Millard Time (Continued)

Looks like it’s time for a quick update on that studly young former NY ARNG soldier, Geoffrey “TBI” Millard.

A third party sent me a copy of a Millard FOIA  they recently received from NPRC.  Recently, as in “less than a week ago”.  It’s linked here.   I redacted the source’s name/address info and the name of the NPRC records tech who processed the FOIA.  Nothing else was omitted.

For comparison, Millard’s 2008 FOIA is found here, as is Millard’s purported but suspect 2005 DD214 and photos of Millard publicly wearing the awards listed on that suspect DD214.  Plus photos of Millard also wearing some items not listed on that suspect DD214, like a CIB.

So let’s compare these old documents with the one from last week.

What they show:  both the new and 2008 FOIAs say Millard has the National Defense Service Medal , has one (1) Army Reserve Components Achievement Medal, and the Army Service Ribbon.  Both FOIAs show he was discharged as a Specialist.  Both show the same dates of service – 14 May 1998 to 13 May 2007 – in the Army National Guard.  And both show Initial Active Duty for Training (IADT) from October 1998 to February 1999.

What they don’t show:  neither FOIA shows Millard having any mobilizations or time spent overseas (the only assignment shown outside the state of New York is his IADT in Fort Leonard Wood, MO).  Neither FOIA shows him having any Meritorious Service Medals, let alone 3.  Neither FOIA shows Millard having an Army Commendation Medal.  Neither FOIA shows Millard having an Army Achievement Medal, much less 3. The FOIAs also don’t show Millard having the Good Conduct Medal, Iraq Campaign Medal,  Global War on Terrorism Expeditionary Medal, Global War on Terror Service Medal, Humanitarian Service Medal, or Armed Forces Reserve Medal.   And they also don’t show him having a Combat Infantry Badge or an Army Reserve Components Overseas Training Ribbon, either.

In fact, both of Millard’s FOIAs from NPRC look remarkably like those of a “slick-sleeve” Army National Guardsman who enlisted, went to IADT, then did nothing besides show up for drill and annual training on and off for 8 years.  They look like the FOIAs of someone who was never mobilized, never served on extended Federal active duty after IADT, never deployed to combat, never got a personal decoration other than one ARCAM, and screwed up enough along the way that they failed to receive what should have been an automatic second ARCAM.  (The latter is essentially the equivalent of the Good Conduct Medal for the Army’s Selected Reserve).

In contrast, Millard’s purported 2005 DD214 shows him as a Sergeant, not a Specialist, who was mobilized and who served overseas in “Kuwait/Iraq”.  And it lists all of the above medals except for the Humanitarian Service Medal.  (It also does not list a CIB.)   That’s . . . odd.  Because that DD214 was purportedly “issued” over 6 1/2  years ago.  You’d think it should be consistent with his records on file at NPRC.

Then again, we already know there are numerous inconsistencies in Millard’s purported 2005 DD214.

In fact, it’s now over 5 years since Millard was discharged from the ARNG.  He’s completed all  8 years of his military obligation.  I’m pretty sure the NY ARNG should have retired his personnel records by now.  So I find it a bit . . . curious that NPRC wouldn’t have copies of all of Millard’s military records by now.  That’s particularly true concerning those records relating to Federal active duty because of mobilization and service in Iraq in 2004-2005.

A FOIA on Millard is currently on its way to the New York Army National Guard.  Because something, somewhere, just ain’t quite right here.

Category: Iraq Veterans Against the War, Phony soldiers