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jsteele wrote:

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jsteele wrote:

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jsteele wrote:

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Anonymous wrote:The campaign just changed Walz’s biography on their site from “retired Command Sergeant Major” to “served as a command sergeant major”.

I still don't understand what the difference is.

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).

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?

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.

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.

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.

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.

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Anonymous wrote:I genuinely love this man. I think Walz can use his former teacher/coach skills to bring unity, empathy and common sense to our country and our political conversations with our neighbors.

I genuinely want to love him too, but his white bleached eyebrows just screams “white supremacy “. I don’t know what is worse: him bleaching his eyebrows or Vance’s eyeliner. It will be a hard choice in November.

May I introduce you to old age, and to white hair.

Yeah, younger than Tom Cruise and Brad Pitt, just normal person 60. As a parent of college age kids, I'm very used to seeing parents who look like Walz.

jsteele wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

jsteele wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

jsteele wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:The campaign just changed Walz’s biography on their site from “retired Command Sergeant Major” to “served as a command sergeant major”.

I still don't understand what the difference is.

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).

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?

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.

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.

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.

Anonymous wrote:The campaign just changed Walz’s biography on their site from “retired Command Sergeant Major” to “served as a command sergeant major”.

Anonymous wrote:While he is not the only one who misused funds, this is important since he is now on the ticket and running to spend OUR tax money.


Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz Used COVID Relief Money on Things That Had Nothing To Do With COVID

Walz was a "tyrant" during the pandemic who forced masks onto children as young as five, placed strict limits on even outdoor gatherings, and encouraged Minnesotans to report their neighbors for violations of social distancing rules—rules that we now know were not backed by science.

Another aspect of Walz's pandemic record also deserves a closer look: how Minnesota used its share of the federal stimulus dollars distributed via the $1.9 trillion American Rescue Plan (ARP).

A quick review of the Treasury Department's State and Local Fiscal Recovery Funds (SLFRF) database reveals numerous line items that seem to have little or nothing to do with the pandemic.

For example, Walz oversaw the use of more than $4.3 million (across two line items) to cover parking costs at state facilities "for state employees and visitors." The state used another $1 million to fund a study into the feasibility of paid family leave, and another $1 million to fund a statewide gun safety advertising campaign. State employees in the Minnesota Department of Corrections got more than $1 million in overtime pay, thanks to the ARP stimulus bill. Another $7.8 million was distributed to two homeless shelters in the Twin Cities to cover ongoing costs.

A few other things caught my eye. There's a $929,866 line item for "small business development" to teach minority- and women-owned businesses how to qualify for state contracts. Another $1.8 million funded a grant program for the victims of crime, and $1.24 million was spent on Minnesota's "Grow Your Own" grant program, a state-run initiative that helps recruit teachers and other school employees. The Girl Scouts got $957,794 for an outreach program in low-income communities.

All those may be useful and noble projects, but it remains unclear why any of them were funded with dollars meant for pandemic recovery.

https://reason.com/2024/08/08/minnesota-gov-tim-walz-used-covid-relief-money-on-things-that-had-nothing-to-do-with-covid/?utm_source=twitter&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=reason_brand&utm_content=autoshare&utm_term=post

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I genuinely love this man. I think Walz can use his former teacher/coach skills to bring unity, empathy and common sense to our country and our political conversations with our neighbors.

I genuinely want to love him too, but his white bleached eyebrows just screams “white supremacy “. I don’t know what is worse: him bleaching his eyebrows or Vance’s eyeliner. It will be a hard choice in November.

May I introduce you to old age, and to white hair.

Anonymous wrote:

jsteele wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

jsteele wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:The campaign just changed Walz’s biography on their site from “retired Command Sergeant Major” to “served as a command sergeant major”.

I still don't understand what the difference is.

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).

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?

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.

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.

Walz was a "tyrant" during the pandemic who forced masks onto children as young as five, placed strict limits on even outdoor gatherings, and encouraged Minnesotans to report their neighbors for violations of social distancing rules—rules that we now know were not backed by science.

Another aspect of Walz's pandemic record also deserves a closer look: how Minnesota used its share of the federal stimulus dollars distributed via the $1.9 trillion American Rescue Plan (ARP).

A quick review of the Treasury Department's State and Local Fiscal Recovery Funds (SLFRF) database reveals numerous line items that seem to have little or nothing to do with the pandemic.

For example, Walz oversaw the use of more than $4.3 million (across two line items) to cover parking costs at state facilities "for state employees and visitors." The state used another $1 million to fund a study into the feasibility of paid family leave, and another $1 million to fund a statewide gun safety advertising campaign. State employees in the Minnesota Department of Corrections got more than $1 million in overtime pay, thanks to the ARP stimulus bill. Another $7.8 million was distributed to two homeless shelters in the Twin Cities to cover ongoing costs.

A few other things caught my eye. There's a $929,866 line item for "small business development" to teach minority- and women-owned businesses how to qualify for state contracts. Another $1.8 million funded a grant program for the victims of crime, and $1.24 million was spent on Minnesota's "Grow Your Own" grant program, a state-run initiative that helps recruit teachers and other school employees. The Girl Scouts got $957,794 for an outreach program in low-income communities.

All those may be useful and noble projects, but it remains unclear why any of them were funded with dollars meant for pandemic recovery.

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I genuinely love this man. I think Walz can use his former teacher/coach skills to bring unity, empathy and common sense to our country and our political conversations with our neighbors.

I genuinely want to love him too, but his white bleached eyebrows just screams “white supremacy “. I don’t know what is worse: him bleaching his eyebrows or Vance’s eyeliner. It will be a hard choice in November.

May I introduce you to old age, and to white hair.

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I genuinely love this man. I think Walz can use his former teacher/coach skills to bring unity, empathy and common sense to our country and our political conversations with our neighbors.

I genuinely want to love him too, but his white bleached eyebrows just screams “white supremacy “. I don’t know what is worse: him bleaching his eyebrows or Vance’s eyeliner. It will be a hard choice in November.

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:The campaign just changed Walz’s biography on their site from “retired Command Sergeant Major” to “served as a command sergeant major”.

I still don't understand what the difference is.

Walz became a Command Sergeant Major, but it was contingent on him completing certain training. He retired before he completed it, so for retirement (pension) purposes, he is a Master Sergeant. The Minnesota National Guard has said that it's okay for him to say that he was a Command Sergeant Major, because that's the highest rank he attained, but this is clarifying that his rank upon retirement was not CSM.

jsteele wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

jsteele wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:The campaign just changed Walz’s biography on their site from “retired Command Sergeant Major” to “served as a command sergeant major”.

I still don't understand what the difference is.

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).

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?

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.

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I genuinely love this man. I think Walz can use his former teacher/coach skills to bring unity, empathy and common sense to our country and our political conversations with our neighbors.

I genuinely want to love him too, but his white bleached eyebrows just screams “white supremacy “. I don’t know what is worse: him bleaching his eyebrows or Vance’s eyeliner. It will be a hard choice in November.

Drinking heavily, are we?