USAF Counter-Terror Funds Buy "Comfort Capsules" 429
An anonymous reader writes "The Washington Post reports, 'The Air Force's top leadership sought for three years to spend counterterrorism funds on "comfort capsules" to be installed on military planes that ferry senior officers and civilian leaders around the world ... Air Force documents spell out how each of the capsules is to be "aesthetically pleasing and furnished to reflect the rank of the senior leaders using the capsule," with beds, a couch, a table, a 37-inch flat-screen monitor with stereo speakers, and a full-length mirror.' Congress told the USAF twice that they could not spend the money on this frivolous project, but they did it anyway."
Priorities... (Score:1, Funny)
"McMahon said he does not recall intervening on the leather color change, but said he was sure it was unrelated to the Air Force's color. He said that it was probably because blue would not show dirt as much as tan or brown would. "
Good to see they have their priorities straight!
Smells Hammy (Score:3, Funny)
A better use for the funds...... (Score:1, Funny)
would be rectal redecoration so they'd had something to look at while their heads were up their asses. Adding a 37" TV I think would be money well spent.
Some of this stuff is absolutely necessary! (Score:4, Funny)
Hrm... (Score:1, Funny)
Guess you can't fight terrorism without your comfort fix, eh?
Re:RTFA mate? (Score:4, Funny)
http://www.american.edu/IRVINE/sarahg/capsule2.jpg [american.edu] - Yep that's it.
Ambiguous Headline (Score:5, Funny)
...and a full-length mirror (Score:5, Funny)
"comfort capsules"..."aesthetically pleasing and furnished to reflect the rank of the senior leaders using the capsule," with beds, a couch, a table, a 37-inch flat-screen monitor with stereo speakers, and a full-length mirror.
Lt. Col. Brilliant: "General, I have an idea! Lets call them "comfort capsules" instead."
Gen. Protection Fault III: "Comfort capsule...? CC... umm... catchy... BRILLIANT Brilliant! Write that down and start ordering. I'll be in my f... in my comfort capsule."
I gotta get into military contracting. (Score:5, Funny)
You pay me $16.2 million.
I go down to the local RV salesman and buy a couple 30-foot travel trailers [dutchmen-rv.com].
I spend another couple thousand to paint UNITED STATES OF AMERICA on the side.
You roll 'em right into your planes and lash 'em down.
I pocket $16.0 million.
Re:Some of this stuff is absolutely necessary! (Score:5, Funny)
Re:huh? (Score:4, Funny)
We, the flight crew, didn't get anything like that.
Well, you weren't the ones selling your soul to the devil. The man needs to be compensated somehow.
Obvious question: (Score:5, Funny)
Obvious question:
Does the comfort capsules come with a companion cube?
Re:WTFOMGBBQ? (Score:5, Funny)
Coup d'ottoman?
Re:I gotta get into military contracting. (Score:4, Funny)
Oh, but it's bulletproof paint.
Mirror in case of slashdotting (Score:1, Funny)
Re:I gotta get into military contracting. (Score:2, Funny)
Re:Mirror in case of slashdotting (Score:5, Funny)
Yeah, I really hate it when the summary gets /.'ed. Thanks for mirroring that for us AC!
That's sillyness. (Score:3, Funny)
By that logic, we should dramatically increase the budget of the Department of Window Breaking.
Or the Department of Hole Digging and Filling.
Money that gets spent locally - but for which we get no benefit.
Re:Smells Hammy (Score:5, Funny)
I don't remember Congress getting upset when Homeland Security funds were being spent by cities and towns on such things as new garbage trucks and redecorating the mayors' offices.
Don't you see that if we are driving around in old garbage trucks that the terrorists have won?
Re:I gotta get into military contracting. (Score:3, Funny)
And it's made in America.
Re:CHAIR FORCE (Score:1, Funny)
Re:huh? (Score:3, Funny)
Funny note, [Donald Rumsfeld] takes his pants off while he's in there during flight. We, the flight crew, didn't get anything like that.
Yeah, we didn't get 70-year old male strippers in the Navy, either.
Re:Actually, this really could be legitimate... (Score:5, Funny)
A high-level air force officer can easily waste 5 or 6 hours a week trying to get a good hookup with his secretary.
This fuck-capsule idea is brilliant, and cost-saving to boot. It's got the bed, the porn-screen, and the full-length mirror. Just need a carry-on for the DVDs, lingerie, and booze.
This is the sort of outside-the-box thinking that made me happy to vote Bush the last two elections.