----- Original Message ----- From: "Kevin Graeme" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "CF-Community" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Friday, June 20, 2003 12:56 PM Subject: RE: No charges for 'friendly fire' pilots
| All I know is that as a pilot, the ultimate responsibility in the plane | is the PIC (pilot in command). As a private pilot, if I even get a drunk | driving ticket and don't report it to the FAA within a certain period of | time I can have my certificate revoked. That's not even doing anything | near a plane. | | I don't know what the military process for this is, but I would think | that a military pilot with life and death responsibility would be held | to a higher standard than a civvie like me. | | -Kevin I hold a Commercial ticket, although all I have ever done is private flying, I agree with the FAA rule about alcohol/drug/antihistamine use prior to flight. Several Airline pilots have discovered these rules as well. But any pilot who carries passengers has a life and death responsibility. I am sure the military has a standard, and there is even the possibility that there is some politics involved, however, that is the responsibility of the convening authority, and I guess is a judgment call based on the evidence presented. The investigation was exhaustive, and the defense attorneys had no input at all. Based on the report that there was being considered non-judicial penalties, indicates there was some wrong doing, and perhaps they think while wrong, and possibly in violation of some part of the UCMJ, it did not rise to the level of a judicial proceeding. I don't want to try to second guess the decision, because I am sure I do not have all of the evidence to consider as they did. I can speculate that the source of the "Hold Fire" instructions did not come from an authority higher than the one that issued standing orders. Who, outside of the military will ever know? But who am I to say? I was one of the ones (Korean Veteran) that believed there should have been no courts Marshal in the My Lai incident in Viet Nam. After all, what is unconventional warfare to the US is a normal thing for other countries, and that is to co-mingle the fighters among civilians, not wear identifiable uniforms, and scream innocence when attacked. This is great propaganda fodder for the peace-niks. Look at all the media coverage given to the Palestine situation and little in favor of the Israelis to defend themselves. Places of worship, hospitals and schools are off limits in the rules, so the Palestine folks load them up with soldiers, arms, explosives, and bomb factories, and can operate with impunity. The exact same situation exists in Afghanistan as Iraq. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Archives: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/index.cfm?forumid=5 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/index.cfm?method=subscribe&forumid=5 Your ad could be here. Monies from ads go to support these lists and provide more resources for the community. http://www.fusionauthority.com/ads.cfm Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=89.70.5
