I hate to be on my soapbox today, but after reading about all the discipline problems with the Ga Bulldogs – (and they are not alone in the college world when it comes to behavior issues) I got to thinking.

I spent 20 years in the Navy. For at least 14 of those years, I was in some type of leadership position. The last 10 years I was blessed to have responsibility in one way or another for 50 – 80 Sailors at a time. So out of those 50 – 80 Sailors over the course of…

All,

I'm not sure if any of you moms have a daughter that is/was breast feeding before boot camp.  However,

this is a post that I just got on my web forum (NavyDEP.com) from a depper and need some help answering this question:

E4 thru E6 advancement quota's are out....

Just click on the picture to make it bigger...…

I thought I'd give you ladies a training lesson on the different terminology that the various services use....

Here are the answers to the March 2012 advancement cycle:

(Step back 8 feet to see it better)

Just want to wish all the sailors going up for E4, E5, and E6 luck on this advancement cycle:

E6 - 1 MARCH 2012     

E5 - 8 MARCH 2012     

E4 - 15 MARCH 2012

The easy way to remember advancement date is::

1st class = 1st Thursday of March or Septemeber

2nd class = 2nd Thursday of March or September

3rd class = 3rd Thursday of March or September…

Geez, here we go again with the USS Cowpens (CG-63)

Just last January 2010, the Navy relieve Captain Holly Graf of the USS Cowpens for cruelty and maltreatment of her sailors...  Today we find out the new Captain Robert Marin of the USS Cowpens is being relieved for inappropriate personal behavior (almost exactly 1 year later).  …

Just curious if anyone knows if NavyforMoms will be joining the internet SOPA (Stop Online Piracy Act)  blackout tomorrow (Jan 18th)?

Man, with Google, Wikipedia, Mozilla, WordPress, and I beleive Facebook  joining in, tomorrow will be a slow day for the internet....…

What is with the DEP program? I work with deppers all the time and they talk about what their learning at their DEP meetings (marching, standing, General Orders).  To me, you really need to start with the basics, then work up from there.

What do I mean?  Why don't they talk more about the Constitution in the "pre-service education" meeting.  I mean, these sailors have sworn an oath to protect and defend it, and the Sailors Creed says we…

It's Pearl Harbor Day!!!...

I am a famous ship, who am I?

I am the USS Arizona (BB-39)



Since December 7th (Pearl Harbor Day) is coming up real soon, I thought I would give a refresher course to some of you guys. I'm into the weird stuff that most people don't know, so you will see some facts below…

Woo-hoo... The quotas from the last testing cycle just came out today.... 

E-4

https://docs.google.com/viewer?a=v&p...5NDg2&hl=en_US



E-5…

In the past couple months I've heard about 1000 times from ladies that want to get married after their sailor gradutates from boot camp....

I am dedicating this video to them....(it was from their younger days....)

Just…

My time on the soapbox.

Every-time I hear the Navy say "Drug abuse puts lives and missions at risk and undercuts unit readiness and morale" it just ticks me off.  Either get with the program, or not.  Don't send mixed messages....

I know the Navy, and I know it well...  I love talking about the Navy, and helping those that don't…

Man, I knew that title would suck you ladies into reading this.... 

I am just cracking up... I can imagine your faces looking like this:

You guys know I like funnin' you....

But, I did want to point out…