03-29-2022, 07:32 PM
(03-29-2022, 05:18 PM)Snarl Wrote:(03-29-2022, 03:40 PM)Michigan Swamp Buck Wrote: In situations like this, I ask myself three questions as follows.
Once you have settled these questions in your mind you must make a decision to act or not. This is a fluid situation and these questions will need to be updated frequently as things change, so the decision to act will also change going forward.
- What should I do?
A moral and ethical question that will require a personal judgement.
- What can I do?
What is actually possible for me to do and will it make a difference?
- What will I do?
What is the most likely action I will have if I haven't acted already?
I assume your note above was an indirect reply to @"ABNARTY"
Quote:What pressure must exist for silence otherwise?
By and large, if you're not affected, the shots they stuck in us are a distant concern. If you're not thinking about it very much, you're probably not going to take any action at all. I think that may be why there aren't a lot of folks coming forward to express their grave concerns.
The guy from the OP however, is another flight surgeon for the Air Force (if memory serves). There was some other female officer from the Army too as I recall. Can you imagine the effects of disqualifying certified military pilots from flying? Can you imagine (if that happened) people being screened out of ever taking any flight controls into their hands? Was that maybe the whole point of the news release?
Maybe you get a lot of young folks who see it as just another shot you need to get. One of a zillion. It is not a significant life event. 1SG told me to get this shot, so here I am.
With regards to flight status, that would get some attention. And not the kind you want regardless of how moral or just it may be.
But that's how these things go. They kicked down the road a long way. Think agent orange, Gulf War syndrome, burn pits, etc. The Pentagon will fight tooth and nail to avoid these issues. They do not make good evaluation report bullets.