William Derek Church is not an Army Ranger or Combat Veteran

William Derek Church, of Lenoir, North Carolina, is parading himself as a Veteran Army Ranger with Combat Deployments to Iraq. He showed himself in photos wearing SSG rank, service stripes indicating a full career, and medals he didn't earn. His infantry blue chord is on the wrong side, his beret is improperly worn, and he looks like a sack of potatoes trying to wear a uniform.

There are other uniform discrepancies as well, like trousers badly in need of tailoring, and badges worn in the wrong places.

He claimed getting shot in the sternum five times, and is using that as a reason for his alleged disability.

What's the truth about this clown?

He served in the Army National Guard from February 22, 1994 to September 13, 1995. William Derek Church went on active duty from August 8, 1995 to September 13, 1995. He was discharged as a Private First Class. His only award was the National Defense Service Medal, for being on active duty during the Persian Gulf War.

He reported to Basic Combat Training on June 21, 1994, and graduated on August 12, 1994. He reported to his unit to do one weekend a month drills until it was time for him to do AIT. He reported to Advanced Individual Training on August 7, 1995 but was discharged on September 13, 1995.

He was discharged from the military while attempting to complete Advanced Individual Training.

Thanks to "This Aint Hell" and others for giving this embellisher/phony his "spotlight." 

Jay Kerwin, of Bootcamp LA, Never a SEAL, Never an Air Force Pararescue Jumper

Retired Senior Chief Don Shipley, also a retired SEAL, would've never contacted Jay (Jason) Kerwin had it not been for Jay Kerwin's SEAL claims. Don Shipley doesn't just investigate someone that claimed SEAL once. He'll investigate the person that repeatedly, and knowingly, claimed to be a Navy SEAL.

Jay Kerwin, the guy that runs Bootcamp LA, as "The Major," had insinuated being a Navy SEAL veteran, as well as being an Air Force Pararescue Commando veteran. The reality? He never served a day in the Navy. He did serve in the Air Force, but got kicked out for selling an unauthorized drug/supplement to other service members.

His Freedom of Information Request Act response shows that he made it to Basic Military Training. It also shows that he went from being a student, in one of the schools he went to, to being a prisoner. He spent a good amount of time in the Air Force as a prisoner prior to being discharged as an E1. He never was a major, he never was in the Navy, and he never was a pararescue commando.

On his Bootcamp LA page, he made the following disclaimer:

"Disclaimer: Jay Kerwin is not a military officer nor has he ever been. Additionally, any reference made by third parties online or in the media to Jay being a member of the U.S. Navy or a Navy SEAL is inaccurate." -- BootCamp LA website

This is deceptive. "Being," without clarification, implies present tense, which isn't what many in the veteran community are complaining about. They have issues with his claims of being a Navy SEAL, and Air Force PJ, in the past. This disclaimer allows Jason Kerwin to claim that he was one or both of these groups once the attention switches away from him.

Judging by the fact that Jason Kerwin was discharged as an E1, after being in military prison for a long time, he may have received a type of discharge that disqualifies him from being considered a veteran.

Thanks to Don Shipley, of Extreme SEAL Experience, for exposing this phony. Thanks to This Aint Hell for giving this individual some "fame and spotlight". 

Jeff Orchard, Of Sabina Ohio, Never Special Forces, Not Retired Military

Jeff Orchard, of Sabina Ohio, talked a good game of being "Special Forces" serving in Vietnam. When asked for details on this experience, he resorted to the "it's secret" or "can't talk about it" excuse. This is usually a sign that someone didn't do what they claimed they did. It doesn't help him that he's claiming to have served in Vietnam years after the US pulled out.

Jeff Orchard also has people believing that he retired from the military.

The truth?

Jeffrey Earl Orchard served in the Army from May 11, 1982 to January 14, 1997. He served on active duty from May 11, 1982 to April 22, 1994. This is approximately 14 years, 8 months and 3 days of military service; of which approximately 11 years, 11 months and 11 days were spent on active duty; and the final 2 years, 8 months, and 22 days of his military service were spent in the Individual Ready Reserves.

No Special Forces Qualification Course is listed in his education history. No combat deployment, or combat deployment related awards, are listed in the response to the query into his military record.

His wife, Christy Broughton -- Orchard insisted that he was retired. If he's getting a "retirement" it's not from regular military service. His time fell short of the 15 year early retirement program that they were offering some service members back in the '90s. With "IRR" as his last status, it's unlikely that he's getting medical retirement. Christy Broughton may have mistaken his VA compensation check (if he's receiving such), or some other payment, as his "retirement" check.

Thanks to Scotty, of Stolen Valor, for the research exposing this embellisher/phony. Thanks to This Aint Hell for giving this person some "fame and spotlight." 

Youtube's 155 Millimeter, AKA "Kings of Battle" is a Faker

In one video, 155 millimeter showed what looked like a coin. He claimed that the coin came straight from Washington. He claimed that it was pinned on his chest, in the battle field, for an act of valor that almost cost him his life.

Unfortunately for him, his "medal" looks like a coin, which you could purchase from a mint, or a battalion or company challenge coin. There is a medal "from Washington," and that's the Congressional Medal of Honor. There's a recommendation process that involves sending an award write-up through the chain of command to the person that could approve or disapprove the award.

These awards don't just mysteriously come down from Washington D.C.

What 155 Millimeter shows, on his video, "Valor Thief or Washington Recognized Warfighter? You decide," isn't the kind of medal that's pinned on anybody's chest.

This isn't the only indicator that You Tube's "155 Millimeter" aka "Kings of Battle" is a faker.

There's a training video that he put up that involved "room clearing." In that video, you see an empty hallway. Then you hear some toy electronic noises, then the door opens as 155 millimeter, wearing his beret and sporting a toy weapon, barges in. He points to one of the doors, and you hear the electronic noises from the weapon again. He opens the door after he "fires" into it. He lowered his "weapon" down to take a look into another door.

His demonstration doesn't match how things are really done.

In general cases, you don't just shoot at a door, then open it to see if you killed anybody. Moving as part of a team, you enter the room and "cover" the entire area with your team's firepower. You don't pull the trigger to take someone down unless you positively identify that someone as a hostile. If you shoot first, you're letting potential hostiles, on the other side of the door, know that you're there and... in 155 Millimeter's case... know exactly where you're at. You could also end up killing non-hostiles.

If 155 Millimeter did, what he demonstrated in the video, in the real world, he would've been shot and/or killed.

There's another video that he put up, that talks about doing "red leg" PT. In this case, it was a training exercise on doing ruck marches. Again, just by looking at how he does things, it's obvious that he's making things up, or basing things on pre-conceived assumptions.

First, he stuffs a duffle bag with nearly 500 pounds of weights. This is assuming that he's telling the truth. He claims that "pogues" ruck with ruck sacks, and that red legs rucked with duffle bags. I do recall a movie where military trainees marched around with their duffle bags on their backs. However; in the Army, it doesn't matter if you're combat arms, combat support, or combat service support. If the ruck march is the prescribed training/operational event, the ruck sack is generally the prescribed item that the Soldier must use. This is the case most of the time.

Second, that video doesn't show him carrying the riffle properly. He had it at somewhat of a port arms. When we do a tactical road march, we have our rifles at the "low ready." He also claimed that you used the weapon as leverage to assist your movement. To demonstrate that, he swung his weapon back and forth in front of him.

He looked really silly doing that, we don't use our weapons that way.

If you wear the rucksack, and other items on you, properly, you'll already have stability and balance. Moving the weapon horizontally in front of you doesn't serve a purpose.  

One key issue, that Veterans hammer him on, is his DD 214. A service member that leaves active duty, actual active duty, receives one of these. 155 Millimeter aka "Kings of Battle" wouldn't have a problem showing this, less sensitive information, to personalities like retired Navy SEAL Don Shipley. The later did ask 155 Millimeter for a copy of his DD 214.

The response? Another video, done by 155 Millimeter, aka "red legs" or "Kings of Battle," showing a bunch of snot rolling down his nose... followed by a scene of him walking circles in his living room. In the video description, 155 Millimeter goes up in arms about Don Shipley's "daring" to ask him for a DD 214. Nowhere in that video does 155 Millimeter show a DD 214 that other veterans can examine.

155 Millimeter implies that he took part in operations in the "Secret Gulf War." This puts him in the same category... as those older people who claimed that they took part in the "Secret Vietnam War" that took place after US forces officially pulled out from Vietnam.

At best, 155 Millimeter did serve, but didn't come close to accomplishing the things that he claims to have accomplished. At worst, he never served, and he's basing his stories on what other people have said... or on the fiction that he as read.