Stolen Valor: The Military Perspective

Does anyone know any stolen valor investigators? Please send me contact info.

I recently moved to a new area with husband and was immediately introduced to a person' named Mr. Fix-it. My plates are Army Vet and this Mr.Fix-it began to tell me his military service story. This person was three weeks into basic when he was pulled out to become a sharpshooter in Afghanistan in the late 70's, end of service he got out after that. He gets work in the community by retelling this story. Have I missed something? I did boot in 81 and nobody was that kind of special! I never said a word about my service time to this person, just listened and walked.

are You allowed to look up if someone completed training you think is stolen valor if you have a secret clearance. I’m NG and my manager has a cac saying she’s in the military and one of the first girls to complete infantry school. Even tho her CAC expired seven years ago but apparently she’s still a first Sgt in the NG

That's great , can you merge mine please

So the other day the hubs(Navy Vet turned reservist) and I(Navy Vet) were walking through Rural King and we let this gentlemen(motorcycle vests decked out in Vietnam patches) pass us as we were crossing the aisle... well my husband said after you sir(southern charmer he is) and the guy responded "oh you don't have to sir me I'm just a Sargent" well we understood the joke and kinda laughed it off and my husband thanked him and I graciously nodded in agreement, but the guy preceded to ask us if we had ever heard of "the Vietnam Billy the Kid" we said no... he then preceded to tell us about how he single handily drove on secret missions and that Putins secret police(even though Putin didn't play apart in Vietnam and was only a small child during Vietnam) had been after him (At this point ive checked out of the conversation while my husband was desperately trying to make his way out of it~Im a bit of an asshole when it comes to situations like this

I still believe those who are caught in one of their "I really wish I was this guy" scams should get their wish. A judge should sentence them to a tour of basic military training. They would have to complete the entire course or face jail time. I would also let each DI know ahead of time who would be joining their class. That should make for an interesting dialogue? I would advocate literally every time they are caught in their masquerade, they serve another 90 days. What do you think?

WARNING!!!! This man is a CON ARTIST, SCAMMER and THIEF!! He conned a friend and STOLE LOTS OF MONEY FROM her!! She met him at the Copperhead Run Rally in Spavinaw, OK ...June 4th-7th. He tells everyone he is a 2 Star General named Jim Davis. He also tells people he is an Airborne Ranger, Green Beret and Special Forces. These are ALL LIES from what other vets have told her!! He tells people he is on General Dempsey's staff at the Pentagon and that he is active retired 34 years in the Army. He also claims he has a house in Key Largo, Florida, 5 motorcycles, a Ferrari; he's on a kidnap list, has 4 purple hearts, a silver star and passed up Brigadier General rank 3 times. He likes to brag about himself and everything is told with monitory value, like his $800,000 house, his $178,000 a year pension, his Bulova watch etc. He claims he has to take a lie detector test every year and he brags about the posh suites that he stays in that "we" as tax payers are paying for. When people come up to shake his hand and they say Thank You For Your Service, he says...Thank You For Paying My Salary. He is, in her opinion one of the worst kinds of criminals. Why? Because he acts like an Officer and a gentleman. He is a wolf in sheep’s clothing. He is courteous, polite and very charming. He has interesting stories and everyone wants to hear them. All of the military guys at this motorcycle rally would come up to meet him and shake his hand. The guys in the different clubs were impressed with his status and stature and seemed honored to be talking to a 2 star General in the Army. Everyone believed his stories and none of them questioned his integrity or the fact that he might not be who he says he is. All he drinks is diet coke but veterans would come up to him and buy him a beer just to talk to him. He is VERY GOOD at conning people and I can't believe I was SO STUPID! He knows how to work people. He says his sister mother and daughter all died of Cancer. He says the tattoo on his right arm was the dying wish of his 4 year old daughter. It says "Property of Beverly". ( I don't believe there ever was a daughter). He says he went to MIT and has an IQ of 188. He is very charming BUT that is the way he schemes and cons people. She has found out recently that a lot of people have been scammed. She's not alone. If it seems to good to be true...IT IS!! This guy is a PROFESSIONAL CON ARTIST. It may not be illegal to impersonate a person in the military but it is ILLEGAL to impersonate an General Officer who apparently has many awards for Valor for the purpose of stealing money. Today she will be contacting the local Police and the FBI and filing a report/complaint. . He NEEDS TO BE STOPPED!! Other things you might see. When his phone rings he always has it on vibrate but he wears ear buds when talking on the phone. If you're lucky he might even show you his phone when it's ringing, it says Gen. Dempsey calling. He also says he has worked at the Pentagon and he showed us his CIA "card" on his phone that has his name, picture and a bar code on it. PLEASE SHARE THIS POST with everybody you know, motorcyclists, military, clubs etc. I'm sure he is stealing from someone else as we speak. He goes by General Jim Davis. His dog tags say Jim C Davis. He has 2 stars on his Goldwing a special forces patch, airborne patch and green beret patch all on his bike. His license plate number is 4985LR Florida plates. She will be printing up flyers with his pictures and info on it and putting them everywhere. **He said he will be in Sturgis at the rally this summer. If anyone knows this man and can shed some light on exactly who he is and what his military background is please post the information here. Thank You.

From AZ Central - 4:55 p.m. MST June 2, 2015

Our View: Real veterans don't ride out their service on an inactive list.
jeff dial

State Sen. Jeff Dial serves his legislative district well.

He has shown courage on difficult issues, standing up to a governor of his own party on the budget. Reflecting his moderate district, he voted for Medicaid expansion and against anti-immigration bills, knowing they were sure to bring primary challenges from his right. He stood strong for what he believed.

But it is a stretch to say he acquired these characteristics via military service, as he did in his campaign for the Senate last year. Dial may technically meet the definition of a veteran, but just barely.

As The Arizona Republic's Rob O'Dell reported, Dial joined the U.S. Army Reserve in 1996 and was still a private first class when he was honorably discharged eight years later. Unable to meet weight requirements, he was transferred to the inactive list after four years for "unsatisfactory participation."

In the public mind, a veteran is someone who served as part of a unit and, if it came, answered the call to be deployed overseas. He or she was someone ready to take up arms against the nation's enemies. That would be people like U.S. Reps. Ruben Gallego and Martha McSally, state Rep. Sonny Borrelli, who served 22 years as a Marine or Sen. David Bradley, an eight-year Navy veteran.

Not someone who rode out his service on an inactive list.

Yet Dial calls himself a "veteran of the U.S. Army Reserve" on his legislative bio. He is a member of the Legislature's veteran caucus, though Borrelli says he rarely shows. Perhaps he knows he doesn't belong with people who really served in the military.

If he does, he needs to drop all the references to being a veteran. It is a stretch too far even for a politician.

http://www.azcentral.com/story/opinion/editorial/2015/06/02/dial-stretches-call-veteran/28381909/