{"id":144166,"date":"2023-07-10T07:30:12","date_gmt":"2023-07-10T11:30:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/valorguardians.com\/blog\/?p=144166"},"modified":"2023-07-10T08:00:26","modified_gmt":"2023-07-10T12:00:26","slug":"felipe-batista-five-star-marine-corps-general-the-pentagons-best-kept-secret","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.azuse.cloud\/?p=144166","title":{"rendered":"Felipe Batista – Five-Star Marine Corps General; The Pentagon’s Best Kept Secret"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Felipe Nicolas Batista<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

We here at TAH\/VG rarely, if ever, post someone that we don’t have complete FOIA results for, but we decided to make an exception with Mr. Batista.<\/p>\n

We posted about him in the past, folded into an article with the theme being they are not worth our time. We did not have a name other than the ‘Batista’ on his name tag. His full name is Felipe Nicolas Batista Cifuentes<\/a>, 59 y\/o, and we are actually surprised that he would use his real name. Batista currently resides in Miami, FL but had previously lived in Kansas.<\/p>\n

Goofy Bastards, grabasstic clusterphucks that should have been spit out<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n

Back then, he was a 3-star with a POW medal with one star denoting a second award. A bronze star would designate the second award, and a silver star designates several awards.\u00a0 (NOTE: Gold and Silver Star attachments apply only to USN, USMC and USCG. Bronze and Silver Oak Leaf attachments apply only to Army and USAF.)<\/p>\n

He also has a Purple Heart with one star (on Army uniform vs. oak leaf cluster, star on USMC uniform is correct for the second award) which signifies something – an additional award? Or five awards? He also has an Airborne patch because, well, why not?<\/p>\n

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But he seems to have also spent some time in the US Army if you believe this photo he has posted.\"\"<\/a>
\nBefore you think “Bag O’ Ass” or “Soup Sandwich” consider that he could be an operator because he has the operator beard and ‘MARSOC’ plastered all over his Facebook<\/a> page.<\/p>\n

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Then, he claimed Army Airborne one-star general.<\/p>\n

\"\"<\/a>Well, at least he isn’t claiming service in the US Navy or Air Force, and no NDSM among those medals.\u00a0 Oh, wait…<\/p>\n

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He retired his old Facebook page<\/a> and created a new Facebook page<\/a>. Now, he seems to have resurfaced with a newly minted rank of a 5-star general in the Marine Corps.<\/p>\n

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We could find no active duty service for him listed in DoD Manpower Data Center \/ SCRA. The harsh reality of filing a FOIA on him is that we would have to file with each individual military branch and perhaps even assume he is still on active duty. Then, we would have to file with NPRC and most likely not get a response anytime soon. That’s like 5-7 different places to account for currently being active duty or left the service.\u00a0 He claims that he works for the Joint Staff but we confirmed that there is nobody listed at the Joint Staff with any variation of his name.<\/p>\n

We also checked the POW database and could not find his name listed, let alone twice as his medal would suggest.<\/p>\n

Even while in uniform, he disguises his identity quite a bit. The beer gut alone would make one think he’s not high-speed low-drag. It could be to throw you off the trail.<\/p>\n

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There’s quite a bit of specialized training to be an operator.\u00a0 Besides the uniforms and bling, this customized flight simulator must have cost some bank.
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This rejection letter that he posted would not allow Batista to be all he could be. (Click to enlarge)
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The burning question you all may have is how to tally him into the Valor Vulture pool?<\/p>\n

However, we could be wrong.\u00a0 He could be the Pentagon’s secret weapon, encased behind glass only to be broken under extreme conditions to release all that lethality upon the enemy.\u00a0 Stay tuned – Batista could get that sixth star but he may have to cross over into the Army to do so.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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