Charged astronaut gets new Navy job

[Cleveland Metal]

Amazing....

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CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas - The former astronaut fired by NASA after she was charged with trying to kidnap a romantic rival will develop flight lesson plans as part of her new military assignment.
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Navy Capt. Lisa Nowak will work on developing curriculum and training programs when she joins the staff of the Chief of Naval Air Training Command in Corpus Christi next month, said a Navy spokesman, Lt. Sean Robertson.

She was originally expected to report for work this week, but Robertson said Nowak will start her new job in April.

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070321/ap_on_re_us/arrested_astronaut;_ylt=Apg5ENxpjlWZFG6OFJsPz4Os0NUE

[Budman68]

unfriggin real.......

[CharvelRocker]

Now if that had been a normal person...

[Jason1212]

For some reason I think if I added those criminal charges into my resume I would not get the same results. That nuckin futs. A lot of people cant get decent jobs just because they have bad credit.

[Cleveland Metal]

She was originally expected to report for work this week, but Robertson said Nowak will start her new job in April.

Yeah, something about making an emergency cross country trip first involving diapers, pepper spray and.......

[Ralph E.]

Just when you think the world can't get more nuts...


Guess it's time for me to go out and commit a few felonies...

[dg]

I heard about this on the radio last week, and the explanation was that no case like hers has ever happened, and NASA has no system like the military court martial. Supposedly, she was a Navy officer to begin with, innocent until proven guilty, yadda yadda, so this type of reassignment made the most sense to the bureaucrats in charge. Makes sense on paper maybe, but looks stupid in practice.

[Bengal65]

I think if the charges prove true, the Navy will court marshall her eventually.

[rjohnstone]

Or they will let the civilian court prosecute her and then dishonorably discharge her when she is convicted and sent to prison.

[thetroy]

eh I say who cares. Life's not fair and her crime won't affect her ability to develop curriculum and training programs

[Cleveland Metal]

I dunno... If someone can't think enough to keep their head on their shoulders when they're bumming about what is not even supposed to be a real love affair, then I'd wonder about her abilities in general.

[guitarsjb]

For some reason I think if I added those criminal charges into my resume I would not get the same results. That nuckin futs. A lot of people cant get decent jobs just because they have bad credit.

+ a LOT!!!

[S-man]

I think she should be a spokesperson for depend undergarments.

[donf]

Navy......go figure! Damn squids.

[lerxstcat]

I dunno... If someone can't think enough to keep their head on their shoulders when they're bumming about what is not even supposed to be a real love affair, then I'd wonder about her abilities in general.

Well, at least 25% of the people in the US are mentally ill to some degree, and for many it will manifest with relationship issues. The reassignment is probably as much to get her away from stud dude as anything else.

The alternative, since she otherwise has a great record, is to let her sit home and draw her full pay to do nothing. I prefer her to use her abilities, but put her in with ugly dudes so she won 't fall again! :ROTF: