Military Details on NJ Woman.

[Ranchemp.]

By BRYNN GINGRAS



The New Jersey waitress whose story has been questioned after she claimed she received an anti-gay note instead of a tip on a restaurant bill was dishonorably discharged from the Marines last spring after she stopped showing up, NBC 4 New York has learned.

Dayna Morales, a server at Gallop Asian Bistro in Bridgewater, had posted a photo on Facebook earlier this month showing the bill with a line through the tip area. The photo of the receipt showed someone had written, "I'm sorry but I cannot tip because I do not agree with your lifestyle."

A New Jersey couple came forward to NBC 4 New York and said this week that the receipt was theirs but that they had left a tip and did not write a note, suggesting it was used for a hoax. The handwriting, they said, was not theirs, and they also supplied what they said was a credit card statement showing they were charged for the total plus the $18 tip.

NBC 4 New York learned Wednesday from a Pentagon source that Morales was dismissed from the Marine Reserve Corps in May because she wasn't attending drills. It wasn't immediately clear how often those drills were held, and Morales did not respond to a request for comment

http://www.nbcnews.com/id/53683016#.UpeT7sKA3fu


Not looking too good for this waitress at this point.

[itsrobert]

1. Not attending drills?

Much like a recent President of the United States.

[rocktivity]

2. It's always been my policy to tip in cash even when I'm paying with plastic

(unless I don't have enough cash). I've always seen it as a way to ensure the the waiter gets the tip. But I guess I'll have to rethink that.


rocktivity

[SheilaT]

3. I always do the same.

I am not convinced that if I put the tip on the credit card that the server will actually get the money. Perhaps instead of drawing a line and repeating the original total, I should write the word cash in.

Recently a server was rather confused, even though I'd signed the credit card receipt and left cash in the folder.

[geek_sabre]

4. I always write "cash"