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30 years old. No waivers on age, not even for prior service. Done been down that road and went Air Force.

Regina Benjamin is not in the military, and, as far as I can tell, never was. As the Surgeon General of the United States, she falls under the United States Public Health Service Commissioned Corps, which is a uniformed service of the United States, but is not a military service. However, the Commissioned Corps uses a rank structure taken from the Navy, and she holds the rank of Vice Admiral in the USPHSCC.

It is classed as Non-judicial punishment, or to use the service term, article l5. This is one of many service practices that have no counterpart in civilian life.

One does not become a pediatrician in the Navy. You obtain your medical degree and training before joining the US Navy.

The traditional saying is "Fair winds and following seas."

The Air Force - Air Force pilots are able to land on stationary runways on land. Naval Aviators must learn to land on a moving runway, not much bigger than a couple of football fields, in day or night, and in all types of weather, as well as traditional runways. For this reason alone, Naval Aviators are considered to be much more proficient fliers than their AF counterparts. Taking off and landing on a postage stamp in the middle of the ocean that's moving is no easy feat.

The U.S. Navy's USS Long Beach (CGN-9) & USS Enterprise (CVN-65) were the first Navy surface combatants to be powered by nuclear reactors. Both ship keels were laid within 2 months of each other, and commissioned at almost the same time. The Long Beach was commissioned a few weeks prior to the Enterprise, (September 9, 1961). The Enterprise was commissioned on November 25 of that same year.

The Long Beach was the only ship of her class, and was the last cruiser built on a traditional cruiser hull. Subsequent cruisers were built on modified, scaled up destroyer hulls. The Long Beach was also the Navy's first guided missile cruiser, which showed the reality that missiles had finally replaced traditional guns for surface-surface engagements. She was decommissioned on July 2, 1994.

The Enterprise was still on active service until December 2012, and is currently the oldest active commissioned warship in the Navy (The USS Constitution, though the oldest commissioned vessel, holds a ceremonial commission).

Her hull type is a bit different from modern carriers, and her reactor configuration makes her more expensive to maintain. She is scheduled to be decommissioned in March 2013.

Yes. A Navy Seal was attached to the SBS patrol present at the Qala-i-jangh uprising in Afghanistan.

Special Forces of the UK & US engage in regular joint training, and personnel exchanges are commonplace - certainly, in the 1970s there were numerous SEALs at the SBS base in Poole, Dorset: I met them when staying with my godfather, who was in the SBS. Incidentally, my godfather had a number of American medals, awarded during the 1960s for "actions of an unspecified nature" (he wouldn't tell!), but almost certainly, I think, earned whilst serving with SEAL teams in Vietnam...

The SAS and US Special Forces have had a regular NCO & Officer exchange programme since at least the early 1960s (two notable examples were Charlie Beckwith, RIP, who saw active service with the SAS in Malaya, and later founded "Delta Force", & Richard Meadows, RIP, who married a British woman, and was so well regarded/ popular that the CO of 22 SAS tried to recruit him permanently!); Frank Collins of 22 SAS (who was the youngest member of the team which assaulted the Iranian Embassy, 1980 - now, sadly, also deceased) so enjoyed his exchange with "Delta" that he nearly "went American" (but for his wife he would have done), and was thereafter known in the SAS Regt as "Frank the Yank"!

So, yes, it's quite common for US Navy SEALs, US Army SOF etc to participate in exchange programmes with their British equivalents, and - as noted above - these units work very closely together in A'stan, and elsewhere.

Shellback is an ancient designation. It represents someone that has crossed the Equator while on a ship. The tradition is a source of pride to those that have achieved it. It is also made a part of the service member permanent file. I am a Shellback!

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The Army does not issue weapons to either the Navy or Coast Guard. This is done through the Dept. of Defense.

As far as the age of weapons issued, newer weapons go to units which are expected to have the most need for them. An infantry unit on the ground is going to have a much more pressing need for newer small arms than a Navy unit deployed at sea. Likewise, Navy SEALs will have equipment which will not be made available to line units, even at times when a line unit could find such equipment beneficial to have.

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No because jet powered J7W2's were only a design concept and were never made. Yes if they did exist, and the F-22's were sitting on a runway without pilots.

If your evaluations are halfway decent and you know what C school you want, submit a request chit for it. If your chain of command feels that either you or the Navy would benefit from the school you are probably on your way. You will probably have to agree to extend your enlistment if accepted to C school. If the school you want is totally unrelated to what you are trained for you probably won't get it. Also, if you reenlist you can make it a term of agreement for your reenlistment.

There are no stairs on a navy ship. They use ladders to get up and down between decks. They are much steeper than stairs and can be difficult to climb in heavy seas.

Yes, the baron got paid by the King for recruiting more people to be knights

It sure is not. You are not active therefore you will not get active pay. They only pay you for drill weekends and the 2 week minimum you work. Now you can activate for no longer than 6 months broken up it you want and they pay you BAH for that state, and pretty much active duty pay for the time you work.

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The first rule is when your commanding officers comes into the room. When someone above the rank of your commanding officer enters the room. When a Medal of Honor winner enters the room.

There is not many that rank chief that get achievement medal. You have to be in the service for so long before getting the medal.

In the Army, the rank below Captain (O-3) is 1st Lieutenant (O-2). In the Navy, the rank below Captain (O-6) is a Commander (O-5).

There was a time in the navy that upon leaving boot camp a recruit went to A school, a basic to moderate training environment in his chosen skill. B school was more advanced training in that same skill and equates to college level content, but this B school only becomes available after extending the original enlistment into the Navy, normally during second or third enlistment. B schools were obviously highly desirable for a potential career sailor and played a valuable role in the sailor's advancent in pay grade.

The acceptance rate for classes entering 2008-2009 school year was 39%.

Prior posts:

In 2008, at many private schools, the acceptance rates are actually much lower than the 45% from a previous post. Record number of applications over the past few years have resulted in a significantly reduced acceptance rate. 2008 is noted as a "peak" year with the number of applications expected to drift downward. I think many schools are both excited about the rising quality that numbers bring and concerned that the new numbers will scare off qualified candidates. Our son applied to several schools . The 2008 stats provided by those schools are as follows: Blair 700 applicants 120 openings (all grades), 550 applicants 90 openings 9th grade = 16% acceptance. Episcopal = 600 Applicants 100 openings = 16% Lawrenceville 1450 Applicants 150 9th grade openings = 11%. Comment to above: Please note that not every accepted applicant matriculates to the school. If the yield rate is 50% (that is, 50% of accepted students matriculate), then the acceptance rate at Blair would be 32%. If and when I learn what the acceptance rate was this year, I will post it.

Avionic systems refer to the general category of aviation electronics including radar, IFF, ILS and radios as well as the navigation aids such as INS, TACAN and VOR.