"The military doesn't start wars. Politicians start wars." - William Childs Westmoreland, US Army Chief of Staff 1968-1972
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Showing posts with label military. Show all posts
Showing posts with label military. Show all posts
Sunday, July 09, 2023
The US 'Military Recruiting Crisis' - Some ideas
Wednesday, January 25, 2023
Men at Work
"I sit on a man's back, choking him and making him carry me and yet assure myself and others that I feel sorry for him and wish to lighten his load by all means possible... except by getting off his back" - Leo Tolstoy
Wednesday, December 25, 2013
Another excellent documentary on Cold War Submarines
This is an episode of Nova that interviews a lot of Navy and intelligence insiders, as well as the authors of the book "Blind Man's Bluff". Nice write up. Merry Christmas, too ;)
Speaking of Christmas, my two worst were in the Navy.
The second-worst Christmas was being underway on station, when the ship that was supposed to relieve us arrived several days late. It's one thing if you know and expect to be at sea during Christmas. It's another thing entirely to be ordered to stay put at the last minute. On the bright side, it wasn't much different than any other day at sea, and everyone accepted the bad deal with grace.
My worst-ever Christmas was at Nuclear Power School in Orlando, Florida. School let out for a week or two, and we were encouraged to go home and enjoy the holidays. I had no home other than the Navy, so I pretty much had to stay put. All my classmates and friends went home to spend Christmas with their parents. I hung out in a dark and empty base, stood lonely watches, and ate bland chow hall food for Christmas dinner.
Speaking of Christmas, my two worst were in the Navy.
The second-worst Christmas was being underway on station, when the ship that was supposed to relieve us arrived several days late. It's one thing if you know and expect to be at sea during Christmas. It's another thing entirely to be ordered to stay put at the last minute. On the bright side, it wasn't much different than any other day at sea, and everyone accepted the bad deal with grace.
My worst-ever Christmas was at Nuclear Power School in Orlando, Florida. School let out for a week or two, and we were encouraged to go home and enjoy the holidays. I had no home other than the Navy, so I pretty much had to stay put. All my classmates and friends went home to spend Christmas with their parents. I hung out in a dark and empty base, stood lonely watches, and ate bland chow hall food for Christmas dinner.
Sunday, November 17, 2013
Belated Veteran's Day Post
My daughter's school once again held a Veteran's Day assembly, where any veteran they knew was invited to attend, and honored. Again, it was nice to have the service of country be acknowledged.
The transition from military to civilian can be pretty easy, or it can be difficult. Coming out of the submarine service, I had a little bit of difficulty. I missed the intensity of running casualty drills, of the camraderie, and also with the return from isolation from the public.
My own service was not what I wanted to post about for Veteran's Day though. This guy is.
The transition from military to civilian can be pretty easy, or it can be difficult. Coming out of the submarine service, I had a little bit of difficulty. I missed the intensity of running casualty drills, of the camraderie, and also with the return from isolation from the public.
My own service was not what I wanted to post about for Veteran's Day though. This guy is.
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