But the IG was upset because they saw officers without hats, officers not being saluted, etc so the wing, in spite of accomplishing its simulated war mission, had to replay the down. Silly... and you, like the IG missed the point. We should have passed and in the critique mention there were items that needed attention like military bearing. But the IG wanted to show everyone. And they did.. dipsticks
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OK I wasn't there so I have missed the point.
Here's a little history for everyone else reading this. The ORI, next to a real war, was the most important thing a Wing would accomplish in any given 18 months. Anyone who spent time in SAC fully knew the importance of this evaluation. They generally came every 18 months and the IG team was usually on an 18-24 month assignment. Thus the exact same IG team, for the most part, would evaluate all the Bomb Wings in SAC. During these evaluations everyone would rise to the occasion, and as mentioned before, great feats of airmanship where often witnessed.
The vast majority of the Bomb Wings would pass with flying colors and lots of accolades.
In the case we are discussing, Wurtsmith failed, and the response was; we failed because we weren't wearing hats. This wouldn't be the first time the Evaluated, blamed the Evaluator for a failed evaluation.
You're right I don't get it. All of the other Bomb Wings managed to do just fine and most did outstanding. To say the IG team came down on Wurtsmith unjustly is to say all the other wings didn't deserve the passing grades they received.