Recent content by vonGarvin

They better be. My cousin is XO of a Sub and has been part of the trial with the (South) Koreans. I mean, I don't think they could crew a new sub with only women; she'll need some men on board.

As I said Thursday, at 10:39 AM (Atlantic Time):

OK. 10 July at 1300 Atlantic Daylight Savings' Time. Oh, of this year. 2026. :D

OK, I'll join the fun. I say 9 boats. All from the Republic of Korea.

I will miss my friend dearly. He was clever, witty and best of all a decent man. Rest in Peace.

The Rolling Stones just re-released Black and Blue. And with it, this beauty from the out-takes. Enjoy!

Of which year? :)

When my mother died, it was a phone call. My boss told me to just go and he would ensure all would be handled. When my mother failed to die in a timely fashion, I emailed my boss to explain things. His advice to me? "Breathe". When all was said and done, I was off for 3 weeks. In short...

How true is that? LOL

From personal experiences, Captains do not know everything when it comes to Admin.

The first thing I would do is just talk with your superior and explain what's going on. From personal experience, the CoC is usually quite understanding in such situations. And as far as I recall, compassionate does not run out. Example (from my own experiences with one of my...

It is. I have it up in my new office now. I was completely blown away by it, and the D Comd gave a very nice speech about it.

The gift is a Horse Hame. Mounted on wood from an Ammo crate.

News article about the parade Change of Command Parade

I hear that the outgoing CO is a bit of a pain in the neck. ;)