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USAFA, Cadets for Christ Victims of Weinstein’s Hypocrisy
Chris Rodda, research assistant for Michael Weinstein’s Military Religious Freedom Foundation, recently guest-posted the MRFF’s latest salvo against “Cadets for Christ,” an Air Force Academy Christian cadet group Weinstein wants banned. The self-described Research Director can’t even get basic facts correct.
The MRFF apparently has copies of emails sent from Don and Anna Warrick asking the recipients to send letters of support for Cadets for Christ to the Chaplains at USAFA. The USAFA Chaplains had indicated they had received letters both supporting and criticizing the group. Rodda summarizes: Read more
Congress Passes Defense Act, Military Pay Raise
The Hill reports that the Armed Services committees have agreed to a “pared down” National Defense Authorization Act. The bill passed on Wednesday was “devoid” of controversial measures, including
- DADT repeal, which is obviously moot;
- a second F-35 engine manufacturer; and
- the Burris Amendment.
The Burris Amendment would have permitted abortions Read more
Christianity and Morality in the Military
Gays have been in the military since the beginning of armed conflict, and allowing them to admit that fact does not change the fact that they take the same risk as straight service members and are due the same respect.
Quotes like these are increasingly common — even from Christians — and demonstrate ignorance of the point of those who have opposed repeal of the law banning homosexuals from serving.
The fact that homosexuals have served within the military, in violation of the law, does not nullify the validity of the law (anymore than violation of any other law does so).
Risk, sacrifice, etc, are all irrelevant. There is no Read more
Military Should Keep Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell Religious Beliefs
The Associated Press reported that a conference on the role of spirituality in the armed forces occurred at the University of California in Berkeley.
Dr. Pauletta Otis, a professor of security studies at the Marine Command and Staff College, reportedly said there was good reason for “secrecy” regarding individual religious beliefs within the military, and the military should maintain a “don’t ask, don’t tell” policy on religion: Read more
Choi to Rejoin Military Despite Mental, Political Issues
Former Army Lt Dan Choi announced in the Huffington Post that he intended to rejoin the military service now that DADT has been repealed. Homosexuality aside, Choi may have other issues to overcome before the military will let him in.
Choi, originally promoted to “Mr.” below-the-zone for being homosexual, reportedly admitted to being “involuntarily committed” to a psychiatric ward due to Read more
USAF to Cease Purchasing Predators
A story at Wired.com notes the Air Force has completed its purchase of 268 MQ-1B Predators from General Atomics. The Predator made waves first as a reconnaissance platform and was subsequently retrofitted with a limited amount of weapons. The USAF continues to purchase the MQ-9 Reaper — with 57 so far in a planned purchase of 272 — a beefed-up version of the Predator designed to carry weapons.
New Catapult to Launch Navy Aircraft
The aura of steam is as expected on the deck of a Navy carrier as is the smell of jet fuel. The steam catapult has been launching aircraft from Naval aircraft carriers for decades.
The Electro-magnetic Aircraft Launch System (EMALS) of the new Gerald R. Ford class carriers hopes to change that.
The EMALS system would be the first new launch system since the Navy replaced hydraulic catapults with steam-powered systems in the 1950s. An electro-magnetic system has numerous advantages over steam. EMALS, which involves energizing a series of electro-magnets, is less stressful on aircraft and can launch a wider range of aircraft.
Of course, the entire concept is predicated on electromagnetic fields, so one wonders what kind of interference such a system will have not only on the ship on which it is installed, but also the aircraft its launching.
The EMALS successfully “launched” an F/A-18E Super Hornet on December 18th from a modified runway in New Jersey. Though the Hornet wasn’t tossed precariously over the water as with other carrier-based launches, it presumably reached its required launch speed at the specified distance.