(Daily Caller News Foundation) – Vice President Kamala Harris' campaign quietly edited the biography of Democratic Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz on Thursday to remove a reference to him as “retired command sergeant major.”

Walz has come under scrutiny from Republicans for referring to himself as a retired command sergeant major when, in reality, he was only conditionally promoted to the rank but did not complete the training necessary to earn it permanently before retiring as a sergeant major in 2005. seconds in a statement provided by the Minnesota National Guard to Just the News on Wednesday. Harris' website referred to Walz as a “retired command sergeant major” until at least Thursday morning. seconds to an archived copy of the page, but has since cleared it up description note that he once served as a command sergeant major without claiming to have retired as such.

“[Walz] he retired as a sergeant major in 2005 for benefits because he did not complete additional courses at the US Army Sergeant Major Academy,” Army Lt. Col. Kristen Augé told Just the News public affairs officer for the Minnesota National Guard.” The soldier must complete the US Army Sergeants Major Course as a condition of this promotion. Failure to comply with the condition will result in demotion per AR 600 – 8 – 19,” according to Army rules.

Walz's original biography on Harris' campaign website called him “the son of an Army veteran and a retired Army National Guard command sergeant major,” according to an archived version of the page The current version of the website, however, calls him “the son of an Army veteran who served as a command sergeant major.”

Walz also faces allegations that he withdrew early from the Minnesota National Guard to avoid deployment to Iraq, which Democratic officials have denied. Walz, however, knew his battalion would likely deploy to Iraq when he retired, as he mentioned the possibility in congressional campaign materials published before his retirement, the Washington Free Beacon. informed Wednesday

“When your country calls, you're supposed to fight, not the other way around,” said retired Command Sergeant Major Thomas Behrends, who filled in for Walz after his retirement and was sent to Iraq. he said the New York Post on Tuesday. “He had the opportunity to serve his country and he said 'screw it' to the United States. He is not who I would choose to run for vice president.”

The Harris campaign did not immediately respond to a request for comment from the Daily Caller News Foundation.

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