Uniform Uniformity?? (Say that 5 times fast wacka wacka wacka!)

This type of article is fun.
It gets people seeing red, green, sandy and they just go plain NUTS!!
NUTS I SAY!!
It seems that Congress wants to mandate our operational uniforms.  (WHO KNEW? )
But first.. I want to show you the 4 services Cammie uniforms, and then I will post the article from Navytimes.
For once I have [...]

BuMed warns of swine flu vaccine hoax message

A bogus report claiming that sailors aboard a ship died from the vaccine for the H1N1 virus has popped up on blogs and in e-mail inboxes in recent weeks.
“This is pure fantasy,” said Cmdr. Cappy Surette, a spokesman for the Navy Bureau of Medicine and Surgery.
The report aims to incite opposition to the mandatory vaccine [...]

Do you remember Beirut October 23rd 1983? Corpsman.com Does

Thank you to John Wiley for writing this up and helping us remember.

On October 23,1983 two suicide truck bombers attacked the Marine Barracks in Beirut.  241 American troops were killed during that attack.  Among the dead were 15 Navy Corpsmen.
These “Devil Docs”were not killed in the heat of battle.   Their stories don’t ring out in [...]

AOTC #83 Tuesday Night! “Happy 234′th US NAVY!!”

Guess who is having a Birthday today!!
We are celebrating tonight on AOTC #83 “HAPPY Birthday NAVY” tonight @ 2115 EST!!
Goto: http://www.stickam.com/da_chief to watch live.
News being discussed on the show can be found @ http://www.delicious.com/corpsman_com
Join us won’t you?
Leave the US NAVY some well wishes below!
Da-Chief
Corpsman.com
Navy Birthday Information – 13 October 1775

The Chief of Naval Operations has [...]

NEWS ALERT!!: UPDATE on POST 9/11 GI BILL RULES!! We get PAID!!

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
September 25, 2009
Secretary Shinseki Orders Emergency Checks to Students Awaiting Education Benefits
Thousands of Checks to Alleviate Student Financial Burden
WASHINGTON – Secretary of Veterans Affairs Eric K. Shinseki announced the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) has authorized checks for up to $3,000 to be given to students who have applied for educational benefits and [...]

Navy News for 24 Sept 2009!!

I will be uploading Daily Navy News from the Navy News Service!! Come back every weekday afternoon to see what is going on in the fleet!–D/C
Navy News Service for Thursday, September 24, 2009
NNS090924-04. CFAY Celebrates Contributions at Hispanic Heritage Celebration
– http://www.navy.mil/search/display.asp?story_id=48527
NNS090924-11. Navy Adds a Year to NROTC Obligation
– http://www.navy.mil/search/display.asp?story_id=48535
DNU — Naval Support Activity Naples holds [...]

Happy “BIRTH DAY” to the new CPO’s

I was going to put this post up yesterday, the day the new CPO’s were all pinned.
But no one would see the post as they were all to darn tired from the previous 24 hour festivities..

So today when all are awake, I wish you all a happy “BIRTH DAY” on your new life, [...]

FACTS about Fall 2009 PCS Moves

Questions / Answers Regarding Permanent Change of Station (PCS) Restoral
Q:  I hear that PCS funds were restored…when will I get my PCS orders?

Approximately 9,200 enlisted Sailors who had their FY09 Projected Rotation Dates deferred to FY10 can begin their negotiations for follow-on orders.

We will release orders according to NPC’s existing prioritization strategy; GSA rotations, career [...]

Where were you on 09/11/01?

I put this out to our readers at Corpsman.com, I asked them to send me a 1 to 2 paragraph blurb explaining where they were and what they were doing on that fateful day.
I am going to display the responses un-edited.  This was supposed to be the lead story today, but with the tragic loss [...]

HM3 JAMES R. LAYTON KIA in AFGHANISTAN 08 SEPT 2009.

ALCON,
This one is rough, they all are, but this one has a story that has hit the press recently.
I am attaching the story from the Modesto Bee to this email.
I will be posting a story announcing HM3 Layton’s passing later today.
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A Riverbank sailor was killed Tuesday in an ambush in Afghanistan, the Department of Defense [...]

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