Originally Posted by Dryfly24
Originally Posted by jorgeI
Originally Posted by Sycamore
Originally Posted by WAM
Vindman should be processed by the promotion board just like everyone else. He looked like a fat boy in photos so he may not be eligible..... who cares


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Vindman completed the Infantry Officer Basic Course (IOBC) at Fort Benning in 1999 and was sent the next year to South Korea, where he commanded both infantry and anti-armor platoons.[4] In addition to overseas deployments to South Korea and Germany, Vindman is a combat veteran of the Iraq War, and he served in Iraq from September 2004 to September 2005.[3] In October 2004,[3] he sustained an injury from a roadside bomb in Iraq, for which he received a Purple Heart.[4] He was promoted to the rank of major in 2008,[10] and to lieutenant colonel in September 2015.[11]

During his Army career, Vindman earned the Ranger Tab, Combat Infantryman Badge, Expert Infantryman Badge, and Parachutist Badge, as well as four Army Commendation Medals and two Defense Meritorious Service Medals.[3]







You know what all of that means when it comes to promotion? BUPKUS. I'd like to see his suitability for command marks on his fitness reports and his rankings when compared to his peers. AND the fact he completely bypassed his chain of command in an obvious partisan move (not to mention the fact ir was completely and PROVEN FALSE), He should absolutely fail on selection (FOS) and be sent home or serve out his tenure (28 years for 0-5s)



This^

Most whom have never served see these long lists of medals and citations on DD-214 and think it’s impressive as hell, when in reality the majority of them are just awarded to anyone with enough time in just for doing your job.


When I first came in the Navy in 79, the Training Command was FULL of aviators with Distiguisned Flying Crosses, Iar Medals "V", even a few Silver Stars. ALL were 0-4s who FOS to 0-5. What counts on promotion is how one rates against their peers and in the Navy at least a mix of operational tours and at least one or two staff tours on a major staff.

A good principle to guide me through life: “This is all I have come to expect, standard lackluster performance. Trust nothing, believe no one and realize it will only get worse…”