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Originally Posted by Jimmy
There is absolutely a pilot protection mafia, no doubt. That said, I know that there have been cases where pilots have been prosecuted or at the very least discharged. I think the cases where they basically get away with it are legal issues (the AF's legal system, like the rest of the US's legal system, is pretty well fubar) rather than an Air Force-wide attitude problem.
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I wonder which is stronger. The Pilot Protection mafia in the AF, the Warrant Officer Protection Mafia in the MC or the Canoe U mafia in the Navy? I'm sure the Army has a West Point Mafia and I have heard rumors of a Citadel Mafia that runs through all branches.
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I find this hilarious, personally.
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As do I. The system was in operation for over 10 years and that "small" fact seemed to slip through the cracks. And of all the services that should have caught it, mine is the one. During the 80s, we practiced using Q-36s to adjust artillery during period of reduced vis. And we used them in conjunction with Marine and Navy air to spot CAS front door/back door and target marks.
Not to mention ops/exercises where EA-6s were also used.
Guess no one turned their RWRs on.