Over Reaction ? I Don't Think So.............
SirKORSKY,
I was on the bus when the "hijacking attempt" took place. Having survived various hazards during my 15 years in the Army, without reservation I can confidently attest that was the most frightening and stressful incident I have ever been unfortunate enough to be involved in, and I wasn't one of the guys who got shot.
The few (very few) people still working for Bristow who were on the bus and who I see from time to time all admit to suffering various PTSD issues. The guy who got shot in the leg will never work, let alone fly again. He continues to undergo treatment on his leg and PTSD counselling. I still have the trousers I was wearing with a bullet hole through the leg as a souvenir.
The aftermath was nearly disastrous for the Eket operation, almost 3/4 of the pilots and engineers left within the first three days.
So to call the decision to fly to work an over reaction comes across as a gung oh remark. Like a bad joke, "you had to be there". And I'm guessing you weren't.
NEO