are somewhat vague. From what you said he admitted to washing out of MCRD. Can you clarify please?

2021-07-13T11:10:58-04:00 2021-07-13T11:10:58-04:00 WO1 Dave Middleton 7149267

<div class="images-v2-count-0"></div>I wouldn’t date him. Just my opinion.

2021-07-31T21:36:59-04:00 2021-07-31T21:36:59-04:00 PO2 Stephen Brownell 7201490

<div class="images-v2-count-0"></div>Was he discharged or was it medical discharged if it was medical then he is in titled to benefits

2021-08-20T15:45:30-04:00 2021-08-20T15:45:30-04:00 CW4 Russ Hamilton (Ret) 7213308

<div class="images-v2-count-0"></div>Over the last 43 years of service I&#39;ve found that a few appropriate questions will determine such an answer pretty quickly as I&#39;ve dealt with such individuals (about 10) but none who claimed to be discharged while in basic. I find it hard to believe he passed a physical at MEPS to enter military service if he had a &quot;heart condition&quot;, we all take one. Everyone gets a DD214 but attempting to prove or obtain such a document will have a very long wait. I wouldn&#39;t waste my time, let the authorities deal with this if it ever becomes such an issue. I sure as hell wouldn&#39;t be bragging about such a discharge though... As for the morons who were trying to snow me as to their &quot;prior military service,&quot; their answers to my questions clearly outed them, a few in public and a few in private. It wasn&#39;t that important in any case.

2021-08-25T00:43:22-04:00 2021-08-25T00:43:22-04:00 SMSgt Sheila Berg 7233462

<div class="images-v2-count-0"></div>I had someone in a Veteran&#39;s group who claimed to be a Vet. Later discovered the person was injured during Basic Training. She was discharged after 90 days. Spoke to a recruiter who stated she was entitled for benefits because of the length of time. Got her dismissed since she lied about being stationed at a base with a MOS. She never went to Tech School!!!

2021-08-31T16:56:47-04:00 2021-08-31T16:56:47-04:00 SSG Russell Busicchia 7298622

<div class="images-v2-count-0"></div>Why waste time on this guy? He did not finish boot camp so he&#39;s not a vet. What difference does he make all?

2021-09-26T11:55:09-04:00 2021-09-26T11:55:09-04:00 PO3 Robert Muir 7338611

<div class="images-v2-count-0"></div>Recruiters name LOL Been out since 1980 joined in 1974. You can come with me to the VA. lol I recall my Chief&#39;s name in boot camp and the number of my Class. but recruiters name no way.

2021-10-27T17:46:11-04:00 2021-10-27T17:46:11-04:00 SPC Christopher Perrien 7338661

<div class="images-v2-count-0"></div>&quot;Washed out in boot camp?&quot; That is a honest answer.

2021-10-27T18:12:01-04:00 2021-10-27T18:12:01-04:00 SPC Dejan Smaic 7338708

<div class="images-v2-count-0"></div>Ask him if he has a copy of his DD214. That’s a cherished document for anyone who served.

2021-10-27T18:53:14-04:00 2021-10-27T18:53:14-04:00 MSgt Dennis Karoleski 7339141

<div class="images-v2-count-0"></div>When I put my right hand up in Pittsburgh they had yellow lines painted on the floor. Whatever line you were standing in when you swore the oath of service was the branch you were in.

2021-10-28T01:49:24-04:00 2021-10-28T01:49:24-04:00 SSG Dave Johnston 7377391

<div class="images-v2-count-0"></div>Ignore them if they cannot provide proof... VA ID card, DD214, Retired Military ID Card. Otherwise treat them as a hallucination.

2021-11-19T00:07:48-05:00 2021-11-19T00:07:48-05:00 MSG Clyde Mills 7377777

<div class="images-v2-count-0"></div>If this guy is as you say he is, then why not just let it go. Everyone who knows the guy knows the truth. Is he actually wearing the uniform with awards on it while saying is is a Vet / Marine?<br />You have to have more than just hearsay or lies coming from his mouth to accuse him of Stolen Valor. Can he produce a DD214 showing he served more than 180 straight day’s of Active Duty. Or if he was Indeed medically Discharged from the Marine Corps, he would indeed have a DD214 stating Medical Discharge. <br />Either way, without the evidence of his 214, official Personal Files to look at. I think your wasting your time and energy on this dude.

2021-11-19T07:54:02-05:00 2021-11-19T07:54:02-05:00 PO1 Todd Walters 7377782

<div class="images-v2-count-0"></div>Sounds like a blowhard. Dont give him the time of day. If he is sayingnhe almost was a marine then that would be true . If he says he is a marine that is false.. not really stolen valor in my mind..

2021-11-19T07:57:54-05:00 2021-11-19T07:57:54-05:00 LT Christopher Moore 7377877

<div class="images-v2-count-0"></div>So, he&#39;s &quot;almost&quot; a Marine. He&#39;s a much a marine (little &quot;m&quot;) as those guys who &quot;almost went into the military&quot;. Annoying? Yes. Stolen Valor? Not unless he&#39;s trying to get military discounts or other veteran&#39;s benefits.

2021-11-19T08:51:01-05:00 2021-11-19T08:51:01-05:00 LCpl Jeff Moore 7378014

<div class="images-v2-count-0"></div>What stolen valor is there? He admitted he washed out and got admin or medical discharge

2021-11-19T10:28:31-05:00 2021-11-19T10:28:31-05:00 SSG Bill McCoy 7378385

<div class="images-v2-count-0"></div>Why even bother? If his reputation is such as it is, and if his tale is true, he doesn&#39;t even qualify as a Veteran (180 Days active service). Let his reputation speak for itself.

2021-11-19T13:02:40-05:00 2021-11-19T13:02:40-05:00 LTC Dave Leppanen 7378778

<div class="images-v2-count-0"></div>Don&#39;t waste your time, Sergeant. As other posters have noted, he didn&#39;t graduate from boot camp, he&#39;s not a Marine. Spend your time on other endeavors.

2021-11-19T15:45:15-05:00 2021-11-19T15:45:15-05:00 CPO Donald Crisp 7380482

<div class="images-v2-count-0"></div>Not sure how this is considered stolen valor and why it would bother people all that much. He can have boot camp stories, we all do. I wouldn&#39;t really worry about it that much.

2021-11-20T14:54:10-05:00 2021-11-20T14:54:10-05:00 Sgt Kerry Thurlow 7380510

<div class="images-v2-count-0"></div>Being a vetern is like being pregnant...you&#39;re either pregnant or you&#39;re not. There&#39;s no &quot;almost&quot; pregnant. Similarly, there&#39;s no status for &quot;almost&quot; a veteran. <br /><br />If the young&#39;un &quot;almost graduated,&quot; then he was medically separated or given an entry-level separation.

2021-11-20T15:36:19-05:00 2021-11-20T15:36:19-05:00 SFC Sfc Darwin Maring, USA Ret 7380618

<div class="images-v2-count-0"></div>Almost only counts in horse shoes, hand grenades and atomic bombs. He is and never was a Marine.

2021-11-20T17:25:33-05:00 2021-11-20T17:25:33-05:00 CPO John Bridges 7380986

<div class="images-v2-count-0"></div>While he was stupid to say that. Stolen Valor is totally different than this.

2021-11-20T23:04:18-05:00 2021-11-20T23:04:18-05:00 SPC Sean Sanchez 7381991

<div class="images-v2-count-0"></div>He didn&#39;t complete training therefore he is not worthy of the title Marine.

2021-11-21T14:14:37-05:00 2021-11-21T14:14:37-05:00 PFC Guy Gantner 7382197

<div class="images-v2-count-0"></div>Simple, DD214!

2021-11-21T16:37:04-05:00 2021-11-21T16:37:04-05:00 SPC Larry Weigel Jr. 7382233

<div class="images-v2-count-0"></div>“Almost” is like close - it only counts in horseshoes, hand grenades, nuclear weapons and slow dancing! Almost graduated, almost joined - whatever. If one didn’t earned it then they don’t have it!

2021-11-21T17:20:04-05:00 2021-11-21T17:20:04-05:00 SSgt David Izquierdo 7382611

<div class="images-v2-count-0"></div>Everyone has a DD214, even a washout. He may have an actual heart condition, that made him not be able to graduate from USMC Boot Camp. I hardly think of serving when all someone did was Boot Camp, but he tried.

2021-11-21T20:56:07-05:00 2021-11-21T20:56:07-05:00 CPT(P) Private RallyPoint Member 7382776

<div class="images-v2-count-0"></div>Well, ask him. Either believe him or don’t then move on with your life. Otherwise is smells suspiciously like Karen behavior.

2021-11-21T22:33:58-05:00 2021-11-21T22:33:58-05:00 Sgt Gregory Weeks 7382885

<div class="images-v2-count-0"></div>If he didn’t serve 6 months (180) conservative days, he is not a veteran. If he is not getting anything from his “service” don’t worry about it

2021-11-22T00:21:13-05:00 2021-11-22T00:21:13-05:00 Cpl Michael Gorman 7383313

<div class="images-v2-count-0"></div>Did he get a honorably discharge from the military? If not then he was discharge with a dishonourable discharge! He had loss the right to call himself A Marine!

2021-11-22T06:46:35-05:00 2021-11-22T06:46:35-05:00 PO1 Private RallyPoint Member 7383915

<div class="images-v2-count-0"></div>He didn&#39;t make it through boot camp therefore he didn&#39;t serve. Really that simple.

2021-11-22T12:35:38-05:00 2021-11-22T12:35:38-05:00 PO2 Jamie Lawson 7385578

<div class="images-v2-count-0"></div>This problem is becoming more common all the time. In my state, they place the word &#39;Veteran&quot; on your driver&#39;s license, next to your picture once you have verified your service. But this has become an issue with some Circuit Court Clerks adding this to some who have never served, stolen valor in my opinion.

2021-11-23T09:16:01-05:00 2021-11-23T09:16:01-05:00 SSG Norbert Johnson 7386212

<div class="images-v2-count-0"></div>Ask him where he graduated from Basic and what his MOS was. Even if he did not pass basic he would have been given an entry level discharge. Further, he would not be a veteran.<br /><br />My younger brother was separated from service within one day of entry due to a blood anomaly. What it was, i don&#39;t know. This was in the last week of the Vietnam War. According to the federal archives he did in fact join the active army and received an entry level separation due to medical EPTS. And the federal archives sent him a document form in lieu of a discharge expressing one day of service identified as entry level discharge. The point is that he was in fact enlisted, but not a veteran. He took a stand when many ran.. like Biden, Clinton, Trump, Etc. So, if the guy says he is a vet and never graduated, he can do the same thing... Get proof of service through the Federal Archives and he would have no problems proving he enlisted, was accepted, and received an Entry Level Discharge but has a non Veteran status

2021-11-23T16:22:27-05:00 2021-11-23T16:22:27-05:00 SPC Nadine Willits 7386290

<div class="images-v2-count-0"></div>Request a DD-214. Even if the person did not finish training, they would still receive one. In this person&#39;s case, it should be a medical discharge which would be an honorable discharge.

2021-11-23T17:16:49-05:00 2021-11-23T17:16:49-05:00 PFC Richard Nuss 7390815

<div class="images-v2-count-0"></div>It&#39;s called a DD 214 if you don&#39;t have one you didn&#39;t serve . In short , it takes one to know one . ( Combat vet )

2021-11-25T22:44:06-05:00 2021-11-25T22:44:06-05:00 SSgt W. Aaron Gregory 7391565

<div class="images-v2-count-0"></div>Unless he is somehow receiving benefits that he should not be receiving, what does one accomplish or gain out of verifying what you already correctly know? How is this impacting you or anyone else? Why are we giving these stolen valor people the attention they set out to get? They&#39;re like kids trying to get attention. Good or bad, it&#39;s still attention. So again, what is the goal in giving these people the bandwidth that we do?

2021-11-26T12:27:34-05:00 2021-11-26T12:27:34-05:00 PO1 Mike Meehan 7393240

<div class="images-v2-count-0"></div>Not much &quot;valor&quot; being stolen in an &quot;I washed out of boot camp&quot; story, I&#39;d ignore it.

2021-11-27T16:06:32-05:00 2021-11-27T16:06:32-05:00 SPC Randy Holloway 7396343

<div class="images-v2-count-0"></div>You can always ask to see a copy of their DD214

2021-11-29T16:27:40-05:00 2021-11-29T16:27:40-05:00 SSG Rick Miller 7398890

<div class="images-v2-count-0"></div>Is he trying to claim veteran status? Is he trying to use said status for monetary gain? Is he claiming awards or decorations he didn&#39;t earn? If not, then it doesn&#39;t meet the standard for stolen valor. Since he said he washed out of Marine Boot, he can&#39;t claim the title Marine. He didn&#39;t get the Eagle, Globe and Anchor. Now the next question is why do you even care? Saying he &quot;almost&quot; graduated, but washed out is nowhere near stolen valor. Cool your jets.

2021-12-01T09:04:32-05:00 2021-12-01T09:04:32-05:00 SGT James Bradley 7428978

<div class="images-v2-count-0"></div>Sounds like a real phoney….

2021-12-18T12:31:57-05:00 2021-12-18T12:31:57-05:00 Cpl Kevin Maher 7491702

<div class="images-v2-count-0"></div>LOL, I had a clown tell me he was a Marine! I asked him what does Chesty mean to you, and the idiot starts beating his chest saying I got heart, told him right there you&#39;re full of shit and no Marine! Any body who served even a day of Marine boot camp knows Chesty, period!

2022-01-23T10:56:01-05:00 2022-01-23T10:56:01-05:00 Sgt Robert Gardner 7498136

<div class="images-v2-count-0"></div>You’re not a member of the military, no matter the branch, until you’ve completed basic. End of story.

2022-01-26T19:17:45-05:00 2022-01-26T19:17:45-05:00 CSM Ramon Milam 7513017

<div class="images-v2-count-0"></div>Don&#39;t jump to conclusions. I had a 70 year old acquaintance that I was working with that had a bad knee, no money or insurance. He said he hurt it in the army. So I told him to go to the VA. He said he had and they couldn&#39;t find any records on him. Allegedly they were lost in the St Louis fire. He had been married four times and left with less each time. This guy knew to much. Told me things about Ft Lewis, Ft Richardson, Camp Humphry. One day he mentioned being in the FL Army National Guard for a couple of years. We tracked down his DD214. He has a new knee, hip and being treated for cancer.

2022-02-04T20:21:48-05:00 2022-02-04T20:21:48-05:00 PO2 Tom Griffiths 7531202

<div class="images-v2-count-0"></div>Ask him for his DD 214, if he can’t provide it, he didn’t serve.

2022-02-17T05:12:26-05:00 2022-02-17T05:12:26-05:00 Sgt Bob Sloan 7534953

<div class="images-v2-count-0"></div>ASK WHERE HE ENLISTED<br />WHERE DID HE SERV<br />WHAT BRANCH<br /><br />SOME PEOPLE WILL GET OFFENDED<br />SO BEWARE OF WHAT YOU DO/SAY

2022-02-19T13:20:19-05:00 2022-02-19T13:20:19-05:00 SP5 John Brown 7536118

<div class="images-v2-count-0"></div>This is an old posting now. BUT, ..I wear a Cap, all the time , indicating that i am a VIETNAM / VIETNAM -WAR ,.Veteran.! People approach me ,to say THANK YOU, or WELCOME HOME.! They just TRUST and Believe what they See. I TRUST and BELIEVE that my RP Brethren, are REAL. If they are NOT,...our VETTING process, should be TWEAKED.! You guys are my ,...private , alone time , computer Family. &quot; If You are REAL.&quot;

2022-02-20T12:36:10-05:00 2022-02-20T12:36:10-05:00 SP5 David Moss 7536133

<div class="images-v2-count-0"></div>Recently at my America Legion Post where I serve as Home Association President, we had to dismiss a guy (very nice guy that everyone liked) for stolen valor. He was 70 years old and claimed to be a Vietnam Vet. He had publicly received a reward from another local Veterans Group. Someone in the crowd knew he had never served and called it into our county DA&#39;s office who sent out a detective to interview a couple of our folks in leadership. Months passed and we thought there wasn&#39;t anything to the accusation. He took up a position as Trustee on our Board the next year. Due to gambling licensing, he had a background check that turned up a misdemeanor where he claimed guilty and was fined around $5000.00 but never told any of us and just continued to play his part. Six months later the Liquor Control folks warned us of not renewing our License without taking corrective action. I called an immediate Emergency Board meeting. three of us veterans met with him, confronting him with the public documents - which he denied until shown the documents. I had him sign a resignation and took his keys. <br />We wondered about all this and how it was so easy for this charade to occur. This is how it occurred. He obtained his original membership from the state ghost Post membership, then got another Post&#39;s membership via a transfer, then transferred again to our Post. Due to this mess, we will not accept full membership to our Post without a copy of their DD214. <br />It will not happen again.

2022-02-20T12:45:44-05:00 2022-02-20T12:45:44-05:00 PO3 Tarb Myers 7537175

<div class="images-v2-count-0"></div>Your DD-214 is a legacy doccument and possibly a benefits doccument if entitllement proof is needed. If some yahoo that means nothing to me asked to see my DD-214 for no need, other than to satisfy their nosey ass, I would have a request too. That would be Piss off!!!<br />You may wnat to ask a question of self, like okay, who the hell brags about washing out of bootcamp for medical reasons. Fella is not claiming VALOR, he is claiming defeat by disability...

2022-02-21T09:09:12-05:00 2022-02-21T09:09:12-05:00 SGT Thomas Price 7537238

<div class="images-v2-count-0"></div>Well, if he were in the Marines, that would explain his poor reputation.

2022-02-21T10:02:56-05:00 2022-02-21T10:02:56-05:00 SGT Thomas Price 7537240

<div class="images-v2-count-0"></div>He already has a poor reputation so what does it matter?

2022-02-21T10:04:51-05:00 2022-02-21T10:04:51-05:00 Lt Col John (Jack) Christensen 7537304

<div class="images-v2-count-0"></div>Why waste your time? Sounds like someone you don&#39;t want to be around anyhow.

2022-02-21T10:44:37-05:00 2022-02-21T10:44:37-05:00 Cpl Shawn Young 7541298

<div class="images-v2-count-0"></div>Any Marine remember his Boot Camp plt. And DI,s. And you are correct unless u earn the title you are NOT A MARINE!

2022-02-24T07:20:30-05:00 2022-02-24T07:20:30-05:00 SSG Andrew Pybus 7543616

<div class="images-v2-count-0"></div>Yeah I &#39;almost&#39; won the powerball lottery too. But I didn&#39;t. So I&#39;m not rich &amp; can&#39;t buy my own island. The &#39;I almost&#39; or &#39;I was going to&#39; conversation is an instant red flag. I would just listen &amp; laugh, it&#39;s free entertainment.

2022-02-25T13:48:13-05:00 2022-02-25T13:48:13-05:00 SPC Anitra Bearfield 7545301

<div class="images-v2-count-0"></div>If you served 180 days active duty and you didn&#39;t get a dishonorable discharge you aren&#39;t even classified as a veteran so your service is null and void.

2022-02-26T15:26:16-05:00 2022-02-26T15:26:16-05:00 SPC Anitra Bearfield 7545305

<div class="images-v2-count-0"></div>If you didn&#39;t serve 180 days on active duty and your discharge is dishonorable you are not even classified as a veteran. So your service is null in void.

2022-02-26T15:29:19-05:00 2022-02-26T15:29:19-05:00 SGT Robert Martin 7547710

<div class="images-v2-count-0"></div>Why bother. Fact is if his biggest claim to fame is getting kicked from boot camp maybe you should just walk away. MEPs is pretty good at catching the big things like heart conditions that keep you from keeping up during training. Sounds more like part of a movie plot ( a few good men). Still he would have a DD214. The DD214 would tell you just about anything you might want to know.

2022-02-28T01:28:30-05:00 2022-02-28T01:28:30-05:00 SPC Christopher Perrien 7558348

<div class="images-v2-count-0"></div>Technically he is a &quot;veteran&quot; if he served any days after in processing and should have a 214. <br />IMO, if he says he got a med discharge in boot camp, that sounds pretty honest. <br />Now you jar-heads can argue if he is a Marine or not, LOL. But I would not begrudge him being a vet, to a minimal extent. He signed the papers and swore the oath, and was on &quot;active duty&quot; for a day+, he is a vet.<br /><br />You really cannot find out(FIOA) if someone is a vet as those(214&#39;s) are confidential records(they have a social security number on them for one thing). Only him or people he gives permission, and people with good cause(family members ,power of attorney, etc) or some government/authorized quasi-official entities, can request/get them.

2022-03-06T12:14:13-05:00 2022-03-06T12:14:13-05:00 LCpl Allen Lusk 7578453

<div class="images-v2-count-0"></div>I was elected to a incarcerated veterans group once, we checked everyone that wanted to join. They had to produce a dd214 ,if they weren&#39;t able fo we had our laisan contact verify them. But as a rule they wash put they&#39;re not considered as a veteran plain and simple. As was posted on this chain if they wash out, no benefits not a veteran. The laisan as well stated the same thing , we actually had a couple of people tried stolen Valor they were dealt with accordingly.

2022-03-18T00:08:24-04:00 2022-03-18T00:08:24-04:00 CW2 Private RallyPoint Member 7579510

<div class="images-v2-count-0"></div>Sgt. Richmond, I agree with Cpl. Vic Burk below Who T-F Cares! Remember if he actually washed out of boot camp, he&#39;ll have a Govt. Issued DD Form -214! If so, then you have your answer. But, if this Guy persists... and I&#39;m really suspect, I&#39;ll through the course of several casual conversations inquire if their DD Form 216 (purposely miss numbered) has the Discharge Code: &quot;IMFL&quot;, because if it does, they&#39;re eligible for full VA Health care and possibly a new Vehicle! You&#39;d be surprised at how many of the jerks say yeah, it does. But I didn&#39;t know about all the free VA stuff! Wow thanks! LOL... FYI: the &quot;IMFL&quot; translation is: IMA-FN-LYR. Problem Solved!

2022-03-18T15:33:46-04:00 2022-03-18T15:33:46-04:00 CW2 Private RallyPoint Member 7579524

<div class="images-v2-count-0"></div>Sgt. Richmond, I agree with Cpl. Vic Burk below - Who T-F Cares! Remember if he actually washed out of boot camp, he&#39;ll have a Govt. Issued DD Form -214! If so, then you have your answer. But, if the Guy persists... and I&#39;m really suspect, I&#39;ll through the course of several casual conversations inquire if their DD Form 216 (purposely miss numbered) has the Discharge Code: &quot;IMFL&quot;, because if so they&#39;re eligible for full VA Health care and possibly a new Vehicle! You&#39;d be surprised at how many of the jerks say Yeah, it does... but I didn&#39;t know about all the free stuff! LOL... FYI: the &quot;IMFL&quot; translation is: IMA-FN-LYR. There&#39;s your answer - Problem Solved! Note: All my friends at the local VA CBOC know the code &quot;IMFL&quot; and have a ROFL moment when these jerks come in and claim it!

2022-03-18T15:42:50-04:00 2022-03-18T15:42:50-04:00 Lt Col Private RallyPoint Member 7580357

<div class="images-v2-count-0"></div>You don’t even get to take the pic until you complete all required training. Unlike some of the other services.

2022-03-19T07:49:45-04:00 2022-03-19T07:49:45-04:00 SPC Edwin Savoy 7581345

<div class="images-v2-count-0"></div>SPC Edwin Savoy 1 m<br />Cpl Vic Burk, I was the only recruit in my platoon with jump wings on his chest and 28 years old. I passed the primary PT test in boot camp at MCRD San Diego with a dislocating Shoulder. My platoon Sergeant Staff Sergeant Perry tried to make me Platoon Guide, and or Squad Leader, I refused, because I wouldn&#39;t bust heads(My Term). I did however teach the young men in my platoon their General Orders, Code of Conduct, Chain of Command, how to disassemble and reassemble an M14 without seeing it, and how to make a proper rack. I was sent to Balboa Navy Hospital to get my shoulder repaired. While there there the Navy Master Chief that was in charge naval and marine recruits recovering from what ever maladies they had., And while was there I learned that my &quot;Paltoon&quot; finished their training as #1 in the Training Regiment in late 1972 - early 1973. I got an Honorable Discharge with the MOS of 9900 Basic Marine, Did not complete Basic and though I did not receive my Eagle, Globe and Anchor, I still consider myself a MARINE!! So young man, I disagree with you as sometimes there are extenuating circumstances. Semper Fi!!!

2022-03-19T21:18:34-04:00 2022-03-19T21:18:34-04:00 SSG Robert Velasco 7584100

<div class="images-v2-count-0"></div>It&#39;s a sad sack moment for the washed out trainee! He can&#39;t prove he served and failing training is the sum of it all! Ignore him because he really has no story to speak of and you should not stoop to his level!

2022-03-21T18:38:48-04:00 2022-03-21T18:38:48-04:00 Sgt Peter McLaughlin 7584307

<div class="images-v2-count-0"></div>I would say that you would be correct in assuming stolen valor, being his less than desirable reputation and being he&#39;s a known liar. It&#39;s been a while, so pardon my lack of memory, but a DD-214 comes to mind. Maybe even (and most likely) a medical discharge paper? It&#39;s a total and complete insult upon all who have served and are currently serving when an individual commits stolen valor.

2022-03-21T20:48:35-04:00 2022-03-21T20:48:35-04:00 1SG Ernest Stull 7586480

<div class="images-v2-count-0"></div>I&gt;f he did not serve 180 days in the e military he is not a anybody. Ask him what is the first thing you do when you get off the bus at Paris Island. Remember yellow feet.

2022-03-23T07:42:09-04:00 2022-03-23T07:42:09-04:00 SSG Jim Whitt 7589083

<div class="images-v2-count-0"></div>There is no &quot;Almost Finishing&quot; boot camp.

2022-03-24T14:24:42-04:00 2022-03-24T14:24:42-04:00 Sgt Josh Hardy 7590858

<div class="images-v2-count-0"></div>A DD-214 is the surest way to prove any amount of service. I have a friend who completed boot camp, MCT, and got discharged in his MOS school for a previously unknown heart condition. He&#39;s still a Marine because he got through boot camp, and he&#39;s got a DD-214 (I believe it was an Admin Separation).

2022-03-25T15:26:11-04:00 2022-03-25T15:26:11-04:00 LCpl Mark Lefler 7590866

<div class="images-v2-count-0"></div>if he admits to washing out of basic, then he never really served. Going to basic isn&#39;t serving.

2022-03-25T15:33:20-04:00 2022-03-25T15:33:20-04:00 Sgt Frank Staples 7598147

<div class="images-v2-count-0"></div>Yeah, I have a friend who recently mentioned that he was a butterbar but he didn&#39;t serve as far as I know and he was enlisted...magical things do happen, I suppose.

2022-03-29T19:32:27-04:00 2022-03-29T19:32:27-04:00 SFC R. Lee Linebarger 7598639

<div class="images-v2-count-0"></div>There&#39;s always one or two that &quot;well I couldn&#39;t finish because....&quot; or &quot;I didn&#39;t pass...&quot; that will seek attention. I just generally ignore them and move on.<br /><br />I live near FT. Bragg, and see them come out the wood works on Veterans Day and Memorial Day at the resturaunts....some people have no sense of honor.

2022-03-30T02:46:29-04:00 2022-03-30T02:46:29-04:00 CPO Jack De Merit 7618402

<div class="images-v2-count-0"></div>If he did not finish Boot Camp, he did not serve. My son-in-law claims the same thing. He enlisted but washed out of Boot Camp. BUT, he thinks he was a Marine. I told him that he is full of it. Boot Camp is not serving as a Marine. Graduating from Boot Camp is serving as a Marine. I know a man who claims he lied about his age to get into WWII. If he got in just before the war ended, he had to serve for the Duration of the War plus 6 months. By some miracle, he managed to graduate with his original class. He doesn&#39;t know that I checked it out. Apparently it was not enough of a lie so he later claimed that he served IN Korea and IN Vietnam. He has never p[roved any of that to anyone who asked for proof. THAT IS A STOLEN VALOR CASE.

2022-04-10T18:21:29-04:00 2022-04-10T18:21:29-04:00 SgtMaj Private RallyPoint Member 7631031

<div class="images-v2-count-0"></div>Bottom line, regardless of circumstances this individual is not a United States Marine. He is not a member of the armed services. <br />Semper Fidelis.<br />SgtMaj Dan Miller<br />USMC (Ret)

2022-04-18T19:34:07-04:00 2022-04-18T19:34:07-04:00 SP5 Joe Hiddenname 7637736

<div class="images-v2-count-0"></div>Why waste your time on a loser?

2022-04-22T09:28:59-04:00 2022-04-22T09:28:59-04:00 Pvt Robert L. Lamoreaux 7638150

<div class="images-v2-count-0"></div>I&#39;m going tor reluctantly Comment. I enlisted in the Marine Corps in the Spring or Summer of 1963. I had a hearing loss at the time of my enlistment. I served - as a recruit - for half of my boot camp (6-1/2 or 7 weeks) and really struggled with close order drill. During that time I went through a significant mental and &quot;emotional&quot; change. [My test scores on the Morse code test were way below average because I could not hear the &quot;dots&quot;.] Because of my screwing up in COD, my DI sent me for a psych evaluation. My enlistment records (medical) were pulled. I should never have been accepted (due to my hearing loss) in the first place. Interestingly, I met a 16-year fellow in Casual Company (also awaiting discharge) who - due to a birth defect - was missing his right side chest muscle.) I received an Honorable Discharge. No, I wasn&#39;t a Marine but I did serve.

2022-04-22T12:59:12-04:00 2022-04-22T12:59:12-04:00 Sgt Tom Gainer 7638835

<div class="images-v2-count-0"></div>Did not graduate boot camp, he is NOT a Marine. It’s a title earned, never given, can’t be bought. This person is not a veteran in any universe I know of. Don’t waste any more time on this “want be” . Sad.

2022-04-22T20:55:50-04:00 2022-04-22T20:55:50-04:00 SPC Chris Ison 7639918

<div class="images-v2-count-0"></div>Technically, he is a veteran as a veteran is defined as:<br /><br />(2) The term “veteran” means a person who served in the active military, naval, air, or space service, and who was discharged or released therefrom under conditions other than dishonorable.<br /><br />Now, I am not sure what &#39;heart condition&#39; he was discharged for, but it should have been caught at MEPS. I find it hard to believe this guy would have an undiagnosed heart condition in the modern age.<br /><br />However, for me personally, if this guy started mouthing off about being a vet, I would tell him that no one with any honor would claim the title of Marine and veteran status from the Corps without passing the crucible. I would ride his ass derisively for falling out in Boot. He gets enough of this shit, he will stop.<br /><br />Now as far as &#39;stolen valor&quot; goes the only time this is relevant is when the guy is claiming to be a veteran to get something in return. And for a 10% discount at Home Depot this is not important; But for politicians it is.

2022-04-23T14:20:51-04:00 2022-04-23T14:20:51-04:00 SPC Robert Hendrickson 7640401

<div class="images-v2-count-0"></div>I agree with Cpl Burk .. he/she (the to-be Marine) was not in finishing the training then used to be Marine is not counted .. point-blank .. SERIOUSLY ..

2022-04-23T22:15:24-04:00 2022-04-23T22:15:24-04:00 PO3 Andrew Tuckett 7640731

<div class="images-v2-count-0"></div>It doesn&#39;t matter which branch of service or the reason. Washout is exactly that. He should not be making references at all. My daughter&#39;s ex washed out of Army boot. Then compiled a bunch of lies. Seems to be a pattern.

2022-04-24T06:53:58-04:00 2022-04-24T06:53:58-04:00 PFC Martin Potashner 7641049

<div class="images-v2-count-0"></div>ask for the first general order I have caught phoneys that way

2022-04-24T12:15:12-04:00 2022-04-24T12:15:12-04:00 SGT Bill Braniff 7641426

<div class="images-v2-count-0"></div>The best way is ask questions you know about the military. Chances are he’ll stumble. Ask what his MOS was. What units he served and where base camps were. <br />I’m a Vietnam Vet and there are a lot of posers out there since being a VN Vet became popular. It’s really pretty easy to spot one. If he’s walking around wearing medals report him. There are groups that look for phonies. Stolen Avalon. It’s a crime

2022-04-24T17:18:18-04:00 2022-04-24T17:18:18-04:00 SSG David Angell 7641822

<div class="images-v2-count-0"></div>He already told you that he &quot;almost graduated&quot;. And you pretty much know already about his reputation, being a known liar. So, as Cpl. Burk, said &#39;I wouldn&#39;t give this clown the time of day&quot;.<br />He is neither a &quot;Prior Marine, nor is he a &quot;Former Marine&quot;. He a wanna be, and failed at that too.

2022-04-24T21:06:00-04:00 2022-04-24T21:06:00-04:00 SPC Russell T. Andrews 7642701

<div class="images-v2-count-0"></div>Take it with a grain of salt! This maybe the only thing that this person has to hang onto. <br />I can give you reason to bad mouth the Crappy treatment I’ve received from the VA who should be held to a higher standards as a whole instead of singling out individuals! I served honorably and I can’t get through the BS to simply get a Veteran ID card even though I have given them every verifiable documentation they’ve asked for ! It’s a broken unreliable shame for representation for Veterans! Which one is worse as a whole?

2022-04-25T10:56:47-04:00 2022-04-25T10:56:47-04:00 SFC Private RallyPoint Member 7644867

<div class="images-v2-count-0"></div>Q: is this person representing themselves as a Marine or is trying to get some benefit by claiming he was a Marine? If he is not, it is not stolen valor. If he is just talking big story about boot camp, then he can because he did go (although not graduated). Marines are real picky though about the title Marine so he should not claim the title (that would be disrespectful).

2022-04-26T17:44:28-04:00 2022-04-26T17:44:28-04:00 CPL Tom Walker 7646423

<div class="images-v2-count-0"></div>I&#39;m not sure there&#39;s anything valorous about &quot;almost&quot; graduating from Marine boot camp. Another way of saying the same thing is &quot;He did not complete training and was discharged without completing any further service.&quot; No valor to be stolen because no service was performed.

2022-04-27T14:25:05-04:00 2022-04-27T14:25:05-04:00 PO1 Mike Wallace 7666094

<div class="images-v2-count-0"></div>Not to be blunt but it&#39;s none of your business unless he has requested membership in a VSO. If they have them they must provide a DD214 to be a mitted.

2022-05-08T20:10:51-04:00 2022-05-08T20:10:51-04:00 SFC Francisco Roman 7676892

<div class="images-v2-count-0"></div>Don&#39;t defamed this person, he has a real heart problem. Not all are able to complete boot camp, live life don&#39;t judge..

2022-05-14T20:30:53-04:00 2022-05-14T20:30:53-04:00 SGT Cy Sturgis 7683093

<div class="images-v2-count-0"></div>I have found the easiest way is to ask what their MOS was. If they can reasonably answer that question, ask what unit they were in. Not sure fire, but I have found it pretty reliable for the Army and USMC.

2022-05-18T14:09:44-04:00 2022-05-18T14:09:44-04:00 MSG Bob S 7684983

<div class="images-v2-count-0"></div>Is this really worth the time for a known liar?

2022-05-19T13:05:41-04:00 2022-05-19T13:05:41-04:00 SPC Robert Bowen 7685500

<div class="images-v2-count-0"></div>I know a guy who totally fits this description. He was my daughters softball coach and insisted everyone treat him with respect and call him Gunnie. He too never finished drill little lone Achieve the rank of Gunnery Sgt. What a piece of trash. I gave this guy a little bit of respect as my daughters coach until he made a comment to me one day about my 14 year old daughter and my girlfriends breasts in an inappropriate manner.

2022-05-19T18:09:04-04:00 2022-05-19T18:09:04-04:00 1SG James Kelly 7685654

<div class="images-v2-count-0"></div>You could ask some questions unless:<br />He is 75 years old<br />carry&#39;s his dog tag on his key chain so he can remember his name<br />so tone deft he can&#39;t tell Taps from To The Colors<br />looks like a hand grenade range at the end of the day<br />Keeps saying what<br />refers to you as a bumpy soldier (I married one, she put up with me for 43 years; I&#39;m just sitting around waiting for my transfer now)<br />demand to see his 214 (I just show my ID card - retired)<br />get his name and ssn check with a recruiter

2022-05-19T20:12:25-04:00 2022-05-19T20:12:25-04:00 Cpl David Fulks 7687802

<div class="images-v2-count-0"></div>Civilian

2022-05-21T03:42:18-04:00 2022-05-21T03:42:18-04:00 MSgt Mark Donaldson 7690523

<div class="images-v2-count-0"></div>Doesn’t make any difference if he washed out for medical or if he couldn’t handle it, he is NOT a veteran. Don’t bother wasting time with him.

2022-05-22T21:53:50-04:00 2022-05-22T21:53:50-04:00 SSG James Knopp 7690543

<div class="images-v2-count-0"></div>Who and what actually is the topic everyone is commenting on?

2022-05-22T22:05:55-04:00 2022-05-22T22:05:55-04:00 PV2 Mary Gilmartin 7690589

<div class="images-v2-count-0"></div>I am sure this happens a lot. My daughter&#39;s ex-boyfriend constantly tells everyone he was in the Navy. Of course I would expect someone who was Navy to be very proud of that. After a few months, his boasting became &#39;zealot like.&#39; I started having my doubts about his service so I started asking questions. He did not like me asking questions and he would either avoid answering them or just make up nonsense. I knew something was wrong when he complained about not being able to get medical care; when I asked him why he has not registered to get his medical care at the VA because he would have qualified for care because his income was below the poverty threshold. He then gave me an outrageous excuse and that is when I knew he was lying. <br /><br />I then found out that he was dishonorably discharged because he went AWOL while in basic training and then became a deserter. It actually disgusts me knowing how many times he would tell people that he is a &#39;Navy Man&#39; in attempts to get hand outs and freebies. At the time, he was young enough and strong enough to work but he chose instead to con people into giving him food and money because he would always boast that he is a veteran. The reason he left Basic Training was because he wanted to go to a family reunion not too long after arriving at basic training. How many people in Basic Training can take leave unless it is a dire emergency? I think the answer would be none, correct? Sorry for my rant and thanks for reading.

2022-05-22T22:49:19-04:00 2022-05-22T22:49:19-04:00 SFC Tracy Donahoo 7691129

<div class="images-v2-count-0"></div>So he confesses to trying but failing?<br /><br />He’s done more than most.<br /><br />Unless he’s portraying himself as heroic, which doesn’t seem to be the case, why does it matter?

2022-05-23T08:45:40-04:00 2022-05-23T08:45:40-04:00 SFC Howard Holmes 7692631

<div class="images-v2-count-0"></div>Ask him if he required a waiver at MEPS, and if not, how he got in with the condition? Ask him what MEPS stands for as an acronym. Ask him specifically what rank is Drill Sgt. was. If he was a Marine, he would know they refer to them as Drill Instructors and should respond with, my drill instructor was Gunnery Sgt. Jones, or Staff Sgt. Smith. Ask him where he went to boot camp - USMC has only Camp Pendleton, Ca., and Paris Island, SC. Then ask simple questions, such as, when marching, which foot do the Marines step off with? Ask him if he was processed for a fraudulent enlistment. Overall, since he didn&#39;t even graduate boot camp, let him live his little fantasy, and I&#39;d leave it alone, but that&#39;s me.

2022-05-24T00:22:53-04:00 2022-05-24T00:22:53-04:00 PO3 Bri Morris 7694199

<div class="images-v2-count-0"></div>Almost doesn’t cut it. This “gentleman” is exactly that, a gentleman. He is not a Marine and that’s okay. However, tbh, he may be mentally unfit (heart condition? Wink wink, nudge nudge) so please be careful around him and if he has weapons or is involved in gang or extremist activity please at least call your local va center and say something. Please, never be the last one with a secret. Stay safe out there, ma’am.

2022-05-25T01:43:42-04:00 2022-05-25T01:43:42-04:00 SSG David Harper 7694344

<div class="images-v2-count-0"></div>Stolen Valor boils down to someone lying about military service for financial gain. I ran across someone who said &quot;I almost graduated boot camp but was medically discharged due to an injury. I&#39;m a Marine.&quot; Well, no, you&#39;re not. Period. <br /><br />People parading around in uniform are just being clowns does not constitute stolen valor. They are clowns, pure and simple, and not worthy of my time to engage.

2022-05-25T06:03:21-04:00 2022-05-25T06:03:21-04:00 SFC S.t. Helms (Ret) 7695920

<div class="images-v2-count-0"></div>Let it go

2022-05-25T21:53:13-04:00 2022-05-25T21:53:13-04:00 TSgt Richard Huth Sr. 9039612

<div class="images-v2-count-0"></div>Is there a way to verify, online that someone served? Reason I ask is we have a Chairperson in charge of a political county party saying he served but refuses to answer any questions about it. He just doesn&#39;t show any leadership qualities we a learned why serving!

2025-11-06T10:32:39-05:00 2025-11-06T10:32:39-05:00 1SG John Millan 9041144

<div class="images-v2-count-0"></div>Personnel record center? Did-214 is a public record with a few redactions.

2025-11-10T22:10:43-05:00 2025-11-10T22:10:43-05:00 2021-06-01T11:10:55-04:00