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  The Navy's Army's Navy doesn't suck either...
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  The Australian Attorney-General's Department has approved a request to extradite a former US Marine Corps fighter pilot to the United States where he faces charges of breaking US arms control laws by engaging in the training of Chinese pilots.
  Arrested in Australia in October, Daniel Duggan, 54, is accused of money laundering and conspiracy to export defence services to China by instructing Chinese military pilots in how to land on aircraft carriers, according to a 2017 indictment unsealed by a US court in December.
  The 2017 indictment says "Duggan provided military training to PRC pilots" through a South African flight school on three occasions in 2010 and 2012, while he was a US citizen.
  
  
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  I cannot wrap my head around why people would go through all the risk and trouble to do shit like this for adversaries of the US. Money is nice sure, but that seems like way more trouble and effort than it's worth. Either way, have fun in the brig asshat. 
  P.S. Thanks Australia, you're a real one >
  
  if I remember correctly, he was a veteran that gave up his American citizenship to become an Australian citizen. Unless Australia doesn't allow for dual citizenship, the fact he gave up his US citizenship means he could be disillusioned with how the US treated him after he left the military.. either that or he doesn't want to pay US taxes while living in Australia.
  So with some bitterness with how he was treated, and if China offered him a lot of money, I can see why he would do it. >
  
  Australia does allow dual citizenship or more, I got triple citizenship Australia-USA-Italy. To run for parliament you have to give up the others if that ever comes up lol. >
  
  
  Australia does allow dual citizenship or more
  
  Yeah, but America uniquely taxes her citizens worldwide regardless of where they are currently living and/or working. This isn't the case for most citizenships. If someone wants to legally not pay taxes to America while living and working in Australia, they have to give up their American citizenship. >
  
  IT is fucking WILD that the freedom land has a tax system like that. Just insane. >
  
  I think as long as so much money is spent on the military it kinda makes a little sense. I live in country and don't "use" military services. They'll be there for me if I ever do need them, but so far I never have. Just because soneone lives out of country doesn't mean you don't want these services to be available to you if the time comes. >
  
  the total amount paid by foreign-resident tax subjects is a drop in the bucket though. >
  
  The amount of taxes I pay is also just a drop in the bucket >
  
  Not a drop in the bucket to myself but the government. >
  
  I always assumed gov would keep track of ex-army pilots and similiar sensitive people, but maybe not? >
  
  *Navy >
  
  
  former US Marine Corps fighter pilot
  
  Marine >
  
  The Marines are just the Navy’s Army. Kind of weird that they have their own Air Force. >
  
  Yep, and I think our Navy's army IIRC has a top 10 world air force.... The US military is somewhat ridiculous in that regard... >
  
  It’s weird that the Navy’s Army has a top-10 Air Force when the Navy itself has the world’s #2 Air Force, just behind the actual Air Force.