Sailors living dangerous lives is a fact of military life. Most civilians are at least moderately aware of the dangers that a sailor faces while deployed out at sea. It’s easy to think that the threats faced by these servicemen only come from adversarial countries or even the possible risks of living aboard a military […]
Jun 7 2018
Survival Tips for Emergencies
Surviving a day in a ship is tantamount to miraculous. Every single day is full of new and unforeseeable occurrences that can potentially kill a sailor. As such, sailors train on different survival tactics and safety measures on a weekly basis. However, the survival tips that we are trained don’t simply ship specific and can […]
Jun 1 2018
Lonesome Veterans? A Cautionary Tale for Veterans
The United States military veterans are largely marginalized and treated without the respect they deserve. Not only are there currently over 30,000 homeless veterans in the United States, about 45% of them suffer from mental disorders. While these topics are often addressed by Congress and the U.S. Government branches, nothing ever seems to come out […]
May 30 2018
An Air of War in 7th Fleet
Currently, the idea of world peace is rather unrealistic. On one side of the world is the United States, France, and England bombing Syria. But, on the opposite side is Russia, China, and Syria claiming innocence and injustice from the actions of the Western world. The miasma of war is starting to surge through the […]
May 27 2018
Memorial Day: A Lesson in Military Remembrance
Memorial Day holds a special place in the heart of the American people. A federal holiday designated with the intent of remembering those men and women who died while serving their country, it stands as the polar opposite of Veteran’s Day. But, Memorial Day wasn’t originally known by its current name, and we’ve been placing […]
May 23 2018
General Opinions of Reenlistment
I’ve spoken a lot recently about reenlistment due to the events of the dinosaur puppet reenlistment in the National Air Guard. But, honestly, while I’m perfectly fine with the events that transpired during that day, it doesn’t mean I’d engage in the same behavior. Personally, throughout my career, I’ve only heard of strange and unusual […]
May 20 2018
Reenlistment Gone Awry
By this time, you’ll have read this, you will have probably heard of the three servicemen in the Tennessee Air National Guard whose involvement in a reenlistment ceremony cost them their careers. The reenlistment in question consisted of an Air National Guard’s Oath of Reenlistment recited with a dinosaur puppet. But, were the consequences of […]
May 17 2018
Reenlistment Ceremony
Reenlistment is one of the most long-time honored traditions in the military. Dating back to the Revolutionary War, it’s still held in high regards to our military history. But, just what is the history of military reenlistment? How did it start, and when exactly did it come about? Were people always able to reenlist or […]
May 9 2018
Rank Based Punishments
Captain’s Mast is the name for the Non-Judicial Punishment trial in the Navy. I’ve discussed it in the past and pointed out how it can be ineffective at times in curtailing negative behaviors. But, a topic of discourse amongst the junior personnel in command is how the punishment system is skewed against them. Statistically speaking, […]
May 4 2018
Drug Rings in the Navy
The Navy’s Zero Tolerance policy was instituted by President Ronald Reagan in 1981 amidst a surge of accidents involving the use of drugs. But, this did little to deter the use of drugs during the 80’s despite the mandatory urinalysis testing that took place afterward. Commander George Capen attested to the drug abuse during the […]
