[Robert A Cook PE]

Kind sire!

Did you not realize (having become (tonight) the SECOND person to have proposed (and been accepted!) via "official" Naval message?

yes, "I" (quite innocently) was on midshipperson's summer duty (between semesters at A&M) down in the far tropics. "I" (being ice and innocent) kindly wrote to the (then) St Ronnie (Maiden Name) asking her to marry me. (Not very romantic perhaps but (heck) I'm an engineer - efficiency first, last, and always.)

The Dear St Ronnie (being with friends as always) is reading my letter, stops - literally halting in her tracks - and sits down in the student center. Says, "I got to send a telegram! RIGHT NOW!- Who do I call at the Triangle (local NROTC HQ)?" ....

Moments later - She has "messaged" the entire Atlantic Fleet (and every command authority between the Pentagon and USS SOUTH CAROLINA, MIDN 1/C RACOOK) a single one word message "YES. I LOVE YOU." No other text. No other identifier.

The XO calls me into his quarters, somewhere south of the Equator and off of Brazil) ..... Says, "I got a message for you. Well, at least we think it's for you. Does this mean what we think it means? Because, otherwise, we have no idea why we received it."

[patton]

LOLOLOL.

My wife would have messaged all pentagon, all navy, etc...

LET ME THINK ABOUT IT.

[xsmommy]

oh the romance of the MEN from WFTD.... : )

[gwmoore]

GN Robt es all the group on WFTD,

Darn, I had NO Idea, I thought I was unique, considering that I had "borrowed" all the facilities for the grand event, even to getting the Commo Officer out of the Rack to "Officially" sign off on the outgoing (I felt a message of such importance was far too important to be signed off by the duty Ofc[he agreed, it was, as you might say, a "conspiracy"] perpetrated by those individuals who have to stay in closed spaces at 0300, and what better way for a duty Ofc and Watch Supv to pass the time [besides lousy coffee] than such a momentous undertaking).

I did, think, though, that I may have been the first LOL, am extremely glad to hear there is a precedent.

Now, that having been said, I do admit to being somewhat jealous of not being the RM at the "Mill" when your "reply" was received from your future bride. I think I would have given just about anything to have copied that msg, especially if it had been xmtd in clear on a CW circuit... I picture the "huh" expression on my face as I looked at the copy, and the instant reflex of going for the authentication material to prove that this, indeed was "real". Like you, I highly approve of the efficiency, though. Being called into the XO's ofc is PRICELESS!!!!!

I did, however think I was the original ROTFL, but the Navy never changes [evil grin]

Greg