A thought about taking my son to the airport
Jul 28, 2012, 11:18 am
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I'm tense because I'm seething in anticipation of what I perceive to be a systematic violation of my rights as a citizen, and the accompanying fact that most of my fellow citizens seem to passively accept it or, worse, embrace it. In the larger sense, I'm tense because I'm allowing myself to be part of something that IMO is a collective hysterical reaction promoted by my government.
Jul 28, 2012, 4:16 pm
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Additionally...
- Low level bureaucrats check the ID of military personnel on a daily basis to gain access to military bases, utilize things like the base exchange and buy gas for their car. Does he get tense when someone asks for his ID then? Maybe so, but odds are high that he shows ID to a Rent-A-Cop every morning just to get through a gate. Want that bag of chips at the Exchange? Not until you show your ID to that 90 lb Filipina running the register. Tense now?
- like them or not, using juvenile names like "Tray Stackers Association" or whatever to refer to the TSA doesn't exactly add intellectual weight to a point.
- People with brown ID cards have little business commenting on the serious subject of security clearances, especially if they don't know the background of their target audience. Or any other time, for that matter. Dependents should stick with dependent issues when discussing things military.
- Low level bureaucrats check the ID of military personnel on a daily basis to gain access to military bases, utilize things like the base exchange and buy gas for their car. Does he get tense when someone asks for his ID then? Maybe so, but odds are high that he shows ID to a Rent-A-Cop every morning just to get through a gate. Want that bag of chips at the Exchange? Not until you show your ID to that 90 lb Filipina running the register. Tense now?
- like them or not, using juvenile names like "Tray Stackers Association" or whatever to refer to the TSA doesn't exactly add intellectual weight to a point.
- People with brown ID cards have little business commenting on the serious subject of security clearances, especially if they don't know the background of their target audience. Or any other time, for that matter. Dependents should stick with dependent issues when discussing things military.
On a different note, ever notice when most military people travel on commercial flights you never see or hear them complain? Seems they're sometimes dealt some of the toughest and trying experiences traveling yet you never see them complain. I don't know if it's manners, or they're conditioned into dealing with government bureaucracy or a little of both....but they almost always as a whole come off as calm, cool and collected. Whether dealing with TSA, the airlines, over entitled & under entitled passengers.
Jul 28, 2012, 5:25 pm
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Your post is deeply offensive, for many reasons. No one gets through the United States Naval Academy without immeasurable amounts of blood, sweat, and honor. I know this because my son is a USNA graduate.
As for "bubblehead officer on a boomer," you show a level of ignorance that is simply breathtaking. You must be the kind of person that thinks it's OK to kick a disabled vet's service dog - see the thread in the Disability Travel forum.
As for "bubblehead officer on a boomer," you show a level of ignorance that is simply breathtaking. You must be the kind of person that thinks it's OK to kick a disabled vet's service dog - see the thread in the Disability Travel forum.
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Jul 28, 2012, 5:44 pm
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On a different note, ever notice when most military people travel on commercial flights you never see or hear them complain? Seems they're sometimes dealt some of the toughest and trying experiences traveling yet you never see them complain. I don't know if it's manners, or they're conditioned into dealing with government bureaucracy or a little of both....but they almost always as a whole come off as calm, cool and collected. Whether dealing with TSA, the airlines, over entitled & under entitled passengers.
Jul 28, 2012, 6:02 pm
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Hey! I was in the Army 45 years ago and I know what a "bubblehead" and a "boomer" are and neither is a derogatory term.
Jul 28, 2012, 8:08 pm
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Jul 28, 2012, 8:10 pm
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Jul 28, 2012, 8:33 pm
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Okay, you two stop with the humor while I'm being "deeply offensive" here...
And while you're at it..."tautology"? Really??? I was an LDO, not a college boy, so let's keep it monosyllabic.
And while you're at it..."tautology"? Really??? I was an LDO, not a college boy, so let's keep it monosyllabic.
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Jul 28, 2012, 8:58 pm
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On a different note, ever notice when most military people travel on commercial flights you never see or hear them complain? Seems they're sometimes dealt some of the toughest and trying experiences traveling yet you never see them complain. I don't know if it's manners, or they're conditioned into dealing with government bureaucracy or a little of both....but they almost always as a whole come off as calm, cool and collected. Whether dealing with TSA, the airlines, over entitled & under entitled passengers.
Jul 29, 2012, 1:46 pm
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Your post is deeply offensive, for many reasons. No one gets through the United States Naval Academy without immeasurable amounts of blood, sweat, and honor. I know this because my son is a USNA graduate.
As for "bubblehead officer on a boomer," you show a level of ignorance that is simply breathtaking. You must be the kind of person that thinks it's OK to kick a disabled vet's service dog - see the thread in the Disability Travel forum.
As for "bubblehead officer on a boomer," you show a level of ignorance that is simply breathtaking. You must be the kind of person that thinks it's OK to kick a disabled vet's service dog - see the thread in the Disability Travel forum.
Officer: What your son does for a living.
Boomer: Ballistic Missile Submarine.
Ignorance: See "Dianne47."
Apology: The thing you should issue to the gentleman you attacked, since neither bubblehead, officer, nor boomer are derogatory in any way.
Jul 29, 2012, 3:44 pm
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Bubblehead: Anyone serving on a submarine.
Officer: What your son does for a living.
Boomer: Ballistic Missile Submarine.
Ignorance: See "Dianne47."
Apology: The thing you should issue to the gentleman you attacked, since neither bubblehead, officer, nor boomer are derogatory in any way.
Officer: What your son does for a living.
Boomer: Ballistic Missile Submarine.
Ignorance: See "Dianne47."
Apology: The thing you should issue to the gentleman you attacked, since neither bubblehead, officer, nor boomer are derogatory in any way.
Jul 29, 2012, 4:39 pm
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Your post is deeply offensive, for many reasons. No one gets through the United States Naval Academy without immeasurable amounts of blood, sweat, and honor. I know this because my son is a USNA graduate.
As for "bubblehead officer on a boomer," you show a level of ignorance that is simply breathtaking. You must be the kind of person that thinks it's OK to kick a disabled vet's service dog - see the thread in the Disability Travel forum.
As for "bubblehead officer on a boomer," you show a level of ignorance that is simply breathtaking. You must be the kind of person that thinks it's OK to kick a disabled vet's service dog - see the thread in the Disability Travel forum.