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Space Force airman demoted for skipping training to buy PlayStation 5
nypost.com ^ | December 17, 2020 | Jorge Fitz-Gibbon

Posted on 12/17/2020 4:36:39 PM PST by BenLurkin

The military man was supposed to attend PT at 11 a.m. Dec. 1, but when his superior sent a reminder 30 minutes beforehand, he responded that he was headed back home from his shopping trip to Target — and his home was 35 minutes away from his training, according to a written reprimand posted on the popular Air Force amn/nco/snoc Facebook page.

But it didn’t rattle the devoted gamer.

“Yolo, PS5 > letters of discipline,” the unnamed service member told brass, according to the letter, using slang for “you only live once.”

The flippant reply got the unnamed serviceman knocked down in rank from senior airman to airman 1st class, Task and Purpose said.

(Excerpt) Read more at nypost.com ...


TOPICS: Military/Veterans
KEYWORDS: demotion; playstation5; spaceforce; videogames
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To: SkyPilot

Interesting...


41 posted on 12/18/2020 12:10:04 AM PST by SaveFerris (Luke 17:28 ... as it was in the days of Lot; they did eat, they drank, they bought, they sold ......)
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To: SkyPilot

Interesting...


42 posted on 12/18/2020 12:10:04 AM PST by SaveFerris (Luke 17:28 ... as it was in the days of Lot; they did eat, they drank, they bought, they sold ......)
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To: M-cubed

I’m not sure, as I was in after it was no longer a rank.
I saw an old pic and asked my NCOIC what rank is that?
It was Senior Airman chevrons, but no star.


43 posted on 12/18/2020 3:37:40 AM PST by EEGator
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To: colorado tanker

I think you mean “Space Cadet”.....


44 posted on 12/18/2020 7:47:16 AM PST by ridesthemiles ( )
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To: BenLurkin

In the service I was amazed at the money, lives and power entrusted to us young men...
Now that I’m an old guy I’m even more amazed LOL!

God bless them all!


45 posted on 12/18/2020 7:51:46 AM PST by mrsmith (US MEDIA: " Every 'White' cop is a criminal! And all the 'non-white' criminals saints!")
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