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To: xone
As a young Ensign I stood JOOD watch with the Weapons Officer. He taught me practical navigation, ship handling, watch standing.

One of the things he taught me was how to do maneuvering board (polar geographic plot) approximations in my head. He explained that an OOD should rely on combat for exact maneuvering solutions but you could get the ship heading in the right direction at a close speed and then make adjustments. Other than the Captain he was by far the best ship driver.

WWG1WGA

Garde la Foi, mes amis! Nous nous sommes les sauveurs de la République! Maintenant et Toujours!
(Keep the Faith, my friends! We are the saviors of the Republic! Now and Forever!)

LonePalm, le Républicain du verre cassé (The Broken Glass Republican)

555 posted on 09/06/2018 6:15:57 PM PDT by LonePalm (Commander and Chef)
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To: LonePalm

Having a senior officer willing to give you the gouge without worrying you’ll show him up later is one of the best aspects of service.


557 posted on 09/06/2018 6:20:32 PM PDT by xone
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To: LonePalm
Twitter comment on the NYT "op-ed"....

Pete de Leon - Retweeted Katica

My theory:
Article was written by #Pocahontas,
edited by #Spartacus,
approved by #Schmuck,
passed it to Comey,
then leaked to #CNN #Sciuto & #Bernstein
contacted a #WH janitor for confirmation,
janitor leaked to #FailingNYTimes

558 posted on 09/06/2018 6:21:25 PM PDT by newfreep ("INSIDE EVERY PROGRESSIVE IS A TOTALITARIAN SCREAMING TO GET OUT" @HOROWITZ39, DAVID HOROWITZ)
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