Douglas Reeves – U.S. Navy SEAL Diver, Participated in Persian Gulf War, Blog of Shame

militaryphonies

3 years ago

BACKGROUND

Douglas Robert Reeves comes to us from Hialeah, Florida which is in Miami-Dade county. Reeves is 64 years old at the time of this writing – mid-July 2021 – but will be 65 years old later this month.

Reeves currently works as a real estate agent / realtor. On one of his profiles, Reeves claims he was a “Navy SEAL diver” as well as being a “participant in the Persian Gulf War.” This profile is written in the first person.

SOURCE: https://www.coldwellbanker.com/Coldwell-Banker-Realty-12629c/Douglas-Reeves-7507197a

On another one of his profiles, the same claims are made that Reeves was a “Navy SEAL diver” as well as being a “participant in the Persian Gulf War.” This profile is written in the third person.

SOURCE: http://www.simplyrealtyfl.com/local-real-estate-agent-realtor

A similar profile with the same claims exists on Zillow.

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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 “Douglas Robert Reeves” or any other variation of his name ever completing BUD/S Training or assigned to any SEAL teams.

Douglas Reeves’ military records were ordered through a Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) request.

Due to his age and claim of service dates, we filed with the Department of the Navy which maintains records from the mid 1990s-present. The Department of the Navy indicated that Reeves’ records were kept with NPRC due to a release from the Navy in 1988.

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FOIA RESULTS

NATIONAL PERSONNEL RECORDS CENTER (NPRC)

NPRC FOIA Results – Douglas Reeves – Summary Sheet

NPRC FOIA Results – Douglas Reeves – Assignments 1976-82

NPRC FOIA Results – Douglas Reeves – Assignments 1986-88

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DISCUSSION and SUMMARY

BUD/S – SEAL

There is no record of Douglas Robert Reeves graduating BUD/S-SEAL training and no record of him serving with a SEAL Team.

There was an entry in Reeves’ assignments that was not legible, and it corresponds with a period that BUD/S Class 93 classed up in 1977, so it is possible that Reeves went to BUD/S training. However, there is no indication that he graduated and as stated above, there is no record of him serving on a SEAL team.

As a side note – although used occasionally, the term “Navy SEAL diver” is a bit awkward if not odd and sends up a red flag.

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GULF WAR

Reeves makes the claim of being a “participant in the Persian Gulf War.” Since this was combined with a reference to being in the Navy and in the context of duty stations, one would take this to mean Reeves was a Gulf War veteran.

However, there is nothing in his official military records to indicate that he served on active duty during the Gulf War. There is a possibility that he meant that his ship was patrolling waters in and around the Middle East when there was some friction, but the statement is misleading.

Semantics aside, Reeves has no medals that signify he served during the Gulf War.

If Reeves has used false claims to gain anything of value – he may be in violation of the Stolen Valor Act at worst or represent unethical behavior at best.

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