MCPON(SW/FMF) Joe R. Campa Jr. recently addressed the active-duty chief petty officer selection board and outlined his expectations of first class petty officers being considered for selection to chief. “You are the gatekeepers to our [CPO] community,” Campa told the selection board. “What you do in the next several weeks will impact our [chief’s] mess [...]
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Sailors with an associate’s or bachelor’s degree can get either two or four additional points toward advancement for the September 2008 examination cycle. Educational transcripts and records need to be submitted to the Navy College Office by September 1, as announced in NAVADMIN 301/07. Sailors competing for advancement to pay grades E- 4 through E-6 [...]
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The cost of two DDG-1000 Zumwalt class destroyers being built for the U.S. Navy faces a “high” risk of growing at least 14 percent and possibly almost twice that, according to a congressional audit. While an independent Pentagon estimate is 14 percent, or $878 million, cost growth for the first ships in a new class [...]
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From the Virginian Pilot WASHINGTON–The Navy’s Pacific commander fired the top two officers on the aircraft carrier George Washington on Wednesday after investigators concluded that a $70 million fire that damaged the ship in May probably was triggered by crew members sneaking a smoke. Capt. David C. Dykhoff, skipper of the carrier, was relieved “due [...]
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If you haven’t heard about NTWS yet, here’s your chance before it may be too late. The parent website of the website “affectionately” referred to as “Navy Myspace” is being called out by Air Force officials as an OPSEC nightmare.
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So, an old friend of mine has been deployed for a little while and I heard a joke today that made me think of him and his Louisiana ways (I’m from LA, too). I haven’t heard a good ole’ Boudreaux joke in a while but my dad sent me this one: Subject: Fw: Boudreaux and [...]
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Go to BOL and check them out! https://www.bol.navy.mil/DefaultPub.aspx
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The post office has released it’s deadlines for getting packages delivered to the APO/FPO addresses. The below is from the following link: http://www.usps.com/mailpro/2007/septoct/page8.html Military Mail Addressed to Express Mail Military Service (EMMS)1 First-Class Mail Letters/Cards Priority Mail Parcel Airlift Mail (PAL)2 Space Available Mail (SAM)3 Parcel Post APO/FPO AE ZIPs 090–092 Dec. 18 Dec. 11 [...]
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Yep, it’s true. Apparently, this email was accidentally marked as spam, I’m lucky I caught it My Dear Friend, This is to thank you for your effort.I understand that your hands were tied.Not to worry. I have succeeded,the money has been transfered into the account provided by a newly found friend of mine in Australia.To [...]
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