Did i just work for a wannabe combat veteran?
He owns and tries to operate underwaterworld SCUBA in Omaha, Ne. He displays the S F "De Oppresso Liber" emblem in his store and on his vehicle and tells his customers that he was a Special forces Operator during Vietnam that served in Cambodia and Laos???
The stories he told me were very conflicting and hard to believe. One time i brought in an "Inert", practice claymore to the shop to paint from blue to O.D. He asked me what it was??? And the various times i told him that i had medical appointments at the Veterans Administration (V.A.), he would usually comment on how he hated the V.A. and would never go back there.
One of the medical problems that I have now is my knees. He would see me come into work with my knees all taped up and asked what was wrong. i would tell him that I had a couple bad ladings while jumping and he would reply with "you dont have to tell me about bad landings". He would also complain about his knees being in pain but didnt want to pay the cost for going to the doctor. If he is an actual combat veteran he could use the V.A. for free.
I had my doubt right off the bat when he told me he was SF in Vietnam and couldnt talk about it. i did some research through the Special Forces, Special Operations, Vietnam Veterans, VFW, the Legion, The American Airborne Association and the V.A. All came back with never hearing of this guy. And my unofficial report back from the V.A. doesnt even have him in the system.
Going back to his comments about the V.A., wouldnt he have to at least experience the V.A. before you would say that hated it or would never return???
Oh yeah, I can build a list of how he cheated, uninstructed and lied while being a P.A.D.I. instructor
Any help would be greatly appreciated
Thanks and S/F, Martini
