College, Better Late Than Never
September 27th, 2009
In 1980, as my graduation from high school approached, I needed to make a decision about what I was going to do for the rest of my life; what was going to be my life’s work? I had many options I could have pursued. Certainly, I wasn’t the best student in high school, but I was far from the worst. Throughout my teenage years, I heard time and time again that the only real path to success was through institutions of higher learning, but due to my hard-headedness and stubborn ways, it would be years in my future before the realization of a college education’s potential would become clear.
Funny thing, as most (Read the rest of the article…)
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Navy Recruiting Medical Waiver Process
September 17th, 2009
Over the past couple of years, I have received a large number of emails asking me about the waiver process for medical issues. The Military Entrance Processing Station (MEPS) may have already permanently disqualified the individual, or is concerned they may have a condition which force them to endure the process and anxiety of the medical waiver.
First of all, the approval of a medical waiver is the responsibility of the Commander, Navy Recruiting Command (CNRC). The Admiral makes a decision with input from a qualified medical authority.
To dispel a myth, Navy Recruiting does not (Read the rest of the article…)
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Happy Birthday Computer Bug!
September 9th, 2009
I bet you didn’t know that it was a Navy Lieutenant who first coined the phrase “bug” for a problem associated with a computer!
You see, LT Grace Murray Hopper, while serving on active duty, and working at Harvard University found a moth had embedded itself in a relay in the Mark II Aiken Relay Calculator (we are talking about some pretty old technology :)).
The operators taped the moth to (Read the rest of the article…)
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Navy 27 Ohio State 31
September 5th, 2009
Navy 27 – Ohio State 31
First off, thank you to the Ohio State fans who showed an enormous amount of class before, during, and after the game. It was an entertaining and exciting football game to watch. You Buckeyes displayed your pride in our country and armed forces with a grace not seen enough in this day and age. BZ!
Good to see Vice Admiral Fowler on the sidelines wearing a huge smile just after the 85 yard touchdown in the fourth quarter for Navy. I, like him, thought the Midshipmen would pull off the upset!!
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