the Bush Admin., ThinkProgress would probaly be accusing the President of using foreign mercenaries to commit murder.

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We here at Redstate.com are very sorry that Think Progress has painted a target on your back. As you can tell from the salutation of this post, I refuse to use your name because I do not wish to further endanger your life, whether you were involved in the raid or not.

I have a question: where did Think Progress or anyone else get the idea that your parents were “illegal” or “undocumented” immigrants? Everything that I have read seems to indicate that your parents came to the U.S. legally, like they were supposed to, in which case, the “Dream Act” would not apply to you even if you had been born in Mexico.

Now, given that Think Progress has blown your cover, may I suggest you start using the name Billy Bob Rodriguez. It would go a long way toward carving that target off your back.

Sincerely,

RickBull

One of my former supervisors was a Navy officer reservist. On one of his deployments, he worked with the SEALS. According to him, they were all multilingual, officers with advanced degrees.

This bit by Think Progress seems to just be another free ride being requested by illegal beaners.

I have a Spanish linguist friend who I checked with…he says that passage makes it sound like it’s an Army Sergeant. This is especially likely since the op went through JSOC. That’s pretty much all I want to tell ya on that.

TP still OwnGoal’d themselves on the hoax portion of the story, and for that reason I suspect there is no person working at JSOC by that name. Still, it’s possible they’re correct on the rank structure stuff.

The father of a military person called an Los Angeles Spanish language radio station about his son and apparently lied. Local LA media picked up on the story, which then went to El Universal and the Mexican Notimex local wire.

It did not originate in Mexico, but the US.

I’d like to know who opened their mouth claiming to on the team that did UBL in. On the boats(submarines) and special forces what happens on the op stays within the group.

In fact, a German TV networks thinks aliens from Star Trek did the deed. Or at least, they posted the wrong emblem.

http://trekmovie.com/2011/05/06/geman-tv-fail-star-treks-maquis-not-involved-in-bin-laden-mission/

all I can say is Thank God that we have a lot of Mexicans moving in here. They beleive in family, religion, hard work, and defending our way of life, and Honor.

I love Americans of Mexican ancestry, Now I just wish that we knew who came into this country, and that they were all here legally.

stories involving Mexico and clandestine US Government operations. Somebody might accidentally google past an MSM embargo or something.

To add just a bit to the multitude of fallacies already discovered:

First, as I recall from my time on active-duty, you could not get top secret security clearance if you were not yet a citizen. Since all SEALs would presumably have to have top secret clearance, it would stand to reason that you could only be one if you were already a citizen, meaning that the Dream Act would be irrelevant to your situation.

In addition, as I recall, every non-citizen I ever served with received their citizenship after only a few years of service anyway.

El soldado , nacido en este país y de padres guanajuatenses, ha sido ascendido a sargento por el operativo en que un equipo enfrentó y dio muerte a Bin Laden.

“The soldier, born in this country of parents from Guanajato, has been promoted to sergeant for this operation in which a unit engaged and killed Bin Laden.”

In the Mexican military, the army rank of second sergeant and the naval rank of petty officer third class are equivalent and the sleeve emblems are the same. That may account for the error…or just ignorance.

This week’s Latino USA program features a Hispanic woman whose husband perished in the WTC bombings.
Her point: not happy that Usama Bin Ladin was killed. Complains that the events of 9/11 made it impossible for her to get amnesty. Is upset that the President refers to ‘citizens’ who were killed that day. Will not let her young son discuss 9/11 in her household.
It gets worse from there.
And is distributed by NPR, which means we are supporting it. Www.latinousa.org. thank you Maria Hinajosa.

I imagine that all members of Seal Team 6 or whatever it’s called these days have, at the very least, top secret clearances. Even these days a top secret clearance, or higher, is difficult to get. Not just any immigrant can get one since your background checked for at least ten years and you must be a US citizen.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Single_Scope_Background_Investigation

A Sailor enlists in the US Navy. He completes an initial course of instruction in a primary skill, i.e. MA-Master-At-Arms (Navy police, security) Based on timing and prior educationand class standing, he may be advanced from Seaman (E-3, MASN), to Petty Officer Third Class (E-4, MA3) The transition to Petty Officer in the Navy is the point of transition into leadership roles.
While serving in that role, and advancing through the normal means of rank advancement, the next higher rank is Petty Officer Second Class (E-5, MA2) While in ANY rank, a Sailor may apply, and if lucky, be selected for Basic Underwater Demolition School (BUDS), which is the pre-requisite to SEa, Air, Land (SEAL) training. All during this specialiazed warfare training, he retains his specialty and rank.
BUDS DIVERS and SEALS use a concept of “Source Ratings,” which refers to a cors groupos of ratings specialties upon which they prefer to draw from in order to attract candidatates. Those ratings have been defined has having a skill easily transferred into the SEAL program, i.e. Master at Arms (MA), Engineman (EN), Boatswain’s Mate (BM) Intelligence Specialist (IS).
Upon complete of various levels of traing, each individual earns a Naval Enlisted Classification Code (NEC), which specifically identifies the spcialty skill set an individual has earned. NECs can be used in tandem with eachother to help determine the advancement path of an individual.

When I finally retired, I was equally reffered to as an Aviation Structures Mechanic (Hydraulics) First Class, AM(H)1 with my paygrade being E-6 (Enlisted, six ranks from the bottom).
My NECs identifieced me as a P-3 AND an H-46 qualified AM. In the helicopter community, I worked with other AM(H)1s who were also qualified as Helicopter Aircrew. That additional NEC was a factor helping the Navy determine thier advancement needs.

in 19 of my 20 years, I worked within my ratings specialty on a multitude of aircraft. In my final year, my Commanding Officer recogonized a persoanlity trait and asked me to work in a staff role. I still retained my AM(1), but my rank as a Petty Officer First Class was of more importance in that role

http://www.navy.com/careers/special-operations/air-rescue.html

If you can read this, thank a teacher. If you can still read it in English, You’re Welcome
Deskpilot, AM(H)1 (AW), USN (Ret)

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I’ve heard that Marines can join the SEALS. Marines do have Sergeants.

This whole thing stinks on so many levels, least of which being the incorrect rank. Namely how the he’ll would they find out? Members of the SOF community don’t reveal names and when you work with them you are on a first name basis. I only knew a few ranks of the men I worked with and that was based on them being in certain positions. Next, why does it matter if the guy was Hspanic? So is my son and it doesn’t mean we need the DREAM Act to allow him to apply to the US Navy then again to the SEALs the again to the tier one asset that may or may not exist.

Proof positive of the growing disconnect between the nation and it’s military. Even bigger from the every ignorant left in out country

I thought ‘Sargento’ was Wisconsin for ‘Cheese’.

I lost many friends just a few years ago informing them that the Marines never drafted anyone into fighting the Vietnam War. And they were teachers with 30 and 40 years experience and often a couple Masters Degrees.

“The soldier Ruben Mejia, born in this country and parents Guanajuato, has been promoted to sergeant for the operation in which a team engaged and killed Bin Laden.”

Perhaps the father didn’t lie and his son really was a sergeant that went on the raid.

Military ignorant reporters could have then turned that into the man being a sergeant in the seals.

wouldn’t think to make an issue of this, but the Martian John Podesta is far from normal. This garbage can of hoary and failed mistakes is still referred to as a think tank by our Dumb Class, the media.

To Immigrants who serve in our military. Only after they complete the regular 7 year term in active duty in good standing. If they are willing to fight for us they sure should be granted citizenship.

That part about granting citizenship to college students is bs though. If that wasn’t in the DREAM act and the act stipulated they get granted citizenship only after a full term in good standing I think that would be fair.

this big red herring should have:

Mejía’s father, a machine operator, recalled the moment that soldiers in uniform came to his home in Los Angeles holding a folded flag. “It was one of the biggest scares,” explained Martín Mejía. “When they [the soldiers] saw us [the family] begin to cry they clarified that bringing the flag was an expression of recognition and honor because our son had carried out a great mission for our nation,” stated the SEAL’s father.

I laughed out loud when I read that, just visualizing thousands of military personnel doing this all day, every day, with families having stacks and stacks of flags in their basements. No wonder the deficit is so high – it’s all those flags we have to buy!

Geez, these people are pathetic.

Nice, Moe. I’ll give you the credit.