From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 X-Spam-Checker-Version: SpamAssassin 3.4.4 (2020-01-24) on polar.synack.me X-Spam-Level: X-Spam-Status: No, score=-1.9 required=5.0 tests=BAYES_00 autolearn=ham autolearn_force=no version=3.4.4 X-Google-Language: ENGLISH,ASCII-7-bit X-Google-Thread: 1108a1,59ec73856b699922 X-Google-Attributes: gid1108a1,public X-Google-Thread: fdb77,5f529c91be2ac930 X-Google-Attributes: gidfdb77,public X-Google-Thread: 103376,25d5234e7b6ca361 X-Google-Attributes: gid103376,public X-Google-ArrivalTime: 2003-02-27 12:27:22 PST Path: archiver1.google.com!news1.google.com!newsfeed.stanford.edu!logbridge.uoregon.edu!news.tele.dk!news.tele.dk!small.news.tele.dk!fu-berlin.de!uni-berlin.de!pc2-ware1-6-cust39.lutn.cable.ntl.COM!not-for-mail From: "Mark Thornton" Newsgroups: comp.lang.java.advocacy,comp.object,comp.lang.ada Subject: Re: Ada versus language-X and "getting real work done" (was): 64 bit addressing and OOP Date: Thu, 27 Feb 2003 20:27:18 -0000 Message-ID: References: <3E4E8F8C.9C096985@adaworks.com> <9fa75d42.0302250710.5549baaf@posting.google.com> <3E5C7033.BD5DC462@adaworks.com> <9fa75d42.0302260618.7506cba7@posting.google.com> <3E5CF5C6.84822F57@adaworks.com> <9fa75d42.0302270726.665fee77@posting.google.com> NNTP-Posting-Host: pc2-ware1-6-cust39.lutn.cable.ntl.com (81.96.119.39) X-Trace: fu-berlin.de 1046377641 58508908 81.96.119.39 (16 [139894]) X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Newsreader: Microsoft Outlook Express 6.00.2800.1106 X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.00.2800.1106 Xref: archiver1.google.com comp.lang.java.advocacy:59426 comp.object:58542 comp.lang.ada:34687 Date: 2003-02-27T20:27:18+00:00 List-Id: "soft-eng" wrote in message news:9fa75d42.0302270726.665fee77@posting.google.com... > xanthian@well.com (Kent Paul Dolan) wrote in message news:... > > > Whitewash, because what had actually happened was a > > rebellion among the services, that should have had a large > > number of officers cashiered if not court-martialed. Abuse > > Now wait a minute, I thought the "exemption" system > was fully authorized and legal. Why should anybody > be court-martialed for taking advantage of > a feature of the system? For manufacturing bogus or inadequate excuses. It isn't illegal to run aground either, but I believe a court martial is then mandatory and you had better have damned good excuse. Keep in mind that the poster is apparently a retired Naval officer and that military justice has significant differences from the civilian legal system. Mark Thornton