Academies are urged to change course

Zaphod
Wed, 07 Feb 2007 15:53:47 +0000

Come on Zaph, you need to get up with the times. We’ve been E-Frying for years now.



LOL! Hey, can you blame me? When I got out in 1996, the Navy was JUST THEN moving to Microsoft Windows… Version 3.0! :eek:

As for the “When I was a Mid”. Yeah, there’s lots of that. You’ll do it, too, trust me. ;)

The sad (happy?) fact is that, like it or not, USNA is looked at to maintain higher standards than almost any other group in the Navy. Enlisted sailors expect more, and are disappointed more deeply, when a USNA grad turns up and doesn’t work out right.

Those of us who had to fight the preconceptions planted by those who went before us have become sensitive to how USNA is viewed, and all desire that the perception (and the underlying reality) be that USNA IS the best place around. Throw in the ease with which the internet allows general chatter, and the voices can get pretty loud.

Still the best place around, though. I wear my Ring daily and have my USNA pennant proudly pinned in my cubicle. They can’t take away the pride.

Hang in there and bear with us. We’re all on your side whether you think so or not. ;)