Navy Seal Imposter

NeonSamurai · 01-04-14, 02:40 PM

I have to say watching the footage of him "in action" at his school was pretty funny, funny bad. I especially love the bit where he enters a room completely incorrectly, turns around 180, and shoots the cardboard baddy behind him, while vocalizing what he was doing as instructions (which in reality would be a good way to get shot repeatedly in the back). His knife fighting skill is equally horrid.

I sort of feel bad for the people he defrauded, but they had to have been rather stupid to believe half of what he was saying, particularly as what he was saying doesn't make any sense when put together. But throw greed into it and people throw sense to the wind, which is exactly how con-artists operate. If it seems too good to be true, it probably isn't.

<Edit> Since I guess no one reads the main page here, here is the link.
http://abcnews.go.com/US/exposing-na...ry?id=21403794

Admiral Halsey · 01-04-14, 02:41 PM

Link?

Jimbuna · 01-04-14, 02:43 PM

I doubt anyone will disagree or otherwise with you....unless you post a link

Moonlight · 01-04-14, 03:08 PM

This is the imposter. http://abcnews.go.com/US/exposing-na...ry?id=21403794

Jimbuna · 01-04-14, 03:17 PM

Walter Mitty more like

Stealhead · 01-04-14, 05:52 PM

I see another mistake on his fake DD214 line number 19.That line is the person rank and grade at the start of their most recent enlistment period if they ever re-enlisted it say E-1 which is not possible because there is no 34 year long enlistment period they they range from 4 years to 6 years currently.Some branches offer a two year term or used to but the 4 and 6 year terms have been standard since at least the early 90's.

Another mistake is in section 22 he has 0 years of foreign service listed oops also 0 years sea service for most people in the Navy especially a SEAL is literally impossible.An E-9 SEAL ought to have a few thousand sea miles at least.

A third mistake is his last duty station it says Panama well the US military has not had a permanent base in Panama since 1999 yet he was discharged in 2009 so he some managed to stay in a none existent command for 10 years.

I love DD214s I have refused to hire people more than once because they lied to me and then where too stupid to realize that I can simply read their DD214.Best not make a bogus claim about your military service cause I'll ask for your DD214 I find out if you are lying to me.

CaptainMattJ. · 01-04-14, 09:34 PM

He sounded like a fake right off the bat. "Serving from the jungles of vietnam to the caves of afghanistan"? Pablo escobar and osama bin laden? Really? He probably wouldve been better off being humble about it and not a showboat.

ETR3(SS) · 01-05-14, 02:18 AM

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Originally Posted by Stealhead

Another mistake is in section 22 he has 0 years of foreign service listed oops also 0 years sea service for most people in the Navy especially a SEAL is literally impossible.An E-9 SEAL ought to have a few thousand sea miles at least.

You'd be surprised, I knew an AO1 (E-6) that never saw a flight deck.

Onkel Neal · 01-06-14, 08:50 AM

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Originally Posted by NeonSamurai

<Edit> Since I guess no one reads the main page here, here is the link.
http://abcnews.go.com/US/exposing-na...ry?id=21403794

The main page gets a pretty hefty load of views, what makes you think no one reads it?

Schroeder · 01-06-14, 09:11 AM

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Originally Posted by Neal Stevens

The main page gets a pretty hefty load of views, what makes you think no one reads it?

Because I don't....

Jimbuna · 01-06-14, 10:23 AM

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Originally Posted by Schroeder

Because I don't....

Yeah but you've a valid excuse...you can't read

Schroeder · 01-06-14, 11:12 AM

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Originally Posted by Jimbuna

Yeah but you've a valid excuse...you can't read

I will totally report this post to a moderator...oh... wait....nevermind.

NeonSamurai · 01-06-14, 05:36 PM

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Originally Posted by Neal Stevens

The main page gets a pretty hefty load of views, what makes you think no one reads it?

Cause I had to edit my post and put a link in, as no one seemed to know what I was talking about, even though the story was on the main page. So naturally I had to tease them about it.

Clyde00 · 02-03-14, 02:32 AM

Just stumbled across the 20\20 vid and saw this post here at subsim.

Was glad to see that it was Shipley who busted him.

That guy needs to be prosecuted for not only his scams but his use of the US armed forces for personal profit. Wasn't too bright though. It's not like there are 20,000 Navy Seals. What an idiot.

vanjast · 02-03-14, 05:40 PM

We call them recces over here. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/South_A...Special_Forces You could spot them a mile away.. maybe the public is generally stupid. My elder second cousin was one, he was my Matric maths teacher as well as my Applied Maths lecturer (Professor) at Uni, sometime later. I always knew something wasn't right with him.. and we had a long chat at uni one day... I think that made a difference for him. I still respect his vow of silence ??

01-04-14, 02:40 PM	#1
NeonSamurai Ocean Warrior Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Socialist Republic of Kanadia Posts: 3,044 Downloads: 25 Uploads: 0	Navy Seal Imposter I have to say watching the footage of him "in action" at his school was pretty funny, funny bad. I especially love the bit where he enters a room completely incorrectly, turns around 180, and shoots the cardboard baddy behind him, while vocalizing what he was doing as instructions (which in reality would be a good way to get shot repeatedly in the back). His knife fighting skill is equally horrid. I sort of feel bad for the people he defrauded, but they had to have been rather stupid to believe half of what he was saying, particularly as what he was saying doesn't make any sense when put together. But throw greed into it and people throw sense to the wind, which is exactly how con-artists operate. If it seems too good to be true, it probably isn't. <Edit> Since I guess no one reads the main page here, here is the link. http://abcnews.go.com/US/exposing-na...ry?id=21403794 __________________ SH3 Newbie Guide Links and other helpfull stuff Last edited by NeonSamurai; 01-04-14 at 03:15 PM.

01-04-14, 02:43 PM	#3
Jimbuna Chief of the Boat Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: 250 metres below the surface Posts: 190,788 Downloads: 63 Uploads: 13	I doubt anyone will disagree or otherwise with you....unless you post a link __________________ Wise men speak because they have something to say; Fools because they have to say something. Oh my God, not again!!

01-04-14, 03:17 PM	#5
Jimbuna Chief of the Boat Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: 250 metres below the surface Posts: 190,788 Downloads: 63 Uploads: 13	Walter Mitty more like __________________ Wise men speak because they have something to say; Fools because they have to say something. Oh my God, not again!!

01-04-14, 05:52 PM	#6
Stealhead Navy Seal Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Kentucky Posts: 5,421 Downloads: 85 Uploads: 0	I see another mistake on his fake DD214 line number 19.That line is the person rank and grade at the start of their most recent enlistment period if they ever re-enlisted it say E-1 which is not possible because there is no 34 year long enlistment period they they range from 4 years to 6 years currently.Some branches offer a two year term or used to but the 4 and 6 year terms have been standard since at least the early 90's. Another mistake is in section 22 he has 0 years of foreign service listed oops also 0 years sea service for most people in the Navy especially a SEAL is literally impossible.An E-9 SEAL ought to have a few thousand sea miles at least. A third mistake is his last duty station it says Panama well the US military has not had a permanent base in Panama since 1999 yet he was discharged in 2009 so he some managed to stay in a none existent command for 10 years. I love DD214s I have refused to hire people more than once because they lied to me and then where too stupid to realize that I can simply read their DD214.Best not make a bogus claim about your military service cause I'll ask for your DD214 I find out if you are lying to me. Last edited by Stealhead; 01-04-14 at 06:03 PM.

01-04-14, 09:34 PM	#7
CaptainMattJ. The Old Man Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: Sin City Posts: 1,364 Downloads: 55 Uploads: 0	He sounded like a fake right off the bat. "Serving from the jungles of vietnam to the caves of afghanistan"? Pablo escobar and osama bin laden? Really? He probably wouldve been better off being humble about it and not a showboat. __________________ A popular Government without popular information nor the means of acquiring it, is but a Prologue to a Farce or a Tragedy or perhaps both. Knowledge will forever govern ignorance, and a people who mean to be their own Governors must arm themselves with the power knowledge gives - James Madison

01-04-14, 02:41 PM	#2
Admiral Halsey Best Admiral in the USN Join Date: Apr 2013 Location: USS Enterprise (CV-6) Posts: 1,740 Downloads: 317 Uploads: 0	Link?

01-04-14, 03:08 PM	#4
Moonlight Ocean Warrior Join Date: Dec 2010 Location: Fookhall Copse Posts: 2,522 Downloads: 184 Uploads: 0	This is the imposter. http://abcnews.go.com/US/exposing-na...ry?id=21403794

02-03-14, 02:32 AM	#14
Clyde00 Mate Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Derby City in Kentucky Posts: 53 Downloads: 182 Uploads: 0	Just stumbled across the 20\20 vid and saw this post here at subsim. Was glad to see that it was Shipley who busted him. That guy needs to be prosecuted for not only his scams but his use of the US armed forces for personal profit. Wasn't too bright though. It's not like there are 20,000 Navy Seals. What an idiot.

02-03-14, 05:40 PM	#15
vanjast Sea Lord Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Somewhere else now Posts: 1,740 Downloads: 825 Uploads: 4	We call them recces over here. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/South_A...Special_Forces You could spot them a mile away.. maybe the public is generally stupid. My elder second cousin was one, he was my Matric maths teacher as well as my Applied Maths lecturer (Professor) at Uni, sometime later. I always knew something wasn't right with him.. and we had a long chat at uni one day... I think that made a difference for him. I still respect his vow of silence ??