"Why I am getting out of the Marines"

[Clara T]

Why I am getting out of the Marines
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Date: Fri Dec 16 22:09:56 2005


As I sit here I am still shaking. I can't take much more of this shit. I am a Marine Pilot. Not that it means anything anymore. Today was another safety stand down put on by the mother fuckers in DOSS. Why? Cause another one of my friends is dead and gone. Why? Cause he flew his shit into the water that's why. Why'd he do that? Cause the mother fuckers that "be" i.e. the boys at the top have lost their fucking minds and can't say no.
"Sir the aircraft are at 13% readiness, we don't have anything up."
"That's not my problem, we got a FRAG, get it done."
"Sir, none of our pilots are current to do this."
"Currency? Currency is for pussies. Just do some pattern work before you go, you'll be fine."
"Sir, the maintainers have been working non-stop 12 on 12 off for weeks now, we can't keep this pace up?
"Rest, Marines don't need rest, they are tough. Tell them to drink some coffee and get these planes up."
"Sir, I've been in the tube for the last 10 hours, the weather was shit, and I haven't seen my wife in 2 weeks, can I work on this tomorrow?"
"No, I am going on leave Captain, I need that power point done by tomorrow, oh wait your on the schedule. Well, I guess you better get working."
"Sir I don't have the crew rest to fly this."
"Crew rest? What's crew rest. Your day doesn't start until the engines do, never mind that I had you in here this morning doing mindless bullshit."

http://www.craigslist.org/about/best/wdc/118782492.html

[adarling]

holy shit

that was powerful, is this for real???

[Clara T]

3. yes

you can send an e-mail at link

[Historic NY]

7. there was a previous thread here about a week back......

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_topic&forum=364&topic_id=69432

[adarling]

1. added another one sorry

[FreedomAngel82]

2. So sad

:( This is going to effect all of them and their families and friends for years. :cry: Sometimes I wonder if they are purposely trying to destroy our military. I remember earlier this week or last week there was an article out that told many of the soldiers who have died could have been saved if they had the proper armor. And either last year or 2004 I read that this one company was doing all the armor making (didn't mention another one) and it was someone who had NEVER done anything like that before who was running everything and other countries out side the US were getting armor from them and they got the armor just like that but it took TWELVE MORE MONTHS than those people for our OWN military men/women to get their armor! So what the fuck is up?!

[napi21]

4. I sent a copy of this to my son. He was active duty in the Navy

for 15 years, and decided to get out because of how the "leaders" were running things. I asked him why, if he dealt with 15 years, he couldn't do the final 5 to get his retirement, and he said he was going to join the reserves , and although it would take a LONG time, he will still get his retirement.

When he was home in September, I asked him what he thought the troops in Iraq were really thinking. He told me "you won't know until they come home and get out!" "Remember Vietnam!"

[WannaJumpMyScooter]

5. Must be flying CH-46's. We felt the same way about the

same planes in the 70's.

I can only imagine the shit they must be now.

[unkachuck]

6. man....n/t