Hunter Biden Navy Service
This wasn t a youthful indiscretion that happened in the 1990s either.
Hunter biden navy service. Joe biden s son began his service in may 2013 as a public affairs officer in a reserve unit based in norfolk virginia via cnn. Hunter biden an ensign had been selected for commission as a reserve officer through the direct commission officer program in 2012 according to cmdr. It was in 2014 the same year when the ne er do well son of the nominal democratic presidential front runner was appointed to the board of ukrainian energy company burisma. He held several jobs before his father became vice president in 2009.
Ryan perry a navy spokesman. Biden was 43 years old when he was commissioned as an ensign by the navy reserve through the. Hunter biden s mother and younger sister naomi were killed in an automobile crash on december 18 1972. Because hunter biden has become part of his father s story as he seeks the 2020 democratic presidential nomination the washington times filed a foia request with navy personnel command.
Biden was born on february 4 1970 in wilmington delaware he is the second son of neilia biden née hunter and joe biden who served in the united states senate from 1973 to 2009 and as vice president of the united states from 2009 to 2017. Hunter biden an ensign was selected for commission as a reserve officer. As reported in 2014 hunter biden was commissioned as an ensign by the navy reserve in 2012 when he was 42 years old. While it is true that hunter biden was discharged from the navy reserve he was not as trump alleged dishonorably discharged.
Getty hunter biden attends usher s new look foundation world leadership conference awards 2011. Hunter biden received an age waiver to join the navy reserves as a commissioned officer in his forties and he received a second waiver after he disclosed that he d used drugs in the past. Lest we ve forgotten hunter biden got kicked out of the navy because he failed a drug test. Hunter biden who is married with three kids issued a statement thursday evening through his lawyer saying.