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Originally Posted by guardedbystars
Yeah I saw that in the New York Times today... apparently she was only on loan from the Navy and she wasn't even technically working for NASA... I don't really understand that, but ok.
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When a military officer/warrant officer/NCO is selected as an astronaut, they're assigned NASA as a special duty or 'detail'. When they leave or are removed (as CAPT Nowak was) from NASA, they return to their parent military service.
Methinks CAPT Nowak, USN is going to be given RILO (Resign In Lieu Of [a court-martial], in her case, 'Retire' since she already has over 20 years in), then hand her over to face silly-vilian justice.