'member that F-35 which kept flying after the pilot ejected. Here are the details of that story.
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Poor fellow. He followed procedure to the letter after losing visual, instruments and comms. They couldn't charge him with anything.
But he's relieved of command, because his survival embarrassed an important corporation.
This is how much governments actually care about warfighters, even accomplished and prestigious ones...
interesting story. so he properly followed a poorly written manual and it cost a very expensive plane. my guess is he had to do it over he would eject again, and that's precisely why they fired him. because he put his life over that of the plane and the plane is more expensive than he is.
the military doesn't need soldiers who are not ready to pay the ultimate price, nor ones who destroy multi-million-dollar equipment due to panicking.
i also would have ejected in his place and i also would have fired him as well.