Jan
28
Infidelity in the Military: Kiss and Tell
January 28, 2010 | 1 Comment
It is important to understand both aspects of this situation. If you or your service member has cheated in some way, would you want to know? Would you tell? Would it do more damage than repair? If the event is most definitely over and there are no health risks to your spouse, would it make [...]
Jan
27
United Through Reading Program: Not Just For Kids
January 27, 2010 | 1 Comment
Somehow the Navy seemed surprised when it told the ship population about the United through Reading Program they were starting. Who wouldn’t want to partake after being told that they could schedule a ten minute to 45 minute time slot to talk into a video camera, which is then recorded straight to DVD and send [...]
Jan
24
Common Deployment Homecoming Fears and Expectations
January 24, 2010 | Leave a Comment
There are lots of homecoming fears. For example, the usual fear would be ‘is he/she still going to be there waiting for me’ and ‘did he/she find someone else while I was gone?’ Horror stories about Dear John letters and tales of a sneaky neighbor are vicious and spread constantly on ships. It is on [...]
Jan
2
Eight Bells
January 2, 2010 | 1 Comment
Aboard Navy ships, bells are struck to designate the hours of being on watch. Each watch is four hours in length. One bell is struck after the first half-hour has passed, two bells after one hour has passed, three bells after an hour and a half, four bells after two hours, and so forth up [...]
Jan
1
What is a Fathom
January 1, 2010 | Leave a Comment
Fathom was originally a land measuring term derived from the Anglo-Saxon word “faetm,” meaning ´to embrace.´ In those days, most measurements were based on average size of parts of the body, such as the hand (horses are still measured this way) or the foot (that´s why 12 inches are so named). A fathom is the [...]
Dec
24
Geedunk – the place (aboard ship) where candy, ice cream, soda, and smokes can be purchased
Dec
23
Pre-Deployment Checklist
December 23, 2009 | 3 Comments
Photo Credit: Randy Son of Robert
Beyond Just the Paperwork, you need to be looking at all the little things. Here is a steady list of things you should be preparing for in the wake of a set deployment date. If you are deploying or your spouse, then you need to have the heads up on [...]
Dec
21
The “head” aboard a Navy ship is the bathroom. The term comes from the days of sailing ships when the place for the crew to relieve themselves was all the way forward on either side of the bowsprit, the integral part of the hull to which the figurehead was fastened.
Dec
21
Gun Salutes
December 21, 2009 | Leave a Comment
Gun salutes were first fired as an act of good faith. In the days when it took so long to reload a gun, it was a proof of friendly intention when the ship’s cannons were discharged upon entering port.
Dec
20
Understanding Military Deployment
December 20, 2009 | 1 Comment
Photo Credit: Yiping Lim
Deployment in the military sucks. It sucks for the service member or sailor getting deployed and the family left behind. It is near impossible to set up a rendezvous with a spouse/service member based on port calls considering military security restricts the release of the important details like dates and locations.
But the [...]
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