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6. What? Did Bannon jump into France with the 101st Airborne?
Sun Jan 29, 2017, 08:07 PM
Jan 2017

"Significant military background"????
His bio states he did 7 years as a Naval officer in the late 1970s-early 1980s.
But it also states under education:

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Steve_Bannon
He graduated from Virginia Tech in 1976 with a bachelor's degree in urban planning and holds a master's degree in National Security Studies from Georgetown University School of Foreign Service. In 1985, Bannon received a Master of Business Administration degree with honors from Harvard Business School.
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If he was in college from 1976-1985, when did he log 7 years in the Navy in the late 1970s-early 1980s? Mostly stateside, I'll bet, and it sounds like reserve duty.

On edit: Irony with subject line, Bannon's daughter has served with the 101st Airborne. Additional sources state that Bannon did 4 years at sea, and joined the Navy "right after college." Your mileage may vary.

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