A guy has started showing up in our Church, talking about how he is a former Special Forces soldier. He wears a green beret, and even wear the hat indoors, wears it during Church services. He wears a beret that doesnt seem to be a regulation issue beret. It has a big gold star embroidered on the portion that sits over his right ear. He has talked about being a Clinical Psychologist at the local VA Hospital. Well that turned out to be a complete lie. I emailed the VA Hospital, and they replied that no one by the name he has given us has ever been employed by the VA System, and he is not employed by the Ann Arbor, Detroit, Allen Park, and Saginaw ( all VA hospitals in Michigan). Then, also, Stanford University and the Univ of Michigan have both confirmed that he was never a PhD student in their University.
Guy has given us many stories which we cannot verify, I am quite sure that his status as a former Special Forces soldier is also in question.
So how do you all think I should proceed to find out more? Also , could you let me know if there is anyone I can contact to report that it is a case of stolen valor?
Thank you very much .
-Sid

He is very much full of shit.

NO former Special Forces Soldier is going to walk around wearing an actual green beret unless it was for a parade or something.

This guy is a wanker and a wannabe looking for attention.

Sounds like a Recon Ranger.

I wouldn't bother, the guy is completely full of it.

I might be mistaken but I am pretty sure there is no way in hell a former service member would wear his cover indoors (never mind strutting around with a green beret). I have friends who have been out of the military for decades and they still remove their cover at the door.

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Originally posted by sidss1:
A guy has started showing up in our Church, talking about how he is a former Special Forces soldier. He wears a green beret, and even wear the hat indoors, wears it during Church services. He wears a beret that doesnt seem to be a regulation issue beret. It has a big gold star embroidered on the portion that sits over his right ear.

Just from that I can tell you he's not a real Special Forces soldier. That's just....not how they work.

You can Request a limited copy of a person's military service records here: https://www.archives.gov/perso...r/ompf-access-public

I've never actually seen what the redacted DD-214 has on it, but from your description I doubt the individual actually served, so that would solve your question. If a record does show up see if it has his awards and badges on it.

Get a small box, such as a cigar box or children’s shoe box.

Walk up to him, smile, and tell him you’ve found a great way to save money on funerals.

He’ll ask what and why.


Then tell him when he dies, instead of buying a full size casket, you’ll just make sure he gets an enema instead of embalming and then he’ll fit in this little box.

Hand him the box, laugh, and walk off.

Bye asshole!


And to answer your question, I’d email Don Shipley and ask him if could advise you on how to find out about other military branch services. I’m sure he can direct you. Link is on his website. Google it.

Good luck to you.

Because of what I do for a living, I have the honor of knowing a handful of former SOCOM. None of them strut around talking about being former SEALs, Rangers or Green Berets- none of them. When you first get to know them, they will gladly tell you about their service and in which branch, but that's usually about it unless you probe them. If your discussion goes in the direction of what they did in the military, you may discover their Spec Ops service when you get to about the 3rd or 4th question, but you are probably going to need to ask.

Your guy is already a liar about his profession. You can be fairly confident he's lying about being a Green Beret too.



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I have worn my beret exactly one time since separating from the service. This was when he was commissioned and I gave him his first NCO salute and he gave me a silver dollar.


And no, my beret does not haven gold star on it.

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Originally posted by rusbro:
Sounds like a Recon Ranger.

I'd say he is probably a phony top to bottom. You've already caught him in a few other lies, that should tell the story.

Yep, he is lying. No group guy acts like that and no Soldier wears a beret if they don't have to, and never indoors.

Sounds like a huge Douche Canoe.

Well there is the Stolen Valor Act, if you want to take it far enough to get the feds involved.

Link

Having known some folks who are the genuine article, just the way he's acting means that he surely isn't.

Ask him if his code name was Agent Orange back when he was stationed in PoonTang.

Personally, I'd just avoid the guy and not seek to get involved with his attention-grabbing efforts. You're in church, after all. "Hate the sin, love the sinner."

I've known one ex Sf over the years, an old co-worker. I heard second hand from the person who hired him, he confirmed it one afternoon.

He is pretty quiet on his time in the service. Case in point. As we no longer work together but still talk from to time I mentioned one day that I had gotten a CMP Garand and we had to get together and shoot it sometime. About a month or so later he came to my work and dropped a Garand bayonet on the counter in front of me. Well back and forth we talked and he said "For your Garand" and I thanked him.

As our banter went further he said that he carried that in Vietnam. I was quite taken aback by that, that he would give it to me. He said that he knew I would appreciate it and it belonged with a Garand, not sitting on a shelf alone.

Have this made into a greeting card and the next time he starts blathering his male bovine fecal matter, give it to him...

Just hearing the story, I am certain he is 100% full of shit. Period.