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rickythemicky
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Hello Friends
Howdy,
Forgive me for not giving my name or anything (don't want it public) but I am American serviceman in the United States Marine Corps and I'd like to say first thank you to you wonderful men and women who have stood beside us fighting evil where ever it's shown it's ugly head. I'm still currently deployed in Iraq and had the honor of briefly meeting a few of you wonderful guys there several months back.
Friends, I do however have a problem with a certain person who claims to be a female staff sergeant in the medical corps attached to the Queen's Lancashire Regiment (QLR) 1st Battalion in Fulwood, Preston. I and many others met this person many months ago, not in person, but online on a forum of which she is apart of many. The "others" that I speak of are not friends but people that I've become aquainted with over the months who knew this person also. We have banded together of sorts, launching our own investigation, to try and stop this woman from soliciting US service men.
It appears that she stories she tells of herself and her army career vary from person to person. We've come to find out that many of her stories are out right lies. She claims to have been in Iraq from any where between 11-16 months. Her age has been given from 26-30. Her years of service range from 7-10 years. It is confirmed that she is currently in England in the Lancashire area but she has told one person in particular that she was still in Iraq. Another still believed her to be in Mosul. She has been taking credit upon herself for saving numerous Marine's and soldier's lives, some stories of which we've confirmed to be lies.
The biggest thing that she has claimed is that she suffers from post traumatic stress disorder (PTSD). This is our biggest concern. We think that if she is suffering from PTSD she may not know what she is doing or just out of her mind. Other's though feel she is throwing up the sympathy flag big time and is fooling all of us. Because of what she told us she has won many hearts. Many of these men have sent her anything from music CDs, DVDs, clothes, jewelry, food, and yes even money. We feel she may be a con-artist and is dragging the name of the British Army through the mud and shaming the QLR. We need to now the truth and be sure she's not mentally ill or using us as her next meal tickets.
I've visited the QLR website and I must say that is a very fine unit. The site says they were in Iraq from June-October 2003. This woman claims they were there in 2004 (that was the time she told me she served). I've e-mailed them and they say they can't locate that person. At the time she was moving around. I plan on e-mailing them again.
I do have several questions regarding some of the things she's said and I have a few myself.
When is your Army ball?
At the ball is it permitted to wear civilian attire? (I.e., women wear dresses.)
This is silly I know but do you folks get paid overtime and/or hourly in the army?
Is there a base that has a barracks in the Blackburn area that's at least 20 stories tall? (She says there was one.)
She did tell us this, and please note that I don't mean to offend but this was some thing she told us that really saddened and angered our hearts, she claims that when she and her unit returned from Iraq they were greeted by protestors who reviled them and showered them with pig's blood. Have any of you ever heard of such a thing ever being done to British service members returning from theater?
Lastly, it is obvious I know that this person is a liar and perhaps a fraud, but again she could be suffering from some thing, how can we find out if she really is/was apart of the British Army/Medical Corps? Does anyone here know someone from the QLR? She has told some she is still in the army while others, like myself, she says she's been discharged. We just don't know. We just feel that she needs to be stopped and/or get help. God help her if she turns out to be a wannabe or pretender! We detest that here very much as I'm sure you folks do as well!
I'm going to post this on other British forums. If any of you can help us please do. It would be greatly appreciated. Again, thank you all for the wonderul job you do and for standing beside us. We all here were very saddened to hear about the attacks on your great country. I know you'll get the bastards. God bless each and everyone of you.
Oorah and Semper Fi.
Forgive me for not giving my name or anything (don't want it public) but I am American serviceman in the United States Marine Corps and I'd like to say first thank you to you wonderful men and women who have stood beside us fighting evil where ever it's shown it's ugly head. I'm still currently deployed in Iraq and had the honor of briefly meeting a few of you wonderful guys there several months back.
Friends, I do however have a problem with a certain person who claims to be a female staff sergeant in the medical corps attached to the Queen's Lancashire Regiment (QLR) 1st Battalion in Fulwood, Preston. I and many others met this person many months ago, not in person, but online on a forum of which she is apart of many. The "others" that I speak of are not friends but people that I've become aquainted with over the months who knew this person also. We have banded together of sorts, launching our own investigation, to try and stop this woman from soliciting US service men.
It appears that she stories she tells of herself and her army career vary from person to person. We've come to find out that many of her stories are out right lies. She claims to have been in Iraq from any where between 11-16 months. Her age has been given from 26-30. Her years of service range from 7-10 years. It is confirmed that she is currently in England in the Lancashire area but she has told one person in particular that she was still in Iraq. Another still believed her to be in Mosul. She has been taking credit upon herself for saving numerous Marine's and soldier's lives, some stories of which we've confirmed to be lies.
The biggest thing that she has claimed is that she suffers from post traumatic stress disorder (PTSD). This is our biggest concern. We think that if she is suffering from PTSD she may not know what she is doing or just out of her mind. Other's though feel she is throwing up the sympathy flag big time and is fooling all of us. Because of what she told us she has won many hearts. Many of these men have sent her anything from music CDs, DVDs, clothes, jewelry, food, and yes even money. We feel she may be a con-artist and is dragging the name of the British Army through the mud and shaming the QLR. We need to now the truth and be sure she's not mentally ill or using us as her next meal tickets.
I've visited the QLR website and I must say that is a very fine unit. The site says they were in Iraq from June-October 2003. This woman claims they were there in 2004 (that was the time she told me she served). I've e-mailed them and they say they can't locate that person. At the time she was moving around. I plan on e-mailing them again.
I do have several questions regarding some of the things she's said and I have a few myself.
When is your Army ball?
At the ball is it permitted to wear civilian attire? (I.e., women wear dresses.)
This is silly I know but do you folks get paid overtime and/or hourly in the army?
Is there a base that has a barracks in the Blackburn area that's at least 20 stories tall? (She says there was one.)
She did tell us this, and please note that I don't mean to offend but this was some thing she told us that really saddened and angered our hearts, she claims that when she and her unit returned from Iraq they were greeted by protestors who reviled them and showered them with pig's blood. Have any of you ever heard of such a thing ever being done to British service members returning from theater?
Lastly, it is obvious I know that this person is a liar and perhaps a fraud, but again she could be suffering from some thing, how can we find out if she really is/was apart of the British Army/Medical Corps? Does anyone here know someone from the QLR? She has told some she is still in the army while others, like myself, she says she's been discharged. We just don't know. We just feel that she needs to be stopped and/or get help. God help her if she turns out to be a wannabe or pretender! We detest that here very much as I'm sure you folks do as well!
I'm going to post this on other British forums. If any of you can help us please do. It would be greatly appreciated. Again, thank you all for the wonderul job you do and for standing beside us. We all here were very saddened to hear about the attacks on your great country. I know you'll get the bastards. God bless each and everyone of you.
Oorah and Semper Fi.
Well there's a lot to take in there mate. My initial inclination if the QLR can't help is to get in touch with the Royal Military Police but then again, has she committed an offence against British military law?
RMP website: http://www.army.mod.uk/rhqrmp/
She could be Territorial Army (which is like your National Guard) there are a lot of medics from the TA currently serving in Iraq. I have one or two contacts in Field Hospital Units and could maybe help there?
I haven't heard of anybody throwing pigs blood at service personnel btw, and dress depends on your rank and the theme of the summer ball.
I don't know the Blackburn area so I can't comment.
RMP website: http://www.army.mod.uk/rhqrmp/
She could be Territorial Army (which is like your National Guard) there are a lot of medics from the TA currently serving in Iraq. I have one or two contacts in Field Hospital Units and could maybe help there?
I haven't heard of anybody throwing pigs blood at service personnel btw, and dress depends on your rank and the theme of the summer ball.
I don't know the Blackburn area so I can't comment.
Catapultam habeo. Nisi pecuniam omnem mihi dabis, ad caput tuum saxum immane mittam!
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rickythemicky
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Thank You Friend.
I want to thank you two gents for the assist. First of all it is very comforting to know that British servicemen and women weren't met with angry protestors greeting them with pig's blood. You don't know how bad our hearts sank with that one. It reminded us of our time in Nam. At least we can rest easy now knowing that your people do support the military there and such a terrible thing did not occur.
GD, that is a good question you brought up and it's one we considered as well. We are looking to see what British military laws she might be violating. As for US military laws there are several if she was with us. Fraud is the first conviction that comes to mind and there are several other articles in the Uniform Code of Military Justice that she violates. Whatever the case is she is someone pretending to have done heroic and military events that she has not done and dragging the name of a fine English unit through the mud.
We appreciate the link and it will be passed on to the others. We are also trying to confirm (well, some of are...others want her "destroyed") if she really is a PTSD sufferer and may not be in control of her actions and/or is driven to desperation. We have contacted several councilors in the UK and some have told us also she may be TA as well.
This woman claims that the army has turned it's back on her. That the docs are misdiagnosing her and giving her the wrong meds. That because she is female they say she is "sensitive" and that's all. They even tried to give her electro shock therapy.
Thanks again for the help gents and I hope I can find some more. God bless you folks. If it helps, the name she has given us is SSgt. Sailar.
GD, that is a good question you brought up and it's one we considered as well. We are looking to see what British military laws she might be violating. As for US military laws there are several if she was with us. Fraud is the first conviction that comes to mind and there are several other articles in the Uniform Code of Military Justice that she violates. Whatever the case is she is someone pretending to have done heroic and military events that she has not done and dragging the name of a fine English unit through the mud.
We appreciate the link and it will be passed on to the others. We are also trying to confirm (well, some of are...others want her "destroyed") if she really is a PTSD sufferer and may not be in control of her actions and/or is driven to desperation. We have contacted several councilors in the UK and some have told us also she may be TA as well.
This woman claims that the army has turned it's back on her. That the docs are misdiagnosing her and giving her the wrong meds. That because she is female they say she is "sensitive" and that's all. They even tried to give her electro shock therapy.
Thanks again for the help gents and I hope I can find some more. God bless you folks. If it helps, the name she has given us is SSgt. Sailar.
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Thank You Sir
I'm not very familiar with the workings of this forum. It's different than the one's I'm used too. How can I "PM" you sir with the information I have?
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Ricky I believe Queen's Regulations still has the charge, "Conduct unbecoming a member of Her Majesty's armed forces".
That should be enough for RMP - perhaps some ex-drill pigs here might even be able to remember something else?
That should be enough for RMP - perhaps some ex-drill pigs here might even be able to remember something else?
Catapultam habeo. Nisi pecuniam omnem mihi dabis, ad caput tuum saxum immane mittam!
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I would hazzard a guess that this "medic" is a con artist at worse and mentally ill at best. Either way she/he is obtaining goods by deception and needs to be stopped.
H_N will do the sniffing around bit Im sure, I can help with the mental health bit to a certain non-clinical degree and GD can put the kettle on
Either way Ricky I hope this issue resolves before anymore of your kin are conned into sending gifts to this person.
On a different note would you like to swop a Royal Marine tshirt for a poncho liner and some MRE's?? actually on second thoughts you can keep the MRE's, only thing I used to eat was the tabasco the rest of it wasnt fit for human consumption I once swopped a tshirt for a USMC plaque at Lejeune, only to have it stolen the next day by I would guess some dodgy pongo unhappy with his lot in life 
then again could have been a crab! INCOMING!!!!!!!!!
H_N will do the sniffing around bit Im sure, I can help with the mental health bit to a certain non-clinical degree and GD can put the kettle on
Either way Ricky I hope this issue resolves before anymore of your kin are conned into sending gifts to this person.
On a different note would you like to swop a Royal Marine tshirt for a poncho liner and some MRE's??
actually on second thoughts you can keep the MRE's, only thing I used to eat was the tabasco the rest of it wasnt fit for human consumption I once swopped a tshirt for a USMC plaque at Lejeune, only to have it stolen the next day by I would guess some dodgy pongo unhappy with his lot in life then again could have been a crab! INCOMING!!!!!!!!!
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rickythemicky
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T-Shirt For MRE's
Hello Doc,
I was about to say! Even we don't like our MRE's too much. But I'd be glad to send you a Marine shirt. Lord knows how many have been sent to this "medic." Well, one counting me. Two counting J, three counting the Naval corpsmen...well, anyways! It would be good for a change to send things to good people who really deserve it. One of the things your men commented on when I met them here in March was the immense generosity and support of the American people toward us. We loved sharing our care packages from the States with you guys. Trust me we have tons of stuff from the States and always love to share.
Because of this endevour I've become good friends with some folks over your side of the pond and am hoping to arrange a trip over there in the October-November time frame. I've never been to England and would love to see it. That's so great that you yourself have been able to visit the States, particularly a Marine base. Are you former Royal Marine? Now everywhere I go the name of the USMC is reveared and feared every where we go. Our name and reputation always preceeds us. Always heralded as the worlds premire fighting force. However, from what we hear about the Royal Marines blows us out of the water! You folks are some bad ass mother truckers there! Every Marine I know that's met a Royal Marine speaks very highly of them and respects them very much. Hat's off to all you our wonderful brothers in arms and fellow Marines.
Perhaps when I've over there I'll carry an extra t-shirt for you friend if we happen to meet. God bless Doc and thanks for the assist you all!
I was about to say! Even we don't like our MRE's too much. But I'd be glad to send you a Marine shirt. Lord knows how many have been sent to this "medic." Well, one counting me. Two counting J, three counting the Naval corpsmen...well, anyways! It would be good for a change to send things to good people who really deserve it. One of the things your men commented on when I met them here in March was the immense generosity and support of the American people toward us. We loved sharing our care packages from the States with you guys. Trust me we have tons of stuff from the States and always love to share.
Because of this endevour I've become good friends with some folks over your side of the pond and am hoping to arrange a trip over there in the October-November time frame. I've never been to England and would love to see it. That's so great that you yourself have been able to visit the States, particularly a Marine base. Are you former Royal Marine? Now everywhere I go the name of the USMC is reveared and feared every where we go. Our name and reputation always preceeds us. Always heralded as the worlds premire fighting force. However, from what we hear about the Royal Marines blows us out of the water! You folks are some bad ass mother truckers there! Every Marine I know that's met a Royal Marine speaks very highly of them and respects them very much. Hat's off to all you our wonderful brothers in arms and fellow Marines.
Perhaps when I've over there I'll carry an extra t-shirt for you friend if we happen to meet. God bless Doc and thanks for the assist you all!
Hi Ricky,
I don't think Doc's around at the moment but I'm sure when he comes back he'll be able to help you with advice if you come to the UK.
If your trek takes you to Scotland you can be sure that I'll be here to show you around and try to make your stay a little bit more enjoyable.
I'm ex-cavalry btw and I don't have any tee-shirts
I don't think Doc's around at the moment but I'm sure when he comes back he'll be able to help you with advice if you come to the UK.
If your trek takes you to Scotland you can be sure that I'll be here to show you around and try to make your stay a little bit more enjoyable.
I'm ex-cavalry btw and I don't have any tee-shirts
Catapultam habeo. Nisi pecuniam omnem mihi dabis, ad caput tuum saxum immane mittam!
