How about a socketed UVPROM BIOS? UVPROMs are used in military avionics for parts that might need a firmware upgrade, but shouldn't be easily corrupted.
He deserves to get stepped on for being stupid. Even if he needed to use a company laptop he could have: Stored his data on a PCMCIA CF or Microdrive. Run a browser from same (portable FF or Opera). If he had BIOS access, installed DreampackPL and run as any account without altering its password in order to cover any tracks.
* First Amendment - Freedom of speech, press, religion, peaceable assembly, and to petition the government = mostly lost. You are not allowed to speak freely, assemble other then as ordered, nor to petition the government except as through the chain of command. Wrong. Freedom of speech OFF DUTY is protected with few exceptions, such as political and religious proselytizing to ones troops. FWIW I'm a VERY open Atheist and have had zero problems in 24 years of service! Freedom of assembly OFF DUTY is protected with the exception of some political demonstrations, membership in hate groups, etc. You are free to petition the government through all the usual civilian means. Using the chain of command is encouraged because it makes the system function as it should, but one is not forbidden to "jump chain" if done properly. Most commanders have an open door policy. * Second Amendment - Right to keep and bear arms. = mostly lost. You are only entitled to arms as ordered. Wrong again unless you live on post. Off post you can have a (legal in conformance with civilian laws) arsenal if you like. Some of my hunting buddies have impressive collections and the whole military atmosphere is very pro-Second Amendment. "Arms as ordered" refers to bearing military weapons. * Third Amendment - Protection from quartering of troops. = lost. The army can assign you to bunk with someone or someone to bunk with you at any time, for any reason. Wrong again! That protection is from quartering troops in CIVILIAN homes. * Fourth Amendment - Protection from unreasonable search and seizure. = lost. The military can search your private effects at any time. On-post or on-duty only. Off-base requires a warrant. * Fifth Amendment - Due process, double jeopardy, self-incrimination, private property. = IANAL, not sure how many of these are still available during a Court Martial, but I know that many of them DON'T apply. IAASNCO (I Am A Senior NCO), and would much rather have the protection of the UCMJ and be represented by the JAG than go before some bottom dollar public defender. Attending a Court Martial (which are open, and the opportunity is typically broadcast so folks can go check it out) is eye-opening. * Sixth Amendment - Trial by jury and other rights of the accused. mostly lost = no jury trial, you get a counsellor, but are tried by a panel. There is not necessarily an appeal, as you can be summarily executed in situations judged to be in extremis. Gimme a Court Martial over trial by a jury of civilians who couldn't manage to ditch jury duty! An enlisted person can also opt to have enlisted members on the panel (effectively a jury) if he/she wishes. * Seventh Amendment - Civil trial by jury. Dunno about civil matters while you are subject to the UCMJ. Civil matters are subject to civil trial. Example: DUIs off-base cannot be tried on-base, though that conduct can result in punishment under other Articles. No double-jeopardy allowed. Some offenses under UCMJ are not offenses under civil law however. * Eighth Amendment - Prohibition of excessive bail, as well as cruel or unusual punishment. Again, I don't know that there IS bail for military prisoners. There is no bail or bond for miltary prisoners, but they still get paid normally until sentence. They can be released to their organisation and put to normal duty, put to duty where they can be monitored, and so forth.Punitive duty is not allowed while awaiting trial. Boring does not equal punitive, but if a member has no security clearance (due to it being pulled while under investigation) there often isn't much they can do. * Ninth Amendment - Protection of rights not specifically enumerated in the Bill of Rights. Questions regarding those would require a JAG, which I am not, to answer. * Tenth Amendment - Powers of states and people - not applicable
If you passed the ASVAB, security background, and physical you could have chosen, for example, to drive 18-wheelers. Many firms will take you off the street and train you for your CDL. Instant ticket out of Bumphuque. In fact, with the Air Force slashing manning, a number of my junior troops are going the CDL route for an instant fallback job when they seperate. With the rate of driver churn there are always driving jobs open. Anyone who can qualify for enlistment has other options. They may not be aware of or want to exercise them, but they exist. There aren't plenty of other jobs, but there are other jobs.
I'm an active duty USAF Msgt and Airmen are still as free as they were when you were in, 'cept smoking weed went out in the early 1980s!.:) People not in the military still have the usual exaggerated view of how much we are restricted. In fact, leadership are careful to explain where we are free to act. BTW, whats a sm62704 ? I was a 328X0 Comm weenie, then the various iterations of Engine puke,and now a Crew Chief.
It ISN'T hard to get out of the US military unless the G.I. in question is an idiot. Accumulation of minor infractions, financial irresponsibility (off-duty), and many other "outs" are known to every G.I. Also, if your discharge is a General under Honorable Conditions (as contrasted with straight Honorable) very few civilians know the difference or care. The US military is a genuinely volunteer force.
If your vehicle will pull a trailer (even cars can pull a small one) consider having a hitch (about 100-120 dollars) installed or putting one on yourself. Trailer light wiring adapters are available that plug into your existing harness for about 30 bucks. You can then carry several hundred pounds (light trailer) or lots more depending on how big you choose to go. Your stuff will be with you, you can sell your trailer at your destination (they are always in demand), and you control the whole process while keeping more of your money.
It eats a PCMCIA slot, but I use a CF card in a PCMCIA adapter (cheap at about 8 dollars) in my CF-47 whose hard disk died. I boot from live CD. If you hard disk is working, then you have two hds. Partitioning CF cards is also useful. On my Portege I run a Damn Small Linux frugal install on the first partition and storage in the second.
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How about a socketed UVPROM BIOS? UVPROMs are used in military avionics for parts that might need a firmware upgrade, but shouldn't be easily corrupted.
He deserves to get stepped on for being stupid.
Even if he needed to use a company laptop he could have:
Stored his data on a PCMCIA CF or Microdrive.
Run a browser from same (portable FF or Opera).
If he had BIOS access, installed DreampackPL and run as
any account without altering its password in order to cover
any tracks.
* First Amendment - Freedom of speech, press, religion, peaceable assembly, and to petition the government = mostly lost. You are not allowed to speak freely, assemble other then as ordered, nor to petition the government except as through the chain of command.
Wrong.
Freedom of speech OFF DUTY is protected with few exceptions, such as political and religious proselytizing to ones troops. FWIW I'm a VERY open Atheist and have had zero problems in 24 years of service!
Freedom of assembly OFF DUTY is protected with the exception of some political demonstrations, membership in hate groups, etc.
You are free to petition the government through all the usual civilian means. Using the chain of command is encouraged because it makes the system function as it should, but one is not forbidden to "jump chain" if done properly. Most commanders have an open door policy.
* Second Amendment - Right to keep and bear arms. = mostly lost. You are only entitled to arms as ordered.
Wrong again unless you live on post. Off post you can have a (legal in conformance with civilian laws) arsenal if you like. Some of my hunting buddies have impressive collections and the whole military atmosphere is very pro-Second Amendment. "Arms as ordered" refers to bearing military weapons.
* Third Amendment - Protection from quartering of troops. = lost. The army can assign you to bunk with someone or someone to bunk with you at any time, for any reason.
Wrong again! That protection is from quartering troops in CIVILIAN homes.
* Fourth Amendment - Protection from unreasonable search and seizure. = lost. The military can search your private effects at any time.
On-post or on-duty only. Off-base requires a warrant.
* Fifth Amendment - Due process, double jeopardy, self-incrimination, private property. = IANAL, not sure how many of these are still available during a Court Martial, but I know that many of them DON'T apply.
IAASNCO (I Am A Senior NCO), and would much rather have the protection of the UCMJ and be represented by the JAG than go before some bottom dollar public defender. Attending a Court Martial (which are open, and the opportunity is typically broadcast so folks can go check it out) is eye-opening.
* Sixth Amendment - Trial by jury and other rights of the accused. mostly lost = no jury trial, you get a counsellor, but are tried by a panel. There is not necessarily an appeal, as you can be summarily executed in situations judged to be in extremis.
Gimme a Court Martial over trial by a jury of civilians who couldn't manage to ditch jury duty! An enlisted person can also opt to have enlisted members on the panel (effectively a jury) if he/she wishes.
* Seventh Amendment - Civil trial by jury. Dunno about civil matters while you are subject to the UCMJ.
Civil matters are subject to civil trial. Example: DUIs off-base cannot be tried on-base, though that conduct can result in punishment under other Articles. No double-jeopardy allowed. Some offenses under UCMJ are not offenses under civil law however.
* Eighth Amendment - Prohibition of excessive bail, as well as cruel or unusual punishment. Again, I don't know that there IS bail for military prisoners.
There is no bail or bond for miltary prisoners, but they still get paid normally until sentence. They can be released to their organisation and put to normal duty, put to duty where they can be monitored, and so forth.Punitive duty is not allowed while awaiting trial. Boring does not equal punitive, but if a member has no security clearance (due to it being pulled while under investigation) there often isn't much they can do.
* Ninth Amendment - Protection of rights not specifically enumerated in the Bill of Rights.
Questions regarding those would require a JAG, which I am not, to answer.
* Tenth Amendment - Powers of states and people - not applicable
If you passed the ASVAB, security background, and physical you could have chosen, for example, to drive 18-wheelers. Many firms will take you off the street and train you for your CDL. Instant ticket out of Bumphuque.
In fact, with the Air Force slashing manning, a number of my junior troops are going the CDL route for an instant fallback job when they seperate. With the rate of driver churn there are always driving jobs open.
Anyone who can qualify for enlistment has other options. They may not be aware of or want to exercise them, but they exist.
There aren't plenty of other jobs, but there are other jobs.
I'm an active duty USAF Msgt and Airmen are still as free as they were when you were in, 'cept smoking weed went out in the early 1980s!. :)
People not in the military still have the usual exaggerated view of how much we are restricted. In fact, leadership are careful to explain where we are free to act.
BTW, whats a sm62704 ?
I was a 328X0 Comm weenie, then the various iterations of Engine puke,and now a Crew Chief.
It ISN'T hard to get out of the US military unless the G.I. in question is an idiot.
Accumulation of minor infractions, financial irresponsibility (off-duty), and many other "outs" are known to every G.I. Also, if your discharge is a General under Honorable Conditions (as contrasted with straight Honorable) very few civilians know the difference or care. The US military is a genuinely volunteer force.
If your vehicle will pull a trailer (even cars can pull a small one) consider having a hitch (about 100-120 dollars) installed or putting one on yourself.
Trailer light wiring adapters are available that plug into your existing harness for about 30 bucks. You can then carry several hundred pounds (light trailer) or lots more depending on how big you choose to go. Your stuff will be with you, you can sell your trailer at your destination (they are always in demand), and you control the whole process while keeping more of your money.
It eats a PCMCIA slot, but I use a CF card in a PCMCIA adapter (cheap at about 8 dollars) in my CF-47 whose hard disk died. I boot from live CD.
If you hard disk is working, then you have two hds.
Partitioning CF cards is also useful. On my Portege I run a Damn Small Linux frugal install on the first partition and storage in the second.