Maj. Schmidt's reprimand - The pilot who dropped the bomb on the Canadian Troops
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I really am. It sounds like his whole attitude was very defiant, yet the evidence that has been shown that he blatantly disregarded orders. I know, you could probably dig up some stuff where I defended him, but I'm thinking now that he deserves alot more than just a letter.
PT, I wasn't saying that, the what you said before bit...now that all the facts are out it's a little different than before.
I was referring to the way this whole thing has gone, I'm not suprised in the least...and I really feel that were it not for all of the international/media pressure, nothing at all would have been done to this man...cause I've gotten no sense in all this time that his leaders truly gave two shits whatsoever, except for the covering their own asses bit that is.
I was referring to the way this whole thing has gone, I'm not suprised in the least...and I really feel that were it not for all of the international/media pressure, nothing at all would have been done to this man...cause I've gotten no sense in all this time that his leaders truly gave two shits whatsoever, except for the covering their own asses bit that is.
That may be true, but it is very hard for us to sit back here and judge someones actions when we are not there. We can not know what it was like up there unless we were up there with him that night. The basis I'm making my judgement on is how he behaved afterwards. He lied, he got angry, those are both pretty good indicators that the person knew he did something wrong.Leslie said:
As for whether anything would have been done if not for the media coverage? Don't know, the military does choose to make examples from time to time, but of course they also tend to overlook alot of atrocitys during wartime as well. I feel a little uneasy about making a call about things like this when I've never been there and have no idea what it's like.
Gato_Solo
Out-freaking-standing OTC member
He'll never see another flight deck...his possibility to continue his career is non-existant, and he's going to have to live in shame for the rest of his miserable life. Anybody who thinks a military reprimand is 'just a slap' is correct from a civilian standpoint, but from a military standpoint, this is a career-killer. He's done, and will not see an honorable discharge. He may not make it to general discharge. This is likely his last job...unless he owns his own business.
Gato_Solo
Out-freaking-standing OTC member
Leslie said:hey! you're military!!!
want gmail?
Too late...I'm outahere in about 2 weeks...back to the land of the free, and the home of the brave...
I'll be on another flying back through Amsterdam and Atlanta before I hit home, and have 4-hour layovers in each place...
