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From one of your links, it sounded like he was in a sort of provisional status when he retired which was later revoked when he failed to complete the requirements. If that understanding is accurate, then the way that passage is written is also technically accurate though it does appear to be misleading.
A veteran can use the title of the rank that they held on the day they last served. If Walz retired as a command sergeant major and was demoted after the fact, then he can legitimately use the title of command sergeant major (retired) unless the demotion is related to disciplinary action. In this case, Walz earned the promotion while serving honorably; any additional requirements that follow do not take away from his achievements.
Actually? The very worst thing about Tim Walz are all of his progressive far left policies. The Harris/Walz ticket is the most progressively far left nomination ticket that the Democratic Party has ever had in my opinion.
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I’m willing to entertain the claim that he fudged his rank, but claiming that he “abandoned” his men by retiring nearly a year before they deployed is pretty gross.Walz apparently fudged details of service in Army National Guard, prompting accusations of 'stolen valor' | Blaze Media
'He abandoned his fellow soldiers.'
The promotion was first earned. Command sergeant major leadership development courses follow promotion and depending on the unit, a Tactical Commanders Development Program or Brigade Combat Team Commanders Development Course may also be a requirement. Walz retired from the National Guard before completing these courses, so he was demoted for retirement benefit purposes. He was a Command Sergeant Major on his last day of service, so he is eligible for the Command Sergeant Major (Retired) title.
Walz was promoted to Command Sergeant Major in September 2004 and was a Command Sergeant Major on the day he retired. He would have had to complete the required courses, training, and meet time requirements to be eligible for retirement as a Command Sergeant Major. He retired before meeting these requirements, but this doesn't change the fact that he served as a Command Sergeant Major and earned the right to be titled as such.
This claim that Walz abandoned his Battalion is being made based upon the words and writings of two retired Command Sergeant Majors from the Minnesota Army National Guard. I believe that those 2 men know Tim Walz a LOT BETTER than anyone of us can know him.
Recently, I got promoted to SFC. However, I will not be allowed to call myself a retired SFC unless I fulfill at least a total of 3 years of time in service as a SFC.
That’s nice. If there’s more to it, they’ve done and exceedingly poor job of articulating their issues with him. As it is, it comes off as partisan moaning. People retire from the military all the time. Some middle aged guy with other ambitions who already retired doesn’t want to get to deployed into a garbage war? Good for him. Go home.
He served as a high-ranking, non-commissioned officer in a field artillery regiment — damaging his ear and hearing to the point of necessitating surgery, according to medical records obtained by Minnesota Public Radio — and reached the rank of command sergeant major. However, he retired one rank lower as a master sergeant “for benefit purposes because he did not complete additional coursework at the U.S. Army Sergeants Major Academy,” Army Lt. Col. Kristen Augé, a spokesperson for the Minnesota National Guard, told Spectrum News in a statement.
