James Shortt
Walter Mitty.
WALTER MITTYS
He’s back.
Exposed many years ago by one of our old admin and former Arrse waltercommando, yet Shortt is still still at it. He’s knighted himself now😉
Shortt has made various claims regarding his military service when interviewed or providing consultations. In The Gun Digest Book of Assault Weapons Shortt under the alias “Seamus Shortt” is described as a “British Royal Marine (TA)” and that “Shortt has other military training as well, but details of it are still classified”.[5]
In The SAS Fighting Techniques Handbook, author Terry White thanked Shortt for his insights in close personal protection and counter-terrorism. White states in his acknowledgements that he believed Shortt to be a “former member of the British Parachute Regiment and Special Air Service”.[6]
On 29 January 2009, the British tabloid The Sun ran an article which revealed that Shortt had never belonged to either the Special Air Service (SAS) or the Parachute Regiment. He had only been a medic in the Territorial Army and had left within months of joining.
This matter came to light after Brian Ware, who headed the security department at the Cabinet Office, was suspended for allowing Shortt on to the property without ensuring he had proper authorization or vetting his credentials.
Shortt had been invited by Ware as a security advisor.[2]
The following day The Sun quoted several other dubious claims listed on Shortt’s CV, including his claim of being an Irish baron, being made a Knight Commander of St Gregory by Pope John Paul II, as well as having a Gant d’Or (“golden gloves”) in French Savate and a 9th Dan black belt in traditional Japanese Ju Jutsu from the “Dai Nihon Seibukan in Kyoto, Japan”.[3]
Update April 2022
No this is not an April fools. Probably the worst kind of Walter Mitty!
Long time exposed fantasists James Shortt currently out in the Ukraine claiming to be training special forces. Point to note. Shortt has zero real time served military experience. He was a researcher and writer for Combat and survival magazines.
While writing a book for a publishing company about the SAS he was invited to work with the TA SAS based at London in the blanket stores so he could watch their training.
This is where he would take sneaky pictures of himself wearing an SAS beret to make out he was the real deal. While creating picture content for these books he would wear uniforms and pose the photos and would later use these photos to create a fake Military history. Remember this was before social media which is the main reason we’re able to catch these fakes out.
Everything he knows is simply by books so has no real time experience in combat situations or operations. All medals are self awarded bling.
He has pulled the wool over government officials in the past
Do they know this wankpuffin has zero combat experience?
A total clown
