Walts, posers & wannabes (merged)

[Blackadder1916]

Speaking of folks impersonating Doctors - in today's news there is the story of an 18 year old in Florida impersonating a Doctor....'Doctor' Malachi Love-Robinson.

http://www.cbc.ca/news/world/florida-teen-impersonates-doctor-1.3452807

The Great Imposter aside, there have been several "unlicensed doctors" enrolled in the CF in the past.  Hopefully, more care and discretion is now taken in verifying credentials.  The branch's biggest problem was not necessarily with individuals who did not go to medical school but with those who had either lost their license or just didn't bother getting one (or couldn't).

 

[Staff Weenie]

In theory the annual Credentialing Report submitted by each Health Services unit should help to eliminate this. Even in my Res Fd Amb, every year we submit an annual report wherein we must prove that all of our licensed clinicians are still licensed, and have no action pending against them. As long as Calian does the same for all of the contracted clinicians, then we should be better placed to avoid this in the future.

When I did the reports in my unit, I've actually taken the license number for people and checked them to ensure they are good - more and more professional clinical orgs/colleges are allowing for online credential checks which makes it much easier.

For recruiting of all clinicians, I now require a Letter of Good Standing from their professional body, and a certified true copy of their license.

 

[211RadOp]

Here's another winner!

 

[cavalryman]

Walt rating = fail.  Where did you find that?

 

[Happy Guy]

Canadian Army uniform?  Cloth Canada insignia by the shoulder?
Some sort of naval rank insignia on his shoulders?
Special Service Force badge on the sleeve?
Maroon beret with the former CAR cap badge?
Don't they ever research how to wear a uniform and what they're allowed to put on it?

Why don't they ever Walt as a cook? An RMS clk? An MSE OP?  Why must it always be special operations qualified infantry? 

 

[runormal]

Canadian Army uniform?  Cloth Canada insignia by the shoulder?
Some sort of naval rank insignia on his shoulders?
Special Service Force badge on the sleeve?
Maroon beret with the former CAR cap badge?
Don't they ever research how to wear a uniform and what they're allowed to put on it?

Why don't they ever Walt as a cook? An RMS clk? An MSE OP?  Why must it always be special operations qualified infantry?

There probably are some who have, but no one has noticed because they didn't go full retard.

 

[jollyjacktar]

I believe the "SSF Col." look was what he was shooting for. 

 

[Oldgateboatdriver]

Well, it looks to me like the good colonel is in the process of closing the sale of his house in the kitchen of it. An activity for which we always all dressed in our full DEU's, don't we?  ;D

 

[dapaterson]

Well, it looks to me like the good colonel is in the process of closing the sale of his house in the kitchen of it. An activity for which we always all dressed in our full DEU's, don't we?  ;D

Only if it's before 4pm.  After that, it's time for mess kit.

 

[medicineman]

It actually looks like he's in DEU mess kit - the Mrs has the fur coat on, I'm pretty sure that's a white shirt and bow tie he/it is wearing.

MM

 

[Journeyman]

Why don't they ever Walt as a cook? 

Jordan Tate:    So who are you? Are you, you, like, some special forces guy or something?
Casey Ryback:  Nah. I'm just a cook.
Jordan Tate:    A cook?
Casey Ryback: [Whispering]  Just a lowly, lowly cook.

 

[The Bread Guy]

Jordan Tate:    So who are you? Are you, you, like, some special forces guy or something?
Casey Ryback:  Nah. I'm just a cook.
Jordan Tate:    A cook?
Casey Ryback: [Whispering]  Just a lowly, lowly cook.

I was thinking more like this ....

Chef: I was supposed to go to Paris, study at the Escoffier School. That's when I got my orders. Well, I joined the Navy. Heard they had better food. Cook school, that did it.
Willard: Oh yeah? How's that?
Chef: [mutters something] They lined us up in front of a hundred yards of prime rib. All of us, you know, lined up and looking at it. Magnificent meat! Really! Beautifully marbled... magnifique! Next thing, they're throwing the meat into these big cauldrons. All of it, boiling it. I looked inside, man, and it was turning gray. I couldn't fuckin' believe that one!

The horror, the horror ...

 

[Happy Guy]

I forgot about this movie:"Under Siege".  At least it was realistic where a highly trained (culinary and special operations) cook rallies the crew against mercenaries, defeats them, saves the ship and gets the beautiful girl.  Just like real life.
Please note he was not Walting - he really was a cook in the film who just happened to be SEAL qualified.

 

[Good2Golf]

True.  Had he been a DEVGRU bubba using cook-ship as a cover, then he would have been a Walt...albeit a highly-trained and capable dude who's real life excitement and fulfillment may even have exceeded the general coolness of being a cook....now if one was walting to get onto Hell's Kitchen and give Gordon Ramsay a wee bit of drama, then that SEAL dude would be very cool Walt. :nod:

Regards
G2G

 

[ArmyRick]

I am going to walt as a private so people stop bugging me with CSM stuff....

 

[Teager]

This isn't a Walt or poser but legit vet selling his medals and service pin to support his family. But figured since its on EBay it could end up in the hands of a Walt.

http://www.ebay.ca/itm/Canadian-Peacekeeping-Service-Medal-CPSM-Full-Size/172165821813?_trksid=p2047675.c100005.m1851&_trkparms=aid%3D222007%26algo%3DSIC.MBE%26ao%3D1%26asc%3D20140620091118%26meid%3D86e99c5198e3493a8f12e6fab555c068%26pid%3D100005%26rk%3D1%26rkt%3D3%26sd%3D172163290455

 

[mariomike]

This isn't a Walt or poser but legit vet selling his medals and service pin to support his family.

Perhaps this discussion belongs in the "Buying/selling Medals Superthread [merged]"
https://army.ca/forums/threads/1267.350
15 pages.

 

[Pieman]

I'm not sure if this was posted before, but this hits an all new level of pathetic. His 'Issued K-9' and 'Casual Friday' is comedy at its finest.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1kfaWE-JFwY

 

[Blackadder1916]

I'm not sure if this was posted before, but this hits an all new level of pathetic. His 'Issued K-9' and 'Casual Friday' is comedy at its finest.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1kfaWE-JFwY

Yes it is a new level of pathetic, especially since the "stolen valor f***er" is the prominent participant in all the other videos put on stupidtube by "Bumm Squad Comedy" (the link to these idiots is included only to show that I did a minimal amount of research to verify if this was actually a "walt" - not as an encouragement to increase the views and thus their revenue - please avoid clicking on the link).  If the posting of the video was to add to the discussion of "stolen valor", then it is a fail.

 

[The Bread Guy]

Presumed innocent until proven guilty, but another one is charged - shared under the Fair Dealing provisions of the Copyright Act (R.S.C., 1985, c. C-42) ......

Provincial police say an investigation into a complaint about a man attending parades sponsored by the Royal Canadian Legion wearing medals not awarded to him has led to numerous charges.

OPP say as a result of the complaint from the Canadian Armed Forces and the Royal Canadian Legion a 62-year-old man from Orillia, Ont., has been arrested.

Officers also executed a search warrant at the man's home and business and say several items were seized that had allegedly been worn by the man while attending public parades and events.

Investigators allege they also located items related to accessing and possessing child pornography.

OPP say Clayton Donoghue faces a total of 10 charges that include using a forged document, unlawful use of a military uniform, obstructing a public officer, and two charges related to child pornography.

More on the former reservist here and here.