'Ranger' major faces jail over phony medals
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'Ranger' major faces jail over phony medals
The awards and badges Maj. Anthony Angelo Calderone wore turned his Class A uniform into a colorful billboard of combat heroism and professional achievement.
The Army Reserve major, who served in Iraq in 2005, wore a Silver Star, the Special Forces and Ranger tabs and other insignia.
The problem is Calderone didn’t earn any of those awards. Moreover, he used the illegitimate awards to nail down his promotion to major.
On Sept. 20, Calderone pleaded guilty in federal court to charges of lying about his awards and qualifications in order to gain a promotion. Sentencing is pending in U.S. District Court in Salt Lake City. He faces a maximum sentence of five years and six months in prison and fines of up to $255,000.
The bogus awards include the Silver Star, the third-highest award for valor; the Special Forces and Ranger tabs; the Senior Parachutist Badge; the Military Freefall Parachutist Badge; the Special Operations Diver Badge; the Pathfinder Badge; the Combat Infantryman Badge; the Humanitarian Service Medal; the Military Outstanding Volunteer Service Medal; the United Nations Medal; the Army Good Conduct Medal; and the Southwest Asia Service Medal.
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The Army Reserve major, who served in Iraq in 2005, wore a Silver Star, the Special Forces and Ranger tabs and other insignia.
The problem is Calderone didn’t earn any of those awards. Moreover, he used the illegitimate awards to nail down his promotion to major.
On Sept. 20, Calderone pleaded guilty in federal court to charges of lying about his awards and qualifications in order to gain a promotion. Sentencing is pending in U.S. District Court in Salt Lake City. He faces a maximum sentence of five years and six months in prison and fines of up to $255,000.
The bogus awards include the Silver Star, the third-highest award for valor; the Special Forces and Ranger tabs; the Senior Parachutist Badge; the Military Freefall Parachutist Badge; the Special Operations Diver Badge; the Pathfinder Badge; the Combat Infantryman Badge; the Humanitarian Service Medal; the Military Outstanding Volunteer Service Medal; the United Nations Medal; the Army Good Conduct Medal; and the Southwest Asia Service Medal.
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I vote the maximum penalty. A poser is a poser.
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A major poser, indeed.
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Could someone explain the legalities discussed here. Am I to understand that a Reservist is not subject to the UCMJ ? Is the Uniform Code of Criminal Justice a typo or a code that I am just not aware of ?
He was later investigated by the Defense Criminal Investigative Service before he was turned over to federal prosecutors. The case was turned over to civilian court because Calderone is accused of committing these acts as a drilling reservist. Because he wasn’t on active duty, he wasn’t subject to the Uniform Code of Criminal Justice.
The case against Calderone was fairly complex, and because investigators didn’t discover the fraudulent actions for some time after he returned from active duty, it was referred to civilian instead of Army court, said Lund, who also is a major and the command judge advocate for 19th Special Forces Group in the Utah Army National Guard.
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Members of the Reserve Components are only subject to the UCMJ when they are on orders for active duty. Typically, that means when they are attending Annual Training or when their unit is activated for deployment.Flesh Thorn wrote:Could someone explain the legalities discussed here. Am I to understand that a Reservist is not subject to the UCMJ ? Is the Uniform Code of Criminal Justice a typo or a code that I am just not aware of ?
The UCMJ does not apply to weekend drills.
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This is interesting, not to hijack but, how can members be serving in uniform and not be held acct under the UCMJ? THat kinda made my head spin when I read it. How do they discipline soldiers without it? Or do they?Ranger Bill wrote:Members of the Reserve Components are only subject to the UCMJ when they are on orders for active duty. Typically, that means when they are attending Annual Training or when their unit is activated for deployment.Flesh Thorn wrote:Could someone explain the legalities discussed here. Am I to understand that a Reservist is not subject to the UCMJ ? Is the Uniform Code of Criminal Justice a typo or a code that I am just not aware of ?
The UCMJ does not apply to weekend drills.
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I made CPT and never got a Good Conduct Metal. In fact, I'll go so far as to say that upwards of 80% of all CPTs in the Army have no Good Conduct Metal.ProudAFDad wrote:not saying he ever earned or deserved anything, but how did he ever even make Captain if he never earned a Good Conduct medal? Did he never do anything of any worth? Hmm... posers reallllllly suck....
Why, you ask? Army CPTs don't get Good Conduct Metals. Our good conduct is assumed.
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PocketKings wrote:I made CPT and never got a Good Conduct Metal. In fact, I'll go so far as to say that upwards of 80% of all CPTs in the Army have no Good Conduct Metal.ProudAFDad wrote:not saying he ever earned or deserved anything, but how did he ever even make Captain if he never earned a Good Conduct medal? Did he never do anything of any worth? Hmm... posers reallllllly suck....
Why, you ask? Army CPTs don't get Good Conduct Metals. Our good conduct is assumed.
Yea...what you say is true. HOWEVER, they seem to hand MSM's out like fucking candy to Officers yet ration it like pussy from enlisted men.
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That's fookin' funny. Well, not funny but you know what I mean...Abell9 wrote:PocketKings wrote:I made CPT and never got a Good Conduct Metal. In fact, I'll go so far as to say that upwards of 80% of all CPTs in the Army have no Good Conduct Metal.ProudAFDad wrote:not saying he ever earned or deserved anything, but how did he ever even make Captain if he never earned a Good Conduct medal? Did he never do anything of any worth? Hmm... posers reallllllly suck....
Why, you ask? Army CPTs don't get Good Conduct Metals. Our good conduct is assumed.
Yea...what you say is true. HOWEVER, they seem to hand MSM's out like fucking candy to Officers yet ration it like pussy from enlisted men.
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That's where the phrase "Hey little girl, do you want a piece of candy?" came from!Abell9 wrote:PocketKings wrote:I made CPT and never got a Good Conduct Metal. In fact, I'll go so far as to say that upwards of 80% of all CPTs in the Army have no Good Conduct Metal.ProudAFDad wrote:not saying he ever earned or deserved anything, but how did he ever even make Captain if he never earned a Good Conduct medal? Did he never do anything of any worth? Hmm... posers reallllllly suck....
Why, you ask? Army CPTs don't get Good Conduct Metals. Our good conduct is assumed.
Yea...what you say is true. HOWEVER, they seem to hand MSM's out like fucking candy to Officers yet ration it like pussy from enlisted men.
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