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2023-11-23 -Great Cultural Revolution

Air Force Backtracks From Warning Members to Avoid a Conservative Political Rally

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Posted by Besoeker 2023-11-23 04:26|| || Front Page|| [23 views ] Top

#1 OK what's to stop using a hand picked LSD minded
_ _ _ (aka DC-KGB) team to monitor and take pics of attendees.

Then run pic's for facial DOD ID recognition.

Then the MAGA Minded soldiers can be reassigned to non-weapon access positions and overlooked for future promotions.

Posted by NN2N1 2023-11-23 06:22|| 2023-11-23 06:22|| Front Page Top

#2 Light is a very good disinfectant.

Posted by Procopius2k 2023-11-23 07:02|| 2023-11-23 07:02|| Front Page Top

#3 Now find out who approved, distributed the message and push them out

Posted by Frank G 2023-11-23 07:17|| 2023-11-23 07:17|| Front Page Top

#4 ...And while the 5BW/91MW leadership is busily violating their troops' First Amendment rights, they've had three deaths in the last 60 days that no one seems to be talking about.

Now.

When I was in (78-98), Minot was considered damn near a punitive tour. Orders there were considered either the result of pissing someone off or Karmic revenge.

But.

Strategic Air Command - executed, dismembered, and buried in the early 90s reorganization of the USAF - did absolutely everything in its power to make sure people were taken care of. As bad as it was - and it could be very bad - misbehavior was only slightly higher than the SAC average, and suicide was almost unheard of. In turn, 5BW at least was considered a tough, capable unit by SAC standards, and that was indeed a compliment.

Global Strike Command - the current owner of the missiles and bombers - is considered a backwater where nobody gets promoted and everybody is forgotten, and HQUSAF hasn't done a damned thing to change that. GSC sure as hell isn't trying, as its leadership is too busy counting the calendar days until they get back to the real Air Force, and whatever issues they're dealing with is somebody else's problem.

But yeah, 5BW. Threaten someone's careers over their political beliefs. That'll do it.

Relieve them and march them out the front goddamned gate. That is the ONLY way this will stop.

Mike

Posted by MikeKozlowski 2023-11-23 07:54|| 2023-11-23 07:54|| Front Page Top

#5 January in Minot, coldest place in three counties and you can pick the counties.

Posted by Besoeker 2023-11-23 08:09|| 2023-11-23 08:09|| Front Page Top

#6 It’s stories like this that make me glad the AF recruiter office in Kalamazoo was closed for lunch the day i went downtown to enlist. I was ready to join that organization; AO1 John Hogan asked if he could help…….explaining to Parental Units and future Spouse about change in plans was a bit difficult……
Turned out ok

Posted by 2023-11-23 08:18|| 2023-11-23 08:18|| Front Page Top

#7 It's ok. Just tell the Wing Commander to simply 'line through' the entry on his fitness report support form. All is forgiven.

Posted by Besoeker 2023-11-23 08:25|| 2023-11-23 08:25|| Front Page Top

#8 FIOA the background comms for the original threat and freeze everyone’s promotions going forward.

Posted by Super Hose 2023-11-23 09:21|| 2023-11-23 09:21|| Front Page Top

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