Army SNCO Advance Numbers for November 2008

The November promotion plan released in mid-Octo­ber will complete the 2007 sergeant major list, clearing the way for promotions to begin on the 2008 roster in December. All total, there will be 6,183 promotions Nov. 1, which is about 1,600 fewer than October, but still the second-highest monthly total this year. The November promotion plan […]

Airmen Don’t like Needles.. They are Girly Men…

Airmen most likely to faint under the needle Feeling woozy after your latest round of immunization shots? Then you’re probably a male airman. Ten years of records showed that 2,612 service members passed out cold — and fell down — after a nurse slowly inserted a thin half-inch of steel into their biceps or buttocks. […]

Lowe’s, Home Depot offer discounts

The Home Depot and Lowe’s, the world’s largest home improvement retailers, once again are offering a 10 percent Veterans Day discount to active-duty service members, reservists, retirees, veterans and their immediate family members. The Lowe’s discount is available Nov. 6 through Nov. 11 on purchases of up to $5,000 in U.S. stores from merchandise in […]

FY09 CPO Numerical Ranking Correction from BUPERS

NAVADMIN 305/08 MSGID/GENADMIN/CNO WASHINGTON DC/N1/OCT// SUBJ/CORRECTION OF FY-09 ACTIVE DUTY HOSPITAL CORPSMAN CHIEF PETTY OFFICER NUMERICAL ORDER OF ADVANCEMENT// REF/A/MSG/CNO WASH DC/011859ZAUG08// AMPN/REF A IS NAVADMIN 213/08, FY- 09 ACTIVE-DUTY E7 SELECTION BOARD RESULTS// RMKS/1. REF A ANNOUNCED THE RESULTS OF THE FY-09 ACTIVE-DUTY E7 SELECTION BOARD. DUE TO A MACHINE PROCESSING ERROR THAT WAS […]

When you don’t have a “Tent” pole it is always good to perscribe “Viagra”.

A man fell asleep on the beach. He woke up several hours later and suffered a severe sunburn to his legs and was taken to the closest hospital, which happened to be a U.S. Naval Hospital. His skin had turned a bright red and was very painful and had started to blister. Anything that touched […]

I believe I have seen quite a few Parrot’s children around here!

A young man with a wild and multi-coloured hairstyle sits next to an old man on a park bench. The old man stares at the young man. “What’s the matter, old man?” says the young man. “Never done anything crazy in your life?” The old man replies: “Yeah. When I was in the Navy, I […]

October 2008 Scuttlebutt News

October 2008 Scuttlebutt Hope everyone had an enjoyable Halloween season. Please submit your contributions for the November issue by 2400 17 November 2008 – email to editor@corpsman.com Da-Chief’s Note:  Thanks to Crazycajun for creating the new logo for our newsletter! Tweet

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