BACKGROUND
Eric James Winstead comes to us from Rockmart, Georgia. Winstead is 46 years old as of October 2019.
Winstead has passed around a resume where he claims he was a Navy SEAL, is a retired Master Chief (E-9), claims he was Commanding Offider of SEAL Team 7, spent 22 years in the Navy before he retired, held a “Department of Defense Level 5 Security Clearance” and was awarded the “President’s Medal of Honor.”
Winstead is also flashing around a Medal of Honor certificate to support his claim of the MoH.
Also, there are many images of special operators display on his Facebook account.
However, the image above shows U.S. Marines vs. Navy sailors/SEALs.
Some were skeptical and asked Military Phony to look into these claims.
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ACTIONS CONDUCTED BY MILITARY PHONIES
After contacting the UDT/SEAL archives and checking the UDT/SEAL database we found that there is NO record of “Eric James Winstead” ever completing BUD/S Training or assigned to any SEAL teams.
Eric James Winstead’s military records were ordered through a Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) request.
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FOIA RESULTS
The DoD Manpower Data Center database was searched every year from late 1980s when Winstead would have been 16 to present day with the same result – no dates came up for active duty in any military service branch. Sometimes this database has trouble with Reserve activation to active duty and/or very short enlistments. For instance – boot camp active duty and then the individual returned to a drilling reserve status.
DEPARTMENT OF THE NAVY (DoN)
NATIONAL PERSONNEL RECORDS CENTER (NPRC)
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DISCUSSION and SUMMARY
A military record on Eric Winstead was not found at the Department of the Navy, or the National Personnel Records Center (NPRC). If he had served, especially 22 years as he had claimed, one of those organizations would have record of it.
There is no record supporting Winstead’s claim of being a Navy SEAL since a prerequisit to being a SEAL is military service in the US Navy.
Winstead could not have served as Commanding Officer of SEAL Team 7 since he had claimed to be enlisted vs. officer.
The Medal of Honor certificate appeared to be based on a genuine one awarded to SEAL Michael A. Monsoor.
Here is a side-by-side comparison…
STOLEN VALOR
If the claims by Eric Winstead were used to leverage work, military or civilian promotions, or anything else of value, he may be in violation of Stolen Valor laws. State laws may also apply.
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PHOTOS
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SOCIAL MEDIA
FACEBOOK: https://www.facebook.com/eric.winstead1
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