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There are more implications to the ROE than chaining or unchaining our troops. Going all out sounds great until you find out how you have to go home because the host country that was going to let you stage an airbase didn't approve of your approach and denied you access to one of the only airfields within range of the conflict. There are also moral implications that are well written about in Just War theory and other philisophical approaches used to justify the condoned murder of thousands. Executing a prisoner under custody is indeed a war crime under articles 3 and 4 of the Geneva conventions. Posing for pictures demonstrates a lack of good order and discipline. Firing on a motorcylist who does not meet the criteria for a hostile PID is a disregard for ROE designed to control political and military narratives. One of the reasons we avoid knee crippling power anymore is because as soon as you start slaughtering a civilization by the thousands, you start to turn the narrative of the conflict against you. This brings unwanted repercussions like economic sanctions, or drawing in additional adversaries. You can't fight the whole world. You can hate it all you want, but war, and the military, are by nature, political instruments. If you ignore the political component you are going to lose.

So I’ll be the asshole. I know plenty of dead guys who are dead because they played by the rules. They didn’t pose with bodies, or kill prisoners, or fire where the risk of harm to civilians existed (or in the case of the Army Lieutenant, specifically target then). And their honor on the battlefield under the established rules of “civilized” warfare is why some of them aren’t with us anymore. They don’t get a pardon. They’ll pay their sentence for eternity for playing by the rules. Seems like an injustice to pardon those who went out of their way to break the rules which played a part in the deaths of great men. RANT - OFF (P)

That’s bull crap. I got fat shamed all the time on Active Duty and nobody got fired. #metoo Sent from my iPhone using Baseops Network mobile app

https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2019/aug/25/charges-against-tech-sgt-keith-a-snyder-dismissed/ Remember this coat hanger abortion of a trial ...errr, witch hunt? I have zero faith I would ever get a fair trail should I find myself in a military court...especially if accused of any one of the hot button flavors of the week.

Curtis LeMay comes to mind here. Why? Because the last time we actually did this (WW2), we won. Do we need to flatten or firebomb cities? Perhaps not, but we have been fighting a war since 2001 so maybe it’s time to rethink the current ROEs?

That's my issue with what we are doing ... "civilized" warfare. Screw that, warfare isn't civilized and sending fighters/warriors in with dangerous rules of engagement is ridiculous. Use diplomats to talk and work with each other to come to a resolution. If that's impossible use the stupid UN which we pretty much fully fund to "monitor". And if that still gets us no satisfaction and it's worth a bloody fight, then fight. Once the decision makers make the call for war, it should be war. If it's not worth fighting, don't start kinetic action and don't send our people into harms way. I don't know all of the facts in any of the three most recent cases (I've read the news but there are always 2 or more sides to every story) but still think the bar should be incredibly high to prosecute someone for war crimes. Dumbass stunts like posing for pictures with a dead guy aren't war crimes even if they show a lack of sound judgement. And, overzealousness in shooting who you think are bad guys, doesn't translate to a "reprehensible" crime to me.

Looking forward to this one...hope it's done right!

Because we don't have a retention problem.... right?

The whole situation with sending our men and women into harms way, and then judging them like we would a police officer here in the US, is complete feces. I'll side with the American soldier having to make a judgement call under duress every time. It would have to be so egregious that there was no doubt for me to even consider holding someone accountable to the extent of jail time (or even a reduction in rank). Don't send warriors into situation where you really want police or social workers. Note: I'm not talking about the obvious war crimes like rape or simply killing everyone you come across for "fun".

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Surprisingly this one was sitting out on one of the tables in the lounge/tv room. So I can’t speak for other airlines since I only applied to SWA but I was amazed at just how friendly and easy the interview was. I even cracked a couple jokes and just had fun with the interviewers. “What do you think is going to be the biggest challenge going from Military to SWA?” “Figuring out what to do with all that money, Bob. Just kidding, but honestly... [discussion about leaning on others versus the military putting everything on your shoulders]” The toughest part was the LOI, where they give you a bad situation with no good answers and only a couple mins to deal with it. Plus you may or may not have helpful crew members. My FO was hell bent on diverting to a place that just didn’t make sense. One guy in my group had an FO who tried to takeover the plane and make decisions for him. It’s like a better version of Delta’s “what would you do” because now you have a face to look at and it’s not a hypothetical anymore. JUST MAKE A DECISION AND DO IT while trying to not be an a-hole, passive or Capt America. Good questions in here, keep them coming. Sent from my iPhone using Baseops Network mobile app

Anybody going to the meet and greet at the 123d FS in Portland first Friday in December? I'll be out there. Very interested in knowing how big the crowd will be.