The Questionable Credentials Of Retired “Brigadier General” Keith Kerr

The gay activist, retired Brigadier General Keith Kerr, who asked the “Don’t ask, don’t tell” question at the CNN YouTube debate, and who turned out to be on Hillary Clinton’s LGBT steering committee has had his credentials called into question by some interested parties.

Credentials are important when they give you the “Absolute Moral Authority” to ask questions that are not of high importance to most Republican voters at a Republican debate, and then allow you to speechify for minutes on end about your pet issue.

Nice Deb commenter “Nick”, who has a background in Special Forces, himself has been looking into General Kerr’s background, as have some of his well connected friends.

Kerr’s bio from The Servicemembers Legal Defense Network contains some info that Nick is having trouble verifying, because “it seems that his name has been wiped from some of the most basic DOD records, and disappeared from places it used to be found”, but here is what Kerr’s bio asserts:

His principal assignments were with the 228th Military Intelligence Detachment (Division), Company B, 12th Special Forces, the 91st Maneuver Training Command, the 351st Civil Affairs Command, the 419th Military Intelligence Detachment (Strategic), and the 221st Military Police Brigade. He also was on the staff and faculty of the Sixth US Army Intelligence School (6A ITAAS).

So far, no records of the “General” have been found.

Nick: “Kerr is not coming up on any databases that will verify his association as a member of any active or deactivated (12th group) Special Forces unit, however, there are some very old associated units that were awarded the tab that require a paper search that I am told take at least two days to search. This is already underway but I am told it is very unlikely he will be found among them.

Mr Kerr is also not listed under the DOD’s Military Finder Database. What this tells us is that Mr Kerr was NEVER a member of an Active Duty Federally Recognized Military Component. This means the biggest story may well be his claim of duty as an enlisted man, but, the Military finder is not perfect, so time will tell”.

More from the bio:

He retired from the U. S. Army Reserve in 1986 with the rank of Colonel and was commissioned in the California State Military Reserve (California National Guard) on 15 March 1986, where his assignments were Inspector General and later, Chief of Staff. He was appointed Commanding General, Northern Area Command, CSMR, with headquarters at Alameda Naval Supply Depot, Alameda, CA and promoted to Brigadier General on 21 February 1991. He held this position until reassigned to State Headquarters on 31 July 1995. General Kerr retired on 1 June 1996 after 43 years of service to the United States and the State of California.

Nick: “According to his Bio, he retired first from the Reserves as a Col in 1986 and was immediately given a commission in the States National Guard. He then retired again in 1996, claiming 43 years of service, even though no less than 7 of those years he was not in any sort of military capacity or accredited Military Academy.

Now, here is where Mr Kerr gets slick. He claimed to have been a retired Army Brigider General. This is outright FRAUD, and he is betrayed by his own Bio’s “Official” title, Kerr, BG Keith H., CSMR (Ret.).

CSMR stands for California State Military Reserve. The CSMR is an UNPAID volunteer organization who’s purpose is to assist State National Guard units in preparation for their training. (Remember Candy Stripers at the hospital?)

The requirements for this coveted position are specific and plainly stated as follows: Any resident citizen over 18 years of age and under 63 and NOT a member of the active or reserve components of the U.S. military forces may apply to join.

Think that is enough? Gets better….These guys actually have to buy their own uniforms! Yep, that’s what I said. They have to buy military uniforms so they can play flunkie to No Go’s!

It is … plainly stated that the rank is recognized by only the State of California and is not recognized by the US Military.”

I have no doubt Nick will have more soon, as he seems hellbent on unmasking this man he considers to be a repugnant fraud, and a con artist.

Oops!

I didn’t know that doing the fact checking job that the media refuses to do, is called “stalking”, now.

I guess we’d better stop.

UPDATE: 

It looks like the Freepers are  looking into this,too.

Also: Human Events