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Originally Posted by Bluesman
My point (and I do have one), is that tactical air warfare is difficult and dangerous and absolutely decisive. BUT - it is prone to inherent limiting factors, and because of the missions that the Air Force is charged with that naval aviation doesn't do, those factors will sometimes seem to somebody that's been struck by 'friendlies' as carelessness. Nothing could be further from the truth.
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MSgt,
Then there are those like Maj Harry Schmitt who to this day cannot admit he did wrong. I don't know whether that is a self-defence mechanism so that he could live with himself or actual arrogance. And I am not about to start on a man who has to live with demons for the rest of his life. The man threw up after learning he killed Canadians.
Still, while his mistakes are understandable, they should not have occurred. He did not check his data the 1st time around, never mind checking them the 4th time as you indicated.
I cannot say I'm sorry that he lost his flight status because of the incident. He gets to go home to his wife everyday. Four families will never see their loved ones again. But I do hope that he teaches his lesson to everyone he can.
And I do hope that God will guide him through his demons.