I’m not military or ex-mil - just a milgeek like a lot of folks here :) - so I don’t know. It was a mystery to me, too, when I first heard about it. All I know is that it’s called “HIFR” (Helicopter In-Flight Refueling). And that Wikipedia makes mention of using in with “a warship (not necessarily suited for landing…

Yep.

Wait, what? Seriously? Microvettes (yeah, that’s my nickname for them) barely made 70 HP as a brand new car; Miata’s had what, over 150?

You know, the Chevette sometimes gets too dramatic a ding on its existence. Yeah, it was a horrid car - I mean, OMG, talk about underpowered - but damn, it was cheap and it moved well enough for a young driver learning the basics.

Man, I could generate some strong feelings about a Chevy Captiva too, but they wouldn’t be in defense of it. :-S

She even looks like she was manufactured in Germany.

The backstory must start with the words: “Some idiot...”

And this is the guy driving it.

No kidding. It’s a freakin’ black hole: You get sucked in, and when you climb out, you find that time has shifted out of proportion to the time you spent while in there. :-/

“I HEARD THEY ALSO FOUND A SEX TAPE WITH HEISENBERG AND YOU CAN’T TELL IF HE’S BONING OR NOT”

The Schrodinger was worse. Not only did it appear to be all states, but it apparently involved a dead cat. :-S

My God, it’s like Penthouse for the Tifosi.

No thanks. I see this enough in Wal-Mart every time I go. :-S

I’m not current or ex-military, so I can be corrected by someone who is. But from what I know about management, this sounds less like a punishment for a rules violation and more a “professional conduct” type of thing i.e. ‘Laughing at a dangerous situation that could have caused injuries and taken lives, and DID…

Cameras from that era had way better resolution and contrast. :-/

Does this have to be a case of scapegoating? Yeah, it could be a leadership failure, but it’s also possible that unit generally had good people but one jacknut sergeant.

In the US, those are called “alleys”.

Yeah, I say that as an American. You know Bernie’s at least thinking it.

Bernie’s probably somewhere going “This is what happens when the FUCKING Americans take over shit.”

God, they must’ve been humaniliated.