An Unidentified Naval Officer's Opinion on Syria

National Review Online ^ | September 1, 2013 | John Fund

[neverdem]

No further comment required . . . a picture speaks volumes.

[noinfringers2]

Reminds me of an experience I had while in basic infantry training. I was on some kind of company detail set up by the Captain. Somehow I also got on the KP list. I went to resolve these chores with the 1st Sgt hoping to stay on Company’s CO duty. He gave me that look only such people have. I ended up peeling potatoes and breaking eggs well into the earl morning.

[Sporke]

“That sir, is a Gunner’s Mate!”

How did you know that? :-P

[Diogenesis]

[jneesy]

the crossed guns on his rank is his rating (job) gunners mate cant put a finger on it but something is wrong with his ribbons need a clearer picture

[jneesy]

on second look it appears the ribbons i can see are spot on even has expert pistol and rifle typical for a GM

[American Constitutionalist]

An Unidentified Naval Officer’s Opinion on Syria : A cluster flop.... can’t say what Clint Eastwood really said in the movie.

[American Constitutionalist]

[xzins]

I’m Army, not Navy, so I don’t know. The awards are largely different from service to service.

In the Army it’s higher down to lower, top to bottom, right to left. I don’t know if the Navy follows even that.

[American Constitutionalist]

" The irony is that a Nobel Peace Prize winner was so eager to bomb a country (so that he isn’t mocked as all bark and no bite) that he wouldn’t bother with national much less international approval. "

Let alone let UN Sanctions work just as they told us when going into Iraq or before any action on Iran.

[MestaMachine]

Pics like that from different branches of the military are popping up all over the place.

[My hearts in London - Everett]

That was mentioned in regards to a picture of an Army Corporal (E5) going around on Facebook with a sign that says, "You don't join to say "I refuse", you didn't join to hide your face, you don't join to push your ideology, you join to SERVE. Now quit making signs and get the f..k back to work". My daughter (Active duty, 8 year Navy) says his ribbons are correct, for what it's worth.

[BykrBayb]

Thank you. That clears it up for me.

[bert]

That officer is not an officer,but a CHIEF

[JimRed]

That is not a naval officer; he is a Chief Gunner’s Mate, with gold stripes indicating top notch behavior while in service.