Comments on: Where has the BA Book been, Part XIII: so Suez me

By: mangaeater

mangaeater — Fri, 18 Apr 2008 01:05:12 +0000

greetings, this is JackC’s son in the navy. I am indeed currently stationed on the USS Normandy and i was just wondering where the Arctic was homeported (if there is such a thing.)

By: Radwaste

Radwaste — Fri, 21 Mar 2008 17:01:07 +0000

Tom, greetings from the EPCP of SSN 681 and SSBN627(G) – like myself, a nuc no longer in service. I’m delighted to see a sailor who loves his job. Carry on!

By: Inertially Guided

Inertially Guided — Fri, 21 Mar 2008 12:34:29 +0000

JackC;
No collar devices or chevrons–I retired from the Navy back in 2003! Now I’m a Merchant Mariner (Able Seaman) and having a ball in my new career with MSC (they pay me to say that).

Always glad to chat with another cruiser sailor! ‘Arctic’ has a “mil det” of forty Navy and one Army (yes, he is our own “Army of One”), along with 140 Civmars–later this year the Navy gang will check-off leaving US to run the show. All part of the Nav’s re-capitalization or somesuch.

Anyway, she’s a big, stable platform–which works for me as I observe from the 01 level with my RFT!

Tom

By: JackC

JackC — Thu, 20 Mar 2008 18:37:01 +0000

I was going to complain about the “begging the question …” thing too – but….

@Inertially… Will do! I can’t see any collar devices, so can’t tell what you do – but he is currently an ET and back in Norfolk now – but man, that cruise he just took was awesome – compared to mine (I am old CG-11 sailor – also ET – from way back – a CG at least!)

He missed that volcano off the coast of Yemen though – having just handed Flag over to the Brisbane. He was in Madagascar at the time.

Me – I had all westpac stuff – with my one exception being USNS Mizar on which I was able to visit England. I love England – but in the scheme of things – Big Whoop.

The Arctic is a big ship. How many military aboard? I kind of miss my MSC days.

By: Rebecca

Rebecca — Thu, 20 Mar 2008 14:30:10 +0000

And I now see that I’m not the first to comment on it. Well, I hope you’ve learned your lesson.

By: Rebecca

Rebecca — Thu, 20 Mar 2008 14:29:24 +0000

Darling, the pun was awful enough, but must you also contribute to the wanton destruction of the English language with the misuse of “begging the question?” Please!

By: OsakaGuy

OsakaGuy — Thu, 20 Mar 2008 14:08:33 +0000

Good job Mike. Fellow pedant here. This link is good:

begthequestion.info

C’mon BA, help us stop this unstoppable language evolution! (It’s worth a try…)