Joe wrote:

BB got that info from his gizmo sales worm.

Sadly the Navy is about to announce that we will officially be
eliminated the Quarter Master's rating.

The title will only be a paragraph in the history books. As it stands
now, QMs will merge with, and share in the duties of Operation
Specialists in 2006.

I guess progress means that the Navy no longer needs dedicated Master
Mariners on the bridge because gizmo whiz-bang technology has the
capability to accurately and instantly provide the ship's position on
a display screen. Great technology, to be sure... but what about having
focused cappable Master Mariners on the bridge?


Not much help in naval warfare these days, Joe. If the fancy gizmos ever
stop working, then the ship is dead meat anyway. Might as well use a
gizmo for navigating too, eliminate the navigator, and ease the manpower
shortage.

In case you hadn't heard, military recruiting is down.





I bet BB thinks TVMDC is a hip hopp station on the boobtube.


No, it's a character in The Rocky Horror Picture Show

DSK