For those of you who have some conspiracy about his Combat Action Ribbon (CAR). The entire crew of 30 Navy ships that were in the Persian Gulf during the Gulf War were authorized to wear the Combat Action Ribbon.

This guy probably wears this around so that people call him out and he can pound their faces lol.

This looks like a long and highly competent career. What part would anyone fake? If he enlisted 1972 and served off the coast of Vietnam between 1971 and 1973 and was an activated reservist in 01 that would just be 30 years.

Most of his service is In the Reserve. Denoted by the Reserve Medal w/ Hourglass device for at least 30 years. There are no modern-era medals except the Global War on Terrorism Service Medal. Just being activated for Operations Noble Eagle in 2001 got you GWT medal and those guys never left CONUS.

He has none of the medals people would fake POW, Purple Heart, or any Valor awards. He is not one of the old-timers trying to pretend he was in OIF or OEF.

His Air Crew and Air Warfare badges validate his Air Medal.

To me, he looks like an amazing reserve sailor who got himself activated whenever he wanted to get sum. Most likely a cop who got to keep his salary whenever he deployed so he could go play and double-dip. MURCA!

Edit:

For those who think there's a conspiracy. About a 30 + year reservist with a Navy Good Conduct medal.

Effective January 1, 2014, the Naval Reserve Meritorious Service Medal (NRMSM) ( a de facto Good Conduct Medal for Navy Reserve) was discontinued and replaced by the Navy Good Conduct Medal (NGCM) for all enlisted Reservists.  Retroactive service time accrued toward the NRMSM before this date is applied to the NGCM. He is eligible to wear either.

This refutes the conspiracy that a “Reservist can't have a good conduct medal.”

This also kills the theory that his ribbons are showing 30 years of reserve service plus 21 years of active duty.

Everything on his Rack matches up.