Conscientious objector pilot?

[bunk22]

I don't find swearing to be all that bad depending on what's said and the company that its in. As this is a group of people in the armed forces, I would expect swearing to be pretty commonplace. If I offend you by my language, I apologize.

No fucking problem, goddamn apology accepted.

 

[Beans]

So, hurricanes are fascinating to you, until they start 'tearing shit up,' and then they're boring?

I think what he's trying to say is that it's easier to look at a hurricane in an abstract sense and say "cool! if you model that hurricane as a free vortex, there are 7 trillion joules stored in it!" when it's out to sea. Once it's bearing down on a hapless city on the Yucatan peninsula, the fact that it's about to kill some people kind of washes out the coolness.

For instance, Katrina/Rita had a pressure altitude in the eye equivalent to around 3000 feet. That's kind of cool. But then they destroyed a lot of property, lives, and land. Not cool.

For those of you who think Katrina served a noble purpose by wiping N.O. off the map... I have nothing for you.

 

[Birdog8585]

Oh the thread that keeps on giving...

 

[BACONATOR]

I for one resent the stereotype that members of the armed forces curse.

I mean...we do...but you don't gotta put it like that...

BTW, I wouldn't look for a job flying with the Steve Irwin, the last episode I saw the fat captain-guy tried to shoot parachute flares at the Japanese boats (Not sure why...) and he almost hit their own helicopter.

I thought the last episode steve got stabbed in the heart by a stingray?

Just sayin....

 

[murryton]

"If you want to fly, and have a strong religious faith, this would seem to be a pretty good fit. Of course you would still need to figure out a way to get your civilian certifications, but in the end you would probably not have to worry about killing anyone."

Wasn't the Jonestown massacre end with an assault on the Congressman's plane? Just a thought.

 

[A4sForever]

I would conscientiously object to having a conscientious objector in my cockpit.

 

[Uncle Fester]

I'm still a little confused about the part where you consider yourself a Conscientious Objector but still want to join the military. The relevant MILPERSMAN aritcle defines a C.O. as "their religious training and belief have a firm, fixed, and sincere objection of their participation in war in any form, or the bearing of arms." If that's you...why are you even talking about joining the military? That's what we do, guy - bear arms and hurt people when the President deems it necessary. It's like asking if you can be a firefighter without actually having to fight fires.

Anyway, this has all been entertaining, but I think we've answered your question. You cannot join the military as a regular line officer and stipulate that you be restricted to non-combatant duties.

 

[A4sForever]

..It's like asking if you can be a firefighter without actually having to fight fires. ...Anyway, this has all been entertaining, but I think we've answered your question....

Agreed. Locked.