Comments on: Friday Musings

By: SpazSinbad

SpazSinbad — Thu, 03 Sep 2009 01:34:46 +0000

BoingBoing hears you… Boeing Advanced Tactical Laser Defeats Ground Target in Flight Test ALBUQUERQUE, N.M., Sept. 1, 2009. Boeing & the U.S. Air Force on Aug. 30 defeated a ground target from the air with the Advanced Tactical Laser (ATL) aircraft, demonstrating ATL’s first air-to-ground, high-power laser engagement of a tactically representative target: http://boeing.mediaroom.com/index.php?s=43&item=817

By: Catherine

Catherine — Wed, 26 Aug 2009 19:41:55 +0000

Thanks for the mention!

By: Ron Snyder

Ron Snyder — Sun, 23 Aug 2009 10:59:04 +0000

Don’t know how it is now, but I sure enjoyed being at Guam forty years ago!

By: Navig8r

Navig8r — Sun, 23 Aug 2009 00:16:58 +0000

Hey Lex,
If any of the guys in your San Diego network have serious Test and Evaluation experience and want to work with OSD in DC, have them drop me a resume. We need to staff up the new OSD Director of DT&E support organization, so we’re hiring big time. All Services, all warfare areas.

By: b2

b2 — Sat, 22 Aug 2009 22:02:04 +0000

All areas have local “slides” Lex. Glut o’resumes back here and up the road due to PresHelo bidness. The ones with experience will get coverage. Newbies, not so.

I recommend they get a foot in the door with something and then standout. It works. Look beyond the ho-hum DAIWA padded resumes and hire someone that actually knows how to do something.

re “put her on autopilot and coast as long as you want”

That attitude is whats wrong with a good number of govmint workers. I don’t accept it and neither should any taxpayer.
Preachy, ain’t I?

By: bc

bc — Sat, 22 Aug 2009 16:19:08 +0000

Maybe two outta three wouldn’t be too bad. Pax, SD or China Lake, GS-12/3 job for a couple, then into a 13/4, put her on autopilot and coast as long as you want. It’s a fifth of the salary you seek but unless you’ve a drawer with a few silver spoons in it, may not be a bad option.

Contract support work? Nope, they actually need you to work to cover that 13 on autopilot.

I am kidding. For every one of those in NAVAIR there many other great Americans doing important work for our young heroes and their leaders around the world. They bear the responsibility, suffer through the processes and have no chance of getting rich at it. (contrast political office).

Lex, thanks for the link to Krauthammer piece, the man is awesome.