Free Disney Golf for Military
April 26th, 2009
I hope your sitting down with 9-1-1 pre-dialed into your phone when you read this, it is amazing news that just might test the strength of your heart!
FREE GOLF at Disney World!! I am not talking about a buy one get one free thingy, no no – FREE as in show up and play because you’ve already earned it FREE.
Walt Disney World, amongst its PGA golf courses, has a little known 9 hole executive course available for play. What most people don’t know, even those currently staying here at the Shades of Green, if you have your Disney’s Armed Forces Salute complementary (Read the rest of the story…)
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Checking In
April 15th, 2009
Currently on a vacation to Florida – sorry for the lack of posts but really haven’t done anything worth writing about yet, that should all change tomorrow! We will be leaving the dock before the sun hits the horizon and plan on reducing the overall fish count in the Gulf of Mexico. Cross your fingers, I hope our fishing turns into catching. (Read the rest of the story…)
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NIA Tracking Modification
March 18th, 2009
Last week I announced the NavyCS Industrial Average (NIA) where I purchased stocks with the idea of using the gain to determine the amount of money my wife and I will donate to Soldiers Angels Valour IT program.
I am not (Read the rest of the story…)
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CNRC to Become CNETC!
March 11th, 2009
Excellent choice. Congratulations Sir!
Chief of Naval Operations Adm. Gary Roughead announced today the following assignments:
Rear Adm. Joseph F. Kilkenny will be assigned as commander, Naval Education and Training Command, Pensacola, Fla. Kilkenny is currently serving as commander, Navy Recruiting Command, Millington, Tenn.
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NavyCS Industrial Average
March 9th, 2009
Announcing the NavyCS Industrial Average (NIA)!
A downturn in the economy does not equal a downturn in the need for charities support. Each one of us should have a plan for distributing a portion of our funds to charities. It is with that thought Bonnie and I have decided to create NIA.
The NIA is a group of stocks we purchased, hopefully near the yearly lows, that we will use as a guide to determine how much money we will donate to Project Valour IT this year.
Investing in the stock market now?! (Read the rest of the story…)
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Friendly Reminder
March 7th, 2009
Every year at 0200 on the second Sunday in March the United States starts daylight savings time. Before you hit the sack tonight “spring” your clocks forward one hour, well, unless you live in Arizona or Hawaii that is. (Read the rest of the story…)
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Sailor For Life
March 2nd, 2009
OK, Navy Times, capitalize Sailor! Of all journalistic publications on this planet I figured you would voluntarily follow the lead of the Secretary of the Navy John H. Dalton when he decreed back in 1994 the word Sailor when used in Naval correspondence and referring to Sailors of the U.S. Navy.
Rant over, on to some news.
Merging to a single detailing system for Sailors sounds like a good idea to me but does bring up a lot of questions. (Read the rest of the story…)
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Commissaries Stop Selling-Redeeming CertifiChecks
February 27th, 2009
To help get the word out here is a notice sent to Commissary store directors today.
ATTENTION STORE DIRECTORS/CUSTOMER SERVICE MANAGERS
Subject: IMMEDIATE ATTENTION OPERATIONAL ALERT # 13 CertifiChecks Store Directors, Please ensure this information is disseminated to your customer service employees immediately and actions 1-5 are completed by COB today.
Effective immediately, due to an extremely difficult economic environment, CertifiChecks, Inc. has ceased operations.
1. Commissaries are to stop selling and redeeming CertifiChecks
immediately.
2. Remove all door and register decals related to CertifiChecks.
3. Post the attached signage, “Notice to our Customers” in locations
highly visible to the customer.
4. Provide customers wishing to redeem CertifiChecks with the following information:If you have CertifiCheck gift certificates which you would like to submit for potential reimbursement, please remit to:
CertifiCheck, Inc.,
Attention: Redemption Department,
435 Shoup Mill Rd,
Dayton, Ohio 45414.5. Remove any references to CertifiChecks from your store web page.
6. Store Directors must notify installation command, chaplains, and
other installation activities that may be impacted.
7. Stores are to inventory (count) the number of unsold CertifiChecks
on hand and return them by Federal Express or United Parcel Service
(UPS) or registered U.S. Mail to:DeCA Headquarters
Attn: RM, Accounting
1300 E Avenue
Fort Lee, VA 23801
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5 Years Old!
February 16th, 2009
My web site hobby is now 5 years old today (the day I registered the domain navycs.com)!
We’ll be drinking champagne tonight! (Read the rest of the story…)
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USS Enterprise Numa Numa Sailor Slain
February 6th, 2009
Our thoughts and prayers go out to the family.
From the Navy Times;
By Andrew Tilghman – Staff writer
A 39-year-old Sailor and one-time producer of a popular online video known as the “Enterprise Numa Numa” was killed in his Maryland home in what police say was a murder-suicide involving his girlfriend.
His video; (Read the rest of the story…)
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