Miscellaneous And Off Topic Subjects

[CGVT]

I *think* he took his concerns up the chain and was either ignored or told to, as we used to say, "pack sand". I am not convinced that he intentionally released the letter, probably a friend or relative that he sent it to let it out since it was first released in his home town newspaper. Of course he should have expected it to get our, or maybe he did send it with the expectation of it leaking?

Legitimate firing? Who knows? I've seen guys get relieve for some pretty silly shit. When I had commands, there was the ever present catch-all of "loss of confidence in a person's ability to command" that was always hanging over our heads. I always told people that when you were in command, you had to do the right thing, because it was the right thing to do, regardless of the personal consequences. Without knowing the specifics, it looks to me as if that is what this guy did.

[Whitley]

I hope, and I don't know this guys politics, that the Captain here finds another way to serve his country. We have too few people in politics (and elsewhere) that do the right thing because it is the right thing to do. This country needs more of them.

[AlabamAlum]

Thanks for the answer, CG. They say this guy was on a career track to become an admiral. He certainly paid a price for his convictions.

[Dr. Strangelove]

This article posits that Florida' terrible unemployment system and benefits (the max of $275 a week is among the worst in the nation) now poses significant political problems for DeSantis and Trump. It was explicitly designed by Rick Scott to discourage people from even applying and the website they built is so incapable to handle the amount of current claims that DeSantis is encouraging the use of paper applications.

https://www.politico.com/states/flor...-trump-1271172

[THE_WIZARD_]

Time to call Ghostbusters...

[CGVT]

Thanks for the answer, CG. They say this guy was on a career track to become an admiral. He certainly paid a price for his convictions.

He did, but there is no need to feel sorry for him. He is an 06 with 28 years service. If he hangs on for two years, his retirement pay will be just shy of 100k per year. With his background he will be in high demand in the civilian sector. I think he'll probably be ok. ;)

[AlabamAlum]

Excuse me if this has been posted. The story of the train engineer who tried to attack the USNS Mercy in LA

https://apple.news/AwsloSFu5QpOppKk1Y27yAg

[THE_WIZARD_]

There is no excuse for you AA.

hello

[AlabamAlum]

Wiz,

hello.

3>2.

stfu

[iam416]

This article posits that Florida' terrible unemployment system and benefits (the max of $275 a week is among the worst in the nation) now poses significant political problems for DeSantis and Trump

Politico is trash.

PDJT is toast regardless.

DeSantis is not. And still, LMMFAO @ Gillum -- the next big thing...LMMFAO

[AlabamAlum]

Bill Withers dead at 81 (not related to COVID)

https://youtu.be/CICIOJqEb5c

[THE_WIZARD_]

Lean on me AA...when you're not strong...

[AlabamAlum]

Lean on me AA...when you're not strong...

xoxo

[Whitley]

Politico is trash.

PDJT is toast regardless.

DeSantis is not. And still, LMMFAO @ Gillum -- the next big thing...LMMFAO

PDJT probably would be if someone other than the zombie corpse of Joe Biden would be running against him.

[froot loops]

PDJT probably would be if someone other than the zombie corpse of Joe Biden would be running against him.

How bad is it that your boy got trounced by "the zombie corpse of Joe Biden"? Two months ago you were crowing about how Biden didn't have any field offices while Bernie had big operations in all the states.