Friday, September 10, 2004
MEMO'S FOR RECORD BY COMMANDER ARE RARELY TYPED
More on the CBS 60 Minutes fiasco.
First of all, let me disclose that I am a retired Master Sergeant, and a First Sergeant.
Commanders and First Sergeants make Memo for Record on anything they see suspicious or do not like. That is a standard procedure.
But, these memo's are RARELY EVER TYPED. To do so would violate a confidence on both sides of an issue, since we rarely ever did our own typing.
The Air Force has a form for these types of memo's that was designed to be handwritten. Indeed, they were cumbersome to fit into a typewriter.
Also, A Professional Officer or Senior NCO would never use the words (CYA) as a subject.
CBS has a lot to answer for!!! The first question has to be why they even produced this "hit piece" on the President? Second question is are they now going to give equal time to the Swiftvets for Truth people?
First of all, let me disclose that I am a retired Master Sergeant, and a First Sergeant.
Commanders and First Sergeants make Memo for Record on anything they see suspicious or do not like. That is a standard procedure.
But, these memo's are RARELY EVER TYPED. To do so would violate a confidence on both sides of an issue, since we rarely ever did our own typing.
The Air Force has a form for these types of memo's that was designed to be handwritten. Indeed, they were cumbersome to fit into a typewriter.
Also, A Professional Officer or Senior NCO would never use the words (CYA) as a subject.
CBS has a lot to answer for!!! The first question has to be why they even produced this "hit piece" on the President? Second question is are they now going to give equal time to the Swiftvets for Truth people?
