They continue by saying they talked with a plethora of people who knew Walz after he joined the Guard at 26 years old.
Governor Walz left his troops “hanging” when they were called up for the Iraq war in 2005, a year after being appointed to Command Sergeant Major of
the 1-125th Field Artillery Battalion. His rationale for retiring, according to the former sergeant majors, was so he could run for congress.
“That is not true; as is true for many reserve members, he could have sought authorization from the Secretary of Defense before joining active duty, as stated in a Defense Department directive.”
You would have thought that he would have made sure that his retirement paperwork was properly filled out and signed if
he had resigned in a proper and courteous manner, and that he would have been lowered to the rank of Master Sergeant for leaving the school.
He opted instead to wait for the necessary papers to be completed. The soldier is not available for signature on his formal retirement papers.
According to what they said, Walz was then reduced to the rank of Master Sergeant. Because this was completely new ground, no one ever left their positions or left the school before him,
thus it took some time for the system to catch up with him. “Except for him,” they expanded. His election to the House of Representatives occurred in November 2006.
While serving abroad for 22 months, his battalion was prohibited by Army rules from promoting or opposing political candidates for office.
Despite this, he asserts that he is the highest-ranking enlisted military person to ever serve in Congress.
His qualifications were never up to par with that position, hence he will retire from the rank below. Nonetheless, he did service at that rank. Judge for yourself,” Behrends and Herr said.
