| Claims multiple
bogus martial arts rankings and titles
as well as falsely claiming to
being a "former U.S. Deputy Marshal."
Claims former "Green
Beret" while serving in the U.S.
Army.
The photo and text shown was published in the August 1992 issue
of Juko-Kai Warrior, his
Texas-based martial arts association.
Recently seen on the DISCOVERY CHANNEL.
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Sacharnoski's military
records show that he served as a file clerk in the U.S. Marine Corps
from 1957 to 1961 and in the military police in the U.S. Army from
1963 to 1965. (See below). Other
than police school, he received no other specialized training. He did
not attend either SFAS or SFQC. According to the records, USMC
airborne qualifications were approved on March 20, 1957, seven months
before he actually enlisted. He was not promoted to any NCO rank or
higher than Lance Corporal or Private First Class (E3).
According to military records obtained
from the National Personnel Records Center under the Freedom of
Information Act on Sept. 22, 2003, Rodney Sacharnoski enlisted
in the U.S. Marine Corps on Nov. 21, 1957, and was discharged at the
rank of Lance Corporal (E-3) on Dec. 21, 1961, after serving slightly
more than four years. He then joined the U.S. Army on Oct. 29, 1963,
and was discharged at the rank of Private First Class (E-3) on Jan.
12, 1965, after serving more than two years. With more than six years
combined active duty service during an eight-year period in two
separate branches of the armed forces, Rod Sacharnoski was never
promoted above one of the lowest enlisted ranks.
His USMC record also indicates he received a court martial and was
confined in a Navy brig in New Jersey.
Apparently
the U.S. Army approved his airborne status based on training
documentation from his prior service in the U.S. Marines. There are
two interesting aspects. First, there is no record of Rod ever
receiving any training other than recruit and AIT, much less
airborne training, in any of his Marine service records. The second
is that the U.S. Army's document includes a report of his airborne
qualifications signed by a Marine captain and dated a full seven
months before his enlistment in the Marines. If true, he would have
been 16 years old.
Don't forget -- he had been a file
clerk with the Marines.
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Accused of telephone
harassment and identity theft (forgery). Case goes to court
AGAIN in late spring 2005. |