"Kurt R. Todoroff" wrote in message
...
Oh, Gawd...not another "you don't/haven't flown for a living, so you
can't
have an opinion" type? You apparently have more in common with Kramer than
you might like to admit...
BRBR

Kevin,

You've developed a gross propensity for deducing false inferences from my
postings. You're quoting a line that I haven't provided. And now
personal
attacks and insults. And personality comparisons between people whom you
haven't met. Your jugular is exposed.

What is truly amazing is how you snipped away the rest of the discourse in
order to respond only to this tongue-in-cheek observation. I guess it was
easier to make that accusation about positing an "emotional argument" (IIRC
that was the wording you used, but you have snipped all of that away...) in
a third-person exchange than it is to defend the assertion?

Here it is again, if you missed it:

"Emotional argument? I don't think so. What I saw come of that exchange was
that we were looking at it from different viewpoints, and even have a
different view of the meaning of "danger". You seem to have lumped all "bad
things" that can happen into the "its your own fault" category, while I see
that there are many "bad things" that can happen that occur despite the
individuals best and correct actions. And you will note that I characterized
military training under a broad umbrella when it cam to the "train as you
fight" description--not just pilot-stuff. The fact is that the average
military person is exposed to about the same overall "threat" as any of us
are in terms of your example of highway fatalities, etc.; but he may
typically *add* to that overall recipe by also performing military training
that incurs additional risks, often from sources he has no personal control
over. Now, you may find all of that "emotional"--I tend to think it is just
common
sense."

My apologies for having drawn a comparison between you and Art; but as I
noted in my last message, and as was clear from the text of my initial
response you you, I answered your questions both from the basis of the
military-in-general (for which I do qualify for more than just "observer"
status) and in terms of the specific field of military aviation, and neither
was couched in "emotional" terms--that would be your construct.

Anywho...enough is enough; better to quit this exchange before it gets nasty
than to go for anyone's "jugular".

Brooks




Kurt Todoroff