[US Navy Vet]

Worth the read.

[A Navy Vet]

"The naval service, by its very nature, thrives on rules and regulations. Above all else, a ship and her crew must promote self-reliance, discipline, and teamwork to maintain effectiveness and ensure mission accomplishment in the unforgiving and uncertain environments of both ocean and fog of battle. This truism of rules and regulation is particularly reflected in the official record maintained by all commissioned U.S. Navy vessels - the deck log."

At least it used to be in my Navy.

[P8riot]

Onboard the USS Dwight D Eisenhower while in port in Naples, Italy, I had the mid-watch on Dec 31, 1984. The Navy had just outlawed beards and my log noted that fact (as well as others) in a poetic form that I had prepared ahead of time. Later I was called on the carpet and was ordered to rewrite them. In the intervening 40 years I have misplaced the original. Otherwise I would be posting them this evening.

[Mathews]

I filled out four of those.

[Chode]

Bravo Zulu...

[martin_fierro]

The Army says, “HUAH”

The Marines, “HOO-RAH”

Navy?

[Pete from Shawnee Mission]

Concerns the Navy.

[EngineDad]

Aren’t Navy Ships haze grey, under way and always gay? (Only kidding!)

Happy New Year from a Merchant Mariner!