Questions over Barnette Military Records Take Center Stage in PA Race

The records appeared to show that Barnette joined the Army National Guard as an administrative specialist in 1990.The records say she obtained the rank of E-4 two years later on August 8, 1992, and began serving with the Alabama Army National Guard on September 24, 1993, where she served for four years and two months. They also show she had three months of prior active federal service.The records say at the time she was separating from the Alabama Army National Guard in 1998, she had served seven years and seven months total.The records then show that after separation from the Alabama Army National Guard, she was honorably discharged from the Army Reserve on June 27, 2000, suggesting that after she left the Alabama National Guard, she possibly re-enlisted with the Army Reserve at some point and ended her service in 2000.The Army did not initially include that service when asked for Barnette’s service record, and indicated there could be more service, but has not yet responded to further inquiry.Those are NGB-22 forms, which are for National Guard service members, not DD-214 forms. Parnell, who was endorsed by former President Donald Trump before he withdrew, has endorsed Barnette’s opponent businessman David McCormick in the race.He questioned whether she has a DD-214, which he said she “a hundred percent” would have received if she served in the active duty Army at any point, including for basic training and advanced individual training.He also questioned why she only attained the rank of E-4 when she said she served for ten years.