Posted on Oct 12, 2014
US Airways Refuses to take jacket of Army Ranger...big deal or so what?
12.3K
257
105
5
4
1
Did the flight attendant aboard US Airways commit such a huge offense by not hanging this Soldier's jacket? I think the smart thing for the stewardess to do would have been just to take the jacket and hang it up. At least she could have shown him that much respect. However, does it rise to such an offense that Judge Jeanine Pirro from Fox News says the airline should "lose the privilege of calling itself United States Air"? The airline did apologize after all and this is the mistake of an individual, not airline policy. So is this still a huge deal that the airline should pay for or just the act of a single employee?
http://www.foxnews.com/us/2014/10/11/us-airways-slammed-after-flight-attendant-refuses-hang-army-ranger-jacket/?intcmp=latestnews
http://www.foxnews.com/us/2014/10/11/us-airways-slammed-after-flight-attendant-refuses-hang-army-ranger-jacket/?intcmp=latestnews
Uniforms
Respect
Posted 11 y ago
Responses: 38
0
0
0
What was the attitude of person asking for personal service? Grow up she did't spit in your face.
(0)
(0)
0
0
0
Usually the hanging closet for jackets is for First Class passengers. He wasn't traveling in First Class from what I understand. I really don't get it when people get all bent out of shape if a military service member isn't given the white gloves treatment by a private company. Personally, I thought I joined up to serve, not to be served.
(0)
(0)
0
0
0
I'm thinking this particular flight attendant isn't the poster child for personal initiative....... I'm pretty sure her next evaluation will not be a promotion bell-ringer.....
(0)
(0)
0
0
0
She should have hung the jacket up just like everyone else's that she did on that flight.
My question to her is why she didnt
My question to her is why she didnt
(0)
(0)
0
0
0
As others have stated. She was rude. Her job is customer service and safety. If there was room in the closet, she should have hung the jacket.
(0)
(0)
SGT (Join to see)
Then you run into the issue of "well you did it for him, why not for me?". You could argue because hes a servicemember or your not or what have you, but that would only serve to exacerbate the problem of people thinking we are self-entitled jerks.
(0)
(0)
SGT Steve Oakes
Personally I think they should do it for everyone. If you have on a suit coat or other garment that will be wrinkled by wearing it during the flight, and there is room in the closet. Why not. As for service members being self-entitled jerks. We defend the nation, that is not self entitlement it is earned respect and gratitude. Whats more our uniforms are symbols of our nation, and our service to same. That makes the jacket of that 1sgt a hell of a lot more deserving of a spot in the closet, than some rich assholes Armani overcoat!
(0)
(0)
0
0
0
It's just a case of one rude ass unpatriotic liberal. Incidents like these are becoming all to often. It's not USAirways, it's one bad Stewardess. Putting aside he was in the military, she was rude and unprofessional to a customer. For that reason, I'd fire her.
(0)
(0)
Sgt Packy Flickinger
Po3. Exactly. Mainstream media is great for stories of heartwarming animal rescue though.
(0)
(0)
PO1 William "Chip" Nagel
This doesn't look like a winning endorsement from Politifact It seems to state that Mostly FOX Lies.
PunditFact is a project of the Tampa Bay Times and the Poynter Institute, dedicated to checking the accuracy of claims by pundits, columnists, bloggers, political analysts, the hosts and guests of talk shows, and other members of the media.
(1)
(0)
PO1 William "Chip" Nagel
If you are interested here is Stonekettle run by a Retired Navy Chief Warrant Officer.
In 1915, the United States was in the middle of the Second Industrial Revolution. It was a time of wonder and ever advancing technology. It started in the 1860’s and would last right up until the beginning of World War I. It began with steel, the Bessemer process to be specific, a cheap and easy way to mass produce strong and reasonably lightweight metals. Strong lightweight steel was the skeleton of the modern age, the core of everything from...
(0)
(0)
PO1 William "Chip" Nagel
As far as Senator/Secretary John Kerry what do you have against Military Silver Star Winner's. If a Veteran Campaigns against war all of a sudden he is a "Commie".
(0)
(0)
1
0
1
1LT(P) (Join to see)
Sgt Packy Flickinger just because Fox is the most watched and trusted does not make it the most accurate by any stretch of the imagination. Studies have consistently found that Fox viewers are the least informed out of viewers of all major news sources, and even less informed than those who watch no news at all:
http://inthecapital.streetwise.co/2014/02/07/study-people-who-dont-watch-the-news-are-more-informed-than-fox-viewers/
Also, PolitiFact actually ranks Fox as being the least truthful out of any major news network. Seriously, look at them all.
http://www.politifact.com/punditfact/tv/fox/
http://inthecapital.streetwise.co/2014/02/07/study-people-who-dont-watch-the-news-are-more-informed-than-fox-viewers/
Also, PolitiFact actually ranks Fox as being the least truthful out of any major news network. Seriously, look at them all.
http://www.politifact.com/punditfact/tv/fox/
Study: People Who Don't Watch the News Are More Informed Than Fox Viewers
You may think learning the angles from the pundits on Fox News or MSNBC makes you smarter, but in reality, it makes you less informed. At least that's the conclusion coming from the latest...
(0)
(0)
Sgt Packy Flickinger
Funny how a liberal poll rates liberal news the highest, even under one who has the lowest Nielsen rating. The link to Politifact doesn't rate them against each other. The report I saw, even rebroadcast on Stewart does. And it rates it higher. Bottom line liberal polls will get liberal results. Core math I guess. Think logically for a second. How can someone who doesn't watch news at all be less informed than one who watches any. Liberal media wants to sensor what you believe. As stated before I don't watch any mainstream news anymore as they are all wrong. It's just the attack on Fox is political, not news related.
(0)
(0)
Sgt Packy Flickinger
CPT (Join to see) how good is Al Jazeer? Complete, trustworthy, unbiased? I see it advertised but it doesnt give any time or Chanel. I was alway curious if it gives a bias given its name. I'd like to catch it some time. Since its satellite, the Chanel it's advertised on isn't the one it's broadcast on.
(0)
(0)
CPT (Join to see)
Sgt Packy Flickinger I have found a small amount of bias when they would have certain reporters talking about Israel/Palestine issues, but overall I am not finding a lot of bias at all. Everything seems to be reasonably balanced and they cover a lot of global events that miss the news in the US that are a HUGE deal in my opinion. Prior to this deployment, I was catching great news on Africa which is helpful for me. US news even seems to be covered without party-bias, however it is in shorter supply...which means you may not catch the latest on BrangelinaKimye's latest faux pas....which is fine by me.
(1)
(0)
0
0
0
1SG Chris Brown
If I had just posted the CNN artcle about the same issue, would you havea different opinion? This isn't a right wing/left wing issue (though many end up being like that). CNN and many other sources are also reporting this information.
http://www.cnn.com/video/?/video/us/2014/10/11/dnt-did-flight-attendant-disrespect-ranger.wsoc&hpt=hp_t2&from_homepage=yes&video_referrer=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.cnn.com%2F
http://www.cnn.com/video/?/video/us/2014/10/11/dnt-did-flight-attendant-disrespect-ranger.wsoc&hpt=hp_t2&from_homepage=yes&video_referrer=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.cnn.com%2F
(0)
(0)
1SG Stephen Burgess
Clearly the Flight Attendant was being a jerk, based on the reaction of the other customers. Sounds like she needs to be educated in a manner neglected by her parents. Respect your military service members. Especially First Sergeants.
(1)
(0)
Read This Next
Continue with Facebook 
Continue with Google