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To: LyinLibs

I was a nuclear launch officer in the early 80’s. I think they cheated on their Emergency War Orders monthly test or the current equivalent. If that’s the case I woudn’t want them with access to launch keys.


14 posted on 01/15/2014 6:45:46 PM PST by xtargeter
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To: xtargeter
I was a nuclear launch officer in the early 80’s. I think they cheated on their Emergency War Orders monthly test or the current equivalent. If that’s the case I woudn’t want them with access to launch keys.

I am sure emergency war orders are different than the proficiency tests we had, when I was a USAF air traffic controller. I did not like the way the idiots who wrote the tests, used them to F with people. When I became a senior NCO at Travis, I wrote the dang tests myself, so it did what the tests were designed for, to keep people familiar with our directives, not to needlessly F with people. By the time I retired, I was pretty disgusted with what was going on. Here is a little tid bit for you. Many retired officers (not all) want to be called Col this, or Major that. Never have I ever met a retired enlisted man or woman, who wanted to be called Tsgt this, or Msgt that. I wonder why?

24 posted on 01/15/2014 7:16:57 PM PST by Mark17 (Chicago Blackhawks: Stanley Cup champions 2010, 2013. Vietnam Veteran, 70-71)
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