NFL players getting all the military assets available

SUBMAN1 · 03-04-09, 11:28 PM

http://www.af.mil/news/story.asp?id=123137883

Now if I were lost at sea, do I get a refueling tanker and major military assets too who are also looking for me? Seems even when lost at sea, the NFL still garners special attention. This seems a little unfair. I feel for these people who are lost, but I also get ticked at the special attention they are getting when no one else would....

-S

August · 03-05-09, 10:51 AM

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Originally Posted by SUBMAN1

http://www.af.mil/news/story.asp?id=123137883

Now if I were lost at sea, do I get a refueling tanker and major military assets too who are also looking for me? Seems even when lost at sea, the NFL still garners special attention. This seems a little unfair. I feel for these people who are lost, but I also get ticked at the special attention they are getting when no one else would....

-S

Oh I don't know about that. The military did a lot of searching for those Gloucester fishermen in the '91 storm.

SteamWake · 03-05-09, 11:34 AM

Yes that is why they called off the search after 3 days because they 'deserve' special attention.

Aramike · 03-05-09, 04:03 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by SUBMAN1

http://www.af.mil/news/story.asp?id=123137883

Now if I were lost at sea, do I get a refueling tanker and major military assets too who are also looking for me? Seems even when lost at sea, the NFL still garners special attention. This seems a little unfair. I feel for these people who are lost, but I also get ticked at the special attention they are getting when no one else would....

-S

I'm pretty sure that anyone lost at sea gets special attention. You're just probably noticing it more because the fact that they are NFL players garners HEADLINES ... not special attention from rescuers.

Platapus · 03-05-09, 05:21 PM

Agree headlines do not represent effort.

The Coasties work their butts off saving dumb people

a big

to them as I may be one of the dumb people they save one of these days

Etienne · 03-05-09, 05:49 PM

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Originally Posted by SUBMAN1

Now if I were lost at sea, do I get a refueling tanker and major military assets too who are also looking for me? Seems even when lost at sea, the NFL still garners special attention. This seems a little unfair. I feel for these people who are lost, but I also get ticked at the special attention they are getting when no one else would....

AFAIK, that's pretty standard for SAR, NFL players or not. All the assets available - that's usually the grocery list for anything involving persons missing at sea. Slim chances, made less slims by having more people looking.

The only special attention is what the media's giving them. The Airforce's just enjoying the free publicity.

Enigma · 03-05-09, 08:31 PM

Yup, standard ops. Unbunch panties.

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SUBMAN1 Rear Admiral Join Date: Apr 2005 Posts: 11,866 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	NFL players getting all the military assets available http://www.af.mil/news/story.asp?id=123137883 Now if I were lost at sea, do I get a refueling tanker and major military assets too who are also looking for me? Seems even when lost at sea, the NFL still garners special attention. This seems a little unfair. I feel for these people who are lost, but I also get ticked at the special attention they are getting when no one else would.... -S __________________

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SteamWake Rear Admiral Join Date: Mar 2005 Posts: 13,224 Downloads: 5 Uploads: 0	Yes that is why they called off the search after 3 days because they 'deserve' special attention. __________________ Follow the progress of Mr. Mulligan : http://www.subsim.com/radioroom/showthread.php?t=147648

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Platapus Fleet Admiral Join Date: Oct 2006 Posts: 19,360 Downloads: 63 Uploads: 0	Agree headlines do not represent effort. The Coasties work their butts off saving dumb people a big to them as I may be one of the dumb people they save one of these days __________________ abusus non tollit usum - A right should NOT be withheld from people on the basis that some tend to abuse that right.

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Enigma The Old Man Join Date: May 2005 Location: At comms depth, obviously. Posts: 1,476 Downloads: 7 Uploads: 0	Yup, standard ops. Unbunch panties. __________________ "Patriotism is supporting your country all the time, and your government when it deserves it." -Mark Twain