• Cephalotrocity@biglemmowski.win
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    3 months ago

    “Avoiding a Tour in Iraq” Walz: Serves 20 years, participates in Operation Enduring Freedom, awarded the Army Commendation Medal, retires honourably, re-enlists for another 4 years after 9/11 and finalizes retirement due to running for office fully achieving a rank of Master Sergeant.

    “lucky to escape any real fighting” Vance: Corporal but really a glorified publicist (coined ‘Sergeant Scribbles’ in the article lol), earns the datta-boy Marine Corps Good Conduct Medal. After discovering there ain’t no couches in the marines he leaves the service after only a single 4 year tour.

    Clearly a viable and totally-not-wierd attack vector for Vance 🙄

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      Walz also had a 4 year old daughter at the time of his retirement. His family wanted him home, it was time to get out.
      Vance, like every republican ever, is just projecting.

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      And for people not military adjacent, 20 years is the length of service for full retirement. That’s how long people who go the distance with the military stay in. He was already 4 years past that.

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      Lol, how is Vance saying this about him? And with a draft dodger as his partner.

      “After graduating from Middletown High School, Vance joined the US Marine Corps, where he served from 2003 to 2007 as a combat correspondent in a non-combative role, including a six-month deployment in the public affairs department in Iraq.

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      It worked for Kerry who saw and led men in sustained combat versus Bush, who hid from the war in the national guard.

      While we should keep making this comparison, do so in public too! But don’t be surprised if the media keeps amplifying this.

      Also, Walz had his retirement set before the unit knew it was deploying. That’s not something you can typically take back, another sergeant major would already be lined up for the position. So to say he “avoided” is a complete lie. Vance knows this too.