On Fri, 15 Aug 2008 07:41:18 -0400, "Eisboch" wrote:


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On Thu, 14 Aug 2008 20:23:56 -0400, Eisboch wrote:


BTW .... Uncle Z is considered by many (me included) to be one of the
worst things that ever happened to the US Navy.

Eisboch

Why is that?


While CNO, he instituted many liberal "social" changes in the Navy that
really did nothing to improve the character or spirit of a military force.
He was famous for his "Z-Grams" which were issued on a regular basis, much
like a modern day Blog.

Others may disagree, but I don't think his policies were productive.

When I left at the end of '67 everything was shipshape.
A bottle on board was a major scandal, and got one 1st class busted to
3rd.
When I did some reserve duty in '75 guys were getting caught with LSD
and pot, and when I visited my old can it was listing 15 degrees.
And the fireroom was nasty. Asked the top watch if he could show me
the valve for the 2B boiler casing steam smothering system, and he had
no clue.
But that kind of stuff only sinks a ship.
What I hold most against Z is putting every swabbie in a Chief uniform
for dress, and replacing dungarees with black close weave crap.
They eventually went back to bells.
Nothing more comfortable than a well worn set of dungarees.

--Vic