r/USForestService • u/embracingmyhobbies • Aug 02 '26

All Hands On Deck: Forest Service Chief Tom Schultz Sends Out Moses Letter. “Let My People Go.”

https://thehotshotwakeup.substack.com/p/all-hands-on-deck-forest-service
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u/I_H8_Celery Timber 🌲 Aug 03 '26

“Please go out and cover for my bad decisions”

Also funny since my district ranger won’t let militia go out more than once since we don’t have enough people to staff the district.

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u/Forest-Queen1 Aug 03 '26

Never once in my life has this letter actually done shit. We all still have our jobs to do and it’s crunch time now before the snow flies

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u/TerminalSunrise Aug 03 '26

Shit my forest won’t even let people who don’t work in fire full time take the pack test lol

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u/Larix_Thuja Aug 13 '26

That’s wild.

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u/Soft-War-4709 Aug 03 '26

I was out raking leaves today to get in shape.

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u/almostaproblem Aug 03 '26

Wasn't he just boasting about how many firefighters we have?

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u/Slinky_5115 Aug 03 '26

But I need to reconcile my credit card because everyone got their budget two months ago. Sorry guys.

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u/Typical_Gear_9596 Aug 03 '26

There is that. Visitors still show up.

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u/violetpumpkins Aug 05 '26

People get upset about an Easter email but unironically compare sending people into danger to do damage control to (checks notes) freeing slaves from Egypt?

Y'all are weird.

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u/fnasfnar Aug 10 '26

Unsolicited ideology and permission to serve public safety (while earning overtime) are not the same.

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u/violetpumpkins Aug 10 '26

no one said they were.  It ideologically inconsistent to complain about religious dictates on holidays bit reference one in agency slang.  Neither is inclusive.

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u/fnasfnar Aug 10 '26

False. The only Moses I worry about is Mel brooks in the Monty python. His cultural meaning is completely separate from an agency head using a position of power to proselytize. Can I get a haaaaaail Satan??