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Title: Rumor heard from an old friend. Take it for what it's worth...
Post by: CC27 on September 20, 2025, 10:28:25 AM
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Rumor heard from an old friend. Take it for what it's worth...

Guys asking their CO's for letters absolving them of wrongdoing with regard to the military strikes on Venezuelan boats. Scuttlebutt, granted, but there appears to be rumblings in the ranks. Honestly, I wouldn't be surprised. They're not trained for shit like that. When i served, I can't imagine EVER being ordered to do something like that. It's so beyond the pale.

A legionary solution to end this regime once and for all? Hard to believe, but given the level of criminality, I wouldn't necessarily be opposed. Seems we've fallen a long way. With 3 more years to go unless the bastard dies in office. Something's got to give.

https://www.democraticunderground.com/100220658729

This conversation never happened. 🙄
Title: Re: Rumor heard from an old friend. Take it for what it's worth...
Post by: SVPete on September 20, 2025, 10:30:29 AM
This conversation never happened. 🙄

Of course it did, right here, :stoner: .
Title: Re: Rumor heard from an old friend. Take it for what it's worth...
Post by: FunkyZero on September 20, 2025, 11:32:25 AM
Of course it did, right here, :stoner: .

One thing I've been shown in the past 6 months is just how much high-school level drama and gossip goes on in the lower ranks of the military. gossip and rumor are rampant. I believe it is mostly just among the newer guys as the more seasoned ones have learned to recognize and ignore it.
so IF this conversation even really happened, it's just another one of those rumor mill things that spread like wildfire, things that are generally BS from top to bottom.
edit:
And to add that someone thinks a letter from their CO would shield them of some offense under UCMJ is kinda funny in itself
Title: Re: Rumor heard from an old friend. Take it for what it's worth...
Post by: SVPete on September 20, 2025, 11:41:31 AM
Latrine rumors
Title: Re: Rumor heard from an old friend. Take it for what it's worth...
Post by: FunkyZero on September 20, 2025, 11:53:02 AM
Latrine rumors

Last week the big one was "we got steak and lobster for dinner. that means we're going to war".
There was also mention of how shi**y the steak was cooked and how rubbery the "lobster" was
Title: Re: Rumor heard from an old friend. Take it for what it's worth...
Post by: DLR Pyro on September 20, 2025, 12:48:26 PM
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They're not trained for shit like that. When i served, I can't imagine EVER being ordered to do something like that.


When  I served, if you were not trained for a specific mission, you were not selected for that mission until you were trained.

I'm curious which branch of the service this allegedly happened in...
Title: Re: Rumor heard from an old friend. Take it for what it's worth...
Post by: SVPete on September 20, 2025, 12:57:14 PM

When  I served, if you were not trained for a specific mission, you were not selected for that mission until you were trained.

I'm curious which branch of the service this allegedly happened in...

 :stoner: Space Cadets
Title: Re: Rumor heard from an old friend. Take it for what it's worth...
Post by: FunkyZero on September 20, 2025, 01:01:31 PM

When  I served, if you were not trained for a specific mission, you were not selected for that mission until you were trained.

I'm curious which branch of the service this allegedly happened in...

Funny part is that event he Coast Guard has been shooting at those cartel asshats since the 80's.
DUmmys are a curious breed
Title: Re: Rumor heard from an old friend. Take it for what it's worth...
Post by: DUmpDiver on September 20, 2025, 02:06:46 PM
They probably feel really guilty for killing innocent narcoterrorists. :lmao:
Title: Re: Rumor heard from an old friend. Take it for what it's worth...
Post by: 67 Rover on September 20, 2025, 02:13:41 PM
NO $HIT THERE I WAS! asking my CO for a letter absolving me of wrongdoing with regard to the military strikes on Venezuelan boats.   :lmao:
Title: Re: Rumor heard from an old friend. Take it for what it's worth...
Post by: DUmpDiver on September 20, 2025, 02:17:53 PM
What would be the purpose of such a letter? To be able to visit NYC without being arrested by Mamdani?
Title: Re: Rumor heard from an old friend. Take it for what it's worth...
Post by: SSG Snuggle Bunny on September 20, 2025, 09:16:25 PM
Who would ask for such a letter? For starters, lots of civilians have been killed in military operations. See: Barack Hussain Obama's drone warfare campaign. And if the strikes are illegal, a letter won't save you.
Title: Re: Rumor heard from an old friend. Take it for what it's worth...
Post by: Texacon on September 21, 2025, 05:29:41 AM
I believe this actually happened. I’ve been out of the service for 40 years and I emailed my old CO asking for a letter of absolution for that strike.



 :rotf:

KC
Title: Re: Rumor heard from an old friend. Take it for what it's worth...
Post by: SVPete on September 21, 2025, 09:28:08 AM
Rumors are the Monopoly Money of information.
Title: Re: Rumor heard from an old friend. Take it for what it's worth...
Post by: FunkyZero on September 21, 2025, 12:47:11 PM
This conversation never happened. 🙄
Something's happening here.
What it is, ain't exactly clear

https://youtu.be/9KJFEqh7uUA (https://youtu.be/9KJFEqh7uUA)