Audit: FBI agents paid to watch movies and attend parties (in IRAQ)

[SF_BHT]

Originally Posted by JimP

I'm torn on this - the times I was over there you couldn't get the Bureau to do a lot of things. The guys were good dudes and squared away but the bureaucrats back in the States wouldn't let them go out on ops or do what they were supposed to be doing. Too much of a risk-averse mentality. Some went outside the wire anyways but they were putting their career on the line. I don't have an issue with the $$ they made but they should have been provided an opportunity to earn it.

You are so Right..... Risk Adverse Mentality is putting it kindly. They are worried more about getting promoted that getting the job done. They are in fear of something happening on their watch that will taint their upward move.

It is the same in the US but just different factors. It burns my but everyday when we could be making an impact but some supervisor just says no so he does not have to be at risk.

[odoylerules]

Originally Posted by SF_BHT

odoylerules

...General Orders only apply to DoD military and DoD Civ's....

Oops, I didn't consider the operative word in "GENERAL order" and the way you explained it hadn't occured to me either. Thanks for making that make sense.

PM inbound about something else.

[Five-O]

Not exactly a news flash but.....

In Law Enforcement as in the US Military we often say we get paid for what MIGHT happen--- not necessarily for what does happen. There are day's which go easy or we are on the range/school etc...and we joke around by saying, "We are getting paid for this???" and then there are the days/or events which we respond to in which there is not enough money in the world to compensate us. It evens out.... and it's the nature of the job.