{"id":3199,"date":"2021-01-12T06:00:00","date_gmt":"2021-01-12T11:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/azadkinsiii.com\/blog\/?p=3199"},"modified":"2021-10-13T13:43:18","modified_gmt":"2021-10-13T17:43:18","slug":"65-iyaoyas","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/azadkinsiii.com\/blog\/65-iyaoyas\/","title":{"rendered":"#65 &#8211; IYAOYAS"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong><u>Trivia Questions (Answers @ end)<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\" type=\"1\"><li>Who said, <em>\u201cThere are far, far better things ahead than any we leave behind.\u201d<\/em>?<\/li><li>In what movie (and who said it) did we hear, <em>\u201cLaugh it up, fuzzball.\u201d<\/em>?<\/li><li>Who sang (and what song) did we hear the following?<br><em>We&#8217;re caught in a trap, I can&#8217;t walk out<\/em><br><em>Because I love you too much, baby<\/em><br><em>Why can&#8217;t you see, What you&#8217;re doing to me<\/em><br><em>When you don&#8217;t believe a word I say?<\/em><\/li><\/ol>\n\n\n<div class=\"sdm_download_item \"><div class=\"sdm_download_item_top\"><div class=\"sdm_download_thumbnail\"><\/div><div class=\"sdm_download_title\">Blog #65 (Audio)<\/div><\/div><div style=\"clear:both;\"><\/div><div class=\"sdm_download_description\"><p>Listen to the audio of this blog, read by Andy Adkins. Click the \u201c<em><strong>Audio<\/strong><\/em>\u201d button below.<\/p>\n<\/div><div class=\"sdm_download_date\"><span class=\"sdm_download_date_label\">Published: <\/span><span class=\"sdm_download_date_value\">October 13, 2021<\/span><\/div><div class=\"sdm_download_link\"><span class=\"sdm_download_button\"><form action=\"https:\/\/azadkinsiii.com\/blog\/?sdm_process_download=1&#038;download_id=5279\" method=\"post\" class=\"sdm-g-recaptcha-form sdm-download-form\"><div class=\"sdm-recaptcha-button\"><div class=\"g-recaptcha sdm-g-recaptcha\"><\/div><a href=\"#\" class=\"sdm_download darkblue sdm_download_with_condition\">Audio by Andy Adkins<\/a><\/div><input type=\"hidden\" name=\"download_id\" value=\"5279\" \/><\/form><\/span><span class=\"sdm_download_item_count\"><span class=\"sdm_item_count_number\">1<\/span><span class=\"sdm_item_count_string\"> Download<\/span><\/span><\/div><\/div><div class=\"sdm_clear_float\"><\/div>\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Thanks to those who commented on my previous blog, <strong><em>\u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/azadkinsiii.com\/blog\/64-general-quarters-general-quarters\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">#64\u2014General Quarters, General Quarters\u2026<\/a><\/em><\/strong>\u201d Several comments were spot on and reminded me of things I\u2019d forgotten. Here are a few more shared &#8220;memories:\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><em>\u201c1965 USS Midway CVA-41 in the Tonkin Gulf, when you heard General Quarters it was NO joke, shit was about to happen&#8230;\u201d<\/em><\/li><li><em>\u201cThis is not a drill, this is not a drill, General Quarters, General Quarters, All Hands man your Battle Stations, Set Condition Zebra. Now that made your adrenaline kick in.\u201d<\/em><\/li><li><em>\u201cKnee knockers get you during GQ 100% of the time.\u201d<\/em><\/li><li><em>\u201cSo true and brings back many memories. Most civilians have no idea of all the things we went through at sea.\u201d<\/em><\/li><li><em>&#8220;Condition Zebra will be set in time +4.&#8221;<\/em><\/li><li><em>\u201cI spent all of my time on the flight deck as an Airdale with VAW-112. I definitely know the wrath of the exhaust! And on the other side, keeping a wandering shipmate out of our safety circle with props spinning.\u201d<\/em><\/li><li><em>\u201cWent to GQ once and was all the way aft in the battery locker. Had to run all the way forward to the AIMD shop on the 02 level up in the bow! We almost took out the admiral whilst doing the knee knocker jump through Admiral\u2019s Country!\u201d<\/em><\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">God, I love the Navy. Well\u2026 maybe \u201clove\u201d isn\u2019t the right term\u2014I was <em>only<\/em> in for 4 years.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"alignleft size-large is-resized\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/azadkinsiii.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/Tattoo-Mom.jpg?ssl=1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/azadkinsiii.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/Tattoo-Mom.jpg?resize=194%2C172&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Tattoo - Mom\" class=\"wp-image-1379\" width=\"194\" height=\"172\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/azadkinsiii.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/Tattoo-Mom.jpg?w=430&amp;ssl=1 430w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/azadkinsiii.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/Tattoo-Mom.jpg?resize=300%2C266&amp;ssl=1 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 194px) 100vw, 194px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Besides the <strong>time-honored traditions<\/strong> and the excitement of working on the flight deck, there are so many <em>wondrous<\/em> terms &amp; phrases in our <em>unique <\/em><strong>glossary<\/strong>. If you\u2019re interested, I\u2019ve assembled a fairly comprehensive one online: <a href=\"http:\/\/www.azadkinsiii.com\/glossary_navy.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">US NAVY Glossary<\/a>. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">I\u2019m sure the Army, Marines, &amp; Air Force have their own military speak. But the Navy\u2026 well, let\u2019s just say I\u2019m a bit prejudice. But I also assembled a <a href=\"http:\/\/www.azadkinsiii.com\/glossary_army.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">glossary for other services<\/a>, too. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Those of us who served in the military always make wise cracks about other branches of service (that <em>may <\/em>be a future blog, now that I think about it). And even within the Navy, we make jokes about other ratings (i.e., jobs). But when it comes down to it, it&#8217;s just part of the culture&#8211;we all signed on the dotted line. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Who\u2019d a thunk an <strong>Aviation Boatswain\u2019s Mate-Handler<\/strong> (ABH2) would write about something other than \u201cAB\u201d stuff? <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Stay with me here. You\u2019ll soon understand.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Boot Camp\u2014First Introductions<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><span class=\"has-inline-color has-vivid-red-color\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong>IF<\/strong><\/span><\/span><span class=\"has-inline-color has-black-color\"> <\/span>you served time in the Navy\u2014or any other military branch, for that matter\u2014I\u2019m sure you\u2019ve heard many different terms specific to your service. It\u2019s not just a language\u2026 <em>it\u2019s a culture<\/em>. I don\u2019t know about you, but over the years, I\u2019ve also taught my wife and my kids some of the \u201cfiner\u201d Navy phrases and terminology. Either that, or they simply humor me. Am I the only one here?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">When I first joined the Navy in July 1973 and went to <a href=\"https:\/\/azadkinsiii.com\/blog\/from-civilian-to-us-navy\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Boot Camp<\/a> (<strong>Orlando RTC<\/strong>; Company #163), I was 18 years old and thought I was experienced at life (aren\u2019t we all when we first graduate high school?). And I also had a year of college under my belt. Though <strong>Florida State University<\/strong> did send me a note with my last report card: \u201c<em>Dismissed for academic reasons<\/em>.\u201d Not sure why\u2026 my GPA was a \u201csolid\u201d 0.7. But I digress&#8230;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">My eyes and my mind were opened during Boot Camp. I\u2019d always wanted to learn a second language, and here I was right in the middle of it: Navy terminology.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong><span class=\"has-inline-color has-vivid-red-color\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">YOU<\/span><\/span><\/strong> are probably wondering what opened my eyes in Boot Camp. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"alignright size-large is-resized\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/azadkinsiii.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/NavyAlarmClock.jpg?ssl=1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/azadkinsiii.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/NavyAlarmClock.jpg?resize=203%2C181&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Military Alarm Clock\" class=\"wp-image-1655\" width=\"203\" height=\"181\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/azadkinsiii.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/NavyAlarmClock.jpg?w=720&amp;ssl=1 720w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/azadkinsiii.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/NavyAlarmClock.jpg?resize=300%2C268&amp;ssl=1 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 203px) 100vw, 203px\" \/><\/a><figcaption><em>(Click to enlarge)<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Well, besides being woken up by a loud &amp; obnoxious company commander kicking an empty 50-gallon trash can \u201calarm clock\u201d down the middle of the barracks at four friggin\u2019 o\u2019clock in the morning, there was also the introduction of the Navy language. I won\u2019t repeat it here, but the term \u201cdrop your xxx and grab your socks\u201d was one of those early terms that I seem to recall. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Yeah, I know\u2014laugh it up fuzzball (one of my all-time favorite lines from <strong><em>Star Wars<\/em><\/strong>).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Once I was out of Boot Camp and attending <a href=\"https:\/\/azadkinsiii.com\/blog\/35-navy-a-school\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Aviation Boatswains Mate Handler <strong>\u201cA\u201d School<\/strong><\/a> in Lakehurst, New Jersey, I began to relax a little. No more drilling or marching\u2014at least, not what we experience in boot camp. Instead, we focused on learning the skills necessary to perform our rate. There were two for ABHs: one was <a href=\"https:\/\/azadkinsiii.com\/blog\/ready-a-veterans-journey-you-light-em-we-fight-em\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">aircraft firefighting<\/a> (Crash &amp; Rescue); the other was aircraft directing (\u201cYellow Shirt\u201d, on the flight deck). <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">I loved both my duty stations and have written quite a few blogs about <strong>NAS Agana, Guam<\/strong> (\u201973-75) and <strong><em>USS Kitty Hawk<\/em><\/strong>, CV-63 (&#8217;75-77). They were totally different duties (one \u201cland-based\u201d and one \u201csea-based\u201d) though Guam was considered \u201csea duty\u201d at the time. I only mention that because when I was in, the sea\/land rotation for an ABH was 4-2: 4 years at sea, 2 years on land.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">But getting back to the point\u2026 during my short six weeks in Lakehurst, we filled out what was commonly called a \u201cdream sheet.\u201d That basically gives you an opportunity to tell the Navy where you\u2019d like to go for your next duty assignment. Me? I wanted to head out west to spend some time on the coast.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"alignleft size-large is-resized\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/azadkinsiii.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/GenieLamp.jpg?ssl=1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/azadkinsiii.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/GenieLamp.jpg?resize=263%2C179&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Genie Lantern\" class=\"wp-image-2071\" width=\"263\" height=\"179\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/azadkinsiii.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/GenieLamp.jpg?w=608&amp;ssl=1 608w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/azadkinsiii.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/GenieLamp.jpg?resize=300%2C205&amp;ssl=1 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 263px) 100vw, 263px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Well\u2026 they sent me out west\u2026 a little further than I\u2019d hoped for\u2026 the island of Guam.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong><span class=\"has-inline-color has-vivid-red-color\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">AIN\u2019T<\/span><\/span> <\/strong>that a bitch?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">How could I complain, though? I mean, an island paradise for my first duty station. Yes, I wanted to move out of the house (Florida), but halfway around the world? I guess I could\u2019ve gone to Vietnam, like a lot of folks I know. So\u2026 no complaints here. I spent 15 months in Guam, working 24 hours on and 24 hours off. Great duty, though, and because I was into scuba diving, it <em>was <\/em>truly paradise.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Then came my orders to <em>USS Kitty Hawk<\/em>. That\u2019s where I\u2019d spend the next 2\u00bd years of my short 4-year Navy career. And I\u2019d also learn a whole \u2018nother set of Navy terminology.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong><span class=\"has-inline-color has-vivid-red-color\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">ORDNANCE<\/span><\/span><\/strong> is one of those words I get hung up on, especially in my later career working as a technology consultant for law firms. I mean\u2026 coming from the Navy where I worked on the flight deck with aircraft that used Ordnance then spending most of time career working with lawyers who abide by ordinance, well\u2026 it was a little confusing at first.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">But I learned to hide that \u201cslip of the tongue\u201d by using my southern accent. That worked once or twice, at least.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong><span class=\"has-inline-color has-vivid-red-color\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">YOU<\/span><\/span><\/strong> are probably wondering how I went from the aircraft carrier flight deck to talking about my career as a legal technology consultant? It\u2019s not really any big story\u2014to me, it\u2019s a journey; a journey of life, one step at a time.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">And, in my humble opinion, most of my path was initially laid down by my time in the Navy. Lock, stock &amp; barrel, so to speak. I learned how to follow orders, and I learned how to give orders. Both, by the way, helped me better understand how to \u201clisten\u201d to people, which helped me become a better consultant.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">I\u2019ve been in tight places before, too&#8211;on the flight deck, as a city firefighter, and as a consultant. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">There was one time when I met with a group of paralegals and legal assistants in a Florida state government law office to discuss their technology needs. Somewhere along the line, I totally lost control (perhaps I never had it in the first place). But this turned into more than just discussing technology. It was a gripe session.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong><span class=\"has-inline-color has-vivid-red-color\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">AIN\u2019T<\/span><\/span><\/strong> that a bitch?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">I actually left the room for a few minutes, then came back in\u2014no one noticed that I\u2019d left. As I look back on that, I think my job was to give the group a platform to gripe. Once that occurred and everyone \u201cgot it out of their system,\u201d we were able to direct the discussion toward technology. That was not only an eye-opener for me, but more important, a lesson learned.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">I carried that with me for the rest of my consulting career. In fact, I can remember several times during conference presentation&#8211;I was the featured speaker&#8211;where I\u2019d be about 15 minutes into an hour-long presentation and someone asked a question (I always preferred people to ask questions <em>during <\/em>the presentation as opposed to holding off until the end). <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">That question prompted another question, prompted by another question, and I could see that my job was to encourage the audience members to discuss what <em>their <\/em>particular needs were\u2014<em>not <\/em>what I was presenting. That, to me, was the most enlightening type presentation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong><span class=\"has-inline-color has-vivid-red-color\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">SHIT<\/span><\/span><\/strong> \u2013 Back to the flight deck and some Navy terminology.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">I can\u2019t tell you how many times that word &#8220;slipped&#8221; out of my mouth when I tripped over an aircraft tie-down chain on the flight deck (I have the shin scars to prove it) or the times I tripped over a knee-knocker on the way to the flight deck, especially during <a href=\"https:\/\/azadkinsiii.com\/blog\/64-general-quarters-general-quarters\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">General Quarters<\/a>. But I\u2019m sure I\u2019m not the only one here.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A side note: when you\u2019re a petty officer in the Navy, they give you what\u2019s commonly called a \u201ccrow\u201d pin to attach to the front of your utility cap, identifying you as a petty officer. The problem I had aboard Kitty Hawk was that I\u2019m tall (6\u20194\u201d) and the hatches (doors) through the passageways are not really built for tall guys.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">More than once I \u201ctattooed\u201d that crow to my forehead; there are two pins that hold it in place and after one or two times of banging my forehead into the top of the hatch, well, let\u2019s just say I \u201clost\u201d my crow until I got topside. And that&#8217;s one of those times when I used the &#8220;S&#8221; word. I\u2019m sure I\u2019m not the only one here.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Finishing Up<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Navy terminology, if used properly <em>and <\/em>in good company, can be quite humorous, especially if you\u2019re \u201cin the know.\u201d That\u2019s one thing I continue to strive for in this blog: memories along my journey.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The title of this blog is <strong>IYAOYAS<\/strong>. That\u2019s a term you will probably only know if you\u2019re in the Navy or a Navy veteran. But if you re-read the <strong><span class=\"has-inline-color has-vivid-red-color\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">BOLD<\/span><\/span><\/strong> words above that start a the paragraph, top to bottom, you\u2019ll now know what that term means.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Need I say more? Before I forget&#8230; if I&#8217;ve mistakenly misidentified IYAOYAS, then it&#8217;s only because I&#8217;m an ABH. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">And that\u2019s one reason why I love the Navy.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>Until we meet again,<\/em><br>Andy<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"alignleft size-large is-resized\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.azadkinsiii.com\/blog\/never-forget\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/azadkinsiii.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/NeverForgetCover-AZA-NEWLabel.jpg?resize=74%2C111&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"NEVER FORGET Book Cover with &quot;New&quot; Label\" class=\"wp-image-3452\" width=\"74\" height=\"111\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/azadkinsiii.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/NeverForgetCover-AZA-NEWLabel-scaled.jpg?resize=683%2C1024&amp;ssl=1 683w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/azadkinsiii.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/NeverForgetCover-AZA-NEWLabel-scaled.jpg?resize=200%2C300&amp;ssl=1 200w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/azadkinsiii.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/NeverForgetCover-AZA-NEWLabel-scaled.jpg?resize=768%2C1152&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/azadkinsiii.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/NeverForgetCover-AZA-NEWLabel-scaled.jpg?resize=1024%2C1536&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/azadkinsiii.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/NeverForgetCover-AZA-NEWLabel-scaled.jpg?w=1707&amp;ssl=1 1707w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/azadkinsiii.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/NeverForgetCover-AZA-NEWLabel-scaled.jpg?w=1600&amp;ssl=1 1600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 74px) 100vw, 74px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-cyan-bluish-gray-background-color has-text-color has-background wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"color:#000030\">Andy Adkins is a US Navy veteran (\u201973-77) and the author of several books. His newest novel, NEVER FORGET, is the story of A Vietnam Veteran\u2019s Journey for Redemption &amp; Forgiveness. NEVER FORGET is FREE (eBook, PDF) for all veterans. Download your <strong>FREE<\/strong> copy <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.azadkinsiii.com\/blog\/never-forget\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">HERE<\/a><\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Previous posts mentioned in this blog:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><a href=\"https:\/\/azadkinsiii.com\/blog\/64-general-quarters-general-quarters\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">#64\u2014General Quarters, General Quarters\u2026<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/azadkinsiii.com\/blog\/27-time-honored-navy-traditions\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">#27\u2014Time-honored Navy Traditions<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/azadkinsiii.com\/blog\/from-civilian-to-us-navy\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">#4\u2014From Civilian to US Navy<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/azadkinsiii.com\/blog\/35-navy-a-school\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">#35\u2014US Navy \u201cA\u201d School<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/azadkinsiii.com\/blog\/ready-a-veterans-journey-you-light-em-we-fight-em\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">#10\u2014You Light \u2018em, We Fight \u2018em<\/a><\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong><u>Answers<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\" type=\"1\"><li>C.S. Lewis.<\/li><li><strong><em>Star Wars: Episode IV\u2014A New Hope<\/em><\/strong> (1977), Han Solo (Harrison Ford).<\/li><li><strong>Suspicious Minds<\/strong> (1969), Elvis Presley; written by Mark James, Francis Zambon.<\/li><\/ol>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Trivia Questions (Answers @ end) Who said, \u201cThere are far, far better things ahead than any we leave behind.\u201d? In what movie (and who said it) did we hear, \u201cLaugh it up, fuzzball.\u201d? 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