How would you like to be a US military pilot flying a classfied mission,

[Irish_Dem]

24. I am not sure civilians fully understand the points we are making.

What you were doing sounds dangerous.

I am only an USAF kid, my father flew combat in three wars.
We were stationed overseas during the Viet Nam war, the men flying
back and forth to Viet Nam from USAF bases in the far east.

So I am quite far from actual combat conditions.

But I understand the extreme importance of never discussing classified military
missions. Our fathers never said one word about where they were going,
what the were doing, when they would return.

Never said one word when they returned about what they did, etc.

Sometimes the kids could put two and two together and get four.
But we kept our mouths shut too. We would never discuss it.

It is well known that loose lips sinks ships. There were posters on base
saying this. When we were young, we would ask our parents what this meant.
Our parents were frank about what it meant. We understood some of the Dads
never came home. Keep your mouth shut to keep your dads alive.

Anything said can get people killed. It is literally life and death.
So military children know more than our current American DOD leadership.

My mind cannot fathom the idea of a military officer or NCO
leaking classified combat information about specific missions before they happen.
To put themselves and members of their team in grave danger.
Yes they would be arrested or killed.