{"id":81498,"date":"2018-08-30T07:42:50","date_gmt":"2018-08-30T11:42:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/valorguardians.com\/blog\/?p=81498"},"modified":"2022-01-13T20:34:11","modified_gmt":"2022-01-14T01:34:11","slug":"fleet-master-chief-petty-officer-russell-smith-is-not-a-navy-seal","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.azuse.cloud\/?p=81498","title":{"rendered":"Fleet Master Chief Petty Officer Russell Smith is NOT a Navy SEAL"},"content":{"rendered":"

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The Navy has named their new senior enlisted man, Fleet Master Chief Petty Officer Russell Smith.\u00a0 There are many reports about his career and military experience.\u00a0 Almost all of them make some reference to him being with SEAL\u00a0Team 4.<\/p>\n

military.com<\/a>\u00a0 –\u00a0He was a weapons technician for three years before converting to be an intelligence specialist in 1993. From there, Smith served with\u00a0Navy SEAL<\/a>Team 4 and with the U.S. defense attach\u00e9 office in Russia<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

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stripes.com<\/a> –\u00a0He joined the Navy in 1988 and began his career as an airman, later becoming a weapons technician and an intelligence specialist. His sea duty assignments have included SEAL Team 4 and the aircraft carriers USS Enterprise, USS Carl Vinson and USS Abraham Lincoln.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

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navytimes.com<\/a> –\u00a0That career choice put Smith to work with SEAL commandos and duty at the U.S. Embassy in Moscow, but he returned to sea aboard the carrier Carl Vinson and did another tour on the Lincoln, too.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

I think you get the picture now.\u00a0 He is without a doubt a very accomplished Sailor.\u00a0 I can find nothing anywhere that quotes him saying or insinuating that he was a SEAL.\u00a0 Not one picture have\u00a0I seen with him wearing a Trident.\u00a0 The man has served honorably and with distinction.\u00a0 Serving with many land-based duty assignments are considered “Sea Duty” by the Navy.\u00a0 \u00a0I am guessing that he was an Intel guy with the Support folks assigned to Team 4.\u00a0 \u00a0They man a desk, think up intelligent stuff, complain if they have to stay after 5 and generally stay pretty dry most of the time.\u00a0 Even little ole me manned a desk part my career.\u00a0 I cried when they took it away.\u00a0 Drawer Gunners\u00a0kick…back.<\/p>\n

It seems if anyone has been near a real Navy SEAL its big news for some reason.\u00a0 I put up with a couple of them every\u00a0day, believe me…they are just as phucked up as the rest of us.\u00a0 Anyway, cut my inbox and\u00a0Fleet Master Chief Petty Officer Russell Smith\u00a0some slack, I am sure we both have better things to do.<\/p>\n

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