tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4585442725225382080.post4653314509633447219..comments2023-06-17T06:59:05.555-05:00Comments on Target: Babies in Open.<br> Fire For Effect.: The Troll Under the Bridge, cont.Comrade Misfithttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15404477636451308763noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4585442725225382080.post-74528162302750177582010-12-25T21:03:13.953-06:002010-12-25T21:03:13.953-06:00Professional Development BoardProfessional Development BoardGlenn Mark Casselhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11305109383344139028noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4585442725225382080.post-47776662775961498112010-12-25T20:20:44.149-06:002010-12-25T20:20:44.149-06:00"PDB"? If I ever knew what that was, I&..."PDB"? If I ever knew what that was, I've forgotten.Comrade Misfithttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15404477636451308763noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4585442725225382080.post-24020841425306949042010-12-25T19:55:42.601-06:002010-12-25T19:55:42.601-06:00I was a "guest" at a PDB in about 84. I ...I was a "guest" at a PDB in about 84. I was in VA-128 at Whidbey as an instructor. I had been investigating the Army Warrant Officer Maintenance Program. I guess the FRAMP Officer and the XO were not to excited about it.<br />This was as an AMH1! The rules were that a PDB was for E4 and below.<br />It became an effort to stay in beyond that. But with a family and Boeing not hiring and hitting the twelve year mark at the end of that shore tour, I ended up staying in. Retired as a 12 year in grade First Class in 93.Glenn Mark Casselhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11305109383344139028noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4585442725225382080.post-22053181751196208822010-12-25T19:17:52.300-06:002010-12-25T19:17:52.300-06:00ORPO1, I saw that change, as well. At one meeting...ORPO1, I saw that change, as well. At one meeting of department heads with the XO and the Captain, the Captain asked "What do you do for your community?"<br /><br />The Ops Boss who was, as he put it, "three years and a pregnancy" from retiring, said: "I go to sea to defend their fat asses."Comrade Misfithttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15404477636451308763noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4585442725225382080.post-14117344047593035602010-12-25T18:08:11.128-06:002010-12-25T18:08:11.128-06:00In a way, it is like the CPO Selection Boards when...In a way, it is like the CPO Selection Boards when I was in. It went from the job you did to the associates, bachelors degrees, coaching soccer, little league and that other stuff.<br />I was beat out in 1988 by a guy who had a two year degree for AMHC. I had more sea time and as a supervisor and had the best "I" level hydraulic/pneumatic shop in Pac Fleet the year before. And he got it. <br />Quit caring after that.<br />And I personally have seen the results of the Tailhook fallout in my own career.Glenn Mark Casselhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11305109383344139028noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4585442725225382080.post-75742239991817585082010-12-15T15:50:22.121-06:002010-12-15T15:50:22.121-06:00William, not really, since I referenced "the ...William, not really, since I referenced "the Arnheiter Affair" in an <a href="http://babesinopen.blogspot.com/2009/05/troll-that-lived-under-bridge.html" rel="nofollow">earlier post</a>.Comrade Misfithttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15404477636451308763noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4585442725225382080.post-9520716737339428692010-12-15T14:47:50.731-06:002010-12-15T14:47:50.731-06:00You're surprised by this? The USN hasn't ...You're surprised by this? The USN hasn't had a serious opponent since Yamamoto Isoruku. In such an environment the bozos who look good (or know someone) flourish.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4585442725225382080.post-91885529622465024242010-12-05T13:17:57.644-06:002010-12-05T13:17:57.644-06:00John McCain finished almost last in his class at t...John McCain finished almost last in his class at the Naval Academy, yet still became a naval aviator, and from what I can glean from the historical record, continually "failed upwards" during his Navy career. His father and grandfather were both four-star Naval admirals.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4585442725225382080.post-18406014987351500952010-12-05T12:22:12.052-06:002010-12-05T12:22:12.052-06:00Thanks, but no.Thanks, but no.Comrade Misfithttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15404477636451308763noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4585442725225382080.post-14401850387828990512010-12-05T05:46:14.759-06:002010-12-05T05:46:14.759-06:00you are invited to follow my blogyou are invited to follow my blogSteve Finnellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15041851737677873347noreply@blogger.com