'Inappropriate comment' derails Air Force general's career

Stars and Stripes ^ | 5/1/15 | Svan

[discostu]

My father-in-law’s Air Force career was derailed by one comment. His comment was that the F-111 would be a failure. That’s life in the military, there is a page you are expected to be on, and if you publicly state you are not on that page you should probably follow that up with retirement.

[Safetgiver]

Inappropriate? What a ...Non-Word. Did he threaten somebody? Slander somebody? Inappropriate , to me is standing in the chow line and purposely letting a fart loose. “OOPS.” sounds like appropriate.

[NonValueAdded]

my money is on “like a drunken Irishman.”

[Heart-Rest]

"I hereby demand that we refer to such police vehicles as Rufus Wagons"
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Or, you could call them "Thug Wagons".

[MeshugeMikey]

Thug Wagons might be the most appropriate name for em come to think of it!!!

[MeshugeMikey]

[Rodamala]

I had a coworker that referred to Paddy Wagons as Jigaboo Jitneys.

[Rodamala]

Air Force was upset that the phrase “like drunken sailors” was not used.

[Rodamala]

Manly Men, are we.

[Heart-Rest]

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That's a good one!     :-)

[Jet Jaguar]

Active Duty ping.

[Future Snake Eater]

Oh to be a fly on that wall.

[MeshugeMikey]

Thanks!

[xzins]

“Drunken Irishman” was same thing I was thinking based on it being ethnic and about drinking. I’d say that was overly sensitive on the part of the Air Force. It is now a toss-away colloquial expression.

[TADSLOS]

I’d be heading For Leavenworth for hate speech if I were still on active duty today.

[samtheman]

Hitler’s “Night of the Long Knives” American style...and for the same purpose.

Yep.

[TexasGator]

“offensive ethnic stereotype in reference to the officer’s alcohol intake”

Russian or Irish?

[krunkygirl]

ANYTHING to get rid of these career officers...

[krunkygirl]

Didn’t know that...

[krunkygirl]

Ayi! ...so funny!