Your CONJECTURE:
-Mr. Strider claimed to have stolen a car while conducting "Black Operations".
-Mr. Strider was kicked out of Regiment for poor conduct, instead of the injuries he claims.
-Mr. Strider's company's success is based, in large part, on the mystique of his time spent as a Ranger.
-Mr. Strider has personally claimed civilian Special Operations duties. He has not.
-Mr. Strider posted a forged DD214 on the board, the entirety of which (save a single date) have been verified.
Is there something I've missing?
I am quoting this for accuracy. You are deliberately misrepresenting my position and twisting my words, and I will not be held liable for false claims you are attributing to me. This coupled with your own disregard for the facts of this matter indicate to me that you are either deliberately trying to get me to open myself up to libel, or are willfully ignorant.
Mick Strider's own statements indicate he was working with "heavy hitters" who did some "good" work and some "less than" good work. True or false?
Mick Strider was removed from C CO 2/75 after only 65 days on station. I think his statements about it being due to an injury are bogus. He's refused to provide any medical documentation to back this "dxed for jump injury" story up.If the injury was so severe that he would be duty restricted, he'd be put on profile, hospitalized, or otherwise processed by military medical. He was not transfered to a Medical hold unit, FOIA documents show this. He was simply moved to A CO 3/47, from which he was in good enough shape to go AWOL.
I make no statements on the success of Mick Strider's company, that is not relavent to this discussion.
Mick Strider has claimed a Special Operations background. Magazine articles written about him state he's got a background in SOCOM / Special Operations, etc. Advertising copy indicates he has a background in Special Operations. He was removed from the 2/75 after 65 days. Stating he has a background in Special Operations is a gross exaggeration at best, and an outright lie at worst. I personally have called into question the credibility of any claims that he operated as a civilian Special Operations type person. You, Michelle, and others, though, have been touting it, and said his claims of combat service were possibly during that time as well. By all means, if you are now agreeing with me that he wasn't a Special Operations type person after his discharge,
speak clearly and go on the record.
Mick Strider's DD214 was redacted, and he refused to provide any additional information in it. Based on the visible information, it was presumed he served from 84-86, a presumption he glaringly failed to correct when engaging with McClung et al. It took a FOIA request to determine that the information on his DD214 is wrong in that regard, his service was from 85-86 (11 months).
You will note, I never stated that I believed he altered his DD214, others made those claims. I simply quoted them. I also stated repeatedly that I believe he served in the Rangers. I will further state that his Honorable discharge is legitimate, and that people claiming he altered that section of his DD214 are wrong. That said, they certainly are right that he's a poser, and if Mick Strider had only come clean about his service dates, I'd never have found out he went AWOL, only spent 65 days in the Regiment, and all the rest.
