Life is a journey, one step followed by another…
On a rather slow day, to further cement amicable relations between branches, the Department of Defense came up with a plan to have a massive camping trip involving all the actively enlisted men. A grunt, a sailor and an airman… Read moreNavy Friday Funny: A Grunt, A Sailor and An Airman
My dad, Capt. A.Z. Adkins, Jr., fought with Patton’s Third Army during World War II. “Pop” was a 22-year-old officer, an 81mm mortar section leader, in Company H, a heavy weapons company in the 2d Battalion of the 317th Infantry… Read more#45 – WWII Baptism by Fire, 76 Years Ago
Each military branch of the United States has its own cultures, language, and traditions. In the Navy, the Chief Petty Officer serves a dual role as both a technical expert and as a leader–emphasis being more on leadership. There is… Read moreNavy Friday Funny – Talking Dog for Sale
Trivia Questions (Answers @ end) Who said, “If you must look back, do so forgivingly. If you must look forward, do so prayerfully. However, the wisest thing you can do is to be present in the present… gratefully.”? In what… Read more#44 – When Life Hands You Lemons…
Each military branch of the United States has its own cultures, language, and traditions. In the Navy, the Chief Petty Officer serves a dual role as both a technical expert and as a leader–emphasis being more on leadership. There is… Read moreNavy Friday Funny – Don’t Underestimate the Chief
Trivia Questions (Answers @ end) Who said, “You can’t go back and change the beginning, but you can start where you are and change the ending.”? Who said (and what movie), “I don’t know. I’m making this up as I… Read more#43 – Port Call: Hong Kong
Each military branch of the United States has its own cultures, language, and traditions. In the Navy, the Chief Petty Officer serves a dual role as both a technical expert and as a leader–emphasis being more on leadership. There is… Read moreNavy Friday Funny – The Chief & the Ex-wife
Trivia Questions (Answers @ end) Who said, “In every walk with nature one receives far more than he seeks.”? Who said (and in what movie), “That is one big pile of crap.”? In what song (and who sang it) do… Read more#42 – The Shipyards, Part 2