Does this sound right? Instructor Bio

[<MADDOG>]

Gentlemen, and especially our active duty & vets;

I recently joined another gun board/forum, as I have relocated to the great ever confused South. I have noticed that one of the gentlemen has a training center; so I pull it up. In the "about" is this:

"service in the military began with the 1st of the 75th Army Airborne Rangers. I was deployed to Operation Desert Shield/Storm with the US Army’s 24th Infantry Division, and upon returning, served with the US Army 509th Pathfinders, where I also commanded the US Army Special Reaction Team’s Sniper Unit at Fort Rucker, Alabama. I finished my military service as an undercover narcotics investigator in the US Army Criminal Investigation Division."

I'll withhold my reasoning why I question this, as I do not wish to taint opinions; but does this history seem plausible?

Side note: his age is right for DS.

[cstone]

Not much at Rucker when I was there except for Aviation...lots of helicopters and very young warrant officers. Oh, and a boll weevil monument in the middle of town. That was 30 years ago, so I can't help much.

[asmo]

Paul Smith of Wendell, NC

Talked with a 1/75 buddy who was there at the time - and the name doesn't ring a bell. He is looking into it. According to him there were only a very small number from the bat there at the time.

[jerrymrc]

Since we have been through this before There are um, many gaps. He had to start with a job first and could have been support for the 75th. AIT is not RIP and even Rangers have a job first. Went to DS1 with the 24th. Ok I went with 1st ID but I was medical and in the 16th MASH that belonged to 1stID. Now served with the pathfinders and he commanded the SRT. I know of no enlisted that would ever list him/herself as a commander since we are now talking officer ranks. Now it gets sketchy.

I finished my military service as an undercover narcotics investigator in the US Army Criminal Investigation Division. Last I knew "investigators" or anyone that does things like this in CID are Warrants. His career progression and jobs held are very strange.

Stranger things have happened but one has to read between the lines. Others can chime in but the only thing to start with is an MP that went Ranger and then was assigned to the 24th as an MP. the pathfinder thing..... Then goes to WOC school and is now part of CID.

Just some thoughts from a guy that was in during that time.

[<MADDOG>]

I hate you guys...

You are thinking the same things I am

ASMO, please let me know what you come up with!

[TheBelly]

pm inbound about the CID and SRT stuff.

[mcantar18c]

I'm hesitant to believe that.

[stoner01]

I'm calling BS

[Mick-Boy]

So... He started as an 11b and tried to go to Ranger Regt. Got sent down the road to a line infantry unit. Spent some time doing that, cross decked (do soldiers "cross deck" or is that just a USMC/Navy thing?) to MPs, which he tries to make high speed (SPECIAL! SNIPERS!) then goes to CID.

If he has 8-10 years time in service I'd probably believe it in the absence of contradictory information... But nothing in that bio would make me jump through hoops to train with the man.

[cstone]

When I switched MOSs in the Army it was referred to as "reclassify." I started as a 67U and then switched to 95B when I left active duty and went into a reserve unit. There were some senior NCOs in Army CID, E7s and E8s. It was the last step up after MPI. Most investigations in the Army were done by MPI with counter intel and major crimes going to CID. Everyone spent time doing white hat (patrol) or force security before they were even considered for MPI.

Why were so many of those schools in Alabama?

IMO, being a good instructor has less to do with what you have done and where you have been than what type of personality you have and your ability to adapt your methods to your students. Lots of great shooters have a difficult time conveying the skills to others.