B-52 carried nuclear missiles over US by mistake

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Originally Posted by That Guy

apparently you've never been in the air force... there is nothing but accountability. it's preached along with attention to detail every single day. i'm pretty sure the people who goofed up and the people that let them goof up, and the people who saw the mistake and didn't report it will all get to fill out paperwork and have personal "meetings" with their commanders.

No, I've never been in the air force, but I was in the Navy for 6 years, 3 of which I served at a joint command in Iceland with the Air Force. I know how it is. My post was regarding the fact that you will hear that "someone" in the A.F. or US Gov f'd up. You will not hear specifically "Jim Bob" screwed up. The accountability I am referring to is public scrutiny of the individual, not the internal repercussions (which are admittedly severe).

If you look at the post previous to mine, you'll see what I'm talking about. While there are a large number of things wrong with our country, the federal government is no more screwed up then the constituents they serve, IMO. When you say the AF or the Fed Gov are a bunch of idiots you lose sight of the fact that it is the few individuals involved in this lapse that are to blame, not the system nor the infrastructure. All of the necessary rules and safeguards were in place, the individuals simply didn't follow the guidelines. To me, it brings unneccessary discredit on the organization which encompasses a large amount of people (perhaps yourself?) that are doing their duty much more than competently. Maybe this is all semantics anyway, but I feel there is an important distinction to be made.