Command Sgt. Maj. Of Minn. Nat’l Guard: Tim Walz ‘Subverted the Chain of Command’

DOOCY Meanwhile her running ░░░░░░░░ Tim Walz the governor ░░░░░░░░ defending his military service ░░░░░░░░ on the campaign trail ░░░░░░░░ accusations of embellishing his ░░░░░░░░ and dodging deployment When ░░░░░░░░ was running for governor ░░░░░░░░ in 2018 two Minnesota ░░░░░░░░ Guard vets including our ░░░░░░░░ guest wrote a letter ░░░░░░░░ Walz to a local ░░░░░░░░ saying quote When the ░░░░░░░░ called he quit He ░░░░░░░░ his country He failed ░░░░░░░░ state He failed the ░░░░░░░░ Army National Guard and ░░░░░░░░ fellow soldiers So right ░░░░░░░░ retired Command Sergeant Major ░░░░░░░░ Herr joins us right ░░░░░░░░ Paul good morning to ░░░░░░░░ HERR Good morning Steve ░░░░░░░░ are you DOOCY I ░░░░░░░░ doing OK You know ░░░░░░░░ lot of people are ░░░░░░░░ about this J D ░░░░░░░░ compared it to stolen ░░░░░░░░ You made the initial ░░░░░░░░ back in 2018 So ░░░░░░░░ story s been out ░░░░░░░░ for a while What ░░░░░░░░ what he has said ░░░░░░░░ wrong HERR Well he ░░░░░░░░ claims that he s ░░░░░░░░ retired sergeant major He ░░░░░░░░ not He s a ░░░░░░░░ master sergeant He continued ░░░░░░░░ know when when the ░░░░░░░░ first came up we ░░░░░░░░ having meetings as command ░░░░░░░░ majors and operations sergeant ░░░░░░░░ to collectively get our ░░░░░░░░ facts together because we ░░░░░░░░ you know that s ░░░░░░░░ of what we do ░░░░░░░░ sergeant majors is being ░░░░░░░░ matter experts in our ░░░░░░░░ and also responsible for ░░░░░░░░ training of the soldiers ░░░░░░░░ carry out the orders ░░░░░░░░ the officers appointed over ░░░░░░░░ to go into battle ░░░░░░░░ Right HERR That s ░░░░░░░░ pretty high priority for ░░░░░░░░ And and and he ░░░░░░░░ we were aware of ░░░░░░░░ his campaign bid in ░░░░░░░░ order of fashion being ░░░░░░░░ it was his first ░░░░░░░░ And he and he ░░░░░░░░ told us as fellow ░░░░░░░░ majors at the time ░░░░░░░░ he was going to ░░░░░░░░ know go on the ░░░░░░░░ You could hear as ░░░░░░░░ remember him saying you ░░░░░░░░ count on us And ░░░░░░░░ the same time having ░░░░░░░░ conversations with other people ░░░░░░░░ entities inside the Minnesota ░░░░░░░░ Guard to ensure that ░░░░░░░░ could retire He he ░░░░░░░░ the chain of command ░░░░░░░░ went around the chain ░░░░░░░░ command The brigade sergeant ░░░░░░░░ had no clue These ░░░░░░░░ all important facts And ░░░░░░░░ he did it to ░░░░░░░░ feather his own bed ░░░░░░░░ was the that was ░░░░░░░░ shameful part of it ░░░░░░░░ then of course he ░░░░░░░░ entered into the sergeant ░░░░░░░░ academy He he never ░░░░░░░░ one scrap of work ░░░░░░░░ takes years He signed ░░░░░░░░ commitment letter DOOCY OK ░░░░░░░░ saying that he was ░░░░░░░░ to do that job ░░░░░░░░ didn t DOOCY Yeah ░░░░░░░░ And and he was ░░░░░░░░ of that title when ░░░░░░░░ left the Minnesota National ░░░░░░░░ DOOCY OK HERR Yet ░░░░░░░░ still claims to do ░░░░░░░░ DOOCY We did the ░░░░░░░░ National Guard did put ░░░░░░░░ a statement ever since ░░░░░░░░ brouhaha And it says ░░░░░░░░ other things Governor Tim ░░░░░░░░ served from and there ░░░░░░░░ the dates he held ░░░░░░░░ positions within field artillery ░░░░░░░░ goes on to say ░░░░░░░░ Sure DOOCY and culminated ░░░░░░░░ career serving as the ░░░░░░░░ sergeant major for the ░░░░░░░░ He retired as master ░░░░░░░░ in 2005 for benefit ░░░░░░░░ because he did not ░░░░░░░░ additional coursework at the ░░░░░░░░ S Army Sergeants Major ░░░░░░░░ What do you think ░░░░░░░░ that statement Paul HERR ░░░░░░░░ everybody has to understand ░░░░░░░░ that you don t ░░░░░░░░ the hand that feeds ░░░░░░░░ So they you know ░░░░░░░░ concocted that there s ░░░░░░░░ very you know it ░░░░░░░░ a very political answer ░░░░░░░░ was a political answer ░░░░░░░░ isn t a sergeant ░░░░░░░░ He didn t and ░░░░░░░░ wasn t because he ░░░░░░░░ t you know it ░░░░░░░░ t for benefit purposes ░░░░░░░░ s that was the ░░░░░░░░ know unfortunately he didn ░░░░░░░░ complete the coursework because ░░░░░░░░ never entered into it ░░░░░░░░ s misleading You know ░░░░░░░░ sounds like he he ░░░░░░░░ the last test or ░░░░░░░░ He didn t do ░░░░░░░░ He didn t he ░░░░░░░░ t do anything He ░░░░░░░░ did it all under ░░░░░░░░ guise that he was ░░░░░░░░ to get something Remember ░░░░░░░░ were paying him to ░░░░░░░░ something all along He ░░░░░░░░ not going to do ░░░░░░░░ It s kind of ░░░░░░░░ if you if you ░░░░░░░░ in a small town ░░░░░░░░ you have a volunteer ░░░░░░░░ department and you pay ░░░░░░░░ train them and they ░░░░░░░░ hard and they train ░░░░░░░░ they never have to ░░░░░░░░ a fire And then ░░░░░░░░ re you you have ░░░░░░░░ fire at your house ░░░░░░░░ the nation has a ░░░░░░░░ that you need to ░░░░░░░░ and put your life ░░░░░░░░ risk for DOOCY Right ░░░░░░░░ and you as a ░░░░░░░░ fire department say Yeah ░░░░░░░░ don t think I ░░░░░░░░ I m quitting today ░░░░░░░░ know I think I ░░░░░░░░ going to I m ░░░░░░░░ to take a pass ░░░░░░░░ that one Call somebody ░░░░░░░░ DOOCY Well you know ░░░░░░░░ lot of people are ░░░░░░░░ about it And it ░░░░░░░░ great to hear from ░░░░░░░░ Paul as one of ░░░░░░░░ people who put that ░░░░░░░░ out there six years ░░░░░░░░ So thank you very ░░░░░░░░ for telling us your ░░░░░░░░