Charles Kauffman; phony Green Beret
Our partners at Guardians of the Green Beret share their work on this Charles Kauffman fellow who wants the world to believe that he’s a Special Forces qualified Ranger;
According to the Guardians, Kauffman took advantage of the fact that he hand-carried his personnel records to alter those records and become things that he is not;
We believe that sometime between 1984 and 1988, when transferring from active duty with 1/25 inf as a 31V radio systems operator to a reserve unit as a 91B , Charles Kauffman began to wear badges and tabs that he was not awarded including SF, Ranger, Airborne, and pathfinder. He then used evaluations and potentially falsified documents to update his official records. (That is our evaluation based on his official records).
He was reduced to SGT E5 from SFC E7 in NOV 1996 following integrity violations. He was able to reach E6 as a supply sergeant in 2004 before retiring in 2006. Utilizing a falsified DD214, he was able to continue service under government contractors and services until at least 2015. He is part of multiple forums and organizations claiming 18D5P, a non-existent MOS code
The only DD214s and NGB-22 seem to be incorrect;
The first clue is that the folks at JFK Center have never heard of him;
1979 Enlisted as 31V under Airborne Contract follow on the 1/75 Ranger Battalion Did Not Complete
1980-1981
MOS: N/A
Unit: USAIC, IET
Rank: PVT-SPC-PFC UCMJ
IET Fort Benning Georgia extended due to UCMJ
1981- 1984
MOS: 31V2O
Unit: HHC 1/21 INF, 25ID, Schofield Barracks, HI Active
Rank: PFC-SGT 1 Aug 83
Notes: As of 24 AUG 1984: ARCOM x 1, AAM x 1, GCM x 1, ASR, OSR (HI), Expert badge (Rifle, Hand Grenade, M1911 pistol)
Total active service as of AUG 1984: 4 yrs 10 mos 27 days
Total inactive service as of AUG 1984: 0 yrs 1 mos 16 days
1984-1990
MOS: 91B3F
Unit: 273d Medical Detachment (Helo Amb), Texas Reserve
Rank: SGT 1 AUG 83 – SSG 6 Jun 87
Notes: 1988-1989 first claims of Airborne, Ranger, Pathfinder, Special Forces in documents (would all need to have been completed in 5 months and 8 days)
Total active service as of NOV 1990: 5 yrs 4 mos 6 days Admin Error in file
Total inactive service as of AUG 1990: 5 yrs 8 mos 8 days Admin Error in file
1990-1992
MOS: 91B4F
Unit: 3457th USAMEDTNGCEN
Rank: SFC 18 Sep 89
91A and 91B instructor
Utilized false DD214 as substantiating document for reenlistment
Claimed Special Forces Association Affiliation on NSQ (verified via the SFA he was never a member)
1992-1995
MOS: 91B4F
Unit: 273d MED DET
Rank: SFC 18 Sep 89
Unit Hoist Trainer, ANCOC
Total active service as of OCT 1994: 5 yrs 9 mos 11 days Admin Error in file
Total inactive service as of OCT 1994: 10 yrs 3 mos 5 days Admin Error in file
1995-1996
MOS: 31U4O
Unit: HHC, 36th Bde, 49th Armored Division
Rank: SFC 18 Sep 89, SGT 2 Nov 1996 Investigation for integrity violation
1997-2000
MOS: 91B2
Unit: 536th Support BN
Rank: SGT 2 Nov 1996
2000-2001
MOS: 91B2O
Unit: 302 MP CO DET 1 CBT
Rank: SGT 2 Nov 1996
Total active service as of AUG 2000: 5 yrs 9 mos 11 days Admin Error in file
Total inactive service as of AUG 2000: 17 yrs 0 mos UNK days Admin Error in file
2002
MOS: 91W2O
Unit: 451 CA BN DET, Reserve
Rank: SGT 2 Nov 1996
Failed to Qual as Civil Affairs
2003-2006
MOS: 91W2, 92Y3O
Unit: Madigan Army Med, 15th QM, 961st QM CO 319th CSB
Rank: SGT-SSG 5 Feb 2004
Commended for no injuries in OIF II (5 mos 18 Days), Non-combat related injury in Iraq
Total active service as of JAN 2006: 7 yrs 10 mos 15 days
Total inactive service as of JAN 2006: 18 yrs 5 mos 3 days
Retired 4 Jan 2006
SSG, 92Y3O
961 Combat Service Support
1. DD 214
a. Aircraft Crewman’s Badge: Probable, graduated flight medical aidman jan 1988. DD214 problem, on February 29, 2000, the Department of the Army officially changed the name of the Aircraft Crewman Badge to the Army Aviation Badge.
b. Parachutist badge: False, No substantiating record
c. Pathfinder badge: False, No substantiating record
d. Special forces tab: False, No substantiating record.Not in database at the schoolhouse.
e. BSM W/V: No substantiating record,improbable
f. ARCOM 4th award: No substantiating record, UNK
g. AAM 3rd award: True
h. AGCM: True
i. NDSM: True
j. AFR: True
k. Expeditionary medal: No substantiating record, probable DEP OIF II
l. HSM: No substantiating record
m. NCOPD 3rd award: True
n. ASR: True
o. OSR 2nd award: True, HI station, Iraq OIF II
p. Army Reserve Component Overseas Training Ribbon: No substantiating record, probable
q. Armed Forces Reserve Medal with M Device: True, OIF II
r. Ranger Tab: False. No substantiating record
s. GWOT Expeditionary medal: True, service post 9/11
t. Purple Heart: Possible ? Non-combat related injury in a combat zone 2004
2. Claims:
a. Rank: 1SG- False
b. Service stripes: 28 Years- False, Total active service as of JAN 2006: 7 yrs 10 mos 15 days, Total inactive service as of JAN 2006: 18 yrs 5 mos 3 days.Calculated Retirement at 10 years 1 month 25 days service
c. Combat service stripes: 4.5 Years – False 5 mos 18 days
d. DUI: 1st SFC DUI- False
e. Unit Awards: No substantiating record
f. SOCOM Unit deployment patch: False, No substantiating record
g. Combat medics badge: False, No substantiating record, did not combat deploy as medic
h. Blue infantry cord: False, Not authorized for wear IAW AR 670-1
i. Foreign Jump wings: False, No substantiating record
j. Service as an 18D: False, no record (Verified beyond doubt)
k. Silver Star: False, no record
l. Green Beret:False, no record (We verified via SF schoolhouse)
m. Member of SFA: False, no record (We verified via SFA)
n. Ribbons and awards totaling 23: No substantiating record, improbable
o. Ranger Regiment: False, no record
p. 1st SFG: False, no record
q. 1st SFC/USASFC: False, no record
r. SFOD-D: False, no record
s. MFF: False, no record
t. MFF JM: False, no record
u. CDQC: False, no record
v. SLJM: No substantiating record, improbable
w. Advanced Tactical Practitioner: False, no record
x. Paramedic: True
ADDED: Confession is good for the soul;
Category: Phony soldiers, Valor Vultures
Cocksucker!
The 18D5P MOS is a smooth move that just screams I’m legit! Wonder how long it will take the fakes to figure out what’s wrong with that MOS.
As a nonvet and someone who honestly don’t know. what’s wrong with this MOS. I see it doesn’t exist but why do you say it’s obvious. I thought 18 was Special Forces? Thanks
Andy Kravetz, reporter
Peoria (Ill.) Journal Star
18 is the brancb series.
D is the specific MOS letter
5 is the skill level
P is the sqi for parachutist.
The reason it is wrong is that 18D ends at the 4 skill level which is SFC.
1SG which is the 5 level changes the MOS to 18Z. Z being Senior SF Sergeant.
Smitty, I had already answered Andy’s question telephonically.
Didn’t want to feed the trolls in an open forum./smile
Didn’t think of that Claw. Just trying to be helpful lol. My bad.
Additionally 18 series MOS do not use the Parachutist P SQI. It is mandatory that you are Parachutist qualified to be awarded the MOS. There are exceptions for additional 18 series SQI ie W-7, W-8 and W-9 but P is not used.
I had wondered about that, but was not sure so I did not add it.
I love when they go ‘full-tilt retard’ on the chest candy. Silver Star…ok bro, that will take all of a minute and a half to verify.
Jay, I think if your a true SF operator Silver Stars are hard to determine. I know my SEAL buddy has one but you can’t verify it by his name keeping his name private.
At least it used to be that way.
Awards are public record. If you have one, there is public record
If something is classified, you can’t tell people about it.
So if someone claims they have a Silver Star, but it can’t be verified because “classified”, then either:
Bullshit, because the award is part of a public record
Or
Bullshit, because if it was truly classified, the recipient would be breaking the law to tell you, and thus would get thrown in jail. And, they would know this.
Can’t verify = didn’t happen.
11B- My buddy is legit and still on active duty. I’m asking because if you go to the Silver Star home pg for recipients for specific wars and under “Global War on Terrorism” there are 18 names for the SEAL that aren’t published yet. I learned of his medals from other team guys, I’m not questioning his metals only I can’t find his.
There are known folks who earned the Trident who post here. I await comments from any of them if I am in the wrong.
11B_ You don’t have to wait on anyone, just take a few min to search the Silver Star recipients under the global war on terrorism and you can see with your own eyes that 18 NSW SEALS have been awarded the Silver Start but no names are listed.
If there is another data base or way to find it, i”m all ears, but will guarantee my buddy is one of those 18, nothing secret squirrel about it. Ive also listed my email for John Lilyea who can email me and I’ll give him more info that he can vet, because its not my right to disclose his name and if he’s a phony, he will be the first phone to infiltrate the teams for the last 27 years. lol
I call bullshit. Your SEAL buddy is likely not a SS recipient and likely not a SEAL. You and your “Seal” buddy have been hitting the bong too hard.
Good one, but seriously where can I check?
I tried a few years ago and could’nt find his name but i never requested a FOIA because i heard from other team guys not from the recipient.
Look at the comments on our last phony green beret. There is a website that lists all Silver Star recipients linked in one of the comments. Or you could Google “U.S. military Silver Star registry.” Also, you can contact the people at Military Phonies. They have access to the SEAL/BUD/S database that goes back to 1942. Anyone telling you he is a “secret” SEAL or his awards are secret is full of it.
Very true.
Patrick; there is no such thing as a “secret award” for military personnel. The mission, or actions to receive the award, may be classified, but the award, itself, is not.
Funny how you guys use words I’ve never said. I was curious to read his citation but if you spend 5 min going to the Silver Star recipients online and under “Global War on Terrorism” there are 18 Navy SEALS with a Silver Star but no name?? He’s one of my best friends and he’s legit just wondering why those names are withheld from public domain, and yes I’m 100% sure he’s one of them and he’s still active today. No mention of secret award just 18 recipients of the Silver Star with no name, thats all.
Semper Fi,
Please prove me wrong and if John Lilyea wants to email me below, I’ll give him my buddies name and he can vet it.
patrick@jetsonlycorp.com
rgr769-Thats the first place I tried to find his name, but 18 Seals have the award for the “Global War on Terrorism” and all 18 names have been withheld?? I’m not questioning his service because we both were involved with a stolen valor case years ago and we both gave deposition in that case and he’s been a good friend since he was a BUDS instructor in the mid 2000’s and he’s still active today.
Hey, toad, welcome to being disgraced for eternity via Google. Whenever anyone researches your name until the end of time you will appear as a disgraced wannabe. Loser.
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…”O, what a tangled web we weave when first we practise to deceive!”…
if he put half as much effort in to actually going to the schools as he did in faking the documents, he wouldn’t be here too. i wonder if he is a tickle monster too…
I wonder if he knows anyone named Colt?
That’s a Bulot to the heart.
Hondo you wouldn’t be referring to Fake Green Beret, Phony Ranger Colt “Cockholster” Bulot by any chance?
Ol’ Colt was reportedly his Ranger buddy. Rumor has it he never left his buddy(‘s) behind. They were in class #69 together.
Hey rgr769-first off dive school is in panama city beach,florida and the combat swimmer school is in key west-11B Phenix City,Alabama.
He looks like he’s from Canadia. That’s enough for me.
I wonder if he’s ever been to Sweaden?
This guy gets the Full Retard multiplier added to the phony race for SF/Green Berets.
That takes a special kind of stupid to not remember that you signed a correct DD-214 at discharge, and then dummy up your records on the way to your post-discharge ARNG unit.
If you’re going to fake it, convince the guy doing the original DD-214, not the guys doing the subsequent ones.
Whiz Wheel results:
Kauffman, Charles Irvin (FRPRBLDA*) 40 x 7 = 280
* Full Retard Past Rutabaga Bernathian Level Dumb Ass
Oops, should be a reply to Graybeard’s comment above.
Mea Culpa
((Over))
It’s all good. On Monday’s everyone gets cut some slack. (I hope – I sure need it.)
Pus-nuts, very Bernathian.
An overbuilt Green Bidet
OK, I have a question about this:
If he was a wire dog (31V), how did he end up at Benning? Signal School was all the way across the state at Fort Gordon, GA.
Now that I look at that, the one thing that would put him at Benning was if he completed his 31V MOS school and was then sent on to Benning for jump school (as part of his Ranger contract) and got UCMJ’d while he was there.
Obviously UCMJ = no jump school and therefore no RIP which means no assignment to a Ranger bn.
31V went to OSUT at Fort Sill, OK until the 1990s.
I was a 31V. School at the time was in FT Sill. Wire dog was a different MOS.
My bad, I thought all the 31-series MOS’s went to Fort Gordon.
When I was in 31C school at Brems Barracks in the late 1980s, we had wire dogs with us. When we did the combined field problem at the end of AIT, I realized how good I had it not being one.
Not to say they weren’t being trained in other places, too.
Pretty sure the “wire dog” MOS in the early 1980s was a different MOS than 31V, Martinjmpr. I’m remembering wire and cable as being a 36-series MOS during that time frame.
Still, your thesis that he fornicated Fido at Benning after completing Basic/AIT (or OSUT) is IMO correct.
His 1st DD214 shows he completed 31V training in Feb 1980, and that it was 10 weeks long. It also shows he entered active duty in late Sep 1979.
Assuming a few days at MEPS and/or inprocessing, and the total time he’d have been at Basic/AIT or OSUT would be around 19-20 weeks. That’s consistent with him entering active duty in late Sep 1979 and finishing both basic and 31V AIT (or OSUT) before the end of Feb 1980.
That same DD214 shows he entered AD on 26 Sep 1979, and ETSed on 24 Aug 1985. That’s a period of 4 yr 10 mo and 29 days. However, that same DD214 only gives him credit for 4 yr 10 mo and 27 days of active duty time.
That’s a difference of 2 days. I’m thinking someone may have taken a bit of unauthorized extra time off – either between AIT/OSUT and jump school, or at some other time before he completed jump school.
“Wire Dog” – MOS 36C (Cable Systems Installer)
Correction: 36C – Wire Systems Installer
36K – Tactical Wire Systems Installer
Back in the 1970’s we had 36Ks laying wire all over the place.. A couple RTT guys 05C and a Commo Chief 31V. That was in a Field Artillery unit
…and he skipped leg day, repeatedly.
Okay Army guys, what is leg day ? Joe
big upper body, no lower body…..to much focus on the “guns” nothing on the trunks to carry them.
^^^This^^^
Does it have anything to do with learning how to save yourself or your buddy from drowning?
Like in a Olympic sized swimming pool filled with warm water?
Other than that, I have no idea what “leg day” is.
Only asking for a friend.
Weight lifter’s rotation. “Leg day” is reserved just for that, to rest the upper body muscle groups.
Got it. The only military application that I could think of that both Navy and Marine personnel go through was when they get into the pool and save themselves or their buddies by pushing up from the bottom for an extended period of time and wearing out their legs doing that.
I’ve never done any gym time so “leg day” never clicked with me for a meaning.
Thanks for the info though.
No worries claw….for future reference, friends never let friends skip leg day……lol
Another member of that elite unit that all poseurs are assigned to – Fecal Force Five!
Cool, been waiting for this opportunity.
Faking assholes, like this guy,
The fat slobs, who always lie.
Men who failed in every way,
Try to steal the Green Beret.
Unearned bling on pudgy chests,
Doo-rag and dog, check out the vest!
One hundred times, they’ll boast today
“Believe me man, I’m a Green Beret!”
E-bay wings,upon his chest,
Trying to look, like America’s Best,
One hundred men, he’ll blow today
B’cause he is, a Green Bidet.
Tip ‘o the hat to RCAF-CHAIRBORNE, 11B-mailclerk
Jonn, we really should keep this song/poetry for Special Forces posers like the mountain of insults. Joe
It’s too bad we can’t get Barry Sadler to sing it and have it as an audio/video file we can post every time we get another of these barf-worthy SF POSers.
YEAH!
AW1Ed – Nicely done!
Thanks, but credit goes to 11B-mailclerk and RCAF-CHAIRBORNE for the lyrics. I just saved them for posterity, and reuse. Too good to lose.
Thank you. I am pleased it was judged to be entertaining.
Idiot. I wouldn’t trust him to mow my lawn. Might get lost.
Is he giving himself an enema out in the yard in that one picture?
That or he’s rinsing himself off after blowing winos behind bus stops.
His boyfriend spooged on him?
Rinsing off from his latest performance at the “pivot man” during the “Splooge-off” at Bricie’s Bath House (Entrance in the Rear).
Fuck it, I hereby make an official motion for Charles Kauffman to receive The Official TAH Mountain of Insults®™️.
I second it.
I here by second the motion! This fat fuck deserves all he can get!
Aye!
Continue the operation. You may fire when ready.
Commence primary ignition!
CALLING ChipNASA, paging ChipNASA…
If I would have signed up for 4 years, I could have worn a good Conduct ribbon but I did a Kiddie Cruise so all I was awarded was the NDM and Armed Forces Expiditionary ribbon for op Power Pack (Dominican Republic) No embelishment, no shit.
Army coming into the lead. Oh where oh where are the Seals?????????????. Some start for a Monday morning.
Seriously, it appears in that second, smaller photo that he’s watering the lawn while he sits in a chair.
If he’s that lazy, why not use a sprinkler like us busy people do?
Please don’t take this as a defense of this POS, but I think the Guardians are incorrect in their assumption regarding service stripes. Reading their info, I think they’ve concluded he only rates three.
Enlisted reservists also rate service stripes even when not on active duty. With the time they calculated, this shithead would rate 8 service stripes. Counting said shithhead’s hashmarks and the length of his ‘service’, he is wearing 1 too many.
The Blue Rope of Doom gives him away as a phony pony. No one wears the Blue Rope of Doom after SF Qualification with a Green Beret. One would wear one in another infantry unit assignment (not SF) but without the green beret. In the case of this douche-nozzle, he was never an infantryman or an 18 series, period. He did go way past full rutabaga, with all that fake bling. The only thing missing from his uni is a fake CIB with a star. Enjoy your Google fame, fake CSM (not) Charles Kauffman, who was never a Ranger, Special Forces, or even Airborne qualified. You need take up flying light sport aircraft and we can get you into the small veterans group you are suited for and has a vacancy.
The first thing that clicked for me that he was a embellisher was not having the Unit Citations on the right side of the uniform in proper precedence.
There is no way in Hell that a legitimate US Army First Sergeant would screw something like that up.
The unit awards are not even close to being on straight.
A bunch of stuff is off kilter.
And since he actually served enough to know how to wear stuff properly, that is double-extra stupid.
What a sad, little man.
But is he “a sad, strange little man with fake boobs”? (smile)
(Inside joke reference to a well-known poser busted here some time ago. Longer explanation on request.)
I don’t know much. But I do know a little about the world of US Army Flight Medics circa 1980s. The picture in his blues shows ( I belive, but it’s fuzzy) that he is wearing a Senior Aircrew Badge (wings). That’s a star above the center of the wings denoting 7 years of continuous service as an aircrewman. Certainly something that Im proud of, and in those days was especially hard to obtain. So yeah, just more bulllshit from this jackass.
Look at this fraud with his wannabe tattoos. Just thinking that in a biker gang, if you quit the gang or get kicked out, they remove your gang tattoos in a most uncomfortable fashion if you don’t get them tattooed over. Should be the case here.
A lot of excellent research went into busting this phony. Congratulations on the great work.
A very complex and potential serial phony.
Shitbag.
What would you do it you got messages and a email from Charles Kauffman that says “a clerk at SAN HOUSTON BASE added all the FAKE SHIT after KAUFFMAN supplied the information to the clerk”? He will return all ribbons, medals, yadda yadda.
He admitted no Green Beret, Silver Star, four Purplehearts and more
Being sorry doesn’t mean shit to me. JONN email me and I will forward everything to you
You can send it to “admin (at) thisainthell (dot) us”
On its way….
Well; did someone “fake” his tattoos for him, also?
Send the stuff to guardiansofthegreenberet@protonmail.com so we can add it to the original article.
He said he’ll cover over the tattoos
Hey, toad, it looks like you have most of the medals known to man. I have several from my Dad’s service in WW2. You’re welcome to them. I don’t know the order of precedence in their display, but from the looks of your uniform, it doesn’t seem to matter much to you, either.
He took the short bus a lot as a kid and that made him special. After joining the military on a waiver he was apart of a force. So now he believes he’s “special forces”.
He still doesn’t hold a candle to Larry Gugle when it comes to pen-fucking and adding to his own records and getting away with it.
Is it still common policy to hand carry one’s service record to a new duty station? I retired in 1991 and it was SOP at that time. How about today?
I think they’re all electronic now.
Army records(to include Guard and Reserve) are in electronic data bases such as IPERMS. All Soldiers need to bring to a new unit are items such as driver training record, weapons card, PT card, and even these are being keep in data bases.
Thanks to both for reply.
Just once I want to see someone faking being a 25U. Just once.
Does it have to be a serious fake?
Oh, nevermind – if I even did that in jest the TAH Hellions would burn my beard off.
Apparently his FB page is closed for comments…BUT seems his wife’s page is getting an ear full.
https://www.facebook.com/annette.williams.5895?hc_ref=ARRiPHKnXf1LsypZZM2un9b2EcThdJ6g71lzZLV8wLJ_NMUJ1ROiJN-c1fXLqj_TJtA
Don’t think she knew…..
Funny, I just looked and I didn’t see any comments.
I guess Denial isn’t just in Egypt.
I knew I should have taken screenshots.. Yea, they’re gone.. Someone posted one photo in Guardians of the Green Beret (Rally Point)
https://www.facebook.com/groups/2077647699129301/permalink/2212208035673266/?comment_id=2213335748893828&reply_comment_id=2213337658893637¬if_id=1522167097521443¬if_t=group_comment&ref=notif
Yes she did…sending all to Jonn including how he had a clerk update his DD214
Send to GOTGB also so we can put it in our article.
I’ve been trying to send to all but my email says QUENCHED and is in upload statues..until my grandkid comes home I have no clue how to fix.
My brain is not understanding..it happens…
What? No CIB?
ADDED: Confession is good for the soul;
Apology posted, but still claiming (as of now) to be a Retired 1SG on his Facebook page.
YMMV as to the sincerity of the apology.
Bullshit apology…sending everything to Jonn…
Send it to us also so we can post in the original article on guardiansofthegreenberet.com
Send to guardiansofthegreenberet@protonmail.com
Something tells me that Charles Kauffman, phony Green Beret, is going to have a hard time giving up his fantasy.
I hope he does, though.
It’s going to suck getting all of those SF, Jumpmaster, and Ranger tattoos removed.
He told the Guardians he is going to “cover them up.” I’ll believe he has done that when I see photos of them covered by other tattoos and verification from a witness who has seen the results, cuz, as we know a la Bernasty, any pic can be photoshopped.