AF Pisses On One Of Their Own

[IRfly]

1) Thomas Ricks' entire article is hearsay. "This is what some guy wrote me." That's not to say that it's necessarily inaccurate, but probably nowhere near a complete picture.

2) From the information in the article, the guy in question was already retired and trying to get back in the cockpit. So, if you're an AF decision-maker do you go with the guy with the question-mark over his head or the guy without one? Seems like a no-brainer. It's not like he was already flying in a squadron and they stripped him of wings, pay, and rank to then kick him out.

3) There was something in his medical record that he thought would explain the positive, but that condition no longer existed for the subsequent tests? Weird...

It all goes back to point #1..."I got an email the other day........"

 

[nittany03]

Also, for some of us, our hair only dates back to a couple weeks worth of info . . .

. . . and fc2spyguy still envies those people enough to use the first person plural.

 

[KSUFLY]

When I was at OCS, we had an OC that was pulled into the Skipper's office and arrested for a dirty UA. After more tests, he was returned to OCS a couple of classes behind me. It does happen.

 

[wink]

What the hell are "marginal" test results anyway. That doesn't sound definitive, either legally or scientifically. If the results were not adequate to make a firm determination then toss it and take another test. I have never heard of anyone going to mast because of a "marginal" UA. I have heard of marginal or indeterminate medical tests, and the docs just retest. "Mr. Wink your prostate test was marginal but we are going to yank out that 'ol messy prostate anyway. Oh, and here is your free sample of Viagra. My best to Mrs. Wink."

 

[desertoasis]

What the hell are "marginal" test results anyway?

Probably smoked O'Dweeds.