He shouldn't even have any SM rank on that coin. It was a conditional promotion, called a frocking. No pay for the rank until he completed the Army's Sergeant Majors course, which he never completed. When he retired, he retired at the rank of First Sergeant (E-8), one paygrade lower, which was the last OFFICIAL paygrade he held.
He shouldn't even have any SM rank on that coin. It was a conditional promotion, called a frocking. No pay for the rank until he completed the Army's Sergeant Majors course, which he never completed. When he retired, he retired at the rank of First Sergeant (E-8), one paygrade lower, which was the last OFFICIAL paygrade he held.
Ah, I was thinking he was SGM going for CSM. Didn’t realize he retired as a Top. Definitely stolen valor.
Nope, he was a MS—the piece of shit.