{"id":111467,"date":"2021-03-17T08:00:18","date_gmt":"2021-03-17T12:00:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/valorguardians.com\/blog\/?p=111467"},"modified":"2022-01-13T20:31:13","modified_gmt":"2022-01-14T01:31:13","slug":"jessica-watkins-decorated-vet-with-no-ndsm","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.azuse.cloud\/?p=111467","title":{"rendered":"Jessica Watkins – Decorated Vet with no NDSM"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Jessica Watkins – Mugshot<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

The folks at Military Phony<\/a> send us their work on Ms. Jessica Marie Watkins, formerly known as Mr. Jeremy David Watkins.<\/p>\n

Jessica served in the U.S. Army as a male \u2013 Jeremy David Watkins.\u00a0\u00a0Court records in Rochester, New York, show that Watkins changed his\/her name to Jessica Marie Watkins in 2004.\u00a0 Along with a boyfriend, Watkins owns and operates a bar called the \u201cJolly Roger\u201d in Woodstock, Ohio.<\/p>\n

Watkins has been in the news lately due to storming the U.S. Capitol Building on January 6, 2021, as a member of Oathkeepers, being one of the first people being arrested and facing charges.\u00a0 Watkins claims to have been providing security according to a CNN article<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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Watkins has also said to have admitted to training Oathkeepers in some kind of boot camp military training.<\/p>\n

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\u201cThe U.S. Army said Watkins served under the name Jeremy David Watkins as an infantryman in the U.S. Army from April 2001 to December 2003, including time in Afghanistan, an Army spokesman said.\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Watkins has been described as a \u201cdecorated Army vet.\u201d<\/p>\n

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\u201cWatkins\u2019 journey from decorated Army vet \u2026\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cRecords show Watkins served honorably in the Army under a different name, including duty in Afghanistan from 2001 to 2003. Court records in Rochester, New York, showed she changed her name to Jessica Marie Watkins in 2004. She also lived in Fayetteville, North Carolina, serving as a first responder with emergency medical training, before settling in Woodstock about three years ago.\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Watkins has also been described as an Army Ranger.<\/p>\n

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\u201cThe Oath Keeper and former Army Ranger had earlier organized her own militia group.\u201d<\/p>\n

Several people had reported this and asked for clarification on Watkins military service wanting the truth.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

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So, what do the folks at the NPRC have to say:<\/p>\n

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FOIA Result – Jeremy Watkins – Summary Sheet<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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FOIA Result – Jeremy Watkins – Assignments<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

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DISCUSSION and SUMMARY<\/h2>\n

LENGTH OF SERVICE<\/strong><\/p>\n

Watkin\u2019s military records show a short enlistment, which usually indicates an early discharge. Also of interest is that he was discharged as a Private after serving 2 years 5 months and 24 days of military service.<\/p>\n

AFGHANISTAN<\/strong><\/p>\n

Although the records do not indicate this, we were told by the NPRC that he served in Afghanistan from September 20, 2002 to December 4, 2002. This is an extremely short deployment which may indicate a problem other than being wounded, but there is no Purple Heart award in the records.<\/p>\n

AWARDS<\/strong><\/p>\n

The odd thing is that Watkins has no National Defense Service Medal (NDSM) nor a Global War on Terrorism \u2013 Expeditionary Medal (GWOT-EM).<\/p>\n

NOTE: The Character of Discharge is something that is not releasable under the FOIA guidelines. However, the Department of the Army regulations state: \u201cVeterans or next of kin of deceased veterans who were discharged under other than honorable conditions are not entitled to any medals earned during the less than honorable period of service.<\/em>\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

This would explain the lack of certain awards and leads us to believe that the circumstances surrounding Watkins leaving the Army places some doubt on the \u201cdecorated vet\u201d statement made in the press.<\/p>\n

ARMY RANGER<\/strong><\/p>\n

Although Watkins has the Parachutists Badge, it does not appear that Watkins finished RIP training. An Army Ranger that served with BATT his entire career tells us that RIP \u2013 now RASP \u2013 is just to get to BATT. He then said you have to serve for two years before you can call yourself a Ranger and there is no six-month fast track.\u00a0 In other words – graduate RASP and serve in BATT for 2 years.<\/p>\n

We have also heard the argument that if anyone that has served in Ranger Regiment –\u00a0 tab or no tab – is a Ranger.\u00a0 The Ranger tab is just a three-month school.<\/p>\n

SUMMARY<\/strong><\/p>\n

We wanted to get the truth out and let people decide what constitutes a \u201cdecorated vet\u201d and Army Ranger.<\/p>\n

We have found that the Oathkeepers seemed to be a band of misfits, embellishers, and military wannabes. Although they do have veterans, there often seems to be a pattern of questionable past behavior that undermines their narrative of veterans that served with high distinction.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

This case fits right into all the previous blogs we have posted on them here… more embellished grabasstic nonsense.\u00a0 \u00a0It is obvious to me that little Jeremy here was pitched out of the Army with an Other Than Honorable Discharge.\u00a0 \u00a0As is often the case with these clowns, they seem to make being a Professional Victim as their career path.\u00a0 One thing is for sure,\u00a0 the Army does not throw you out without a mountain of paperwork to explain why.\u00a0 \u00a0I bet Jessica has access to it all.\u00a0 It would be nice to read what the Army had to say instead of Jessica’s version only.<\/p>\n

Calling little Jeremy Watkins a “decorated Army vet” is a bit of a stretch and may give civilians who do not know any better the wrong impression about his service.\u00a0 \u00a0I suggest Jessica move on with her life and leave the less than honorable service of\u00a0 Jeremy in the past.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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