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Originally Posted by ET2SN
I just watched the speeches at the Philly rally. 
Someone posted here  that Walz bailed out on his troops prior to a deployment to Iraq. The truth was that he retired from the National Guard as a Command Master Sargent after 24 years of service. Some of you may understand that you can retire after 20 years and that Command Master Sargents usually don't go charging into enemy machine gun nests. 
I like this guy. The troll farms will be ramping up about "things they heard" in the coming weeks but I think he's earned a little more respect than that.  |
Wrong again
Stolen Valor is looking into it so far this what they found:
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He did hold the rank of CSM, but was subsequently reduced and receives retired pay for the rank of MSG. There were no disciplinary reasons for the reduction.
According to the PAO for the Minnesota National Guard, they said it is legitimate for Walz to say he served as a CSM. They said the rank changed because Walz retired before completing coursework at the U.S. Army Sergeants Major Academy along with other requirements associated with his promotion.
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I’ll keep you posted as more is released
He has also admitted to bailing out from deployment to work in politics.
No big hero, just someone who was frocked, bailed to seek politics and retired pay grade lower because he did complete the necessary requirements.