That's what happens when homosexuals are assigned to critical
areas of responsibility.
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By MICHAEL R. GORDON
WASHINGTON � The Air Force removed 17 officers assigned to
standing watch over nuclear-tipped Minuteman missiles after
finding safety violations, potential violations in protecting
codes and basic attitude problems.
The action, which was taken in April, was disclosed in a blunt
memo by Lt. Col. Jay Folds, the deputy commander of a unit that
runs the launching control centers for Minuteman III missiles at
Minot Air Force Base in North Dakota.
�We as an operations group have fallen,� Colonel Folds wrote in
the memo, which complained about �rot in the crew force.�
The memo was first disclosed by The Associated Press. Air Force
leaders sought to put the best face on the disclosure, casting
it as an effort by commanders to hold their subordinates to
exacting standards.
The secretary of the Air Force, Michael B. Donley, told Congress
on Wednesday that the nuclear missile force was secure and that
it was important for commanders to �ride herd� on junior
officers to keep up standards.
But Bruce G. Blair, a former Minuteman missile launch control
officer, said that the conditions the memo criticized were
indicative of a decline of morale within the ranks of the
missile force.
�The nuclear missile crews know that there is no career future
for them in their field,� said Mr. Blair, who is the co-founder
of Global Zero, which advocates the elimination of nuclear
weapons. �And that has led to low morale, some loss of
discipline and sloppier performance, including the intentional
violation of nuclear safety rules.�
The memo by Colonel Folds was drafted after an inspection at the
91st Missile Wing. The wing earned the equivalent of a �D� on
Minuteman III missile launching operations, The A.P. reported.
As part of the unit�s assignment, two officers are on constant
alert inside an underground launching control center, where they
are supposed to be ready to launch the nuclear missiles if
ordered by the president.
The 17 officers who were removed from their posts will be given
at least 60 days of refresher training. There are 150 officers
in the unit.
�Get back to the basics and crush any rules violators,� Colonel
Folds wrote. �We are, in fact, in a crisis right now.�
An Air Force spokeswoman said that the Air Force was determined
to maintain its standards.
�The 91st Operations Deputy Group Commander�s e-mail was
intended as an internal command communication to the unit�s
officer crew force to re-emphasize the high standards expected
in the nuclear mission area,� said Maj. Shelley Laver of the Air
Force�s Global Strike Command.
She said that the e-mail was prompted by a �marginal rating� in
one of 22 areas and that the missile wing received an overall
�satisfactory rating�
�A marginal grade in one area, although passing, is less than
desired to airmen who are entrusted with the most powerful
weapons in our nation�s arsenal,� she said.
http://www.nytimes.com/2013/05/09/us/17-air-force-officers-
removed-from-nuclear-watch.html?_r=0