One reason I have pretty much parted ways with a lot of the mil-blogging community, is it unrelenting tendency to “pile on” on relatively minor issues while refusing to dig deeper on issues of major import to the military community. It has become almost an article of faith, that a
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Spread the word…..
Phibian posted this. When I saw it-I just had to send it far and wide. This is so true of my Navy, and a lot of other places in DOD. Are they listening? Nope. Sign No. 1: Conspicuously posted vision or value statements are filled with vague but important-sounding words
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With all the money the Navy is blowing on F-18’s and F-35’s and LCS’s these days-they could buy the whole E-2 fleet a couple of times over: The E-2D Hawkeye is over budget, but the Navy needs it anyway, defense officials told Congress this month. Since 2003, the E-2D program’s
Continue readingPermission to go ashore……
In style. Another contemporary of mine has retired. Only he did it in the style that only he can do. ….he passes through the “side-boys” down the “after-brow” and “ashore” where he “doffs” his uniform blouse, dons a Hawaiian shirt, his wife cuts off his uniform trousers into shorts, then
Continue readingBeating the wrong horse…….
I’ve been following with considerable interest, the ongoing war debate between Thomas Ricks and the service academies. It all started with this article in the Washington Post: After covering the U.S. military for nearly two decades, I’ve concluded that graduates of the service academies don’t stand out compared to other
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This statement on the budget by Secretary Gates. I’ve only had a chance to quickly peruse it-but I think he’s made some of the right calls on first glance. F-22 -How many yachts are enought Gordon? DDG-1000? Right call there. VH-71? Did it to itself. Missile defense? No comment for
Continue readingGood local journalism……
Every once in a great while, the local fish wrapper here in Shopping Mall USA prints a nice story-about nice people. Today was one of those days. Follow me inside and read about Chooch, Great American………..
Continue readingThey still have to go back home…….
The Russians that is-across the North Atlantic in the dead of winter. Came across this pretty cool video of how the transit might be like. Admiral Kusnetsov and a Slava CG taking water over the bow. Check out the Sovremmeny Destroyer taking 45 degree rolls. Admiral Kuznetsov Aircraft Carrier and
Continue readingNot always what it seems……..
The appointment of Gen Shinseki to be VA Secretary that is. I have no doubt that he will do a good job as VA Secretary, but I’m not reading into it the same kind of political vindictiveness that most of the media has. There are several reasons for this. 1)
Continue readingLast political post….(for a little while)
I went to the doctor today, so it meant I had some time to and from work to hear the speeches of Shrew and U Know Who. Having also listened with nostalgia-mixed with sad realization-to McCain’s speech last night, I slowly realized that , for the good of my health
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