Michael Sleeper; Fake Ranger / Desert Storm veteran. (Updated)
Someone sent us Mike Sleeper. He has a cool man cave in his garage. Apparently he collects campaign memorabilia…including his own. We have reports of him claiming to have been deployed to Iraq during Desert Storm.
Mike also likes to tell people he was a Ranger with the 75th Ranger Regiment during conversations. He backs up those kind of claims with pictures on his FB profile.
It sounds like some actual Desert Storm veterans found discrepancies in his stories.
Evidently, he is on the School Board in Columbia County, GA and according to his twitter account he also likes to play trivia games.
We thought a little Trivia of our own would be nice, so we ordered his official records through a FOIA request.
That one page alone tells us all we need to know. Not a Ranger, No deployment to Desert Storm and he was discharged after a few years as a Private. He spent his time in Alaska as an 11B Grunt and he was not a Ranger with the 75th Ranger Regiment. His only award listed is the Army Service Ribbon. It appears the Army got tired of dealing with Pvt Sleeper and sent him back home early.
Private Sleeper should probably come clean with some people who are under a false impression that he is something that he is not. Particularly the kids in his school district.
UPDATE
Mike Sleeper called me. We had a frank conversation. He has an opportunity to come forward and set the record straight. Rarely do we post all the information we have on a case in order to give people an opportunity to man up. Mike is insistent that he served with the 75th for a period of time. That very well could be, but its not in his official records we were provided. What is a fact is Mike was never a Ranger.
As I stated in the blog, we have reports that he has made claims we know are not true.
Category: Phony soldiers, Politics, Valor Vultures
First. That has to hurt poor Private Sleeper.
Put a sleeper hold on Sleeper.
Rump Ranger
Yes. Rump would be the only place he did any rangering. Rump rogering is a more accurate descriptor. Really, an E-2 after 3 years AD, and he claims they gave him a slot to go to Ranger School. Not! I have been to the Benning School for Boys several times since I left AD in 1975; and I visited 3rd Batt a couple of times and I attended the 75th Ranger Rendezvous in 2007. I never met or crossed paths with anyone who was only an E-2 infantryman in the 75th. None of the 3 battalions would waste a school allocation on someone who did not warrant promotion to the lofty rank of PFC. Since he wants to stick to his bogus story, I guess he thinks we are all a bunch of clueless morons. He might be able to sell this bullshit at his job or the school board, but not here.
What a perfect asshole! I hope he hasn’t told the kids all of his bullshit, I really hope this guy is removed from the school board right now! He is a sleeper alright, asleep at the wheel!
Michael Sleeper is not Airborne.
Michael Sleeper is not a Ranger.
Michael Sleeper did not deploy anywhere.
Michael Sleeper is a disgrace to all 11Bs.
Michael Sleeper is unworthy of serving on a school board.
Michael Sleeper is a bad example to children everywhere.
Michael Sleeper is a pathetic loser.
Michael Sleeper needs his butt whupped by all the School Board and every coach in the district. 10 pops each.
He does NOT have a gedunk medal!!!
I knew you’d find one! I just knew it!
Thank you, Haysoouss!!
No one whose military service was entirely between 15 Aug 1974 and 1 August 1990 (inclusive) rates the NDSM – and that’s a period of nearly 16 years. It’s entirely possible for someone to be a legitimate veteran of Grenada, Panama, or Beirut and not have an NDSM.
*POW!*, right in the kisser! PVT Michael Sleeper needs to come clean ASAP because the Power of Google is growing in him. Michael Sleeper, come clean or be just another dingleberry in Google Land! Hear that, Michael Sleeper?
Yeah, looks like an incomplete tour. Probably overslept too many times and late for duty. Just a thought.
During my AD days we had a dirtbag in one of my Units who was tossed out as an E1 after a Field Grade Article 15 for perpetually missing too many formations. That was just what they used on him, he was also a “PX Ranger” among other things, thus I’m positive that Michael Sleeper was quite the sub-par Soldier and he’ll soon have to face the music from the lies he has made about his past. Michael Sleeper is indeed a disgrace to real Grunts everywhere! Michael Sleeper ought to be forced to attend a Ranger Rendezvous on Fort Benning and answer to real Rangers about his bullshit.
Maybe he had a problem with his urine testing “hot”?
I left a message, asking if he wants to try to unfuck himself. I didn’t see the photos at his Facebook page, but didn’t look at all the albums. If he isn’t aware of “Cache”, then he hardly qualifies as a school board member. “GOOGLE is Forever”, has become basic knowledge.
https://www.redbubble.com/people/planeignerints/works/25007235-cache-me-ousside-how-bow-dah?c=585450-office-and-technology
pls phone-in to “the austin rhodes show” on local radio., WGAC AM columbia co., GA. rhodes is a wannabe limbaugh and a failed conservative. his pal mike sleeper does two week residencies as guest host. rhodes wont comment online about mikes bulls**t. ask him why.
Hey AL…
Why don’t you sign your real name and we can see what is what here. I have spoken to Mike, and we will deal with this Monday.
I guess this qualifies as me talking about this online…so you are one down already.
Sign your name, coward.
AR
Rest assured AR, ALL media in your area will be contacted Monday. If you are a man of integrity (and I have no reason to doubt you); you will have thoroughly researched this information prior to Monday. ANY questions you have can be handled here on this site. Please include Stolen Valor in your weekend research as it applies perfectly here. Hopefully you were a veteran yourself and will be EXTREMELY interesting in getting to the truth of the matter and exposing what appears to be a fraud. We mostly do not use our real names here to avoid the same garbage the web site administrator goes through every day being hassled by phony phone callers at home. You are encouraged, still, to call him (Mr. Jonn Lilyea) who’s home phone number is available in the thread at top of page under “Contact Us”. He’s a straight shooter who puts up with a LOT of crap, especially from POSERS who do their best to weasel out of a bad situation of a lifetime of lies and deception.
No one is “after you”, nor trying to diminish your radio show’s popularity. However, my suggestion would be to walk lightly until you know the FULL facts and save yourself some embarrassment. Happens all the time in EVERY state as there are some pretty proficient liars in EVERY state.
Might I add that I regret your calling someone you don’t know a coward. Can’t see where you have been attacked and labeled, other than one man’s opinion.
Good luck; my hope is that you come away
with a completely different attitude about Stolen Valor. Some times it is not easy to find a friend’s stories are less than truthful.
Last but not least, this is an endeavor we do not look forward to. Absolutely NOBODY get a prize or award for researching and documenting a trail we find disgusting.
JARHEAD,austin rhodes has dishonest intent.( hes here BECAUSE i facebooked him w. my full name.youre being respectful anyway.
you got better manners than mine, marine.
pls email me for all the evidence austin rhodes refuses to see.
miltonmoye77@gmail.com
Hod on for a moment, AR! Take a deep breath and prowl through some of the SV threads here, some outed for SV in the past have made death threats some file a slew of baseless lawsuits which failed miserably. TAH DOES NOT halfass around when they out someone, they do their research.
failed conservative austin rhodes has been contacted, by FB message, using my full name. DUH, thats why hes here… i invited him. **..ive already typed it here too previously. austin rhodes, is therefore a manipulative failed con man.
mike sleeper is austin rhodes’ “little friend”. and frequent guest host on local radio. he tends to filter out calls he is uncomfortable with.
a real journalist will snatch this story from the jaws of the defeated.( austin rhodes)
miltonmoye77@gmail.com
Al, how about stop being a dick?
AR has already said he will deal with this on Monday.
You just persist with the insults, that says a lot about the man you are.
Calm down and lusten to how it is handled on Monday.
With his interesting taste in ties, and that unfortunate last name, I can almost sympathize with his need to embellish…almost…
At least he is not narcissistic.
Columbia county, GA is right outside Fort Gordon….It includes the amazing metro areas of Appling, Evans, Grovetown, Harlem, and Martinez.
A dead yellow dog can get elected to the school board there.
Oh boy. Here we go again.
— SIGH —
Ex-OS2 inbound to this target in 3…..2…..1…..
Cocksucker.
BOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOM!!!
Shack!
We have high-order detonation with CEP Zero. have a nice day.
PK 1.0
Ex, you never disappoint.
You guys just made my day!
i provided mr. lilyea with facebook chats. in the messages mike sleeper claimed a ranger shoulder patch and assignment to the 75th regt, the batallion at hunter aaf, savannah, ga. if you want a copy, pls contact miltonmoye77@gmail.com
cheers,
al storch
He shows the school awarded tab sign in his mancave and says in a post that is what he wore on his sleeve, not the Ranger Regt scroll. Also, the battalions of the 75th would never accept an assignment of a leg infantryman. Maybe an admin clerk or some specialty could get assigned, but not an 11B or C.
Over three years in service and still a private? Should have been at least PFC or E-4, possibly even E-5 Sergeant (seems to me 3 years was primary zone where your supervisors had to start explaining why they didn’t promote you by then.) Someone was not a model troop here.
During my AD time in the early 90s one was expected to make E4 after 26 months and anyone with less rank than that after three years was forced out via the QMP, thus I’m sure he was busted and thrown out.
Yep.
Its called the Court Martial Discharge.
The school board website has lots of contact emails for the board members there.
Wonder if they would be interested in this information about Mr. Sleeper.
I’m thinking that they would… FIRE AWAY!
Yep, I did. here’s what I sent:
Dear Ladies and Gentlemen,
I am writing because I think it is only fair that you know about your fellow board member Mr. Michael Sleeper. Mr. Sleeper is apparently fond of giving the appearance that he is a former Army Ranger and Desert Storm veteran. This couldn’t be further from the truth.
The truth is that Mr. Sleeper served from August 1985 to October of 1988 and was discharged as a private and served his time in Alaska. No Desert Storm, no Army Ranger. He is a liar and a Stolen Valor fraud. I would think that honesty and integrity would be something that the school board is concerned with since you are dealing with the lives of children.
You can read more about it at This Ain’t Hell where they have posted his official records that were obtained through a Freedom of Information request.
http://valorguardians.com/blog/?p=69989
Thank you for your time.
Here’s the response I got from one of them.
Mr (Instinct),
Have you spoken with Mr. Sleeper re: your concern?
Kristi
Kristi is Mrs. Kristi Baker, District 2 board member.
Honestly, I’m not sure what she is talking about because I have no ‘concerns’. He is a liar, fraud and stolen valor jackass. What would I have to discuss with him?
That was Kristi politically and politely telling you she was sweeping it under the carpet.
Yep…poli-speak, the language of wanna-be politicians
What I figured, but I am just a simple AQ who is not versed in the world of polite conversation and politics.
I sent the email to her and all the other school board members. She”s the only one that has responded so far.
BZ for the effort. Perhaps the others may respond and look into this.
Well, since I’m stubborn and this guy just ticks me off for some reason I went ahead and sent this to his local newspaper.
Who knows, maybe they can do a human interest piece on him 😀
Awesome. I put some TAH love on the Board of Education FB.
I know I’m about to bring on a shit storm with this question. Did any of you personally hear him say we was a Desert Storm vet? Not defending, but I get my shit in a knot when it’s hearsay and not actual.
Mike Sleeper just messaged me with this:
“Hi Frankie, it looks like one of your recent posts is a lie. I did serve with the 1/75th. Please take this down immediately.”
I replied to him with:
“If you did serve, that would rate an apology. What was your period of service there, and when did you attend Ranger school, what class number? I will forward your information to the admins at This Ain’t Hell. There have been a couple of times over the years that a mistake was made with the FOIA request. They would be glad to straighten it all out with you.”
Just ask the class date.
Never forgot mine.
This dude is a maggot.
RLTW.
Not necessarialy. One of my colleagues served in A Co., 1st Batt, and I’m pretty certain he did not attend Ranger School (he has a scroll on his jeep, but no tab). He got out after his initial tour then went on to (eventually) get his MS in computer engineering.
Then again, he has service-related photos in his office and a departure plaque from his unit.
I’ve got a Tab, but no Scroll ….
He has a Scroll, but no Tab.
From the GoArmy site:
Yes, many of the people in the Regt HQ and the battalions are not Ranger qualified. This is especially the case with junior enlisted when they first join the regiment. They have to demonstrate the likelihood they will succeed at Ranger School before their unit will expend a school allocation on them. Many of the combat support people are not expected to go to Ranger school, but infantrymen in 11B and 11C would be expected to eventually get the tab.
rgr769,
That makes sense. My colleague’s plaque mentioned anti-tank or anti-armor section … something that made me think of our AT platoon in the 2/503rd (Tows on Mules!). He definitely was not a shit-bird.
RLTW
JSF
And so goes the cycle. Denial – Anger – Acceptance.
Stage one complete. Now stage two, usually threats and sock puppets.
Then the all too familiar Poser excuse…”It started off as a little lie and then it just got out of control.”
It seems he ended his military career on a bad note and like so many who embellish…he over compensated.
Don’t forget…Bargaining
Has Michael Sleeper played the “You’ll hear from my lawer” card yet?
Wow.
Another turd with easy access to kids.
And by the looks of him in the picture above I would err on the side of caution.
Keep your pants up boys around this clown.
And somebody needs to send him a damn tie. Queefy….
I was tempted to mention the tie in my email to the school board but decided against it.
Who dressed that clown?
Stolen Valor, the Rancid Cherry Topping the Shit Sundae.
One has to wonder, what else lurks beneath?
Must be a Communist in a Sleeper cell.
Haven’t you heard? Communism is now simply . . . passe. One of our omniscient and infallible commenters previously told us so!
So, don’t fear the commie.
“So, don’t fear the commie.”
Oh no you didn’t!
I told the Commie not to drink so much…if she passes out its not my fault.
sleepers dont fear the reaper
or the commie, the hippie, or the insane..
blue oyster cult, 1977
Hahahaha, YES!!!!
C’mon guys, he has a Ranger poster in his Mikey Sleeper shrine.
He should put a big photo of that Army Service Ribbon in the room to represent his merits.
After spending 21 months as a grunt at Ft Wainwright I can see how he would go completely nuts up there.
And I never saw a Ranger anywhere near that place. They always had to go to Florida or somewhere warm.
This is false and your records are incomplete. 1) I served with 1/75th. 2) I was finished with the Army long before Desert Storm and never made that claim. Take this down and issue a correction immediately.
1. This post will never come down.
2. Is your Twitter picture from 20 years ago?
YOU’D BETTER TAKE IT DOWN OR THERE WILL BE TROUBLE.
I suggest you talk to Mike before you go on. He has admitted that he was never a Ranger.
Stirring up the shit at this point does him no good.
What will you do Commander Cocksucker, ask us trivia questions into submission?
Annnnnd there’s the sockpuppet.
I knew we’d get a sockpuppet today!
And to reiterate:
Michael Sleeper is not Airborne.
Michael Sleeper is not a Ranger.
Michael Sleeper did not deploy anywhere.
Michael Sleeper is a disgrace to all 11Bs.
Michael Sleeper is unworthy of serving on a school board.
Michael Sleeper is a bad example to children everywhere.
Michael Sleeper is a pathetic loser.
Michael Sleeper needs his butt whupped by all the School Board and every coach in the district. 10 pops each.
To expand:
Michael Sleeper is a fraud who is desperately trying to cover up his lies, but the Internet is forever big boy.
Michael Sleeper is busted. His sockpuppets are pathetic.
YOU’D BETTER TAKE IT DOWN OR YOU WILL GO TO BED WITHOUT ANY DINNER LITTLE MISTER!!
NO SUPPER???? WHAT ABOUT THE AOL DIAL-UP ACCESS???
Is that you Thomas Reister?
RICK?
DAVE?
TOM?
Whatever, asshole….correction, Sir Asshole.
Trouble’s my middle name.
Who are you, fucking Roboranger?
I can’t find the old link here at TAH on “How to be a good Poser” but Mike, If TAH is wrong, then please, provide us with verifiable documentation to clear this up. What was your Ranger Class Number??
When and with whom did you serve??
Simple.
Here ya go, ChipNASA:
‘How to be a good phony soldier’
http://valorguardians.com/blog/?p=39711
Thanks Dude. I thought there was a link in Contact us or under the FNG FAQ but I couldn’t find it.
Mike Sleeper:
Provide us with good documentation, and why the FOIA results show you failed out as an 11-Bravo.
Provide us with class number(s).
Provide proof that we are wrong – and we all, myself included, will apologize.
Until then, I will continue to maintain that, based on the clear evidence that we have:
Michael Sleeper is not Airborne.
Michael Sleeper is not a Ranger.
Michael Sleeper did not deploy anywhere.
Michael Sleeper is a disgrace to all 11Bs.
Michael Sleeper is unworthy of serving on a school board.
Michael Sleeper is a bad example to children everywhere.
Michael Sleeper is a pathetic loser.
Michael Sleeper needs his butt whupped by all the School Board and every coach in the district. 10 pops each.
[next event on the schedule: sock puppets!]
Michael Sleeper IS A Creeper.
Michael Sleeper, you need to take a cold hard look at those who have tried to get their posts on TAH taken down, ALL of them HAVE FAILED. Threaten to sic lawyers, etcetera, it won’t happen. Now just WHAT was your US Army Ranger School class number? Any real Ranger School grad would forget his birthday before his class number.
Michael Sleeper cannot answer.
Michael Sleeper does not know.
Michael Sleeper now is learning
how his lies will always show.
Damn, Gray… that’s some good poetry! Channeling your inner Keats or Thoreau?
I used to be an English teacher. Thanks for the complement!
Inner single malt?
Oh, I don’t know, Chief.
It’s very likely he had his nose in his Yeats.
snort
That sounds kind of … KINKY!!! 😉
Come on, Mike… class number and dates, that all that we ask. And, don’t pull the “it’s TOP SECRET” BS on us. Even a Navy guy like knows all about class numbers and dates.
If anything, “do it for the kids”, Mike…
Loser.
Go play some trivia.
I’m guessing that he’ll be answering some trivia questions at a future school board meeting…
You remind me of one of those guys who says, “I could have been a nuke, but didn’t want to be one,” when in reality they could barely spell their name correctly on the ASVAB, or if they did qualify for the pipeline, got tossed at the Week 3 academic board.
Nice try, tho.
Go jerk off to your election signs in your tiny penis little man syndrome inspired man cave.
You aren’t very intelligent thinking your little demand posts are going to change anything. False posturing. I bet you won’t sleep well tonight – pussy!
Burn that fucking tie, Mikey.
Oh, really. Where are your jump wings, leg boi? And what company of the 1st Battalion were you in? Who was your company commander and 1SGT?
This really the actual dude commenting or is this a troll pretending to be a sock puppet, Bwahahahahahahaha?
If this is the real guy, you can go suck it Trebeck!
At the end of his photos are a bunch of him in uniform but with no tapes of rank with a bunch of AD guys saying he was promoted to Honorary Lieutenant at Fort Gordon.
Just like a Non, Not Ever CPO we all know.
‘Honorary Lieutenant’?
What in the hell is an ‘Honorary Lieutenant’?
Bwahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahah!!!
Just when we think that we’ve heard it all in the World of Poserdom…
Given the reputation of Lieutenants everywhere, ‘Honorary Lieutenant’ just may be an accurate designation of just how high-speed/low-drag Michael Sleeper is.
Every Lieutenant has at least one “I really screwed that one up” story. Maybe the award of “Honorary Lieutenant” was given for his exemplary screwing-up on a consistent basis.
And every butterbar has one, “I didn’t screw that one up” story. But only one.
Bwa-Hahahahahahaha!
Good one!
A rank bestowed upon employees of the month at All-Points Logistics.
“Honorary Lieutenant”, is that some unit’s equivalent of the “Bonehead Award”?
@ MICK, Et Alii:
Actually, there was an episode of the television series, “M*A*S*H”, where a soldier was made an “Honorary Lieutenant”.
He was a male nurse, which at that time, was not an officer’s slot, as only female nurses could be commissioned.
Of course, that was just a television show, and they never indicated whether the honorary recognition actually made any real difference, as that soldier continued to be an enlisted man.
An “Honorary Lieutenant” is another phrase for total piece of shit….see also under “Bernath” or “Chevalier”.
I just checked Facebook again and all the photos of him in Camo at Fort Gordon where they are bestowing him Honorary Lieutenant are now GONE
Fascinating.
THE PURGE BEGINS.
Simultaneously demanding TAH take down the posts about him, he goes about deleting what he says is correct.
Ugh – it must be one sick feeling to realize you have ruined what service you did have. I treasure mine more every single day.
MICHAEL, WHY ARE YOU DELETING PHOTOS THAT WE SAW HOURS AGO??? (Screencaps?!?!?)
(If you’re not guilty of something?)
Just asking a simple question.
thats a confidence / leadership course for civilian public outreach, on some army or NG post.
blame the army for giving honorary bars.
he maxxed it out..an 11b graduate leading untrained civilians in a one afternoon course.
fun for civilians. like tough mudder with blank supressors on m4’s
So this guy was on the high speed low drag track for certain, I mean ranking all the way to private in three short years…one assumes that would tell you all that you need to know about this gentleman…
He was such a fast mover they couldn’t catch him to sew on the stripes.
Please keep this cocksucker out of my Florida, we have enough of these asshats down here already! Why do these fuckers have such a need to rock the lie? He isn’t even trying, no dog, no doorag, no Harley, no sunglasses, no 1000 yard stare? I mean come on pal, at least look the part? I wonder where he got such a big Ranger patch for his mangina cave? I never did combat, but I loved my time in the Signal Corps, our motto was, We won’t fight and you cant’ make us, If we can’t fix it, Fuck it! I was always happy just doing my part in the big wheel. We all had an important role to play in the big picture of it all? Thanks to all of you combat guys, I was always so proud of my real brother who did actually serve in combat! Unlike good old Doc Shrum! Another true Cocksucker!!!
Wilted Willy, I have my email coming to you. I am in NW Florida. You?
Interesting
Here he has a tweet that says, “Earning the tab is fraught with danger#RLTW#SuaSponte
http://i.imgur.com/00TK1fY.png
Now it doesn’t claim that “HE” earned the tab but it certainly can be construed as implying it.
Actually it says “Earning A tab is fraught with danger” not earning THE tab. Very carefully worded no? Why he could be talking about any ol’ tab, right? /s
Some are given a Tab
When the bartender runs out of Diet Pepsi.
I thought they stopped making Tab.
The real question is, has he PAID the tab?
He probably “paid the tab” by offering his body to some turds in that North Florida MC.
I wonder if Phildo broke off a piece?
Oh lookie here. The Augusta News Times identifies Michael Sleeper as a Ranger
http://newstimes.augusta.com/news/2014-05-18/sleeper-opponent-seeks-change
Oh and here:
Sleeper….Army and served with the 1st Battalion, 75th Ranger Regiment.
At one point, he injured his knee during an airplane jump (Oh really?)
Airplane jump. Heh.
I forgot the second part link about his Jump and injured knee
http://chronicle.augusta.com/news-metro-education/2012-08-25/youth-challenge-academy-graduates-more-200-cadets
From the article:
‘After graduating high school, he joined the Army and served with the 1st Battalion, 75th Ranger Regiment. Many times, he wondered whether he was doing the right thing.
“I put limits in my mind,” he said. “I did it and got through it.”
At one point, he injured his knee during an airplane jump and spent a few months out of commission. It was a little too long for his sergeant, who came to Sleeper one day and told him he was going to take a physical fitness test. If he didn’t pass, Sleeper would be out of the program.
“I just made it through in time,” he said. Afterward, he went to the sergeant, who said, “I knew all along you could do it. You needed to know you could do it.”’
OK; sure. A sergeant unilaterally orders an injured Soldier on a profile to go out and run a PFT, and says that if the Soldier fails to pass, he’ll be ‘out of the program’. Yeah, that happens all the time.
This is also taken from the article, and some on Team TAH may find this to be even more disconcerting:
‘Sleeper graduated from Augusta State University, then took graduate classes at the University of Georgia in artificial intelligence. He works as a computer security engineer at the Savannah River Site.’
The Savannah River Site is a Department of Energy nuclear site located in the sand-hills region of South Carolina.
http://www.srs.gov/general/about/history1.htm
From the Savannah River Site website:
‘The Savannah River Site was constructed during the early 1950s to produce the basic materials used in the fabrication of nuclear weapons, primarily tritium and plutonium-239, in support of our nation’s defense programs. Five reactors were built to produce these materials. Also built were a number of support facilities including two chemical separations plants, a heavy water extraction plant, a nuclear fuel and target fabrication facility, a tritium extraction facility and waste management facilities.’
Which raises the issue of whether or not this character has a security clearance and if so, how high?
Makes you also wonder whether or not he lied on his employment application regarding his military service, a firing offense.
Looks to me like Mr. Sleeper may be in some deep kimchi.
He tried to hop down the aisle from the bathroom to his seat, and hit his knee on an armrest.
Graybeard . He fell off the aircraft when he ran out of quarters.
Winner. That was damn funny.
I stand corrected.
ARE YOU SURE it wasn’t from when he jumped out of the carnival airplane kiddie ride and skinned his knee?
This is the entirety, (as of 11:53 EST), of a Facebook chat between Mike Sleeper and myself: Chat Conversation Start You and Mike Sleeper aren’t connected on Facebook Owner Operator at Trivia with Mike Sleeper, Board Member at Columbia County Board of Education and Computer Security Engineer at Savannah River Nuclear Solutions Lives in Evans, Georgia 8:39am Mike, when were you in the Ranger Regiment? Want to talk about that? Maybe straighten some things out, before it gets out of hand? What about this: http://valorguardians.com/blog/?p=69989 Michael Sleeper; Fake Ranger / Desert Storm veteran. Someone sent us Mike Sleeper. He has a cool man cave in his garage. Apparently he collects campaign memorabilia…including his own. We have reports o valorguardians.com Hi Frankie, it looks like one of your recent posts is a lie. I did serve with the 1/75th. Please take this down immediately. Frankie Cee shared Mike Sleeper’s photo. Why would non-Ranger/never was a Ranger, Mike Sleeper use this as a profile picture? Frankie Cee If you did, that would rate an apology. What was your period of service there, and when did you attend Ranger school, what class number? I will forward your information to the admins at This Ain’t Hell. There have been a couple of times over the years that a mistake was made with the FOIA request. They would be glad to straighten it all out with you. I just sent the admin an email. I went straight from basic to airborne to RIP in 1985. Assigned to Alpha Company 1/75 in Hunter. I PCS’d to Ft. Wainwright – served in a leg company there and got out… We don’t make these posts lightly, and take every precaution to get it right the first time. Your FOIA return does not mention the Regiment. Did you go to Ranger School while in the Regiment? Also, there is no mention of Airborne School. No. I didn’t get a slot. There is no tab above that scroll. SSG Boswanger was my squad leader. Don’t recall rip, Airborne was class -86. (Recall due to the damn class motto that put… Read more »
Damn if he ain’t already spinning his ass off like a ping pong ball sucked up in a tornado!
At least he’s provided some details which can be checked out – more than what a lot of folks do. I’m willing to reserve judgment on him for the time being.
He does provide some info at least – although I am skeptical about the “lost paperwork” line it is a possibility.
We’ll see. I’ve had to eat crow before – it goes down fine with a good dose of Tabasco.
He is dancing pretty good. I’ll give him that. But when the music stops and there is one less chair……..
He is deleting shit from his facebook. He’s a fraud.
From what I understand, the pipeline for the Ranger BN is AIT, then Airborne, then RIP. If he went to the 1/75 in JAN 86, why does he claim an Airborne school class that would have started after he reported to the BN?
Yep, in the early 90s it was that way, Infantry OSUT, Airborne, then RIP after which they could still get booted out of the Regiment for nearly anything.
if they “created a new file” in processing, at wainwright.they did so in jan. 86,
which debunks mike’s lie of being processed in jan 87 after being ranger-y on the east coast for a year.
FALSE.
Here is the problem. By 1985 while the 201 file was paper, the individiual PQR (DA 2-1) was in SIDPERS and automated.
So while a local copy might go missing (a problem most of us dealt with at some point), your assignment and qualification history was in the SIDPERS system (as well as ATRRS for training like airborne school or RIP which require reservations).
So no…that information did not have to be “recreated” at the time he was out-processing.
In addition–as we all know–the Army is bad about many things, but one thing the Army has always been good at is giving soldiers a piece of paper to keep for everything.
I still have my AIT grad orders from 1987 and my CIB orders from 1991 because I kept my copies.
So while it is possible that the Army totally “lost” every record of his assignments, tabs, badges, awards and rank, it is so improbable that I’m calling BS.
I’m waiting for the “my records were burned in the fire” story…
*POW!*, right in the kisser!!!
DA 2-1 should be DA 2A
I have copies of my Form 66 and the certificate of graduation for every school I ever completed, plus a DD214 which I had to sign acknowledging everything on it was correct. So, I seriously question his inability to document his “truth.” Also, does he dispute he departed AD as an E-2?
I’ve met many guys like this
Tool Box City.
“Look… if I’m lying y’all can blast me to hell and back publicly with my blessing.”
Not a problem, big boy. We will accommodate you, with or w/o your blessing. I know you will stop by here to get a look see. Ugly, isn’t it? It’s a picture you painted. By the way, what’s up with your dates of service and E1 or E2 rank after more than three years? Take some time off did you? That;s what the mean old Army does. If one disappears and later reappears, the time he was gone is tacked onto his term of enlistment. Of course, I’m not saying this happened to you. I’m just wondering.
Perhaps there is something missing from his record so lets not rush to judgement.
One thing we could do is ask the Chinese. As he works at SRS as a contractor I suspect he must hold a security clearance. We could ask the Chinese for the copy of his file from the OPM hack and see what it says there.
Of course if he falsified his SF86 that’s grounds for revoking a clearance.
Looks like Section 13 of Form SF-86 requires very detailed information regarding a person’s military/employment service. It would be interesting to see what Sleeper filled in.
I’m not for hanging a guy for doing something stupid at an age when we’re all young and stupid, but if he’s rockin’ a lie in the present day and doing it publicly then he’s brought about his own troubles.
Hey Mike Sleeper, did you ever pay Greenbrier High School?
What? Something interesting?
I think I found what you are referring to:
https://columbiacountyconservativeviewpoint.wordpress.com/2011/12/29/mike-sleeper-explain-yourself/
Bingo.
He’s got a FIL that is a County Commissioner in the same AO… and helped out another county commissioner that had an outbreak of “Carlos Danger” disease:
https://columbiacountyconservativeviewpoint.wordpress.com/2012/01/16/what-is-the-character-of-the-character-witnesses/
The link is to a website that has some info on local politics – hasn’t been updated in a few years.
Michael Sleeper looks like he’s one of them thar political animals in his neck of the woods.
Here’s an interesting Facebook friend of Sleepers.
Steven Amster, retired Army Colonel, and according to the photos, an obvious LEO hater.
Hmmm, interesting comment by retired Colonel Steven Amster on the first photo of himself on his FB page.:
“I was doing some quiet fraternization with an E6 radiology tech while[]was at Long Binh.”
Wonder if the E6 was a male or female?
Either way, it sounds like an admission to a UCMJ violation to me. Oh, well, RHIP in medical units.
If the crackerbox is rockin, don’t come knockin.
Dave Hardin, you’re getting good at this.
I asked him for his 214 with his SSN blacked out,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,’crickets’
Cant you people read? He says he served with the Rangers. Heck I served with the Navy Seals (in the sense that there were Seals in the Navy when I was)
I learned my parsing from the Clintons…..
As it stands right now, having had quite a bit of chat time with him, I cannot say that he is not being honest. He just came to FB Chat to ask this of me, and I will do what I can go get him the answers. If, in the end, his story does shake out as true, I will be among the first to apologize to him.
He Offered:
Requested DD214 and filing for DD215 but it has been 30 years… where can I go to find/request the exact dates of services for schools or stations? All I have from a best guess for reporting dates are :
1985 – Basic/AIT Ft. Benning, Harmony Church
Fall 1985 – Airborne School Class 8-86
Fall 1985 – R.I.P.
Jan 1986 A Company 1/75th RR, Hunter AAF
Jan 1987 B Company 4/9th Inf Regt. Ft. Wainwright
Oct 1988 General discharge under honorable conditions
OK, I may end up having to retract my slams.
It does look like he is honestly trying to answer us.
The FB purge may be to remove questionable material until he has rock-solid proof.
To be perfectly honest, Michael Sleeper – I hope you make me eat my words.
Me Three
I’d be in line with all of you if his claims are true…
BTW – Michael, why in the Hell don’t you have a copy of your service record? Don’t you remember John “F’n” Kerry and what the Swift Boaters did to him over his claims? If you had your records, and redacted PII, you could post your claims and be able to back them up without any scrutiny?
My colleague served in A/1/75 … but that was January 1992 – July 1996; otherwise I’d ask him.
I’m surprised Mr. Sleeper didn’t keep his graduation certificates, books, programs, etc. I thought everybody did. If NPRC ever got nuked, at least I have supporting documentation to recreate my training data.
JSF
timeline is obviously false. in fall 85 he was in basic. didnt finish ait till late jan. 86.
His timeline doesn’t jive. He entered active duty 13 Aug, Tuesday. With that as a travel day he hit reception the 14th, a Wednesday. He likely started Basic/OSUT a week later on the 21st if they ran him through reception fast.
Infantry OSUT is 13 or 14 weeks then, so that puts him graduating in late November, graduation on Thursdays means the 21st or 28th.
Now airborne Class 8-86 would be the 8th class of FY 1986. That would jive with the graduation dates starting one class a week starting the end of November- but that is not the “fall” of 1985
But that takes 3 weeks, putting graduation for him around the 20th of December. This is where his timeline falls apart- there is no way he also got RIP in that year. None. They wouldn’t be starting a RIP class in late December.
RIP was 3 weeks then. They wouldn’t run a class through the holidays.
I am not seeing any way possible that he could show up at MEPS on 13 Aug 1985 and have completed Infantry OSUT, Basic Airborne and RIP all in what was left of 1985. Even if every class started perfectly on time and he had no days waiting- something that never happens- it would have meant RIP over Christmas. They wouldn’t be making the Ranger cadre work a class then.
And then, of course, it doesn’t make much sense that he was only in the Regiment a year before he PCS’ed.
Now maybe he did get a chance at RIP in January, washed out, and got sent to Alaska. That timeline would jive, and it would make sense as around half of those who start RIP wash out and end up sent to leg Infantry units. And would explain that he knows much of the talk.
I believe your are correct about not having a RIP class during the XMAS/NewYear period. My Ranger school class was the first one where they sent us home on leave for a week between the mountain and Florida phase. The cadre jokingly referred to us as the Xmas Rangers. I can’t believe they would have cadre work through the holidays for only a RIP class when they stopped doing it for the Ranger School cadre in 1968.
is there a zero week phase, prior to ground (1st) week at airborne school? wouldnt that be a fourth week?
ive read something to that effect. pls advise.
cheers.
IIRC, zero week was for the junior enlisted that were assigned to the school battalion a week or so before their assigned class started. I can’t speak from personal experience because I attended as an officer and lived off-post. My jump school class started the Monday after I completed RA IOBC the prior Thursday or Friday.
As a junior enlisted in January 1977 I had a zero week before start of BAC.
My date of enlistment was September 1, 1976, a similar time line as Sleeper had.
General Discharge = Shitbag.
Look if his Airborne class was 8-86 as in 8=August of 1986, no way who this be fall. I live in South GA, August is our hottest month here. I know it’s semantics, but even the little slip ups add up.
Class 8-86 is not calendar date based. It would be the 8th class of fiscal year 1986. The fiscal year starts on October 31st each year. For example, my Ranger School class number was 7-69, meaning it was the 7th class to complete in fiscal year 1969, which commenced on Oct 31, 1968.
rgr, may I offer a small correction to the start dates for past/present fiscal years.
Prior to FY76, the federal government used 01 July to 30 June as the fiscal year.
The feds then changed over to what is used now, 01 October to 30 September.
Thanks. That makes sense, as I couldn’t figure out why my class, #7-69 would be the 7th of that fiscal year when Class 6-69 would have started around October 20 1969.
I can’t be the only one that wants the sock puppet to come back for a little while, am I? A good sock puppet is worth its weight in gold. Wait, I might be thinking of a happy sock.
Damn, EODJay… almost as bad as my celebration for the WOT today!
I dunno, you’ve got what- about a bazillion Rangers, RASP instructors and other battalion scoundrels 🙂 who read and post here?
But you still deny the truth? Who needs records when if he just named his class someone could call bullshit in five minutes?
Honestly, just eat the bag of dicks you gathered and move on.
Though I am not taking any side, from a records perspective, the Mil lost about 4 years of my records. This occurred during the AKO or what ever online stuff conversion. Yes, I know when they transitioned to AKO Fortunately, i have hard copies, with the exception of my final discharge order (honorable), which is how I found out they were lost when I ordered my record from St. Louis. I still dont have the order. If I am not mistaken, RIP, in that time frame, did not provided a certificate of completion (or what ever), most didnt add it to their 214, but rather were excited just to get out. I did Harmony Church in the same year as he, B-10-2, Airborne School, etc., but prior to him (2 mos). From an Airborne perspective, I have no order but only the Certificate Issued (but On my 214). Fuck, I dont know my BAC class number (I am surprised he does) though my roster number was 247 or something like that. I would say let the man speak. Only my humble opinion.
With regard to the other claims: That can shakeout with an 11X unassigned Ranger contract, and a schoolhouse record (if it exists) from RIP in that year. Perhaps he already addressed the Desert Storm Claim.
sleeper claims it happenned during the 80’s. not during online conversion. and the gummint HAS records of his enlistment date and assignment date to ft. wainwright. they arent missing. theyre in the FOIA. he falsely claims he was elsewhere. a FB thread shows that he repeated the lies to his wife!
HR records were not put into AKO. HR records were already electronic before AKO came around.
That system is called OMPF and that transition occurred in 1998 and 1999. The transition for a soldier’s 201 to OMPF started with a records check that the soldier was present for (which is why it took 2 years).
However, even providing that a paper 201 file and fiche at HRC (PERSCOM back then) were completely incorrect and had items missing, the assignment history was a direct database pull from SIDPERS-3 and formal schools training was already in ATRRS.
Every soldier is told to check their records every year…the 2A–now ERB is produced on demand (or online nowdays) specifically to facilitate records checks.
As an example, my 201 was converted to OMPF in 1998. When I pulled my first 2A from the new system I noted that ANCOC had dropped off…too easy to fix. Go home, get my copy of my 1059 and make a copy for S1. Submit, shows up in the next 2A.
Anything not converted to OMPF does not make it to the VA’s records system.
I Learn something new every day, and I agree, which is why I said during the transition. My terms were off. However, again, I have my entire file and there are items missing over a ~4 your span: OMPF performance Data, OMPF ED and TNG, OMPF Comm. Data, OMPF Service Computation, etc. So from the education you gave me perspective, I personally have some work to do, irrespective of the “stuff” that is lost: missing items from 1997-2001 (some not all).
Regardless: though there are things the gentleman needs to confirm/clarify, with regard to lost records, I personally would give him that chance. If it were me, I would start with the BN to which he was assigned, and the schoolhouse for a record of RIP completion and Airborne Completion.
Now, quick question: Ranger School, not assigned to Regiment = Ranger Qualified, RIP/RASP completion and assigned to the Regiment (regardless of Ranger School completion) = Ranger? Correct or no? Just curious.
Junior EM were assigned to the Regiment after completion of RIP. However, with his MOS he would never have been assigned to the Regiment until after Jump School. Legs were not assigned to rifle companies within the ranger battalions because obviously they could not jump/deploy with their unit. You don’t assign people to a rifle platoon they can’t deploy with. Also he says he earned the EIB before he went to Alaska. I have never heard of anyone earning an EIB that wasn’t qualified to be promoted to E-3. Also he admits he received a general discharge. That alone says he was a dick-stepper in Alaska.
Thanks for the clarification.
Think about the children Mikey!
Come clean.
pls phone-in to “the austin rhodes show” on local radio., WGAC AM columbia co., GA. rhodes is a wannabe limbaugh and a failed conservative. his pal mike sleeper does two week residencies as guest host. rhodes wont comment online about mikes bulls**t. ask him why.
I found the website at the above post yesterday… his FIL is a county commissioner and Sleeper had some ethics questions brought up a few years ago. Also looks like he had a “friend” with an nasty outbreak of “Carlos Danger Syndrome” a few years ago
http://valorguardians.com/blog/?p=69989&cpage=1#comment-2949827
Called BS on you earlier, “AL”…still doing it.
Coward.
Austin Rhodes is lying. I have the facebook messages wherin i invited him her using the same full name as ive posted here. definition of a coward is austin rhodes IN PERSON at trivia night. rest assured he will STFU and still have teeth.
Actually AL…I am questioning you not using your full name HERE. I see you sent a message to The Austin Rhodes Show page on Facebook, which I didn’t see until long after you posted here. You keep asking my email address…you know how many times I give that during the 4 hour, five day a week show? About 50.
austin@wgac.com
Now about this “showing up in person” business. You threatening me?
“Still have teeth”…what are you, in 8th grade?
AR
Hmmmmm….. Seems the school board has their own Facebook page.
https://www.facebook.com/search/top/?q=columbia%20county%20school%20district-evans%20georgia
I dropped some TAH love over there.
The Augusta media does know about this…I spoke with Mike on it yesterday, and he is compiling his reply to all of it.
A few quick pieces of information for you:
Mike is an elected member of the Columbia County School Board…his fellow board members could not remove or sanction him if they wanted to. Nothing short of a felony will get him forcibly removed. As shameful as the allegations made here are, none of them are felonies.
IF he has represented himself as something he is not, I would advise him to step down, but as of now, I see no proof that anything like that has occurred.
Some nameless, faceless person made these accusations? Why hide behind an anonymous marker? That doesn’t sound like any good soldier I have ever known.
As many politicians do, Mike Sleeper has a lot of political enemies…they love this kind of stuff, true or not. If this stuff pans out to be an inaccurate attack on Sleeper, congrats, the damage has been done anyway.
If Mike Sleeper has bragged in some way to be something he is not, I will be the first to call for his resignation.
Thanks,
Austin Rhodes
WGAC AM-FM, Augusta, GA
http://www.wgac.com
Austin Rhodes,
No nameless, faceless, person wrote this. I did. I have also talked to Mike on the phone long before you did.
Mike freely admitted that he was indeed discharged as a Private because of charges brought against him. Just as his records indicate.
Mike freely admitted that he was never a Ranger. Just as his records indicate.
Mike freely admitted that he was never deployed during Desert Storm, as his records indicated.
You sir, may request a copy of Mr. Sleepers records through a Freedom of Information Request just like we did.
What Mr. Sleeper did 30 years ago to get discharged from the Army is not at issue here. Neither is the issue of him actually serving in the Army. We all make mistakes.
Mike was never an Army Ranger and his career was ended early by the Army for misconduct. What you choose to do with that information is entirely up to you.
What happened nearly 30 years ago should not be held against anyone. Putting a Ranger Tab on your wall and telling invited guests that it matches the one on your shoulder (which is where it appears on the uniform) is dishonorable. Brave men and earned, bled and died for that Tab.
Mike Sleeper did none of those things.
“As shameful as the allegations made here are, none of them are [sic] felonies.”
Am I to understand that your measure of a person’s integrity and character, which is what issues of false claims of military service go to, is whether the claims constitute felonious conduct?
No sir…many have posted in the comments about that Sleeper’s fellow school board members get involved in this situation, and what I am telling you is they have no role in which to do that.
Other than bystanders, this is out of their jurisdiction.
As far as my opinions go, I have always disagreed with the Federal Judges who rendered false claims of military service decriminalized.
I have always believed if you impersonate a veteran, or wear unearned medals in a fradulant manor, it should be a crime.
I appreciate that response. Have you served in our nation’s military?
No sir, I have not. My GF retired Sergeant Major…and was a highly decorated D-Day veteran. My father and many other relatives also served, and I have nothing but the highest respect and admiration for such service.
BUT…I cannot stand internet anonymity, and accusations from those who hide behind trees.
If the shoe fits here, wear it. If not, carry on.
Telling any of us here what screen name we should use makes as much sense as us telling you what screen name you should use – no sense at all. None of my business why any of us selects the name that we use.
It could be pointed out that you are being paid (presumably) for putting your name out there. Then again, I have know a few radio personalities over the years and about half of them, or so, used pseudonyms on air. If you are using your actual name, that is your exclusive decision to make.
Nothing said or posted by an anonymous poster should carry anymore weight than whatever daydream the weirdest pervert could manufacture from the safety of his mother’s basement.
I can’t imagine why soldiers who put their life on the line would be afraid to sign their own name on the internet.
Silly debates over sports and comics maybe, but condemning real human beings without the gumption of signing your name…I would be ashamed to admit I did that.
AR
Seriously, that is your main argument?
Someone who sends someone else to fight their battles is a pussy too, but you seem ok with that.
Jesus, Austin, that is your argument?
Well, you have a name, smart guy. Dave Hardin. He gave it to you in the above comments.
And why would people not want to give out their names on the internet? Maybe you should look up a man by the name of Bernath if you want an answer to that question.
Also, hasn’t the press at many times in history used anonymous sources in stories? How is that any different that people who use a handle but present you with verifiable facts?
It appears to me that you are just trying to cover Sleeper’s ass for him and if that’s the case then just come out and say so.
Then how’s about just getting over yourself for having the unmitigated gall to step into our house and tell us how to do anything. And you accuse us of being afraid? That is rich. Behind your computer screen it must be so brave of you to make such an accusation.
Perhaps your time would be better spent looking into the lies of your buddy on the school board. Attempting to impeach our veracity because you don’t like the names we use here is way over the line.
No, you will never understand what honor, shame, and stuff like that means to us because you are not one of us. We have mostly all been there, done that and got the T-shirt for our troubles. We have no reason to lie and don’t. Your buddy doesn’t either, yet he lied anyway. THAT is shameful behavior, not the names any of us choose to use online.
And yet, here you are defending someone who doesn’t even have the balls to come defend himself, trying to tell others what they can and can’t say about your friend.
Instinct gave you a reason why some people here choose not to post using their real names. If you want to know more, just put the word “Bernath” into the handy search bar at the top of this site, and see just how many threads about him there are- then read ALL of them
Where have I defended Mike Sleeper? I was called here by name, and called out by name…I showed up.
AR
“Nothing said or posted by an anonymous poster should carry anymore weight than whatever daydream the weirdest pervert could manufacture from the safety of his mother’s basement.”
Yeah, that sounds really unbiased. You know, like you took a look at the site and REALLY gave a fair review of it.
Anonymous internet commentary is a pet peeve of mine…wrote a column on the issue a while back.
I believe such posts under the cover of anonymity is the “klan hood” of the internet.
Been saying this for years.
Here you go.
http://metrospirit.com/chronicle-finally-boots-the-internet-klan/
And you have ignored everything we have told you. Bet you haven’t even looked up who Bernath is, have you?
As I said, you want to know why most of us use a handle, he is a prime example. But hey, we are just an internet KKK to you I guess.
“I have never met a single Morris journalist or editorialist who was anything other than aghast and ashamed that such unvetted and often disrespectful content was ever allowed to be posted next to pieces they took great care to professionally craft for public consumption.”
I think you give yourself and your profession far too much credit.
I haven’t ignored anything you have stated in these 100’s of comments. I can tell you that if you used the language I see in these posts in a military proceeding you would have your fanny handed back to you.
There is thoughtful commentary here, and also bombastic threats and insults posted by God knows who, sitting God knows where. Maybe even a prison…LOL
Then we have “AL” lying outright…saying I am defending Sleeper. Not at all. I have offered him the option of coming in to tell his side of the story, that is it.
Austin Rhodes,are you sure you were never in the military? The Coast Guard is part of the military.
awwww a washout puddle pilot?
Wasn’t Walk-About Bergdahl one of those?
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bowe_Bergdahl
served 26 days according to wiki
Since this site is about honesty in relating military experience, I’ll point out it’s just as bad to claim you never served if in fact you did, but didn’t make it out of say…Coast Guard boot camp. Especially troubling for a public figure to misrepresent in that manner.
That is very interesting didimau aka go quickly.
I asked Mr. Rhodes if he ever served in our nations military and *gasp* he lied to me.
This is my shocked face. No, really.
LOL…lied? No..I am not considered a veteran. I did sign up for the Coast Guard, but in basic a back condition I was born with, and told by the recruiter not to mention, did surface. As a result, I was “white belted”, and came home.
I never avoided the story, told it on the air many times.
..but not here when you were initially asked
I wouldn’t claim to be a veteran because I am not one…when you leave basic training for existing medical reasons you are NOT a veteran.
You weren’t asked if you were a veteran, you were asked if you served, but omitted the boot camp story…which you now just stated you’ve told often on your show…but not here until it was brought up. It is what it is.
I don’t consider that service, sir, I consider that ATTEMPTING service.
“when you leave basic training for existing medical reasons you are NOT a veteran.”
Says who? You?
You admitted that you lied at your initial medical screening and physical because your recruiter told you to. Why would the Coast Guard think that it was PRE-existing?
So, the Coast Guard would have treated your “back” under the assumption you injured it while in boot camp.
Any subsequent medical discharge would have classified you as a veteran with a service connected injury.
“I never avoided the story, told it on the air many times.”
It would have been contextually relevant here when you were asked if you served…but you didn’t tell it here, until pressed
It is a congenital defect in my spine. Pre-existing. From birth.
Jeebus.
What kind of an ass are you, Rhodes? YOU lied about a pre-existing medical condition that showed up in boot. Were you expecting to get a free ride like Bradley Manning did? If that’s the case, you don’t have a leg to stand on.
“It is a congenital defect in my spine. Pre-existing. From birth.”
Did you even read what I wrote?
You lied on your initial physical exam, no record of pre-existing congenital defect from birth, correct?
You started boot camp on the East Coast, right?
How would the Coast Guard know that it was pre-existing?
Unless of course, after starting boot camp you admitted that you lied and were given a General Discharge?
The recruiter was the only one who asked, and he said it was no big deal. They caught it in basic and disagreed with the recruiter’s assessment.
Apparently, that type of thing was not uncommon. One guy was sent home because he had bad teeth.
“The recruiter was the only one who asked, and he said it was no big deal. They caught it in basic and disagreed with the recruiter’s assessment.”
Was your recruiter a M.D.?
Do you remember MEPS?
Recruiters don’t complete entrance physicals, so what did they catch in basic? You already had your physical prior to shipping off to boot camp which indicated no pre-existing back conditions in your service record.
“Apparently, that type of thing was not uncommon. One guy was sent home because he had bad teeth.”
You don’t get sent home from the military, you are processed out and discharged for specific reasons. I guess the dentist at MEPS overlooked his teeth.
I really don’t care what you think you have to say, Rhodes.
See my response here.
http://valorguardians.com/blog/?p=69989&cpage=2#comment-2950522
You can’t slacker your way out of this any more.
But, if the board members believe the information provided and they feel that Michael is not being honest with them about his military service, they could use the school board meeting to make it public record their concerns about his military background.
I’m assuming that since he cannot be removed as a school board member, he could be removed from his position as vice-chairman of the school board and any committee assignments that he holds as a member of the board. It could be used to “force his hand” if the other board members have lost their confidence in him as a board member.
I noticed on your FB page for your show that you mentioned this as being a subject for your show tomorrow. Be careful on how you present this to your listeners – some may see it as damage control for a “community leader” who has ties to other local political leaders.
Thanks for your concern…but I have been doing this 25 years and the chips will fall where they may.
His FIL is of no concern to me, nor is anything other than getting to the truth.
Hey prissy-poo, most of us go by screen names due to the actions of a certain scumbag f a disbarred lawyer that likes to stalk people and file baseless lawsuits to harass those that exposed him. NOW if you’d like the truth about him I suggest you file an FOIA request on him just like those who exposed him did! I have the sincere impression that you are going to side with him no matter what and I don’t care. The more you attach yourself to him, the more he and his lies about his past will stain you as well because of your association with him. The majority of TAH Regulars are Veterans, most of which have deployed into harm’s way and it really irritates us when someone who hasn’t ever risked life and limb overseas falsely claims to have done so! I’m a college dropout myself, I left to go enlist, after which I chose to make my living in the blue collar sector where i continue to make more money than i would have with a Masters Degree in the filed I was studying. What convinced me not to teach for a living was the risk I would end up in a Public School System having to answer not only to clueless idiot bureaucrats and administrators, but elected IDIOTS like Michael Sleeper.
You could be Audie Murphy for all any of us know. God bless you, thank you for your service.
I did three years of AD in the Army and rejoined in the NG after a nine year break in service when I found out that would get me deployed and did two tours in the Middle East as well. I’ve BTDT.
Rhodes plays racquet ball and is active physically. You take a physical exam before entry into the military. But people are washed out of the Coast Guard Boot Camp because they don’t keep up physically. Rhodes was dishonest when asked if had ever been in the service. Him saying his recruiter told him to lie about a back problem is total BS. We could say that about any illegal action. Someone told us to lie. A 20 year old is certainly an adult. Jeez, indeed.
Love the handle. Had it on a Harley plate once. Still have the plate. I’m waiting for the other plates to show up here.
Won’t be long.
Dave, were you an invited guest to his garage and heard that first hand? I’m guessing not. I have been an invited guest to that garage and Sleeper never identified as being a tabbed Ranger. He has owned being a member of Regiment, which is what the tattoo on his shoulder indicates. At 20 years old and graduating RIP, I’m sure many young men did just that on VD, graduated RIP and ran down to get some ink. Don’t mistake my post as giving him a pass, far from it. A quick trip over to Benning to obtain a record of his class roster would suffice for me, how about you?
Do you think he is the first to go get ink, and claim it’s because they were there? You better look at the top of this page, and click the Stolen Valor tab, there are plenty with ‘ink claims’. Did he tell you he graduated RIP?
wouldnt suffice for any of us.
mike never served in the ranger regt. the feds already said so.
try to keep up.
it would up to be mike sleeper to run such a futile errand over there.
thanks for pointing out the disgraceful hilarity of his tattoo.
he graduated from basic training and 11b infantry school at relaxin’ ft jackson. they were combined into something called (insert acronym here), yada yada yada,, lasting about 4.5 months. army never wasted another nickel assigning him to another school of any sort. then shipped out to duty in AK, then failure, then sent home. that is all.
nobody here is contacting benning. the dork with the fake tat never went to benning. duh!
the gummint has already spoken. done and done.
i know its hard when youre stoned.try to keep up.
What charges? Why a General Discharge and not Honorable?
“Mike freely admitted that he was indeed discharged as a Private because of charges brought against him. Just as his records indicate.”
General Discharge = Shitbag.
EPTS not disclosed = Shitbag
Austin Rhodes – I would suggest that you look at some of the links to your local paper on this thread where Michael Sleeper did claim to be a Ranger – maybe go as far as to do a search in any press releases from the school board or further research in the local media on how many times he made those claims. It looks like he’s made the claim to the public for years.
Many of the individuals that are posted here for Stolen Valor have been given multiple chances, some for years to “come clean” about their lies – not just to the veterans community as a whole, but to family, friends, etc. – before any work is posted here or at other blogs on the Internet. There are uncounted hours spent on researching through records available through the Freedom of Information Act and through contacts at military units and training commands before anything is posted here or at other sites.
One other thing – there have been other veterans that have ran for public office and used false claims of awards earned, lied about their service or made claims of being Rangers/Green Berets/SEALS, etc., that have been exposed. Some have been high profile figures, like John Kerry and Richard Blumenthal, while others have been mayors, county commissioners and other elected local officials. Many of them probably could have been elected to office without having to embellish their service – just saying “I served in the military” could have been enough to win the office they were running for.
Ask him for some of his old campaign flyers and mailers – I would guess that he put some biographical info on them, including any statements about his time in the Army.
Rhodes,
Suggest you ask Sleeper to make public a PII-redacted copy of his original DD214 – Member Copy 4, which shows characterization of discharge.
Or, better yet: suggest you ask Sleeper to authorize the release of his full military record to you for review. He can do that by signing a SF180 and allowing the information to be mailed directly to you from NPRC.
My prediction is that he’ll balk at doing either. An honorable person would have no issue with doing at least the former.
“Mike is an elected member of the Columbia County School Board…his fellow board members could not remove or sanction him if they wanted to.”
The State Board of Education and the Governor can.
“As many politicians do, Mike Sleeper has a lot of political enemies….”
I am sure that helps the children.
Read this Austin:
http://valorguardians.com/blog/?p=39711
Nothing short of a felony can force him out against his will, not the Governor, or any other entity.
Hey Mr. Rhodes! Nobody is asking you to take our word for any of this. Do your own research the same way that folks here did theirs. You might not have to wait as long as us common veterans if you pull the media card on them.
Most of the commenters here don’t give a flip if this guy is a “public servant” or a garbage truck diver. We don’t care what political party he might claim or if he never voted in an election. It just doesn’t matter. What we care about is that he is lying about the nature of his military service.
If you opt to do nothing about his lies, you are contributing to the problem.
LOL…the fact that I am here, addressing these questions/concerns should how you that there is no “opting to do nothing” going on here.
Where is Mikey at? Seems he has been scrubbing Facebook and Twitter and locking them up nice and tight.
Mr. Rhodes…When E. F. Hutton farts, people smell. When Dave Hardin speaks, people listen.
Surely in spite of the missing DD 214, Sleeper’s copy was filed with his local court house.
You have strolled into a resource you can never convince KNOWING and EXPERIENCED folks from all branches of service they are wrong. Just too many with too much experience at spotting frauds. Careful how far you drag this story on the air tomorrow. Otherwise, Sleeper may well make himself look worse that what he is.
If Sleeper (so he claims) went to Basic/AIT at Fort Benning in 1985, then why does the FOIA show his place of entry at Fort Jackson, SC?
To confuse our nation’s emenies an pertec this barrel chested freedom fighter’s anonynmnities
America: Fukk Yeah!
As Commissar would say, Merika!
South Carolina MEPS just happens to be on Ft. Jackson. Non-Infantry types stay at Relaxin Jackson for Basic.
Sleeper tests, physicals and swears in there, gets a sack lunch, gets on a bus for eight hours travel time to start Infantry OSUT at Benning.
Easy-Peasy.
Possible answers:
1) They both begin with Fort?
2) They were both named for generals?
3) They’re both south of the Mason Dixon line?
4) He lied
IDC SARC, ex-OS2, Claw and 2/17 Air Cav:
Ding! Ding! Ding! Good Answer! Good Answer!
You four crack me up…:)
Was thinking MEPS in 1985 for Sleeper would be HOTlanta since he graduated from High School in Georgia.
Thanks!
Pat, I guess it would all depend on which MEPS had coverage for where he graduated from. Hell, he may have went to Columbia, SC for a graduation bender from somewhere in northern GA and got recruited/conscripted at the redneck version of the Butte M&M bar after a night of heavy drinking./smile
For example, I graduated from high school in northern Indiana. You would think I would go to Indianapolis for MEPS. Nope, Chicago was geographically closer. So off to Chi-Town I went.
I had a few maternal relatives who lived in southern Indiana who were inducted in Louisville, KY as versus being shipped further north to Indianapolis.
Sometimes it’s all a matter of which MEPS is closer.
Did you stay at the scenic Pal-Waukee Motor Inn the night before MEPS? I stayed at that shit hole twice (two different branches at two different eras in my life). My brother stayed there, too. Aaah…the Pal-Waukee!
You folks who did MEPS in Chicago in the 90’s remember the Pal-Waukee, right?
Unsatisfactory performance? Drug use? What did he do to get discharged early….his story’s sounds fishy
In general parlance he dick-stepped himself into an article 15 reduction in rank and probably a Chapter 10 general discharge. Without a disciplinary rank reduction, it is highly improbable that he could serve three years on active duty and not get promoted to at least PFC (E-3).
Maybe even a Chapter 13, Failure to Conform to a Military Lifestyle, one of my AD Units used that to get rid of a dickstepper.
Sodomy on a pit bull? Failure to keep right? Smelling like Austin Rhodes? Gaiety?
NOW is the time for all of us to take a stand together. Take a minute to call the radio station during Monday’s Austin Rhodes Show. He is on air Mon.-Fri. from 3:05 pm until 7:00 pm Eastern Standard time. The station is News Talk WGAC 580 AM, located in Augusta, Georgia. Click on this link to lead you to an easy live streaming : http://wgac.com/austin-rhodes/
Here is the phone number to call to speak live on the air during the Rhodes show..706-396-7000. This Ain’t Hell…..let’s burn those lines up!!!!!! Warning to people LIKE ME….watch your profanity!
Whoa old fart!!!!!! MAJOR CORRECTION to the call-in number listed above. The CORRECT number to call the Austin Rhodes Show live on air is 706-863-5800. Three hours, TAH crew ought to have a GOOD showing!!!
Now if I can just find my glasses!
I wait on hold for no one voluntarily and never could understand how people do that, especially to radio shows. Some nat’l shows, I hear, can find a caller waiting for hours. That’s crazy.
Just as a warning – he or his call screener may be watching for calls outside of the area. If he is truthful about looking for the truth, he should allow some of you to get through and talk to him.
Good point. “If” is such a big word these days when it comes to discovery. Will be interesting to see if Rhodes seeks the truth or chooses to defend his friend, blaming it on “all of the outside agitators who called in”. Of all that has been posted on this story right here and now, he HAS to know something is not right. For his sake, Rhodes would be making a big mistake attacking the messenger(s). A radio host may be popular, but he may not be aware of the track record TAH has in terms of seeing the truth exposed sooner or later to someone who will listen. Between LEO and the media can eventually be found a responsive ear.