Then: Phony veterans . . . Now: Phony soldiers

[unhappycamper]

Jesse Bernard Johnston III, 26, wears a Marine dress uniform with ribbons and medals even though records show he never served in the Marine Corps. An Associated Press investigation has found that, despite not having a military background, Johnston was able to join the Army Reserve in February and was given the rank of sergeant.


Texas man faked way into Army as an NCO
By Danny Robbins - The Associated Press
Posted : Friday May 21, 2010 7:22:50 EDT

FORT WORTH, Texas — A Texas man with no military experience managed to trick the Army into letting him enter a reserve unit as a noncommissioned officer earlier this year, putting an untrained soldier in a leadership position in a time of war, an Associated Press investigation has found.

The revelation comes just months after the Army drew criticism for failing to flag the suspicious activities of the Army psychiatrist now charged with killing 13 and wounding dozens of others at Fort Hood.

The case, detailed in court records and other documents examined by the AP, raises more questions about the Army's ability to vet soldiers' backgrounds as it faces continued pressure from Congress over its screening and records system. While the soldier never deployed overseas, some say the case demonstrates how easily someone could pose as a member of the U.S. military.

Jesse Bernard Johnston III, 26, joined the Army Reserve in February as a sergeant and was assigned to the Corps Support Airplane Company based at the Fort Worth Naval Air Station. But he wasn't qualified to hold that rank, according to military records obtained by the AP. The records show that Johnston's only military experience was attending part of a 12-week Marine officer candidate course for college students in 2004.

Maj. Shawn Haney, spokeswoman for Marine Manpower and Reserve Affairs, said Johnston didn't complete the course's final six weeks. "He was never considered a Marine," she said.

[sarge43]

1. No one asked for a 214; no one checked with NPRC for one?

:banghead:

[patrice]

2. More proof of a cultural predeliction to Believe whatever frakking fairy-tale is currently PC

and even bet lives on it, but don't test it too much 'cause you won't be part of whoever the current in-crowd is.

And that is meant to apply, not just to the Military, but to Business too and Religion and our whole culture. There simply is little or no constructive part in most of our processes for anti-Group thinkers. People who question are not included. Hence, they tend to throw a monkey-wrench into the works, so they are excluded even more and, then, also hence, we get a lot of folks who ONLY get along to go along and MISTAKES, such as the one in this story, at all levels, some of them dangerous mistakes, are standard operating procedure.

[tinymontgomery]

3. He is just following our former president

the great pilot bush.