{"id":38651,"date":"2022-09-21T18:00:40","date_gmt":"2022-09-21T18:00:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/airforcetimes\/uncategorized\/2022\/09\/21\/house-candidate-called-himself-a-combat-vet-records-show-he-wasnt\/"},"modified":"2026-08-07T21:13:51","modified_gmt":"2026-08-07T21:13:51","slug":"house-candidate-called-himself-a-combat-vet-records-show-he-wasnt","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/airforcetimes\/news\/your-air-force\/2022\/09\/21\/house-candidate-called-himself-a-combat-vet-records-show-he-wasnt\/","title":{"rendered":"House candidate called himself a combat vet. Records show he wasn\u2019t."},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Campaigning for a northwestern Ohio congressional seat, Republican J.R. Majewski presents himself as an Air Force combat veteran who deployed to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.militarytimes.com\/flashpoints\/afghanistan\/\" target=\"_blank\">Afghanistan<\/a> after the 9\/11 terrorist attacks, once describing \u201ctough\u201d conditions including a lack of running water that forced him to go more than 40 days without a shower.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Military documents obtained by The Associated Press through a public records request tell a different story.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">They indicate Majewski never deployed to Afghanistan but instead completed a six-month stint helping to load planes at an air base in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.militarytimes.com\/news\/your-military\/2018\/01\/31\/seeking-closer-ties-qatar-to-expand-base-used-by-us-troops\/\" target=\"_blank\">Qatar<\/a>, a longtime U.S. ally that is a safe distance from the fighting.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Majewski\u2019s account of his time in the military is just one aspect of his biography that is suspect. His post-military career has been defined by exaggerations, conspiracy theories, talk of violent action against the U.S. government and occasional financial duress.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Still, thanks to an unflinching allegiance to former President Donald Trump \u2014 Majewski once painted a massive Trump mural on his lawn \u2014 he also stands a chance of defeating longtime&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/440f28342e41427c9b603008cd8605e4\" target=\"_blank\">Democratic Rep. Marcy Kaptur<\/a>&nbsp;in a district recently redrawn to favor Republicans.<\/p>\n\n\n\t<aside class=\"smg-interstitial-link wp-block-smg-interstitial-link\">\n\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/militarytimes\/news\/your-military\/2022\/09\/09\/absentee-voting-heres-what-military-and-their-families-need-to-know\/\" class=\"smg-interstitial-link__inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"smg-interstitial-link__media\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"166\" src=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/instagram-image-from-fvap.jpg.jpg?w=300\" class=\"smg-interstitial-link__image wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"smg-interstitial-link__content\">\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"smg-interstitial-link__kicker\">Related<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"smg-interstitial-link__title\">Absentee voting: Here\u2019s what military and their families need to know<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"smg-interstitial-link__excerpt\">Find out about states&#039; deadlines for registering to vote, and other requirements to make sure your vote is counted.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t<\/aside>\n\t\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Majewski is among a cluster of GOP candidates, most running for office for the first time, whose unvarnished life stories and hard-right politics could diminish the chances of a Republican&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/abortion-2022-midterm-elections-biden-sports-donald-trump-9dc668f08bdc2db8d87497f58a105ae9\" target=\"_blank\">\u201cred wave\u201d<\/a>&nbsp;on Election Day in November. He is also a vivid representation of a new breed of politicians who reject facts as they try to emulate Trump.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cIt bothers me when people trade on their military service to get elected to office when what they are doing is misleading the people they want to vote for them,\u201d Don Christensen, a retired Air Force colonel, said of Majewski. \u201cVeterans have done so much for this country and when you claim to have done what your brothers and sisters in arms actually did to build up your reputation, it is a disservice.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Majewski\u2019s campaign declined to make him available for an interview and, in a lengthy statement issued to the AP, did not directly address questions about his claim of deploying to Afghanistan. A spokeswoman declined to provide additional comment when the AP followed up with additional questions.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cI am proud to have served my country,\u201d Majewski said in the statement. \u201cMy accomplishments and record are under attack, meanwhile, career politician Marcy Kaptur has a forty-year record of failure for my Toledo community, which is why I\u2019m running for Congress.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"3000\" height=\"2000\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/AP22264529880330.jpg.jpg\" alt=\"Rep. Marcy Kaptur, D-Ohio, speaks during an event at the Shipyards on Feb. 17, 2022, in Lorain, Ohio.\" class=\"wp-image-71452\" srcset=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/AP22264529880330.jpg.jpg 3000w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/AP22264529880330.jpg.jpg?resize=300,200 300w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/AP22264529880330.jpg.jpg?resize=768,512 768w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/AP22264529880330.jpg.jpg?resize=1024,683 1024w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/AP22264529880330.jpg.jpg?resize=1536,1024 1536w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/AP22264529880330.jpg.jpg?resize=2048,1365 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 3000px) 100vw, 3000px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">FILE &#8211; Rep. Marcy Kaptur, D-Ohio, speaks during an event at the Shipyards on Feb. 17, 2022, in Lorain, Ohio. Kaptur is seeking to retain her seat in Ohio&#8217;s 9th congressional district. (Ken Blaze\/AP, File)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">With no previous political experience, Majewski is perhaps an unlikely person to be the Republican nominee taking on Kaptur, who has represented the Toledo area since 1983. But two state legislators who were also on the ballot in the August GOP primary split the establishment vote. That cleared a path for Majewski, who previously worked in the nuclear power industry and dabbled in politics as a pro-Trump hip-hop performer and promoter of the&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/technology-donald-trump-conspiracy-theories-government-and-politics-db50c6f709b1706886a876ae6ac298e2\" target=\"_blank\">QAnon conspiracy theory<\/a>. He was also at the U.S. Capitol during&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/hub\/capitol-siege\" target=\"_blank\">the insurrection on Jan. 6, 2021<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Throughout his campaign Majewski has offered his Air Force service as a valuable credential. The tagline \u201cveteran for Congress\u201d appears on campaign merchandise. He ran a Facebook ad promoting himself as \u201ccombat veteran.\u201d And in a campaign video released this year, Majewski marauds through a vacant factory with a rifle while pledging to restore an America that is \u201cindependent and strong like the country I fought for.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">More recently, the House Republican campaign committee released a biography that describes Majewski as a veteran whose \u201csquadron was one of the first on the ground in Afghanistan after 9\/11.\u201d A campaign ad posted online Tuesday by Majewski supporters flashed the words \u201cAfghanistan War Veteran\u201d across the screen alongside a picture of a younger Majewski in his dress uniform.&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/jrmajewski4congress.com\/about\/\" target=\"_blank\">A biography<\/a>&nbsp;posted on his campaign website does not mention Afghanistan.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">But Majewski hasn\u2019t been forthcoming when asked about the specifics of his service.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cI don\u2019t like talking about my military experience,\u201d he said in a 2021 interview on the One American Podcast after volunteering that he served one tour of duty in Afghanistan. \u201cIt was a tough time in life. You know, the military wasn\u2019t easy.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A review of his service records, which the AP obtained from the National Archives through a public records request, as well as an accounting provided by the Air Force, offers a possible explanation for his hesitancy.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Rather than deploying to Afghanistan, as he has claimed, the records state that Majewski was based at Kadena Air Base in Japan for much of his active-duty service. He later deployed for six months to Qatar in May 2002, where he helped load and unload planes while serving as a \u201cpassenger operations specialist,\u201d the records show.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">While based in Qatar, Majewski would land at other air bases to transfer military passengers, medics, supplies, his campaign said. The campaign did not answer a direct question about whether he was ever in Afghanistan.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Experts argue Majewski\u2019s description of himself as a \u201ccombat veteran\u201d is also misleading.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The term can evoke images of soldiers storming a beachhead or finding refuge during a firefight. But under the laws and regulations of the U.S. government, facing live fire has little to do with someone earning the title.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">During the Persian Gulf War, then-President George H.W. Bush designated, for the first time, countries used as combat support areas as combat zones despite the low-risk of American service members ever facing hostilities. That helped veterans receive a favorable tax status. Qatar, which is now home to the largest U.S. air base in the Middle East, was among the countries that received the designation under Bush\u2019s executive order \u2014 a status that remains in effect today.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Regardless, it rankles some when those seeking office offer their status as a combat veteran as a credential to voters without explaining that it does not mean that they came under hostile fire.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cAs somebody who was in Qatar, I do not consider myself a combat veteran,\u201d said Christensen, the retired Air Force colonel who now runs Protect Our Defenders, a military watchdog organization. \u201cI think that would be offensive to those who were actually engaged in combat and Iraq and Afghanistan.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Majewski\u2019s campaign said that he calls himself a combat veteran because the area he deployed to \u2014 Qatar \u2014 is considered a combat zone.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Majewski also lacks many of the medals that are typically awarded to those who served in Afghanistan.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Though he once said that he went more than 40 days without a shower during his time in the landlocked country, he does not have an Afghanistan campaign medal, which was issued to those who served \u201c30 consecutive days or 60 nonconsecutive days\u201d in the country.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">He also did not&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.afpc.af.mil\/Fact-Sheets\/Display\/Article\/421911\/global-war-on-terrorism-expeditionary-medal\/\" target=\"_blank\">receive<\/a>&nbsp;a Global War on Terrorism Expeditionary Medal, which was issued to service members before the creation of the Afghanistan campaign medal if they deployed overseas in \u201cdirect service to the War on Terror.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Matthew Borie, an Air Force veteran who worked in intelligence and reviewed Majewski\u2019s records at AP\u2019s request said it\u2019s \u201codd\u201d that Majewski lacks many of the \u201cmedals you would expect to see for someone who deployed to Afghanistan.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">There\u2019s also the matter of Majewski\u2019s final rank and reenlistment code when he left active duty after four years of service.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Most leave the service after four years having received several promotions that are generally awarded for time served. Majewski exited at a rank that was one notch above where he started. His enlistment code also indicated that he could not sign up with the Air Force again.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Majewski\u2019s campaign said he received what\u2019s called a nonjudicial punishment in 2001 after getting into a \u201cbrawl\u201d in his dormitory, which resulted in the demotion. Nonjudicial punishments are designed to hold service members accountable for bad behavior that does not rise to the level of a court-martial.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Majewski\u2019s resume exaggeration isn\u2019t limited to his military service, reverberating throughout his professional life, as well as a nascent political career that took shape in an online world of conspiracy theories.<\/p>\n\n\n\t<aside class=\"smg-interstitial-link wp-block-smg-interstitial-link\">\n\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/militarytimes\/news\/2022\/09\/07\/retired-lt-gen-michael-flynn-government-insider-to-holy-warrior\/\" class=\"smg-interstitial-link__inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"smg-interstitial-link__media\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" src=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/AP22237739198806.jpg.jpg?w=300\" class=\"smg-interstitial-link__image wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"smg-interstitial-link__content\">\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"smg-interstitial-link__kicker\">Related<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"smg-interstitial-link__title\">Retired Lt. Gen. Michael Flynn: Government insider to holy warrior<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"smg-interstitial-link__excerpt\">Retired Army general and former Trump national security adviser Michael Flynn has been focusing on the future.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t<\/aside>\n\t\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Since gaining traction in his campaign for Congress, Majewski has denied that he is a follower of the&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/donald-trump-us-news-ap-top-news-wisconsin-racine-e230131513bf3df60c76bb1151bc6b7c\" target=\"_blank\">QAnon conspiracy theory<\/a>&nbsp;while playing down his participation in Capitol riot.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The baseless and apocalyptic QAnon belief is based on cryptic online postings by the anonymous \u201cQ,\u201d who is purportedly a government insider. It posits that Trump is fighting entrenched enemies in the government and also involves satanism and child sex trafficking.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cLet me be clear, I denounce QAnon. I do not support Q, and I do not subscribe to their conspiracy theories,\u201d Majewski said in his statement to the AP.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">But in the past Majewski repeatedly posted QAnon references and memes to social media, wore a QAnon shirt during a TV interview and has described Zak Paine, a QAnon influencer and online personality who goes by the nom de guerre Redpill78, as a \u201cgood friend.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">During a February 2021 appearance on a YouTube stream, Majewsk stated, \u201cI believe in everything that\u2019s been put out from Q,\u201d while characterizing the false posts as \u201cmilitary-level intelligence, in my opinion.\u201d He also posted to the defunct right wing social media platform, Parler, a photo of the \u201cTrump 2020\u2033 mural he painted on his lawn that was modified to change the zeros into \u201cQ\u2019s,\u201d as first reported by CNN.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Then there\u2019s Majewski\u2019s participation in the Jan. 6 insurrection. Majewski has said that he raised about $25,000 to help dozens of people attend the \u201cStop the Steal\u201d rally that preceded the attack on the Capitol. He also traveled to the event with his friend Paine, the QAnon influencer, and the two later appeared in social media postings near the Capitol.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Majewski acknowledged he was outside the Capitol, but denies entering the building. Still, he lamented the decision on a QAnon livestream a week after the attack, stating that he was \u201cpissed off at myself\u201d for not going in to the building.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cIt was a struggle, because I really wanted to go in,\u201d Majewski said on the livestream, which was first unearthed by the liberal group Media Matters.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Majewski has not been charged in connection with the attack. But he has falsely stated that the&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/capitol-siege-joe-biden-donald-trump-ap-fact-check-election-2020-10bf58cd37e30c51478ad8bdc5a0a2e2\" target=\"_blank\">2020 election was stolen from Trump<\/a>&nbsp;and said that the insurrection \u201cfelt like a setup\u201d by police who were targeting Trump supporters.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In his statement, Majewski said, \u201cI deeply regret being at the Capitol that day\u201d and \u201cdid not break the law,\u201d while calling for those who did to be \u201cpunished to the fullest extent of the law.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The mischaracterizations extend to his professional career, in which he has repeatedly described himself as an \u201cexecutive in the nuclear power industry,\u201d including in a campaign ad last spring.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">But a review of his now-deleted resume on the website LinkedIn and a survey of his former employers do not support the claim.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">He most recently worked for Holtec International, a Florida-based energy conglomerate that specializes in handling spent nuclear fuel. But he is not listed among the executives and members of the corporate leadership teams in current or archived versions of the company\u2019s website.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A spokesman confirmed Majewski was a former Holtec employee, but declined to offer details on his position or role, which Majewski\u2019s LinkedIn page described as \u201csenior director, client relations.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Majewski\u2019s campaign declined to address his claim of being an executive, but said he participated in weekly conference calls with executives.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Majewski also described himself on LinkedIn as \u201cproject manager &#8211; senior consultant\u201d for First Energy, an Ohio based power company, a position that he stated he held since shortly after leaving the military. The company, Majewski explained in a biography posted to his website, quickly recognized him for his \u201cintellect and leadership capabilities\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Yet records from his 2009 bankruptcy raise questions about his seniority. They show he was an \u201coutage manager\u201d who earned about $51,000 a year. In the bankruptcy, Majewski and his wife gave up their home, two cars and a Jet Ski to settle the case, court records show.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Still, in a nationalized political environment, some Republicans suggest none of this will matter to the voters.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cAt the end of the day, this will be a question of whether they want Nancy Pelosi leading the House or Kevin McCarthy,\u201d said Tom Davis, a former congressman who led the House Republican campaign arm during George W. Bush\u2019s presidency. \u201cThese elections have become less about the person. I wouldn\u2019t say candidates don\u2019t matter, but they don\u2019t matter like they used to.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><i>LaPorta reported from Wilmington, North Carolina. AP investigative researcher Randy Herschaft in New York contributed to this report.<\/i><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Republican J.R. 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