[MilCom] O-T, so much for professionalism

[T H]

The local Government I work for would  fire me If I
did that and we are union.
Thats ridiculous to say that will "get the ball
rolling toward encryption".
Do you think no one has ever complained before?
I guess our standards are a lot higher than most,
including some people on the milcom list. TH

--- Joe Cobb <gunslinger37217 at yahoo.com> wrote:

> Well, you said that you would contact someone if you
> had any more info such as callsigns and such.   You
> say you work for the government, then you know the
> government doesn't think much of the citizens and I
> have no doubt that someone complaining about what
> they
> hear will get the ball rolling toward encryption. 
> Maybe not ATC but 303.0 is a "company" freq and then
> those kind of freqs go encrypted.   Sometimes you
> have
> to let it go.   I am sure other government comms can
> get colorful as well especially on the alternate
> (unit
> to unit) channels.   Matter of fact when I was in
> Pensacola Beach (God bless 'em this week) last week
> you should have heard the Coast Guard boats
> conversing
> with each other about the pleasure crafts not
> cooperating in moving their vessels before the Blue
> Angels show.   Colorful name calling there.   Of
> course the boaters in question didn't hear it but i
> did.  It happens.   
> 
> Joe
> 
> --- "Shawn Levy, USMC S-2" <shawnl at prodigy.net>
> wrote:
> 
> > Take into account that we're monitoring the
> > military, not a church social. Like it or not,
> > colorful, explicative language is part
> "mil-speak".
> > After 10 years in the Marine Corps, I have a
> > vocabulary that will make satin blush, and proud
> of
> > it. 
> >  
> > Military pilots are even worse! It's part of their
> > brash and bravado. I'm just grateful they're up
> > there doing what they do. Many of them are Reserve
> > and National Guard pilots on active duty, spending
> a
> > long hours in the cockpit, and time away from
> their
> > families and civilian jobs. Some have done tours
> in
> > Iraq and Afghanistan, and are still on active duty
> > in the US. I think a bit of foul language is a
> small
> > price to pay for their protection.
> >  
> > I'm also glad your children didn't get to hear it
> > either, but when you turn on the scanner, you're
> > subject to hear anything. As for 123.45 in my
> area,
> > the language does get raunchy from time to time,
> > with full names, and phone numbers!
> >  
> > Shawn - New Orleans
> > 
> > 
> > >I happened to catch two AF pilots on 303.0 this
> > > afternoon in western Ohio, Out of the blue one
> > used
> > > some of the most profane language I have ever
> > imagined
> > > hearing, Luckily my kids were not in hearing
> > range, I
> > > have been listening to milcom and aviation in
> > general
> > > for many years and I was stunned.
> > > I never heard a callsign or caught a destination
> > or I
> > > would have made an effort to contact the AF
> about
> > > this.
> > > Simply amazing. TH
> > 
> > 
> >
>
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