Sen. Scott Brown released his military service record

Mass. senator releases Guard service records
By Steve LeBlanc - The Associated Press
Posted : Sunday Jan 29, 2012 14:16:49 EST
BOSTON — Sen. Scott Brown released his military service record Saturday documenting the more than three decades he has served in the Army National Guard.

The records include his promotions, awards and officer evaluation reports, which offer high praise of Brown’s service during his years in the military.

An officer evaluation report from 1985 was typical, describing Brown as “a young and aggressive officer.”

“He is self-motivated and learns very fast. He has the potential to be promoted to a position with greater responsibilities,” the report said.

Brown, R-Mass., a member of the Armed Services Committee, is facing a tough re-election campaign.

His office said the documents show the reason he was passed up for a Guard promotion to lieutenant colonel in the Judge Advocate General Corps in 2003 and 2004 was due to a missing document in his file.

Brown’s office described the failure to include the document — which showed that he had completed the necessary Command and General Staff Office Course — as an administrative oversight. They noted that after Brown appealed to show that he had completed the required military education, he received the promotion in 2006.

The same oversight caused the Army National Guard to place Brown into the Retired Reserve from July 2005 through December 2005, his office said.

Brown first enlisted in the Massachusetts Army National Guard in 1979.
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