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I would request that you think about such situations a bit more before posting a public comment like this. Military security is first and foremost about protect

I would request that you think about such situations a bit more before posting a public comment like this. Military security is first and foremost about protecting our armed forces. When the Pentagon plans an attack, it is vitally important that only our military knows about the plan and no-one else, especially the enemy. It's only a matter of time that our maximally incompetent Secretary of Defense does something that leads to the death of our own armed forces personnel. E.g. the Houthi learning about an incoming attack and shooting down the pilots, or harassing and killing our Navy sailors patrolling the area. I highly recommend reading Secretary Gate's memoir about being the Secretary of Defense for Bush Jr. and Obama. There is so much at stake that very few people ever talk about. https://bookshop.org/p/books/duty-memoirs-of-a-secretary-at-war-robert-m-gates/15542796?ean=9780307949639&next=t https://bookshop.org/p/books/duty-memoirs-of-a-secretary-at-...

JumpCrisscross 1y ago
Would add that out of the handful of fighter pilots I know, 100% of them are seriously considering retiring from the armed forces into private industry, something 0% of them (to the chagrin of their spouses) would have countenanced even a few weeks ago.
- hedora 1y ago
  Private aviation is getting more dangerous too. The US is up to what, a crash a week, with more FAA cuts coming? (Maybe it's been better the last few weeks, or maybe it stopped making the news. Not sure which.)
  - JumpCrisscross 1y ago
    > Private aviation is getting more dangerous too Fighter pilots aren't retiring from the military to fly private jets. They're graduating into executive roles that pay enough to buy a plane. Aside from the thrill of flying forbidden planes and patriotism, people cut out for and trained to be fighter pilots are undervaluing themselves in the military.
ty6853 1y ago
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JumpCrisscross 1y ago

Would add that out of the handful of fighter pilots I know, 100% of them are seriously considering retiring from the armed forces into private industry, something 0% of them (to the chagrin of their spouses) would have countenanced even a few weeks ago.

hedora 1y ago
Private aviation is getting more dangerous too. The US is up to what, a crash a week, with more FAA cuts coming? (Maybe it's been better the last few weeks, or maybe it stopped making the news. Not sure which.)
- JumpCrisscross 1y ago
  > Private aviation is getting more dangerous too Fighter pilots aren't retiring from the military to fly private jets. They're graduating into executive roles that pay enough to buy a plane. Aside from the thrill of flying forbidden planes and patriotism, people cut out for and trained to be fighter pilots are undervaluing themselves in the military.

ty6853 1y ago

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