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Ugh...you had to mention chocolet.....cannot bear the sight of chocolet for another 2 yrs

Jihadin wrote:If an insurgent gets caught with one of the scopes in Afghanistan that BAE sold to Pakistan then there's a serious lack of accountability.

Dude, this is pakistan we're talking about. I'm fairly certain that there's plenty of elements in their military that's willing to do just that.

You don't think I know that. I handle enough insurgent EPW's and quite aware of the equipment they have. You can track the equipment from entry into country all the way to delivery. Just from that route alone you can have an idea of what Pakistani unit is shuffling the equipment onward.


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All shipment has RFID and a TCN on them

Jihadin wrote:Sebster....he's a marine sniper......worked in BAE High Tech sniper scopes..has a US security clearence to boot to.


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Marine snipers are trained quite well to operate their scopes.

Yeah, sure. That's not got anything to do with what I'm saying. No-one is suggesting this guy is incapable of lining up a target, he's no doubt extremely good at that.

But producing high quality scopes, and more importantly convincing various politicians that they should choose BAE scope above all others, is process that isn't dependant on having a gifted sniped on board. What you want is a dedicated war hero who can attend gatherings and say 'and that's why this scope is the most awesome of all' while sharing a few casual drinks.

Being bad at that means being bad at the job he was hired to do, no matter how skilled and brave a soldier he might have been.

I'm not saying that is what happened, because we just don't have the information, but it remains entirely plausible. The alternative, that BAE were being spiteful dickholes, is also an entirely plausible scenario.


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Kanluwen wrote:Meyer is the one pressing charges against BAE.

After he sent that internal email, his manager started becoming harassing and confrontational.

According to his complaint. Whether or not that matches the timeline of what really happened is something that will need more information.

I actually find myself wondering how he got his NAVCOM with V

Same way Audie Murphey was awarded. I've 2 ARCOMS with "V" which are the same. Some of us know though you cannot be awarded twice for the same action. NAVCOM w/"V" was interim perhaps? Someone from the Marines of Navy perhaps need to clarify

It could have been interim, I just can't find ANY information on it. But the CMH society didn't remove it from his other awards after the CMH so who knows he could have gotten it separately.