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The funny thing is that I had almost all of these mnemonics memorized prior to joining the Navy. My grandfather drilled them into me as a boy.

Even red nuns have odd black cans.

The best people on earth leave black port on entering.

Ship driving at night can be very demanding especially as part of a carrier battle group. I will defy anyone to tell me a carrier's attitude at night by visual means alone. They have absolutely terrible darken ship discipline. The Nimitz was particularly bad about this.

"Ceterum censeo Islam esse delendam."

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)