Missouri governor hopeful dropped out of Navy Reserve drills
BRANSON MO NEWS: By DAVID A. LIEB ~ Associated Press
Republican gubernatorial candidate Eric Greitens speaks during the general election debate for governor Sept. 30 in Branson, Missouri.Associated PressJEFFERSON CITY, Mo. — Former Navy SEAL officer Eric Greitens had committed to a four-year stint of regular drills in the Navy Reserve but quit just a few months later as he was ramping up his Republican campaign for Missouri governor, according to newly released records of Greteins’ military service.
Greitens has made his decorated military career and his charitable work with veterans a central theme in the Nov. 8 gubernatorial election against Democratic Attorney General Chris Koster. The race is among the most closely contested in the nation.
When critics posted an online video in February suggesting Greitens had exaggerated his military service for self-promotion, Greitens responded by pledging to release his full military records, which he said included more than 200 pages. Until recently, Greitens had released only about half of those records, including ones detailing his awards, training courses and evaluations in which supervisors lauded him as an outstanding leader.
After requests from The Associated Press, Greitens’ campaign this month provided more than 225 pages of military records, including some previously unreleased documents describing his …
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