Blue Angels getting wings clipped?

[bill_f]

Current economic conditions have put the Angels and other military teams at risk:

http://news.yahoo.com/navy-blue-angels-fly-era-budget-questions-091350521.html

[DOC.129]

Re: Blue Angels getting wings clipped?

That just sucks, what is happening to us?

[Big_Jim]

Re: Blue Angels getting wings clipped?

This is the same 'cries' that we heard back in the 70's...in the 80's...in the 90's...every time there is an airshow accident, every time the military budget cuts come to the table...and it's the same people who are always targeting the teams. Nothing new is being said here.

Never gonna happen.

It is too big of a recruiting tool--and lets face it, that is what the intent of all the military teams are--to cut while we still have an all-volunteer force that is having to fight multiple conflicts at the same time. And the 'cost' is a miscule fraction of the overall budget...heck, even compared to the yearly budget of an operational combat squadron it is almost insignificant for the return it gets.

This too shall pass.

[Coyote Chris]

Re: Blue Angels getting wings clipped?

Big Jim is correct and talks alot of sense. The problem is that there are few in WA DC that have any sense left....

[Dialtapper]

Re: Blue Angels getting wings clipped?

This is the same 'cries' that we heard back in the 70's...in the 80's...in the 90's...every time there is an airshow accident, every time the military budget cuts come to the table...and it's the same people who are always targeting the teams. Nothing new is being said here.

Never gonna happen.

It is too big of a recruiting tool--and lets face it, that is what the intent of all the military teams are--to cut while we still have an all-volunteer force that is having to fight multiple conflicts at the same time. And the 'cost' is a miscule fraction of the overall budget...heck, even compared to the yearly budget of an operational combat squadron it is almost insignificant for the return it gets.

This too shall pass.

There best recruiting tool would be remake of Top Gun.

[Big_Jim]

Re: Blue Angels getting wings clipped?

There best recruiting tool would be remake of Top Gun.

Here...you left this knife in my back. 8-)

[Dialtapper]

Re: Blue Angels getting wings clipped?

Here...you left this knife in my back. 8-)

Just trying to help.