We have spent a great deal of (too much) time looking into Eric Shine. Further, we have asked and given him ample opportunity to provide, submit or link us to documents substantiating his claims. So far he has provided us to links to cornucopia of conspiracy theory websites, including his own. The only two official documents we can find, or he has produced are on his website. Those documents paint a picture of an individual with issues we’re not trained to understand.
He purports to hold a Naval Commission as a LT in the USNR, but the Naval Register of all officers does not contain his name. Trust me, anyone who has spent 5 minutes at the Coast Guard Report knows we do not shy away from topics unfavorable to the Coast Guard, but in Eric Shines case, the “Coast Guard” is not conspiring against him.
Take a close look at the manner in which he writes in his many comments posted at CGblog. His comments have tons of information incoherently strung together, accusations as facts, and an absolute unwillingness to substantiate his words.
For reasons we can’t figure out, he insists to this day that the Coast Guard is not a branch of the Military. Title 10 clearly states that it is. After Eric Shine’s latest post in reply to copies of Title 10 posted at my site stating that “that’s not what they really say,” I printed off the section of Title 10 that pertain to the USCG, gave them to my 9 year old and asked him to read it, and tell me what it meant. My 9 year old who struggles in school read it said “it’s just talking about the military and what an armed force is.” Bingo! A 9 year old gets it, but Eric Shine in all his “military, naval and Merchant Marine history expertness” doesn’t.
Tim
· 1 year ago
Lookin' good on gcaptain Fred, congrats on 99 Maritime Mondays, looking forward to more.
Capt. Mike
· 1 year ago
Great Post Fred. I don't think I've seen half these sites before MM appeared on my radar.
Fred
· 1 year ago
Thanks much all for the comments!
xsailor
· 1 year ago
What a great pic showing the advantage of using barges to save oil. My best place for graphics is the BBC but sometimes american news have good ones too.
Thomas Jackson
· 1 year ago
Our readers have been busy today to research. This in from another regular reader and researcher. He took the question of Mr. Shine's association with the Navy one step farther filed a complaint with the Navy IG. I have filed a complaint with the Navy IG before, but never have see or heard of a same turn around. My guess is the Navy takes this very seriously during a time of war.
From: NAVIGHotlines@navy.mil Sent: Wednesday, March 05, 2008 2:24 PM To: XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX Subject: RE: Eric Shine
This is in response to your e-mail to the Naval Inspector General's Office. Our records do not indicate a service member by the name mentioned in your complaint.
Title 18, United States Code, Section 702 prohibits the unauthorized wearing of the uniform of the Armed Forces. Section 704 prohibits the unauthorized wearing, manufacturing, or selling of military awards. As a practical matter, assuming he is not wearing a rank or decoration he did not earn, prosecution, although technically possible, is not likely.We hope you find this information helpful. Sincerely, NAVIG Hotlines
-----Original Message-----
From: XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX Sent: Wednesday, March 05, 2008 13:32 To: NAVIG Hotlines Subject: Eric Shine
A gentleman by the name of Eric Shine has been burning up the Internetas well as radio talk shows referring to himself as a Lieutenant in the Naval Reserve. I did as has been suggested on several blogs and looked him up in the Naval Register of Commissioned Officers. His name does not appear there. Is it legal to portray yourself as a Naval Officer if you're not one?
If you Google Eric Shine you'll find dozens upon dozens of sites where he takes on and makes accusations against the government based on his being a Naval Lieutenant.
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He purports to hold a Naval Commission as a LT in the USNR, but the Naval Register of all officers does not contain his name. Trust me, anyone who has spent 5 minutes at the Coast Guard Report knows we do not shy away from topics unfavorable to the Coast Guard, but in Eric Shines case, the “Coast Guard” is not conspiring against him.
Take a close look at the manner in which he writes in his many comments posted at CGblog. His comments have tons of information incoherently strung together, accusations as facts, and an absolute unwillingness to substantiate his words.
For reasons we can’t figure out, he insists to this day that the Coast Guard is not a branch of the Military. Title 10 clearly states that it is. After Eric Shine’s latest post in reply to copies of Title 10 posted at my site stating that “that’s not what they really say,” I printed off the section of Title 10 that pertain to the USCG, gave them to my 9 year old and asked him to read it, and tell me what it meant. My 9 year old who struggles in school read it said “it’s just talking about the military and what an armed force is.” Bingo! A 9 year old gets it, but Eric Shine in all his “military, naval and Merchant Marine history expertness” doesn’t.
From: NAVIGHotlines@navy.mil
Sent: Wednesday, March 05, 2008 2:24 PM
To: XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX
Subject: RE: Eric Shine
This is in response to your e-mail to the Naval Inspector General's Office. Our records do not indicate a service member by the name mentioned in your complaint.
Title 18, United States Code, Section 702 prohibits the unauthorized wearing of the uniform of the Armed Forces. Section 704 prohibits the unauthorized wearing, manufacturing, or selling of military awards. As a practical matter, assuming he is not wearing a rank or decoration he did not earn, prosecution, although technically possible, is not likely.We hope you find this information helpful.
Sincerely,
NAVIG Hotlines
-----Original Message-----
From: XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX
Sent: Wednesday, March 05, 2008 13:32
To: NAVIG Hotlines
Subject: Eric Shine
A gentleman by the name of Eric Shine has been burning up the Internetas well as radio talk shows referring to himself as a Lieutenant in the Naval Reserve. I did as has been suggested on several blogs and looked him up in the Naval Register of Commissioned Officers. His name does not appear there. Is it legal to portray yourself as a Naval Officer if you're not one?
If you Google Eric Shine you'll find dozens upon dozens of sites where he takes on and makes accusations against the government based on his being a Naval Lieutenant.