http://www.navycs.com/blogs Navy Blog containing the musings of a retired Navy Master Chief Tue, 17 Nov 2009 17:18:57 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en [ad#military-blog-sm]Contemplating our own death is something we humans do, we wonder how our life will come to an end. Some would argue that religion and the thought of an after-life were created only to ease our fear of the inevitable. We all hope for a peaceful, painless demise, perhaps to ... http://www.navycs.com/blogs/2009/11/16/launch-or-dinner Tomorrow is Veterans Day. To help commemorate the day I suggest that you start your two minutes of silence at 1100 (time that major hostilities of World War I were formally ended on the 11th day of the 11th month of 1918) that you donate to the Soldier's Angels Project ... http://www.navycs.com/blogs/2009/11/10/veterans-day-2009 HA! You have to love Navy Recruiting cartoons done in good taste by famous cartoonists! Jeff Bacon, author of the Broadside cartoons, published his latest work to help support the Valour-IT fund raising campaign. Gahh, enough with me talking, read the comic strip! See the rest of this cartoon on Jeff ... http://www.navycs.com/blogs/2009/11/03/broadside-for-valour-it Last night you gave out about $30 worth of candy to a bunch of little kids - how about today you pledge at least that like amount to our wounded warriors? Either use the widget in the sidebar or go to this very special E-Bay auction where you can ... http://www.navycs.com/blogs/2009/11/01/the-valour-it-auction Today, the latest Employment Cost Index (ECI) percentages were released. What makes today's release important is that it is the figure used to determine the military pay proposal for the 2011 defense budget. As you may be aware, last years figure was 2.9% - the figure used by President Obama ... http://www.navycs.com/blogs/2009/10/30/employment-cost-index And it begins! Once again, Team Navy is helping raise funds for Project Valour-IT. As you may know, on March 9, 2009, Bonnie and I put a couple of thousand dollars into some stocks with the idea of donating, in the name of #TeamNavy, 10% of any money made or ... http://www.navycs.com/blogs/2009/10/26/2009-project-valour-it [ad#military-blog-sm]I received a letter from the VA today which described each of the payments that were deposited a few days ago for my Post 9/11 GI Bill benefit. One of the pages described some "what ifs" concerning any changes in my enrollment. Grades You Receive VA can't pay benefits for courses ... http://www.navycs.com/blogs/2009/10/20/911gibill-what-ifs July 4, 1983, I was awakened from a deep sleep by the deafening sound of someone dropping, then dragging, a large steal chain across the deck just above my head. It was a normal occurrence, and due to its timeliness, was proving to be quite a good alarm clock. The ... http://www.navycs.com/blogs/2009/10/13/my-favorite-holiday The world's most powerful and technologically advanced Navy turns 234 years old today. Happy Birthday United States Navy! http://www.navycs.com/blogs/2009/10/13/234-years-old The borders of Navy Cyberspace are pink! After all, it is October, which means it is Breast Cancer Awareness Month. Follow this breast cancer information link, and start to get yourself educated on a disease that is projected to kill about 41,000 Americans in the next year. Remember, awareness and education is ... http://www.navycs.com/blogs/2009/10/04/its-breast-cancer-awareness-month