I was surprised to see how many US Navy Uniforms there were for sale on ebay. Apparently, this can be a pretty good deal for those getting out of the Navy. Sell your uniforms on ebay for dirt cheap. Most people I know, burn them, throw them away, or find other creative ways of destroying their Navy Uniforms.

So, as many of us sailors know, Navy Shellback Initiation is dying. I really think this ceremony is going to go before chief’s initiation and some would argue that it has already gone away. I’m starting a new photo gallery and want to add pictures of various shellback initiations throughout history. So, any photos you have that you want to share, send them to me via the contact page or make a comment in this thread and I’ll add them to the photo album.

Navy Advancement Results

September 2007 Navy Advancement Results

This is just a placeholder for the Navy Advancement Results that will be coming out late November 2007. Remember, results for the Navy advancement exam do not come out until then.

If you want more information on when Navy Advancment Results are going to come out, consult the thread When do Navy Advancement Results Come out.

This is a cool little gadget for Windows Vista users, you can search google from your sidebar using this tiny sidebar gadget.

my-google-search.gadget

I found a site the other day, powered by Monster.com that searches for all sorts of available scholarships from thousands of community organizations, companies, etc. Because it is a monster.com company, it’s free to use.

I don’t usually push these sorts of things but I do like to post when I find something cool or useful online. If you are planning on going to college or you are already in college, like me, you’ll quickly find out that Tuition Assistance doesn’t cover all of your costs. Now, you can use Top Up from your GI Bill or, you can try and get one of these scholarships from FastWeb.

When do Navy advancement results come out?
I’ve been seeing a lot of traffic from people searching in google for the answer to this question so I decided to write a quick post about it.

Ok, here’s how it works:

The Navy has advancement cycles. For advancement to paygrades E-4 to E-6, there are two cycles. Read the full story

Wordpress, the blogging platform that powers this and countless other sites, has release version 2.2.3 today. This version fixes a bunch of bugs from previous versions and has made changes to a few files.

I will be upgrading to this new version Sunday night.

This week, the Navy held their semi-annual advancement exams for all E-6 eligible candidates. Basically, every E-5 over 3 years and a few early candidates sit down and take a 200 question test with 115 questions on their specific rating and 85 questions on general military knowledge. This test, normally does not bother me. As a matter of fact, I do quite well on standardized tests, I always have. I’m also pretty good and predicting the results of these tests and the likelyhood of my advancement because, after all, it’s just a numbers game.
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