Posted on 01/15/2014 12:05:32 PM PST by Viennacon
37 nuclear missile launch officers are now being investigated under drug suspicions, according to Fox
I just read it. The 37 aren’t busted for drugs, they’re being busted for cheating on (having the answers for) a monthly proficiency exam, most likely their EWO (Emergency War Order) exam if I had to guess. Might also be a Code Handler exam. Missileers are/were required to train and test monthly on a number of key areas but the EWO training and exam are the most important since it involves the procedures and knowledge to execute nuclear release orders. Not sure what the exam passing scores are now but they used to be 90% minimum passing score under SAC. Failing an exam requires retraining and you are decertified until you are successfully retrained on the concepts.
To some extent, this went on even back in the 70s but where I was at it didn’t involve the EWO exams, it was usually monthly code handler exams where the questions became so chickenshit that became stump the dummy exercises. When it comes to the EWO exams there is no excuse, it is the most critical part of the job.
Many of us who were old SAC hands predicted this sad state of affairs in the early 90s when they did away with SAC and its strict rigor. The fighter jocks took over and all bets were off. Serving in SAC might have been a daily rectal exam experience but they tried to ensure that nuclear weapons and warplans were protected and strictly controlled.
Launch Officer is extremely stressful, as well as being incredibly boring. That some turn to drugs isn’t surprising.
The Air Force has always had problems with Launch Crew individuals, but never this publicized, I think.
“Many of us who were old SAC hands predicted this sad state of affairs in the early 90s when they did away with SAC and its strict rigor.”
Quite correct.
34 investigated for cheating. 3 for drugs.
They must’ve been involved in some sort of prayer service. One or two ‘druggies’ I can see, but that many???
With that many, it sounds more like they are more “good” than ‘bad’.
I was a member of the 44th at Ellsworth. Our guests from Vandenberg always gave us high grades for readiness.
Obummer is trying to correct our neutron inequality problems with Iran.
Never been to Ohio and I do not plan to go on vacation there, ever. Mason-Dixon line is far enough North to me.
Thank you for providing that insight. The suspicion comes from Obama’s recent purge of top level generals who were involved with the nuclear program, and the mysterious nuke disappearance in Texas.
Tell Vladimir that after the election I’ll have more FLEXIBILITY — TO COMMIT TREASON AND LEAVE THE UNITED STATES NAKED BEFORE YOUR NUCLEAR WEAPONS. Once the US is naked, she’ll be more than happy to become communist.
THAT’S what’s going on, aided and abetted by the fools on Capitol Hill!
The Tyrant and Holder cannot quite decide
whether to put the Black Panthers
or al Qaeda in charge of the nuclear weapons,
and is thinking of diving them up.
Same here. You don't want to know the words I hollered at the tv. He's acting like the woman is the "patient, patient, patient, patient, dead, dead, dead patient", when it's the baby who is in need of care. As for 37 officers being investigated, we need to know if that's across all stations or a select few. Either way, it seems a large number and why now? I thought hussein was supposed to make a personnel announcement this afternoon but still haven't heard it.
According to the Shepster, the father is a ‘poor, poor man’. No, he’s an aspiring murderer.
Ahh SAC, AKA the Real Air Force. The best of the best in the worst assignments. Why not, Minot? LOL
It is simply amazing how time has morphed the Cold War into a time of stablility and sanity. Of course, when compared to today’s leadership, it really was.
Time to replace them with the WOPR.
He needs to replace them with 37 muslim brotherhood types who will be willing to nuke an American city. No kidding.
hmmmmm...could be.
Not only that, but he already replaced one base of lower-level nuclear launch officers.
May 8, 2013: AP Exclusive: Air Force sidelines 17 ICBM officers
The Air Force stripped an unprecedented 17 officers of their authority to control - and, if necessary, launch - nuclear missiles after a string of unpublicized failings, including a remarkably dim review of their unit's launch skills. The group's deputy commander said it is suffering "rot" within its ranks...
But in April it quietly removed 17 officers at Minot from the highly sensitive duty of standing 24-hour watch over the Air Force's most powerful nuclear missiles, the intercontinental ballistic missiles that can strike targets across the globe. Inside each underground launch control capsule, two officers stand "alert" at all times, ready to launch an ICBM upon presidential order.
-PJ
That’s a real concern.
This could be more than a purge...
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