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AF Counterterrorism Funds Spent On "Comfort Capsules"
- Thread starter squorch2
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Alright, I'll play devil's advocate here.
Any of you ever been inside the admiral's quarters? Not exactly 'austere' compared to the rest of the ship.
Any of you ever been inside the admiral's quarters? Not exactly 'austere' compared to the rest of the ship.
Doing DLQs one night, I got stuck on a CG because the winds picked up and the helo couldn't land to pick me up. The ship was in full cortramid swing, and just about every empty rack on board is now full of 19yr olds. That left the Admiral's Cabin for me. Nice digs. It was nice to know I could wake up in the middle of the night and know exactly what course and speed we were going from the repeaters in the overhead. And I had a phone in the shitter.
But with Counter-terrorism funds?
The embarked admiral and captain of a carrier definitely have best accommodations, but it is their "office" for the duration, not a deluxe first class cabin for a trip overseas measured in hours versus months. That is like apples and oranges. A better comparison would be a Air Force General's digs ashore stateside or forward.
I might break with the rest of everyone and say I don't really see it as such a large issue. Maybe bad form to take money from counter terrorism funding, but that would be about it. So they diverted 16.2 million. That's chump change. And if it allows them to convert a few regular transport aircraft to carry VIPs/Flag O's as opposed to procuring a whole new aircraft for that, it isn't such an issue.
As far as their whole decor thing goes... well... we all know that the Air Force is by and large a homosexual organization. What did you expect? Queer Eye for the Flag Guy.
As far as their whole decor thing goes... well... we all know that the Air Force is by and large a homosexual organization. What did you expect? Queer Eye for the Flag Guy.
Obviously, Robert Gates didn't fire enough people some 3 weeks ago. This is the worst example of "total-failure-in-leadership" that I've seen in some time. The Navy may have its own example(s) of similar BS, and, if so, I hope they get fired, too. Back in the day, we envied the CNO because he had his own A-3 to ride around in.