On 27 Sep 2003 16:57:13 -0700, (Kevin Brooks)
wrote:

is not gonna help, now is it? Now...any evidence of this great tide of
opposition available? I have no doubt that just about *every* program
has had *someone* in the service in disagreement; but few (and I have

Absolutely. You're not paying attention: the book is The Warthog & the
Close Air Support Debate, by Douglas Campbell, himself a former A-10
driver. He relates, among many other things, how junior AF officers
testifying before Congress were told in so many words to get on board
if they wanted a happy career and a comfortable retirement.

http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/AS...f=nosim/annals


all the best -- Dan Ford
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