Comments on: Ugh http://www.neptunuslex.com/2007/12/23/ugh/ The unbearable lightness of Lex. Enjoy! Thu, 09 Feb 2012 20:21:05 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Justthisguy http://www.neptunuslex.com/2007/12/23/ugh/comment-page-1/#comment-419586 Justthisguy Tue, 25 Dec 2007 07:05:17 +0000 http://www.neptunuslex.com/2007/12/23/ugh/#comment-419586 A certain old Major Unger who used to allow me to hang out with him went to the language school in Monterey, to learn Vietnamese. What was more useful to him when he got there was his French, which he barely remembered from college. Of course, he was just an advisor, back in 1963. If I ever get a blog that works again I may recount the story of the episode for which he was simultaneously arrested and commended. (Well, he was in the field, and an officer, so was ordered to consider hisself confined to quarters, which was a coupla shelter halves at the time.) A certain old Major Unger who used to allow me to hang out with him went to the language school in Monterey, to learn Vietnamese. What was more useful to him when he got there was his French, which he barely remembered from college. Of course, he was just an advisor, back in 1963. If I ever get a blog that works again I may recount the story of the episode for which he was simultaneously arrested and commended. (Well, he was in the field, and an officer, so was ordered to consider hisself confined to quarters, which was a coupla shelter halves at the time.)

]]> By: Paul Powondra http://www.neptunuslex.com/2007/12/23/ugh/comment-page-1/#comment-419585 Paul Powondra Tue, 25 Dec 2007 04:24:08 +0000 http://www.neptunuslex.com/2007/12/23/ugh/#comment-419585 Skippy, best I recall, Navy and USAF recon assets such as the EP-3 and RC-135 are tasked by NSA. How did the Navy mission along the Chinese coast differ from the USAF? Probably more concentration on Chicom naval activity I'm sure, but in my RC-135 days we sure took interest in naval activity. Please understand I make my comments as a big fan of the Navy. BTW, Army Girl, yeah the logic is often lacking concerning posting of linguists. An Army ASA buddy in Monterey spent a year learning Russian only to get sent to Panama. Go figure. Skippy, best I recall, Navy and USAF recon assets such as the EP-3 and RC-135 are tasked by NSA. How did the Navy mission along the Chinese coast differ from the USAF? Probably more concentration on Chicom naval activity I’m sure, but in my RC-135 days we sure took interest in naval activity. Please understand I make my comments as a big fan of the Navy.

BTW, Army Girl, yeah the logic is often lacking concerning posting of linguists. An Army ASA buddy in Monterey spent a year learning Russian only to get sent to Panama. Go figure.

]]> By: SDN http://www.neptunuslex.com/2007/12/23/ugh/comment-page-1/#comment-419580 SDN Mon, 24 Dec 2007 23:51:24 +0000 http://www.neptunuslex.com/2007/12/23/ugh/#comment-419580 Lex, I will bet you the price of a steak dinner that this company was an 8A set-aside outfit, just so it would receive less scrutiny. Lex, I will bet you the price of a steak dinner that this company was an 8A set-aside outfit, just so it would receive less scrutiny.

]]> By: SSG Jeff (USAR) http://www.neptunuslex.com/2007/12/23/ugh/comment-page-1/#comment-419588 SSG Jeff (USAR) Mon, 24 Dec 2007 16:55:47 +0000 http://www.neptunuslex.com/2007/12/23/ugh/#comment-419588 That place in Hawaii is interesting. I spent 4 years there. I'm astonished that there was not more investigation done of this company before giving them a single thing... although this is the same facility that I'm told, when their super-shredder broke down, tried to truck a whole lot of classified down to Hickam AFB... and the rear doors on the van popped open on H2, spreading the joy all over the road.... That place in Hawaii is interesting. I spent 4 years there.

I’m astonished that there was not more investigation done of this company before giving them a single thing… although this is the same facility that I’m told, when their super-shredder broke down, tried to truck a whole lot of classified down to Hickam AFB… and the rear doors on the van popped open on H2, spreading the joy all over the road….

]]> By: MaxDamage http://www.neptunuslex.com/2007/12/23/ugh/comment-page-1/#comment-419584 MaxDamage Mon, 24 Dec 2007 06:38:51 +0000 http://www.neptunuslex.com/2007/12/23/ugh/#comment-419584 The sad thing is, there are loads of folks out there with college degrees and even exchange student time, well-versed in Chinese, Russian, Korean, you name it, and they can't even get the first interview. It's as if DoD prefers to let contractors handle these messy little details. - Max The sad thing is, there are loads of folks out there with college degrees and even exchange student time, well-versed in Chinese, Russian, Korean, you name it, and they can’t even get the first interview. It’s as if DoD prefers to let contractors handle these messy little details.

– Max

]]> By: ELP http://www.neptunuslex.com/2007/12/23/ugh/comment-page-1/#comment-419582 ELP Mon, 24 Dec 2007 04:50:24 +0000 http://www.neptunuslex.com/2007/12/23/ugh/#comment-419582 It is a time of war. A few firing squads would get the point across real well. It is a time of war. A few firing squads would get the point across real well.

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