Firing of F-16 demo commander

Sorry if this is the wrong forum but I made my best call.

I’ve looked far and wide and can only find articles in and around early February.

Have there been any clues as to why Air Force Captain Zoe Kotnik was relieved of duty as the leader of the F-16 Viper demo team?

The Air Force said she had been removed by Col Derek O'Malley due to a "loss of confidence in her ability to lead and command”.

I seriously doubt she got the job because she was a woman, and doubt even more that she got the axe because she was a woman.

If there was ever any question as to her “ability to lead and command” I doubt she would have been selected in the first place.

So what’d she do? Go out and get loaded and beat someone up at a bar? (Just a poor generalization)

I was very sorry to have heard this when it happened, and so soon after receiving the command.

Any ideas?

a reply to: Spader

It's generally at least 5-6 months before we hear anything, if we do at all. Some cases have gone a year before we heard any more details.

Possible fraternization issue.

Possible fraternization issue.

a reply to: Masisoar

That’s my gut feeling.

originally posted by: Masisoar
Possible fraternization issue.

That’s about as far as this story will publicly go...but I won’t confirm nor deny fraternization.

originally posted by: glib2

originally posted by: Masisoar
Possible fraternization issue.

That’s about as far as this story will publicly go...but I won’t confirm nor deny fraternization.

Are you saying you could?! Uh...SIR?!?! ::salutes::