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Aug 18, 2026 4:59 AM
Mirrormancer
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morgen110
Four Jag off losers, arresting an officer- so how does that make you feel? Like a big man, manhandling someone who is not resisting? Trying to make up for your tiny little units?
Tzulscha
USAF OFFICER.
DrProfessorRocketSurgeon
He's a major, not a fucking airman...
1403creed
An airman is a member of an air force. It can mean any person who serves in the air force, a specific low-ranking enlisted military rank, an aircraft pilot or crew member, or a civilian aviation worker like a mechanic or air traffic controller.
captainnewbi
A major what? ( Jk )
Mithi
PIA
theobstruction
He's not even made of air!
ChiLLeCheeze
And here I thought he was the Avatar we were waiting for. *Sigh*
TheSecondPiewackit
That's like saying "He's a Lt Col, not a soldier". Airman is the generic term for someone serving in the Air Force.
TheSecondPiewackit
And yes, while the first few Enlisted ranks are specifically "Airman", that doesn't negate the generic terminology.
Holinyx05
Absolutely no one who's been in the Air Force using the term Airmen for a freaking officer
TheSecondPiewackit
And no one who's been in the Army would use the term "Soldier" for a freaking Lt Col. Yet... all the other branches, when referring generally... would.
maday1br
Yeah, but this formatting is bad journalism, and apparently intentionally so. 'Major' is shorter (if only slightly), and includes information about the protestor's rank. 'USAF Major' would've been just one character longer but informed of both the service and rank. 'Airman' is ambiguous (if only in the most pedantic sense) in apparent service to downplaying the protest.
TheSecondPiewackit
That's a fair cop.
Fendeezy
I think they meant more he's more than just an airman, he's a major and they should respect the rank in labeling as such.
TheSecondPiewackit
It would certainly be more informative.
DevilsAdvocat
that's also like saying 'an employee stole from a company that employs 10000 people' when the employee in question is the vice president of the company.. yes,, they are an airman.. so, drprof is wrong, but, saying it as 'airman' will still give people an expectation of someone far lower in the chain so the headline is still misleading (intentionally or not)
TheSecondPiewackit
More like saying "An employee" when it was a middle manager, or like Assistant to the Regional Supervisor. Majors are like the guy just above the General Manager (A GM of a unit being something like a Captain, depending on the service). As an E4, I served directly under a Lt Col, and reported my pulse to a Major on the daily, but I was also an extra special boy. The point is that they're middling at best of the officer corps.
DevilsAdvocat
yeah, was an exaggeration to make a point, not meant as a direct equivalence, was just pointing out that referring to him by the same term you'd speak of a fng (f'ing new guy, just in case you've never seen the term) will make people think fng, even though the person being spoken of is a higher ranking employee..
side note.. had a cat name piewackit when I was a kid (no, I personally don't recall the reference, was from a book my father liked)
TheSecondPiewackit
Bell, Book, and Candle.
justadude41123
That is unfortunately not going to end well for him. The hatch act prohibits service members from voicing any opinions on policy and political matters.
Munchman347
The 401.c laws prevent 'non-profits' from being political advocates. But most Churches do it anyway and ignore the law cause they know the Fascist Pols are cheering them on...
tinyfootprints
The Hatch Act is violated almost daily by the President and staff of the White House.
TwoPaws
The Hatch Act does not apply to military members of the uniformed services of the United States, although it does apply to Department of Defense civil servants, as well as Department of Homeland Security civil servants in direct support of the United States Coast Guard. Members of the U.S. Armed Forces are subject to Department of Defense Directive 1344.10 (DoDD 1344.10), Political Activities by Members of the Armed Forces, ~Wiki
NaughtButOne
And England had laws against rebellion against the King. Yet here we are.
spookyu
....still with a royal family that owns huge swaths of the land, enough wealth to sway politics in the country, and not to mention their own various crimes? Lol, I get your meaning, but that wasn't the best example.
B1tchtastic
Doesn't prevent the suicide of abused members of the armed forces at sea, war crimes, or the unnecessary deaths of thousands of people internationally for higher fuel prices.
cytherians
Funny how the Attorney General is going to Trump rallies and events and endorsing Republicans... a total violation of the Hatch Act.
Mirrormancer
The hatch act, which Trump has violated several times now, right? Like when he did that car show at the White House for Tesler and Elon?
Of course we know how that shit goes; rules for thee and all that.
iggylights
It's all computer!
DriverIRQnotlessOrEqual
Unfortunately history has proven the current US is more than happy to allow Trump to do whatever he wants and never talk about the issue again as he has a new all time low and the bottom of the barrel is a moving goalpost.
It’s sickening
SirButcher
Sadly, until the people actively do something about it, the crimes of the US government won't stop this guy's punishment - hell, he likely gets even more for standing up against the bullies.
Allisade
This guy is "the people" ... one of them at least. People are trying.
SirButcher
There is an old Hungarian saying, roughly: "one honeybee won't survive the winter". The guy is an absolute hero for risking his freedom. But he won't achieve anything if many, MANY others won't start to follow him. Quickly.
livingonagiantfireball
The population in general has far too much left to lose before they risk something, by than it will be much too late, its sad :(