26 Years Ago Today
May 28th, 2009
It was a Saturday night, 23 April 1983, Luther and I stationed aboard the USS Forrestal and both made the trek from Mayport, FL to the Philadelphia shipyard for the FIDs service life extension program (SLEP) decided to head out and explore the South Jersey. Our ship had not been in the area but a few weeks and we were all still getting our bearings.
As we navigated one of the local road ways it became quite apparent that I was not going to be able to continue without a pit stop. My bladder felt as if it was going to burst. Luckily (Read the rest of the article…)
Read Comments (3)
Question for Congressman Filner
May 22nd, 2009
I read “Memorial Day: Putting Our Troops and Veterans First” by Congressman Bob Filner. In it he describes a number of initiatives congress has completed which those of us who are/have served appreciate very much. I thank him and his colleagues for their actions.
One issue I do have with the article, (Read the rest of the article…)
Read Comments (0)
911GIBill Certificate of Eligibility
May 21st, 2009
May 1, 2009 was the first day you could submit your application via the VONAPP web site for the Post-911 GI Bill (911GIBill). It was on that day I filled out the remarkably easy to follow form, and submitted my request. Then I waited.
Today I received my answer via snail mail. (Read the rest of the article…)
Read Comments (1)
2010 Projected Navy Active End Strength
May 14th, 2009
Active duty manpower projections by grade for FY-2010.
Commissioned Officers
0-10 Admiral 10
0-9 Vice Admiral 33
0-8 Rear Admiral (UH) 68
0-7 Rear Admiral (LH) 107
0-6 Captain 3,444
0-5 Commander 6,963
0-4 Lieutenant Commander 10,503
0-3 Lieutenant 15,726
0-2 Lieutenant (JG) 6,591
0-1 Ensign 6,580
TOTAL 50,025
Warrant Officers (Read the rest of the article…)
Read Comments (0)
Nuclear Lawyer
May 13th, 2009
My oldest Son, Tommy, is currently finishing up his internship for the United States Attorney’s Office in Washington D.C. and tomorrow morning my wife and I will be driving there to pick him up (he wrecked his Mustang, whole other story…), bring him here to our home for the summer before he starts the next segment of his life, law school! Tommy has been accepted to law school at Penn State and is still waiting on replies for a couple of other schools in the Washington D.C. area. He is pretty excited to be going to Penn State, to my chagrin he didn’t even apply to U of Florida… he thinks Florida is too hot, GEEZ!
Anyway, Tommy sent me a copy of his application. His personal statement each school required is what caught my eye. As you may know he of course followed me around to all my duty stations (he attended three high schools for crying out loud) then (Read the rest of the article…)
Read Comments (0)
2010 Defense Budget Released
May 7th, 2009
Today, President Obama released his proposal for the 2010 defense budget. The budget proposal is usually released by a president during the month of February which allows enough time for debate in congress and signature into law by the beginning of the next fiscal year. With this late release I am concerned we may see another year that military members will have a delay in pay much like that of 2008 where pay had to be retroactively paid back.
DoD Releases Fiscal 2010 Budget Proposal
President Barack Obama today sent to Congress a proposed defense budget of $663.8 billion for fiscal 2010. The budget request for the Department of Defense (DoD) includes $533.8 billion in discretionary budget authority to fund base defense programs and $130 billion to support overseas contingency operations, primarily in Iraq and Afghanistan….
Support for the Troops and Their Families
The fiscal 2010 base budget proposal includes $177.5 billion (Read the rest of the article…)
Read Comments (1)
MOAA Marketing Yourself for Second Career
May 5th, 2009
LECTURER - Colonel Dan Koslov, USAF (RET)
I receive emails as a result of my attendance to the Transition Assistance Program (TAP) class from the Fleet and Family Support Center Mid-South updating me on some of the various opportunities. The notice I got today is worth driving a long distance to attend!
The Military Officers Association of America (MOAA) will be presenting “Marketing Yourself for a Second Career” on May 12, 2009. A free two and one half hour professional lecture for officers and senior enlisted who plan to leave the service in the next one to five years. Spouses are cordially invited.
During the presentation you will learn about your competition for finding a job, perceptions civilian employers have of military personnel, developing a plan for your job search, resumes, cover letters, broadcast letters, etc. Learn how employers (Read the rest of the article…)
Read Comments (0)
NIA Update Number Two
May 4th, 2009
The latest NavyCS Industrial average (NIA) is 3035.35, a 36.9% gain since the starting date of March 9, 2009.
The NIA because we, Bonnie and I, think each one of us should have a plan for distributing a portion of our funds to charities. Remember, a downturn in the economy does not equal a downturn in the need for charities support!
Before the opening bell this morning I have about 30% of the NIA in cash waiting on another pull back in the market. The current stocks include; BP Inc (BP:NYSE), General Electric (GE:NYSE), Synovus Financial Corp (SNV:NYSE) and Intel Corp (INTC:NASDAQ).
Some great news concerning Soldier’s Angels – they are now a part of CFC! (Read the rest of the article…)
Read Comments (1)
