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America in Uniform
Administrative Nightmare
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goquin
An actual memo from the Alaska Air Command, February 1973 “Due to an administrative error, the original of the attached letter was forwarded to you. A new original has been accomplished and forwarded to AAC/JA (Alaskan Air Command, Judge Advocate office). Please place this carbon copy in your files and destroy the original.” By Rod…
Admiral Rickover’s Retirement
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goquin
At one point in time during his career, Admiral Hyman Rickover, the father of the Nuclear Navy, was commander of a carrier task force, and had his flag on the carrier. For exercise, Adm. Rickover walked a lap around the flight deck every day. It became custom for the sailors to approach the Admiral during…
Department of the Navy
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goquin
The story of how the Marines became a branch under the Department of the Navy: It seems that after WW I, the war to end all wars, the US Govt. had a lot of surplus material that they had no use for. What to do with it was a problem, and it was finally decided…
You might be an Airborne Soldier if…
By
goquin
The first thing you do in the morning is put in a dip Your favorite beer is someone else’s Your cologne smells suspiciously like bug juice You think a spit shine means to spit on your boots and wipe them on the back of your pant legs Your kids wear a high and tight and…
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