Category Archives: Military
Rear Admiral Facing Politically Correct Time Bomb
There have been posts here, over the years, discussing the rampant rise of “political correctness”, social engineering, and other bits of stupidity which have been rammed down the throats selectively inserted into the fabric of our military. For the most … Continue reading
Filed under Military, PC or not PC
“Livin on jacks and queens … Maverick is a legend of the west.”
Or so the song goes from the old Maverick television show. A series about a gambler, and a bit of a rogue, whose conscience, at the end of the day, usually won out over his wallet. A good man, in … Continue reading
Filed under Constitution, Military, News of the Day, Politics
Obama channels his “inner Bush”
Commented over at Cmblakes about this. Specifically about the 112 cruse missile “turkey shoot” with the UK and France also providing air support. (At least until we can get some of our assets into the theater.) The latest screech on … Continue reading
Filed under Islam and other fables for our times, Military, News of the Day, Politics
The Oath
The flags along our street stand at “Parade Rest” on this overcast Veteran’s Day. A colorful, but mute, sign of respect, of acknowledgment to those who have (or are currently serving) served in the armed forces. I was sitting in … Continue reading
Filed under Harbor Life, Military, Scribbles
Our Little Town
It is not yet mid-autumn here in our little town. The weather has, if anything, been a little warmer than the norm for this time of year, middle to upper 60′s during the day, sliding to the mid to lower … Continue reading
Filed under Military, News of the Day
“In The Navy”
“Where can you find pleasure Search the world for treasure Learn science, technology Where can you begin to make your dreams all come true …” Source: “In the Navy”/”The Village People” Lt. Barney Greenwald: You’re learning that you don’t work … Continue reading
Filed under Harbor Life, Military, Random Thoughts
Here in lies the real issue
The book burning was looked upon as being “hateful”, “idiotic”, “insensitive”. A case of one agent of one religious sect willingly seeking to denigrate another’s “holy book”. But here is the bottom line. The pastor from Florida, Terry Jones, has … Continue reading
“When everybody is special … nobody is.”
We had this, back in the day. There was the ” Enlisted Surface Warfare” Badge, and the “Aviation Warfare” wings. The initial idea behind this was to allow for those who wanted to work toward becoming “a resident expert” in … Continue reading
Generations
There once was a young man who hearing the call to arms of his country, went and served in said countries Sea service. In his case it was the German Navy, the conflict at that time being World War I. … Continue reading
Filed under Harbor Life, Military, Scribbles
Go NAVY, Beat Army!
It used to be no matter how bad the season, as long as you beat Army in the annual face-off between these rival services, you would live to see another year of coaching. But Navy, over the past few years … Continue reading
Filed under Harbor Life, Military, News of the Day
