Posted on Mar 23, 2015
Stolen Valor - Outrage Over Stolen Valor Prompts Bill in Massachusetts
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The bill introduced by Westfield state Rep. John Velis, a U.S. Army Reserves captain who served in Afghanistan, would make such misrepresentations punishable by up to a year in jail and/or a $1,000 fine.
"When you're doing it for financial gain, whether it's a veteran's discount at a store or a special rate on a loan, that should be a crime," Velis said.
The bill -- one of the strongest versions of the federal c in the nation -- is gaining the support of local veterans, who say it addresses a growing problem documented in YouTube videos of veterans outing wannabes seeking discounts and attention.
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http://www.military.com/daily-news/2015/03/23/outrage-over-stolen-valor-prompts-bill-in-massachusetts.html
"When you're doing it for financial gain, whether it's a veteran's discount at a store or a special rate on a loan, that should be a crime," Velis said.
The bill -- one of the strongest versions of the federal c in the nation -- is gaining the support of local veterans, who say it addresses a growing problem documented in YouTube videos of veterans outing wannabes seeking discounts and attention.
Read the entire article here:
http://www.military.com/daily-news/2015/03/23/outrage-over-stolen-valor-prompts-bill-in-massachusetts.html
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Damn. It' General Admiral Commandant President and Dictator for life. And if I'm reading the awards correctly, he may have been shot at scuba school? And his tie is crooked.
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I usually just laugh at turds who try stolen valor, but the guy in the picture in the USAF uniform needs punched in the face. What a jack wagon. We had one of our guys in BCT go home on leave and had SGM stripes sewn on his uniform, he wasn't even an E-2. He got caught and WHEW, he had the book thrown at him.
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Anyone who poses as a past or present member of the military should be arrested, and face the same consequences as someone pretending to be a law enforcement officer. The oath taken is sacred to those raising their right hand, willing to give their full measure. That oath should never be marginalized, falsely claimed, hijacked by anyone who never raised a hand.
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The guy in the picture in this article looks like what I heard called "PX Ranger" Someone wearing all the medals he never earned.
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That's quite a lot of ribbons , and he doesnt even have a proper ribbon holder for all of em, plus they are not even in the correct order.i suggest 10 years in jail would be great
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Correct me if I'm wrong, but I don't think service members get overtime. Take your monthly payments and average it by 4.3 weeks in a month and then divide it by 168 hours in a week. Now tell me if you are overpaid. Include the fact that the job you are doing can get you killed.
Heres a scenario for you. Let's say you are a squad leader or platoon sergeant in charge of a unit, and the commanding general is coming for an inspection Monday at 7 AM. All of your troops are out doing something else. Will you get out the floor scrubber and wax the barracks right before inspection? You know you will because you want a good grade on the barracks. It doesn't matter if its 3 AM. This scenario is part of my point.
I've had similar scenarios as an MHW for the Department of Mental Health. I've scrubbed floors at 3 AM on my unit when we know that the Joint Commission is coming soon. We have no housekeepers on 11 to 7 that work the units with scrubbers as the patients need to sleep. Any cleaning of smaller areas is done by hand. Only two housekeepers do the hallways with floor machines.
My lead MHW is like we have the cleanest unit, and it will stay that way. So if I have to do a housekeeper's job on short notice, it gets done.
Heres a scenario for you. Let's say you are a squad leader or platoon sergeant in charge of a unit, and the commanding general is coming for an inspection Monday at 7 AM. All of your troops are out doing something else. Will you get out the floor scrubber and wax the barracks right before inspection? You know you will because you want a good grade on the barracks. It doesn't matter if its 3 AM. This scenario is part of my point.
I've had similar scenarios as an MHW for the Department of Mental Health. I've scrubbed floors at 3 AM on my unit when we know that the Joint Commission is coming soon. We have no housekeepers on 11 to 7 that work the units with scrubbers as the patients need to sleep. Any cleaning of smaller areas is done by hand. Only two housekeepers do the hallways with floor machines.
My lead MHW is like we have the cleanest unit, and it will stay that way. So if I have to do a housekeeper's job on short notice, it gets done.
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it takes a special kind of person to pretend to be something that they are not. I think it should be a misdemeanor- like impersonation of a police officer. There should also be a public shaming along with a fine.
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