Honor Those Who Gave Their All
May 31st, 2010
To a large part of the American population, Memorial Day is just a paid day off from work that traditionally we fire up the backyard grill, and enjoy time with our family and friends.
Countless heroes have died while in the service of this great country, we should be honoring them everyday, but Memorial Day does provide a focus. At 1500, your local time (3pm), take a moment to remember the supreme sacrifice of our fallen heroes. During that moment, take the time to tell the stories of men like;
HM3 Wayne M. Caron, “…HM3 Caron was hit in the arm by enemy fire. Although knocked to the ground, he regained his feet (Read the rest of the article…)
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LT John Finn USN
May 30th, 2010
Medal of Honor Citation:
CPO John Finn USN
For extraordinary heroism distinguished service, and devotion above and beyond the call of duty. During the first attack by Japanese airplanes on the Naval Air Station, Kaneohe Bay, on 7 December 1941, Lt. Finn promptly secured and manned a .50-caliber machinegun mounted on an instruction stand in a completely exposed section of the parking ramp, which was under heavy enemy machinegun strafing fire. Although painfully wounded many times, he continued to man this gun and to return the enemy’s fire vigorously and with telling effect throughout the enemy strafing and bombing attacks and with complete disregard for his own personal safety. It was only by specific orders that he was persuaded to leave his post to seek medical attention. Following first aid treatment, although obviously suffering much pain and moving with great difficulty, he returned to the squadron area and actively supervised the rearming of returning planes. His extraordinary heroism and conduct in this action were in keeping with the highest traditions of the U.S. Naval Service.
LT Finn passed away on 27 May 2010, he was 100 years old. He was, and will continue to be, a great inspiration to the Sailors of our Navy. There is a petition, (Read the rest of the article…)
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Moral Waivers for Enlistment
May 23rd, 2010
A couple of years ago, the Department of Defense (DOD) decided to try and make the waiver report uniform across all the military recruiting organizations. Previously, each service had their own way of reporting; as an example, what may have been called a misdemeanor by the Navy may have been ruled in a different category by the Marine Corps. Making the changes forced the Navy to change some of the terminology and limits of what is waiverable for enlistment to meet the DOD’s requirements. As an example of just the terminology updates, Minor Misdemeanors are now called Non-Traffic offenses, and a Felony is now considered a Major Misconduct. Also changed, was the various combination of charges that could be waived. Because of the consolidation of reporting rules, this guide should be in-line with all the military branches’ waiverable requirements.
I have been trying to avoid posting about this topic because of the numerous factors that go into a waiver determination, but because of all the email questions I do receive, police involvement and how it may have hurt enlistment opportunities must be the most common, and the most difficult to answer, I decided to give it a go. You see, just because a charge or group of (Read the rest of the article…)
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New Site Design
May 20th, 2010
I have updated my sites theme, well, everything except the gallery – I will have it completed before the weekend is over. My site building skills are limited; I learn as I go, so, hopefully you find the new look more appealing than the previous 5 versions.
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Navy SRB Guidance as of 14May2010
May 17th, 2010
Just in case the NPC web site loses connection again, here is the latest Selective Re-enlistment Bonus (SRB) guidance, NAVADMIN 175/10. (Read the rest of the article…)
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No Timeline Set for the Enlisted Female Integration
May 12th, 2010
Yesterday, I participated in my first DODLive Blogger’s Roundtable. The event featured Rear Adm. Bruner, Commander Submarine Group Ten. I am sure he would have answered any questions concerning the current state of the submarine force, but the main topic on everyone’s mind was the female Sailor integration into submarine service.
The question I was going to lead off with concerned the enlisted female integration plan. I was to go first, and the Admiral, inadvertently, had me adjust my questioning on the fly when he stated in his opening comments;
“While the Navy envisions integrating female officers, we’ll continue planning to integrate enlisted women in submarines. However, right now we don’t have a time or a set timeline to integrate enlisted females.”
Here it is; [the] Navy’s stance as to why women have not been assigned to submarines up to this point has (Read the rest of the article…)
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Pin-Up Model Contest
May 9th, 2010
First of all, Mom, I love you, and “Happy Mother’s Day!” to you and all you other moms out there.
I recently bought a new camera. I am not a photographer, I have zero understanding of proper lighting, ISO (whatever the heck that is), or even, the best angles to use. The Memphis Zoo has started a photo contest to help create their 2011 Zoo Calendar. I thought, heck, I can focus, point and shoot – maybe I’ll get lucky. Here are entries into three of the 12 categories – I’ll have to return to establish the other nine as the point and shoot didn’t go so well… Anyway, how do these look?
A Bali Mynah bird in the Tropical Bird House
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16 Weeks to 24 Days
May 7th, 2010
Last year, May 1st, when you were first able to enroll in the Post 9/11 GI Bill, the average processing time was about 16 weeks; today, the processing time is about 24 days – oh, what a difference a year makes.
Continuing students, who have registered for the Fall 2010 semester, have already started to receive their book stipends ($41.67 per semester hour, up to $1000 per year), and the colleges are receiving the tuition payments! Remarkable!
A reminder, if you are taking summer classes – remember the (Read the rest of the article…)
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