If referring to the
F/A-18E/F that's already and has been ongoing.
If referring to the
F-35 series, than yes that's currently "
premature" but in the game. So now what do we do? That's not my final decision, all I can do is point it out.
It's not limited to this topic, as Don pointed when I found issue with the
LEOPARD 2A5 (German OOB.) I believe he indicated that error (They got them to soon in in the OOB, as compared to RL. Fixed for the next patch.) was in there for a
very longtime.
Again I've found legacy issues, prototypes (AJAX/F-35) and programs go by the wayside (SADF
BADGER which now I don't even see actually being produced now before
2025 due to industry incompetence and corruption.
Some of the above was due to our lack of oversight or at the time all the sources we had pretty much indicated said piece of equipment "
was on the way" or written "
that it's there."
It took me a couple of years to learn I needed to "
deep read" my information and learn to speck "industry" language as they "
tout" every step in the process as a victory to getting said piece of equipment into the field.
This has lead to so much rework in the OOB's, it's getting to the point of becoming ridiculous if not just plain frustrating.
All we can do is fix the issues as we find them. Anything less leaves us with a game not as good as it could be or should be for ALL the hard work that's been done by Andy, Don and everyone else that's contributed to the game.
I would last see the following alive during the 25th Anniversary of the commissioning of the USS NEBRASKA SSBN-739 Reunion 3 years ago, knowing that
CINCLANTHOME and I saved the Reunion and made it happen,
CAPT. Will Porter USN/SS Ret. (My last CO on there.) told us "I'm glad to see after all these years since you transferred off the boat, that
somethings haven't changed, you're still the
conscious of the crew and the boat."
We miss him.
And yes, "
somethings haven't changed" and there's only one way it will.
You have your
name and your
character anything else is "
fleeting" and
will not stand the test of time.
Regards,
Pat
