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<blockquote data-quote="newfie" data-source="post: 4097109" data-attributes="member: 58700"><p>He may be overstating his role in Afghanistan . Officers do not perform 100 plus missions as armed duty drivers. especially someone like Pete who had the most basic of military training. that's what we have trained enlisted men for. Think about it. if you're a flag officer do you want an experienced combat enlisted providing your security or some lightly trained finance officer. If even one of those 100 plus missions had resulted in some type of conflict type mission then the chances are he would have the appropriate medal for it. his decorations are the bare minimum for that service. his records do not show that he ever left the perimeter of his compound.</p><p></p><p><em>"Military officials say Buttigieg received standard medals and decorations for a member who served overseas in the war on terror, such as the Afghanistan Campaign Medal for service in a combat zone, the Global War on Terrorism Service Medal, the Overseas Service Ribbon, and citations for rifle and pistol marksmanship."</em></p><p></p><p>for those of us who have served it appears he's more of a resume server. He joins up . goes for seven months. get his ticket stamped , enhances his resume but was really not in a position to ever effectively improve our military standing in that arena. Vietnam era veterans are often particularly sensitive to this type of service and was one of the reasons we did not do better in Vietnam. too many resume servers doing their six month rotation to get their ticket stamped . no commitment to long term success in the officer ranks. </p><p></p><p><a href="https://thehill.com/homenews/campaign/442082-documents-provide-glimpse-into-buttigiegs-military-service" target="_blank">Documents provide glimpse into Buttigieg's military service</a></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="newfie, post: 4097109, member: 58700"] He may be overstating his role in Afghanistan . Officers do not perform 100 plus missions as armed duty drivers. especially someone like Pete who had the most basic of military training. that's what we have trained enlisted men for. Think about it. if you're a flag officer do you want an experienced combat enlisted providing your security or some lightly trained finance officer. If even one of those 100 plus missions had resulted in some type of conflict type mission then the chances are he would have the appropriate medal for it. his decorations are the bare minimum for that service. his records do not show that he ever left the perimeter of his compound. [I]"Military officials say Buttigieg received standard medals and decorations for a member who served overseas in the war on terror, such as the Afghanistan Campaign Medal for service in a combat zone, the Global War on Terrorism Service Medal, the Overseas Service Ribbon, and citations for rifle and pistol marksmanship."[/I] for those of us who have served it appears he's more of a resume server. He joins up . goes for seven months. get his ticket stamped , enhances his resume but was really not in a position to ever effectively improve our military standing in that arena. Vietnam era veterans are often particularly sensitive to this type of service and was one of the reasons we did not do better in Vietnam. too many resume servers doing their six month rotation to get their ticket stamped . no commitment to long term success in the officer ranks. [URL='https://thehill.com/homenews/campaign/442082-documents-provide-glimpse-into-buttigiegs-military-service']Documents provide glimpse into Buttigieg's military service[/URL] [/QUOTE]
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