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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=jsteele][quote=Anonymous][quote=jsteele][quote=Anonymous][quote=jsteele][quote=Anonymous][quote=jsteele][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]The campaign just changed Walz’s biography on their site from “retired Command Sergeant Major” to “served as a command sergeant major”. [/quote]

I still don't understand what the difference is. [/quote]

Walz was provisionally promoted to Command Sergeant Major but was required to complete some coursework. He ended up retiring without completing the coursework. Therefore, he reverted to his previous rank. So, Walz served as a Command Sergeant Major and was still a Command Sergeant Major the day before he retired, but he retired as a Master Sergeant (if I recall correctly). 
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The coursework is called the Sergeant Major Academy in El Paso TX. Walz either refused to attend or dropped out. I have seen a source that stated Walz dropped out of the Academy.

Once Walz either refused to attend the academy or dropped out, his promotion was terminated and he no longer had the right to be referred to as SGM or CSM.

Where are you sourcing the information in your post from? Link?[/quote]

I have been reading a number of sources for two days. That was mostly off the top of my head. The Washington Post today reported that he did not revert to his previous rank until the day before he retired. 
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If you refuse to attend your slot at the Sergeant Major Academy (you will get a date to attend the Academy when you make the E9 list) you cannot be referred to as a SGM or CSM. If you accept your date to attend the SGM academy and then cannot complete the academy and graduate, you are still a E8 Master Sergeant. You aren’t a SGM or CSM until you graduate the academy.

Walz isn’t being truthful and clueless media is either covering up for him or ignorant themselves.

Walz knows better and is being allowed to lie about his military service because he is an elected official. [/quote]

The Minnesota National Guard issued an official statement saying that Walz had served as a CSM and had the right to say that he had served as one. 
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But his rank was always E8 Master Sergeant. He never graduated from the Sergeant Major Academy in TX. He can say he served as a CSM temporarily but he never attained the rank of E9 SGM and retired as an E8 Master Sergeant. Saying Walz made the SGM list is the truth. Saying he served (for how long?) as a CSM is the truth. But saying he was a CSM is a lie and he’s lying. He either dropped out of the SGM academy or refused his slot.

Walz also said he carried a weapon in war. That’s not true, either.[/quote]

Walz has probably talked about his service 1,000 times. A couple of times he was apparently not entirely accurate. The other times clearly were or we would be hearing all about them as well. The Minnesota National Guard says that he served as a Command Sergeant Major. The day before he retired, according to the Washington Post, he was serving a Command Sergeant Major. The difference between "retired after serving as a Command Sergeant Major" and being a "retired Command Sergeant Major" is minuscule to most people. Especially since this lapse has apparently only happened a couple of times.

The weapon of war things was while he was talking about gun control. Immediately after he said that, he made clear that he had not been in a war. Again, in his 60 years of life you have been able to find maybe 2 times he misspoke. Is that the hill you want to die on? I don't want to "whatabout", but if I did want to whatabout, we would be here a long time as we discuss J. D.'s similar lapses of accuracy.
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Walz has on his wikipedia page his highest rank was a CSM.

His highest rank was an E8 Master Sergeant.

Walz isn’t misspeaking, he’s willfully misrepresenting his rank.[/quote]

His wikipedia page? People don't make their own page, ya know. [/quote]

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