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To: demlosers
Broken Arrow = major awww $hit (Big time damage!!, loss of weapon, weapon integrity compromised, etc.)

Bent Spear = Oops ... that is going to be hard to explain. (Minor damage but weapon integrity not compromised.)

And for the difference between re-assiging officers and court-martialling the enlisted ... simple: the enlisted people who failed to do the exact job, follow a "reader-worker" check list - they get court-martialed for failure to follow procedures. The officers get re-assigned (and it is "career-ending" - not likely to promote) - because the officers are responsible for establishing the "command environment" that ensures procedural compliance, double-checking to prevent mistakes, etc. When mistakes happen, usually there can be found a series of minor mistakes that weren't corrected .. leading to the career ending mistakes.

Mike

10 posted on 03/11/2004 12:14:07 PM PST by Vineyard
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To: Vineyard
We received a "Broken Arrow" message once back in 1974 - It could have been a drill .... who knows....probably was.

It had me a bit nervous and when I told the C.O., I think that he almost went into shock.
13 posted on 03/11/2004 3:46:12 PM PST by steplock (http://www.gohotsprings.com)
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