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Question about NewsCentral report on "Official" missing Kerry document.
Jazhawk
Posted on 09/14/2004 4:57:42 PM PDT by Jazhawk
I have a question. I'm asking because I don't want another slip-up with these old documents. Mark Harmon will get an email from me as well but while I'm here let me ask my fellow freepers. In the video report, Mark Harmon refers Kerry's after action report and John F. Kerry as "Lt. J.G. Kerry."
Now I know I may not be up on every facet of John Kerry's life but was John F. Kerry ever John G. Kerry back in the day?
Thanks in advance
-Jazhawk
TOPICS: Politics/Elections
KEYWORDS: afteractionreport; johngkerry; kerry; markharmon; vietnam
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posted on
09/14/2004 4:57:42 PM PDT
by
Jazhawk
To: Jazhawk
Lt. JG is a RANK (Junior Grade, I believe)
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posted on
09/14/2004 4:58:54 PM PDT
by
xm177e2
(Stalinists, Maoists, Ba'athists, Pacifists: Why are they always on the same side?)
To: Jazhawk
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posted on
09/14/2004 4:59:04 PM PDT
by
bitt
("I'm Mad as Zell, and I'm Not Going to Take It Anymore." (CongressmanBillybob))
To: Jazhawk
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posted on
09/14/2004 4:59:06 PM PDT
by
thegreatbeast
(Quid lucrum istic mihi est?)
To: Jazhawk
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posted on
09/14/2004 4:59:40 PM PDT
by
jacko63
To: xm177e2
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posted on
09/14/2004 5:00:15 PM PDT
by
xm177e2
(Stalinists, Maoists, Ba'athists, Pacifists: Why are they always on the same side?)
To: xm177e2
JG = Junior Grade. You are correct.
Navy Ensign = 2nd LT
Navy LT (jg) = 1st LT
Navy LT = Captain
Neal
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posted on
09/14/2004 5:01:03 PM PDT
by
HossB86
To: xm177e2
In Kerry's case, it's Lt. J Effin G.
8
posted on
09/14/2004 5:03:41 PM PDT
by
theDentist
("John Kerry changes positions more often than a Nevada prostitute.")
To: Jazhawk
While we're talking about "official" documents, I'd like to know how Kerry became an officer. The only way I know of is either through ROTC while in college or through OCS. Did Kerry do either?
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posted on
09/14/2004 5:05:32 PM PDT
by
caisson71
To: Jazhawk
LT JG stands for lietenant junior grade
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posted on
09/14/2004 5:05:58 PM PDT
by
aft_lizard
(I actually voted for John Kerry before I voted against him)
To: theDentist
Whew, thanx all.
If you want the real skinny, check freepers first.
-Jazhawk
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posted on
09/14/2004 5:06:44 PM PDT
by
Jazhawk
To: caisson71
Kerry did do officer training before embarking on the Gridley. With a college degree in hand, it would not be unusual for an enlistee to become an officer or go to Officer Candidate School.
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posted on
09/14/2004 5:11:12 PM PDT
by
donnab
To: Jazhawk
Ummm... Lieutenant JG is a RANK. Lieutenant Junior Grade. Or in the Army, Air Force and Marines, Second Lieutenant.
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posted on
09/14/2004 5:15:00 PM PDT
by
buccaneer81
(Rick Nash will score 50 goals this season ( if there is a season)
To: Jazhawk
No offense intended but your question gives some insight into the problems of a nonmilitary group trying to gin up military documents; they just don't understand the lingo. We could just as easily argue that Bush was a first lieutenant while Kerry was only junior grade (still is) even though the ranks are equivalent.
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posted on
09/14/2004 5:15:32 PM PDT
by
NonValueAdded
(hey, hey, ho, ho ... Kerry, sign the one-eight-oh!)
To: donnab
With a college degree in hand, it would not be unusual for an enlistee to become an officer or go to Officer Candidate School.True. That's how my Dad did it in the late '50s. He made it to Lt. Colonel.
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posted on
09/14/2004 5:16:57 PM PDT
by
buccaneer81
(Rick Nash will score 50 goals this season ( if there is a season)
To: Jazhawk
Could someone transcribe the text? My eyes hurt trying to read THE ALL CAPS MONOSPACED TYPE FROM THIS OFFICIAL REPORT.
To: buccaneer81
Uh, Navy ensign is to A/AF/M 2nd LT as Navy LTjg is to A/AF/M 1stLT
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posted on
09/14/2004 5:17:39 PM PDT
by
NonValueAdded
(hey, hey, ho, ho ... Kerry, sign the one-eight-oh!)
To: Jazhawk
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posted on
09/14/2004 5:25:31 PM PDT
by
Argus
To: NonValueAdded
You are correct. 1st Lieutenant in the Navy is equivelant to Captain in the AF/Army/Marines.
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posted on
09/14/2004 5:43:40 PM PDT
by
buccaneer81
(Rick Nash will score 50 goals this season ( if there is a season)
To: xm177e2
JenGis
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posted on
09/14/2004 5:57:09 PM PDT
by
RedQuill
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