so you done a bit more digging and realised your first line was wrong as he was only provisionally given it provided he passed the criteria which he never didThe US Army's official newspaper says he was a command sergeant major btw. I'm going to trust them to get that stuff right.
Walz credits National Guard service with sharpening leadership skills he hopes to use as vice president
Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz has long credited his Army National Guard service with developing his leadership capabilities, skills he hopes to take to the White House as Vice President Kamala Harris’ running mate.www.stripes.com
Apparently he reverted to a lower rank at retirement as he hadn't been in grade long enough to cover all the promotion paperwork and qualifications. Typical army *******s.
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another one not following the thread , the link was given pages ago and in his own words do keep up
from stars and stripes .I'm giving you the information direct from the Minnesota National Guard. Whether you understand it is a different matter. What it actually means is that he was serving as a command sergeant major when he retired. But after he retired, for pension and benefits purposes, he was still on the rank of master sergeant. Make of that what you will. I don't know how serious it is. I know Vance will try to contrast it with his six months writing press releases.
“I’m a retired sergeant major in the Army and the Army National Guard,” he told a group of voters in the latter video. Though Walz did achieve the rank of command sergeant major, it was a provisional rank until he completed required coursework for senior leaders, National Guard officials said. He did not do so by the time he departed the military, and his retirement rank reverted to master sergeant on May 15, 2005, officials said. Walz retired the next day.
Read more at: https://www.stripes.com/theaters/us/2024-08-07/tim-walz-national-guard-record-scrutiny-14785194.html
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So there you have it before he retired he had returned to his original rank not afterwards .
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593 and denso repeated it in 604
speaking about weapons of war i see the usual one has been triggered
Let's just say that is true. Does it matter. Nobody is denying that he served as a command sergeant major. Whether or nor it is absolutely 100% technically correct to say he is a "retired sergeant major", he is still a retired soldier with 24 years service who served as a command sergeant major. Is there any chance you are blowing this out of proportion?
nope in the military it is one of the worst things you can do is to boast about being to war when you havent and saying you are a rank that your not . Dont forget guys in his unit died in Iraq on deployment that he skipped but gives speeches saying he has been to war , an absolute no no which is why its causing such a stir over the water
I've known some people who left UK forces and were given a terminal promotion, possibly to help their pension. One had been "Acting Unpaid" and wore the badges and served in that rank, without having received the substantive promotion, but got it on leaving.
Otherwise, I suppose he could have been described as "served as"
Otherwise, I suppose he could have been described as "served as"
Was it in a war type situation? It can happen. One of my grandads - temporary corporal in a now rather earlier war.
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