USSVI — Blueback Base Newsletter Blueback Base, P.O. Box 1887 Portland, Oregon — May 2010 # 194 Clackamas, OR 97015-1887

The Creed of the USSVI is Not to Forget our Purpose…… “To perpetuate the memory of our shipmates who gave their lives in the pursuit of duties while serving their country. That their dedication, deeds, and supreme sacrifice be a constant source of motivation toward greater accomplishments, Pledge loyalty and patriotism to the United States of America and its Constitution.”

BASE MEETINGS... FORWARD BATTERY

Executive Board Will Meet: BASE COMMANDER: Chuck Nelson 360-694-5069 Thursday, 13 May 2010 VICE COMMANDER: VFW Post #4248 Gary Webb 503-632-6259 7118 S.E. Fern — Portland, OR SECRETARY: 1730 Dave Vrooman 503-262-8211 TREASURER: Blueback Base Meeting: Collie Collins 503-254-6750 CHAPLAIN: Thursday, 13 May 2010 Scott Duncan 503-667-0728 VFW Post #4248 CHIEF OF THE BOAT: 7118 S.E. Fern — Portland, OR Stu Crosby 503-390-1451 1900 WAYS AND MEANS CHAIRMAN: Mike LaPan 503-655-7797 There will be no chow call this month MEMBERSHIP CHAIRMAN: Next scheduled dinner is the JUNE meeting Dave Vrooman 503-262-8211 PUBLICITY AND SOCIAL CHAIRMAN: LeRoy Vick 503-367-6087 BYLAWS CHAIRMAN: Chris Stafford 503-632-4535 SMALL STORES BOSS: Sandy Musa 503-387-5055

TRUSTEE: Fred Carneau 503-654-0451 SANITARY EDITOR:

Dave Vrooman 503-262-8211 [email protected] NOMINATION COMMITTEE CHAIRMAN: Meeting Minutes 2 Rent—A—Scout 5 Ray Lough 360-573-4274 Dues Chart 2 Campaign Statement WRD 5 PAST BASE COMMANDER: J.D. Corbett 714-267-7319 Lost Boats — May 2 Sub Vets WWII USSVI Lunch 6 HISTORIAN, EDITOR OF JOKES IN POOR TASTE, Support Our Troops 2 Base Scooter 7 EDITOR ON DEMAND, POC, AND ALL AROUND GOOD GUY… Submariner from the Past 3 Jokes 7 Bob Walters 503-284-8693 This Month in Submarine History 3 Ballston Spa, NY Memorial 8

Update-Loss of the USS Scorpion 3 The Lighter Side 8

Memorial Day — Beaverton 4 IT’S OFFICIAL! 9

Eternal Patrol 4 More Jokes 10

Loss of Scorpion (cont.) 5 The Big FIVE 10

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LOST BOATS, MAY — Blueback Base Meeting Minutes USS Lagarto (SS-371) — Lost on 3 May 1945 with 11 April 2010 loss of 88 Officers and Men, near the Gulf of Siam. On her 2nd war patrol, she is believed to have been The Submarine service’s 110 Birthday was celebrated in lieu lost to a radar equipped minelayer. This minelayer of the April meeting. was sunk by the USS Hawkbill (SS-366), 2 weeks The base met at the Clackamas Spaghetti Factory for later. a luncheon. There were about 80 members with their guests present. This included a large number USS Scorpion (SSN-589) — Lost on 22 May 1968 of our Sub Vets of WWII members. with the loss of 99 Officers and Men. Scorpion was Accounts of those attending, proclaimed that the returning to Norfolk, VA from a Mediterranean de- event was a huge success and the food was great. ployment. Shortly after midnight, on 22 May 1968, I was not able to attend due to a family emergency in she reported her position to be about 50 miles south Michigan, and due to my haste to leave for Detroit, of the Azores. Her transmission ended at 0302. forgot to leave the HOLLAND CLUB packets that Scorpion was never heard from again. The exact were to be presented at the luncheon. Also John cause of her loss has never been determined. (See Mansfield, the Western Region, District 4 Com- page #3) mander, was not able to attend to assist in present- ing the certificates. USS Squalus (SS-192) — On 23 May 1939 she suf- fered a catastrophic valve failure during a test dive I have arranged for John to be at our May meeting off the Isle of Shoals. Partially flooded, the subma- and he will take part in the induction of newly eli- gible members into the HOLLAND CLUB at that rine sank to the bottom and came to rest keel down time. in 240 feet of water. Commander Charles Momsen and Navy divers on Gary Webb reported that the raffle for the set of Dol- phins, donated by Sue McLaughlin, added $161.00 the USS Falcon (ASR-2) rescued 33 crewmembers to the base treasury. The winner has not been using the diving bell he invented. 26 men drowned identified as of this writing. The winning number in the after compartments. Later Squalus was is 504791. It was decided to give the winner until raised and re-commissioned as the USS Sailfish. the 4th of July parade to come forward and claim In an ironic turn of fate, Sailfish sank the Japanese them. aircraft carrier carrying surviving crew members This Month, May, the meeting will be back to normal from Sculpin, which had located Squalus in 1939. at the VFW Hall. Remember — there will be no Only one crewmember survived of those who spent chow call in May. the rest of the war as slave laborers in Japan. Respectfully submitted, USS Stickleback (SS-415) — Lost on 30 May 1958 Dave Vrooman with no loss of life. She sank off Hawaii while un- Blueback Base Secretary der tow after collision with USS Silverstein (DE -534). The entire crew was taken off prior to USSVI DUES sinking. ANNUAL NATIONAL BASE

1 YR $20.00 $15.00 SUPPORT OUR TROOPS… Bill Bryan and his wife Shelia continue to ship your contri- 3 YR pre-pay $55.00 $15.00 / Yr butions to our troops. Most of the packages go to Afghani-

5 YR pre-pay $90.00 $15.00 / Yr stan. Your thoughtfulness and generosity is greatly appreci- ated by those who receive “care packages” from home. LIFE NATIONAL BASE Bring your donations to the next meeting or contact them at (360) 546-1111 or you can E-mail them at < Age 45 $500.00 $300.00 [email protected] Some recommended items for mailing are: Ages 46-55 yrs $400.00 $250.00 Books, Magazines, Puzzle Books, Cards, Hard Candy, Sta- Ages 56-65 yrs $300.00 $200.00 tionary, Tea Bags, Beef Jerky, Gum, Wet Wipes, Bug Wipes, Personal Hygiene Items (such as Soap, Deodorant, Tooth Ages 66-75 yrs $200.00 $150.00 Paste), DVD’s, and Computer Games, Small United States

Ages 76 + $100.00 $50.00 Flags. Thank you and keep up the good work!

VENTING SANITARY Inboard — May 2010 — Page 3 SUBMARINER FROM THE PAST — deck of USS Barbel (SS-580) as she conducted surface opera- tions off the coast of the Japanese island of Kyushu. Two of Pictured this month is a shipmate that the sailors drowned and the third was rescued. is not only qualified in submarines, but is also, as you can see by the in- 2006 — 16 May: USS La Jolla (SSN-701) departed Pearl signia on his sleeve, a qualified Navy Harbor, HI for a six-month Western Pacific deployment. La diver. Jolla is one of three specially configured attack submarines, equipped with the Special Operations capable Dry Deck Shel- Last month’s picture was of Bob ter (DDS), which can allow special operation forces including Sumner BT3(SS). Bob was one of Navy SEALs (Sea, Air, Land) to deploy undetected from de- two Boiler Tenders qualified in sub- ployed submarines. marines at the time. He says he was on the East coast and the other was on the West coast. He had taken the test for BT3 prior to volun- Update on loss of USS Scorpion (SSN-589)… teering for submarines. He worked as an Engineman, since Summary Analysis of Scorpion Acoustic Data, by Bruce Rule, Date: boilers are hard to find on a fleet boat. Thursday, 7 January 2010, 9:39 pm (PST) Please send me your pictures from days gone bye. Having completed the analysis of all available Scorpion Send by E-mail to [email protected] or to the acoustic data, the following summary is provided. Post as base Snail-mail address. I also need your pic- useful. tures for the on line “Then and Now” gallery When the US nuclear submarine Scorpion was lost in the found on the USSVI web site. East Central Atlantic on 22 May 1968, the event produced a series of acoustic signals that were detected by seafloor sen- sors on both sides of the Atlantic. THIS MONTH IN SUBMARINE HISTORY — The US Air Force Technical Applications Center (AFTAC) It Happened in May… determined the point of origin of these Scorpion signals by 1959 — 16 May: USS Blueback (SS-581) launched at In- comparing the detection times at three sensor sites. The de- galls Shipbuilding Corporation, Pasgagoula, MS. rived position was where the Scorpion wreckage was subse- quently discovered at a depth of 3,380m (11,100 ft). The 1960 — 10 May: USS Triton (SSN-586) completed the first Chief of Naval Operations message date-time-group 311840Z submerged circumnavigation of the globe following Ferdi- May 1968 acknowledged the AFTAC contribution. nand Magellan's route and steaming more than 41,000 miles in just 84 days. The first re-analysis of the Scorpion acoustic data in 40- years identified the following new information in 2008: 1964 — 4 May 1964: USS Halibut (SSGN-587) made the last Regulus Missile patrol. With Polaris on line, Regulus  The initiating events responsible for the loss of Scorpion submarines were phased out. were two small explosions that occurred one-half second 1969 — 15 May: USS Guitarro (SSN-665) undergoing final apart at 18:20:44Z on 22 May 1968 and were contained fitting-out at the Mare Island Naval Shipyard, Vallejo, CA, within the submarine's pressure-hull. The source of these sank in 35 feet of water at the pier. No fissionable material explosions, which are estimated to have been equal to the was on board. The report of the U.S. Congress House Armed explosion of not more than 10 kg (22 lbs) of TNT each, Services Subcommittee convened to investigate the accident cannot be determined from analysis of the acoustic data. charged culpable negligence on the part of shipyard workers  These explosive events prevented the crew from main- responsible for the submarine - two civilian work crews taining depth control. Scorpion slowly sank to 1530-feet pumped water into fore and aft sections of the boat; neither at which depth the pressure-hull and all internal bulk- crew knew what the other was doing. No casualties. heads collapsed at 18:42:34Z on 22 May 1968 in one- 1974 — 1 May: USS Pintado (SSN-672) reportedly collided tenth of a second with a force equal to the explosion of almost head-on with a Soviet Yankee class nuclear-powered 6,000 kg (13,200 lbs) of TNT. ballistic missile submarine while cruising 200 feet deep in the  This energy was produced by the essentially instantane- approaches to the Petropavlovsk naval base on the Kamchatka ous conversion of poten- Peninsula. The Soviet submarine surfaced immediately but tial energy in the form of the extent of damage was not known. Pintado departed from 680 psi pressure on the the area at top underwater speed and proceeded to Guam entire Scorpion hull to where she entered drydock for repairs lasting seven weeks. kinetic energy, the mo- The collision smashed much of the Pintado’s detection sonar, tion of the intruding wa- a starboard side torpedo hatch was jammed shut and diving ter-ram which entered planes received moderate damage. Pintado was on an intelli- the pressure-hull at su- gence gathering mission in Soviet territorial waters. personic velocity. 1989 — 1 May: Heavy waves washed three sailors from the (Continued on page 5)

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This is the place

Again this year Blueback Base will celebrate Memorial Day at Veteran’s Memorial Park, in Beaverton, on Monday, 31 May 2010. The American Legion band will start playing about 1030 with the ceremony sched- uled to start at 1100 and run until about 1200. Parking near the park is limited, so it is suggested that you get there early. The park is located between SW 7th & SW 9th Streets and between SW Watson Ave & SW Washington St, in Beaverton. See above map. The “red balloon” marks the place. This is the site of the USS Albacore (SS-218) Memorial built by US Sub Vets of WWII and our members. It is planned to have separate individual seating for Sub Vets at the North end of the park, near the Albacore Memorial, beyond the main bleachers. Last year it was arranged to move the events into the neighboring church, in case of uncooperative weather. It is assumed the same arrangements have been made for this year, although this has not been confirmed at this writing. Marv Doty, Commander / Beaverton American Legion Post 124, sends: I have been developing our plan for the Memorial day event; Monday, May 31st. At the present we have confirmed the American Legion [and] Pacific Northwest Bank will be present, also I have scheduled the South Ridge Coral group for National songs, I am working on having Gov Ted Kulongosky join us, this is looking OK at the present. The POW/MIA ceremony will be performed. Black Bear [Diner] to provide a first class barbecue event for all Veterans at the Park. The Mayor [of Beaverton] Denny Doyle will read and present a proclamation, Post Honor guards and maybe the Oregon State Police Rifle guard group will perform. V.I.P head table persons [?]. The THPRD [Tualatin Hills Parks & Recreation Department] crew to install walk ways (2) directions from the Albacore to main Park access walkways.

ETERNAL PATROL — Lyle E. Hewitt — 27 June 1925 - 18 April 2010 Lyle was a MOMM1/c when he left the Navy & a Life Associate member of USSVI. Born in Clam Falls, WI and moved to Oregon in 1937. He graduated from Stayton High School and served in the U.S. Navy (World War II) aboard the USS Proteus (AS-19) (Plank Owner) and was in Tokyo Harbor when the surrender was signed. Lyle worked for the Federal Highway for 31 years until 1980. He married Shirley Hewitt (Gardiner) on 18 March 1950. He is survived by wife, Shirley; 2 children; 7 grandchildren and 5 great grandchildren. At Lyle’s request no services will be held.

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(Continued from page 3) R.J. (Rocky) Rockers  During the 111.6-second period when it was conjectured in 1968 that Scorpion had reversed course to deactivate a Candidate for Western Region Director torpedo that had become active in its launch tube, the 2010 Election horizontal position of the submarine changed less than 100-feet. This time-of-detection based analysis re- I have been asked to be a candidate for USSVI Western Re- futes the course reversal/active torpedo theory. gional Director by my shipmates that I served during my years serving as District Commander. I believe in doing my  During the 200-second period following pressure-hull share, as all of us should do, in supporting USSVI and my collapse, 17 additional acoustic events were detected. fellow Submarine Veterans. I will plan on being a one term These events were produced by more pressure-resistant Director so that another Submarine Veteran, that I will try to structures that survived within the wreckage to collapse select, will have the honor of serving their USSVI organiza- at greater depth. Six of these events were produced by tion. the collapse of the Scorpion torpedo-tubes near the fol- lowing depths: 3370, 3750, 3810, 3950, 4510 and 4570 I joined the US Navy in January 1948 and retired in October feet. There were no explosions from a torpedo or any 1967 as MT1(SS). other source external to the Scorpion pressure-hull. I served eight years in the Target Navy as a electrician, water tender, and engineman  Scorpion was lost because of an onboard problem (the two internal explosions) the crew could not overcome. I served twelve years in the Submarine Navy as a engineman and missile technician  There was no involvement by Soviet forces as conjec- I served on five Submarines. SS-405, SS-246, SSBN-602, SS tured in some popular accounts of the loss of Scorpion. -488, and SSBN-628 There were no acoustic detections of a torpedo as would have occurred had a Soviet weapon operated at 40-knots After retirement I spent twenty two years at Lockheed Mis- as postulated by one popular account. siles and Space thru three missile generations in the Quality Control field The technical documents upon which the above conclusions are based, which total nearly 50-pages, were provided to the I joined USSVI in 1994 (after attending two conventions) as Chief of Naval Operations (OPNAV N87), the Commander a lifetime member Submarine Force, the Office of Naval Intelligence and I served as District Commander 2003 thru 2008 the Naval Historical Center (NHC). Freedom I am a member of eight USSVI bases in the Western Region of Information Act requests for this unclassi- I was able to work with some great Sub Vets and organize fied information should be sent to the NHC, four new USSVI bases specifically the originator's letters of 14 Mar, 3 Apr and 28 Oct 2009. I was awarded the District Commander of the year and the Robert Link award in 2006 I will do my best to support all Sub Vets and USSVI if/when RENT-A SCOUT — elected. Fundraising for the National Jamboree 2010, the 100th year birthday for the Boy Scouts of America. The local troops for the Boy Scouts National Jamboree have been formed for Cascade Pacific Council, covering Long- view, WA to Salem, OR and Astoria, OR to The Dalles, OR. If you have yard work, light labor, or other odd jobs let me know and I will contact the local Scoutmaster in your area to let them contact you for details. The cost will be negotiated between you and the local troop leaders. Please let me know what you have for jobs. My contact in- formation is: E-Mail — [email protected] or, Home Phone — (503) 771-0540 Thank you all for your support for the boys to earn their own way to the jamboree. Arlo V. Gatchel ETCS(SS) USN Ret. and First Assistant Scoutmaster National Jamboree Troop 719

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DIFFERENT WAYS OF LOOKING AT THINGS... Otto — Sends Two guys were discussing popular family trends on sex, mar- riage, and family values. Stu said, “I didn’t sleep with my wife before we got married, did you?” Leroy replied, “I’m not sure, what was her maiden name?”

A little boy went up to his father and asked: “Dad, where did my intelligence come from?” The father replied, “Well, son, you must have got it from your mother, cause I still have mine.

“Mr. Clark, I have reviewed this case very carefully,” the divorce Court Judge said, “And I’ve decided to give your wife $775 a week.” “That's very fair, your honor,” the hus- band said. “And every now and then I’ll try to send her a few bucks myself.”

A blonde calls Delta Airlines and asks, “Can you tell me how long it’ll take to fly from San Francisco to New York City?” The agent replies, “Just a minute.” “Thank you,” the blonde says, and hangs up.

A man is recovering from surgery when the Surgical Nurse appears and asks him how he is feeling. “I’m O. K. but I did- n't like the four letter-words the doctor used in surgery,” he answered. “What did he say,” asked the nurse. “Oops!”

VENTING SANITARY Inboard — May 2010 — Page 7 3. No pictures, paintings or drawings of partially clad fe- males will be displayed in any section aboard subs so as not to offend unattractive female crewmembers. 4. No sexual conversations among male crewmembers will be tolerated in order not to offend lesbian crewmembers who compete with males for female companionship. 5. Use of the words “wife” or “wives” will be prohibited. Male crewmembers must now refer to their female spouse as “partner”. 6. All males on subs will now be required to sit while urinat- ing so that no female crewmember feels a male crew- member can do something she cannot do. (Urinating over the side of the boat is also now prohibited.) 7. Walking, sitting or standing with either hand on hip or hanging (limp) wrist is optional. The above is a JOKE, hopefully, but not entirely. From every indication the women are on the way and the smoking lamp will soon be out aboard all subs, according to the Navy’s top officer, Chief of Naval Operations Adm. Gary Roughead As of 31 December 2010, smoking aboard the entire subma- rine fleet will be summarily banned — no small hardship for the estimated 35 to 40 percent of sailors who are nicotine ad- dicts and can’t exactly step outside whenever they want a puff.

Base receives electric scooter… Dave Jeremiah donated his electric scooter to the base prior to his move to Florida. Arlo Gatchel picked it up and is stor- ing it in his garage. Anyone who needs to borrow it can con- tact Arlo and make arrangements. It comes with ramps for loading it into a vehicle for transport. Thanks DAVE!

New Rules in for Navy Submarine Service... The Navy is in some cases publicly announcing new subma- rine rules in preparation for eventual large scale service by female sailors. One rule recently published by the Navy will end all smoking on subs to ensure that women who may want to bear children one day will not suffer from oxygen loss to their eggs that could result in birth deformities or irregularities. Other rules not published will be the following: 1. Sub males will no longer be permitted to work shirtless, regardless of emergency or temperature 2. All profanity aboard subs will be prohibited to ensure that no female crewmember mistakes sexual language as sex- ual harassment. Ray Lough — Sends

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Ballston Spa memorial to honor New York's fallen THE LIGHTER SIDE — submarine veterans... Hey Guys… By MARIA McBRIDE BUCCIFERRO, for The Saratogian Women often receive warnings about protecting themselves at BALLSTON SPA, N.Y. — The village will soon be home to the mall and in dark parking lots, etc. But I have a warning to the first memorial in the state to honor the 460 submarine vet- pass along to you, in case you haven't heard about it. It’s a spe- erans from New York who were killed in the line of duty. cial heads-up for those older men who may be regulars at But why would the only state memorial for submarine veter- Lowe’s, Home Depot or Sam’s. In September I became a vic- ans be built in a land-locked village of 5,602 in upstate New tim, and now, simply going out to get supplies has turned out to York? Saratoga County happens to be home to the Kenneth be quite traumatic for me. Don’t be naive enough to think it A. Kesselring Site in West Milton, one of two Navy training couldn’t happen to you or your older friends. sites for nuclear propulsion systems. “Kesselring is one of the Here’s how the scam works: biggest reasons,” said Al Singleman Jr., board chairman of the Two drop-dead gorgeous, 20-something girls come over to Albany-Saratoga Sub Vet Memorial Foundation Inc., which your car as you are packing your shopping into the trunk. They has been chartered to raise funds for the memorial and a rov- both start wiping your windshield with a rag and Windex. It’s ing museum. impossible not to look. When you thank them and offer them a Since 1952, Kesselring has trained 120,000 nuclear subma- tip, they say “No” and, instead, ask you for a ride to McDon- rine sailors, Singleman said. He credits “the No. 2 student at ald’s. You agree and they get into the back seat. On the way, the site” — the late Robert Ondek — who worked on the USS they both strip down to their bare skin. Then one of them Seawolf (SSN-575), the Navy’s second nuclear submarine climbs over into the front seat and starts crawling all over you, class, for starting the effort to get the memorial built. kissing on your neck and grabbing you in all kinds of places. Ondek, who was from Clifton Park, was a past commander all while the other one steals your wallet! Scary! Scary! Scary! of the Albany-Saratoga Base of U.S. Submarine Veterans. I had my wallet stolen October 4th, 9th, 10th, twice on the “He put the project together and researched all the names,” 15th, 17th, 20th, 24th,& 29th. Also November 1st & 4th, twice said Singleton, who lives in Rotterdam. The base has about on the 8th, 16th, 23rd, 24th & 26th, three times today and very 100 members, and there are about 13,000 submarine veterans likely again this upcoming weekend. nationally. So tell your older men friends to be careful. What a horrible “We put on the national convention in 2004 in Saratoga,” way to take advantage of us old guys. Warn them to be vigi- which drew 2,200 submarine veterans to the city, Singleman lant. said. “We put on a parade that was the first parade for subma- FYI, Wal-Mart has wallets on sale for $2.99 each. I found riners ... It was the best convention the USSVI ever put on. cheaper ones for $1.99 at Dollar General and bought them out. “They want us to do another,” he said, but the memorial in Also, you never will get to eat at McDonald’s. I’ve already Ballston Spa is their prime focus now. lost 11 pounds just running back and forth to Lowe’s, Home Getting the names of the 460 submarine veterans from New Depot and Sam’s. York who have been lost in the past century was not easy, as Your Friend, recent privacy laws have hindered research, Singleman said. Bob (Is that Walters?) The Albany part of the group’s name is more than geo- graphic, he noted. There are only three submarines that have The Best Drunk Story of the Month... been named after cities in New York: the USS Albany (SSN- A drunken man walks into a biker bar, sits down at the bar and 753), which is “on patrol in the blue ocean”; the USS Buffalo orders a drink. (SSN-715); and the USS New York City (SSN-696), which Looking around, he sees three men sitting at a corner table. has been decommissioned. He gets up, staggers to the table, leans over, looks the biggest, A 25-foot fiberglass model of the USS Albany submarine is meanest, biker in the face and says: “I went by your grandma’s planned for the Ballston Spa memorial, which will include a house today and I saw her in the hallway buck-naked. Man, black granite monolith with the names of the 460 submarine she is one fine looking woman!” veterans on the back, bricks with the names of the 65 lost The biker looks at him and doesn’t say a word. boats and a veterans’ walkway, he said. People will be able to His buddies are confused, because he is one bad biker and buy bricks to honor a friend or loved one from any branch of would fight at the drop of a hat. the military. The drunk leans on the table again and says: “I got it on with A new Web site will be created in May. your grandma and she is good, the best I ever had!” For more information, contact the Albany-Saratoga Sub Vet The biker’s buddies are starting to get really mad but the biker Foundation at: still says nothing. P.O. Box 4150, Schenectady, NY 12304- The drunk leans on the table one more time and says, “I’ll tell 0150; you something else, boy, your grandma liked it!” or e-mail Singleman at: At this point the biker stands up, takes the drunk by the shoul- [email protected]. ders looks him square in the eyes and says...... “Grandpa, Please go home!”

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It’s Official… YEAR GROUPS 08 AND 09 WILL BE CONSIDERED Subject: INTEGRATION OF WOMEN INTO THE SUB- FOR LATERAL TRANSFER. INTERESTED OFFI- MARINE FORCE CERS SHOULD CONTACT THEIR DETAILERS AND COMPLETE AN APPLICATION PACKAGE IN AC- Originator: CNO WASHINGTON DC(UC) CORDANCE WITH MILPERSMAN 1520-050. INTER- DTG: 291213Z Apr 10 ESTED NUCLEAR SURFACE WARFARE OFFICERS Precedence: ROUTINE SHOULD CONTACT THEIR DETAILER AND COM- DAC: General PLETE AN APPLICATION PACKAGE IN ACCOR- To: AL NAVADMIN(UC), NAVADMIN DANCE WITH MILPERSMAN 1520-030. Cc: CNO WASHINGTON DC(UC) A. THE DEADLINE FOR LATERAL TRANSFER ------APPLICATIONS IS 2 JULY 2010. SELECTED UNCLASSIFIED// APPLICANTS WILL BE REDESIGNATED TO FM CNO WASHINGTON DC//N00// 1170 AFTER COMPLETING APPROPRIATE TO NAVADMIN INTERVIEWS REQUIRED FOR PROGRAM UNCLAS N01000// ACCEPTANCE, INCLUDING INTERVIEWS NAVADMIN 152/10 WITH THE DIRECTOR, NAVAL NUCLEAR PROPULSION. MSGID/GENADMIN/CNO WASHINGTON DC/N00/ APR// SUBJ/INTEGRATION OF WOMEN INTO B. ALL LATERAL TRANSFERS ARE REQUIRED THE SUBMARINE FORCE// RMKS/ TO COMPLETE STANDARD 32-MONTH SUB- MARINE DIVISION OFFICER TOURS RE- 1. THE SECRETARY OF DEFENSE HAS APPROVED GARDLESS OF THEIR YEAR GROUP. DUE INTEGRATION OF WOMEN INTO THE SUBMA- TO THE LENGTH OF THE NUCLEAR AND RINE FORCE. SUBMARINES PROVIDE UNIQUE SUBMARINE TRAINING PIPELINE COM- CAPABILITIES AND ARE A CORNERSTONE OF BINED WITH THE REQUIRED SEA ASSIGN- OUR NATION’S DEFENSE. OPENING THIS CA- MENTS, OFFICERS WHO LATERALLY REER FIELD TO WOMEN ALLOWS THE SUBMA- TRANSFER MAY BE REQUIRED TO MISS A RINE FORCE TO UTILIZE THE TREMENDOUS TAL- SHORE ROTATION IN ORDER TO CATCH UP ENT AND POTENTIAL OF WOMEN IN THE NAVY. WITH THEIR PEERS WHO WERE DIRECTLY 2. UP TO 19 FEMALE OFFICERS WILL BE SELECTED ACCESSED INTO THE SUBMARINE FORCE. TO BEGIN TRAINING FOR SUBMARINE WARFARE 5. UP TO EIGHT FEMALE SUPPLY CORPS OFFICERS QUALIFICATION STARTING IN JULY 2010. THEY WILL ALSO BE ELIGIBLE TO JOIN THE SUBMA- WILL ATTEND NUCLEAR POWER SCHOOL FOR A RINE FORCE IN LATE 2011. THESE OFFICERS SIX-MONTH COURSE OF ACADEMIC INSTRUC- WILL ATTEND SUBMARINE OFFICER BASIC TION, FOLLOWED BY A SIX-MONTH OPERA- COURSE STARTING IN JULY 2011 BEFORE RE- TIONAL CURRICULUM LEADING TO QUALIFICA- PORTING TO THEIR FIRST SUBMARINE. CANDI- TION AS ENGINEERING OFFICER OF THE WATCH DATES MUST HAVE COMPLETED SUPPLY CORPS AT ONE OF THE NUCLEAR POWER TRAINING WARFARE QUALIFICATION. INTERESTED SUP- UNITS. THE TRAINING WILL CONCLUDE WITH PLY CORPS OFFICERS SHOULD CONTACT THEIR THREE MONTHS AT NAVAL SUBMARINE DETAILER. SCHOOL TO COMPLETE THE SUBMARINE OFFI- CER BASIC COURSE PRIOR TO REPORTING TO 6. COMMAND ASSIGNMENTS. FOLLOWING INITIAL THEIR FIRST SUBMARINE. TRAINING, FEMALE OFFICERS WILL BE AS- SIGNED TO THE BLUE AND GOLD CREWS OF SE- 3. OFFICERS WILL BE PREFERENTIALLY SELECTED LECTED SSBNS AND SSGNS HOMEPORTED IN EI- FROM INITIAL ACCESSION SOURCES, I.E. THE THER BANGOR, WA OR KINGS BAY, GA. THE UNITED STATES NAVAL ACADEMY, NAVAL RE- NUMBER OF INTEGRATED CREWS WILL EXPAND SERVE OFFICERS TRAINING CORPS, SEAMAN-TO- IN SUBSEQUENT YEARS. ADMIRAL, AND OFFICER CANDIDATE SCHOOL VIA NORMAL SERVICE SELECTION/ASSIGNMENT 7. RELEASED BY ADMIRAL G. ROUGHEAD, CHIEF PROCESS. APPLICANTS MUST MEET HIGH ACA- OF NAVAL OPERATIONS.// DEMIC AND MEDICAL STANDARDS FOR NU- CLEAR AND SUBMARINE ASSIGNMENTS. INTER- ESTED MIDSHIPMEN AND OFFICER CANDIDATES SHOULD CONTACT THEIR COMPANY OFFICER, PROFESSOR OF NAVAL SCIENCE, OR NUCLEAR RECRUITER. 4. ON A CASE-BY-CASE BASIS, APPLICANTS FROM OTHER UNRESTRICTED LINE COMMUNITIES IN

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Understanding Engineers 101... put it back into his pocket. Finally, the frog asked, “What is 1. Two engineering students were biking across a university the matter? I’ve told you I’m a beautiful princess and that I’ll campus when one said, “Where did you get such a great stay with you for one week and do anything you want. Why bike?” The second engineer replied, “Well, I was walking won’t you kiss me?” The engineer said, “Look, I’m an engi- along yesterday, minding my own business, when a beautiful neer. I don’t have time for a girlfriend, but a talking frog, now woman rode up on this bike, threw it to the ground, took off that’s cool.” all her clothes and said, take what you want.” The first engi- neer nodded approvingly and said, “Good choice; the clothes Retirement Dinner… Stu Crosby — Sends probably wouldn't have fit you anyway.” A priest was being honored at his retirement dinner after 25 2. To the optimist, the glass is half-full. To the pessimist, the years in the parish. A leading local politician and member of glass is half-empty. To the engineer, the glass is twice as big the congregation was chosen to make the presentation and to as it needs to be. give a little speech at the dinner. However, he was delayed, 3. A priest, a doctor, and an engineer were waiting one morn- so the priest decided to say his own few words while they ing for a particularly slow group of golfers. The engineer waited: fumed, “What’s with those guys? We must have been waiting “I got my first impression of the parish from the first confes- for fifteen minutes!” The doctor chimed in, “I don’t know, sion I heard here. I thought I had been assigned to a terrible but I’ve never seen such inept golf!" The priest said, “Here place. The very first person who entered my confessional told comes the greens-keeper. Let’s have a word with him.” He me he had stolen a television set and, when questioned by the said, “Hello George, what’s wrong with that group ahead of police, was able to lie his way out of it. He had stolen money us? They’re rather slow, aren’t they?” The greens-keeper from his parents, embezzled from his employer, had an affair replied, “Oh, yes. That’s a group of blind firemen. They lost with his boss’s wife, taken illegal drugs, and gave VD to his their sight saving our clubhouse from a fire last year, so we sister. I was appalled. But as the days went on I learned that always let them play for free anytime.” The group fell silent my people were not all like that and I had, indeed, come to a for a moment. The priest said, “That’s so sad. I think I will fine parish full of good and loving people.” say a special prayer for them tonight.” The doctor said, Just as the priest finished his talk, the politician arrived full “Good idea. I’m going to contact my ophthalmologist col- of apologies at being late. He immediately began to make the league and see if there's anything he can do for them.” The presentation and gave his talk: “I’ll never forget the first day engineer said, “Why can’t they play at night?” our parish priest arrived,” said the politician. “In fact, I had 4. What is the difference between mechanical engineers and the honor of being the first person to go to him for confes- civil engineers? Mechanical engineers build weapons. Civil sion.” engineers build targets. Moral: Never, Never, Never Be Late! 5. The graduate with a science degree asks, “Why does it work?” The graduate with an engineering degree asks, “How Lessons… does it work?” The graduate with an accounting degree asks, A lawyer boarded an airplane in New Orleans with a box of “How much will it cost?” The graduate with an arts degree frozen crab and asked a blonde stewardess to take care of asks, “Do you want fries with that?” them for him. She took the box and promised to put it in the 6. Three engineering students were gathered together dis- crew’s refrigerator. He advised her that he was holding her cussing who must have designed the human body. personally responsible for them staying frozen mentioning in One said, “It was a mechanical engineer. Just look at all the a very haughty manner that he was a lawyer and proceeded to joints.” Another said, “No, it was an electrical engineer. The rant at her about what would happen if she let them thaw out. nervous system has many thousands of electrical connec- Needless to say she was annoyed by his behavior. tions.” The last one said, “No, actually it had to have been a Shortly before landing in New York she used the intercom to civil engineer. Who else would run a toxic waste pipeline announce to the entire cabin, “Would the gentleman who through a recreational area?” gave me the crabs in New Orleans please raise your hand?" 7. Normal people believe that if it ain’t broke, don’t fix it. Not one hand went up....so she took them home and ate them. Engineers believe that if it ain’t broke, it doesn’t have enough Two lessons here: 1. Lawyers aren’t as smart as they think features yet. they are. 2. Blondes aren’t as dumb as most folks think. 8. An engineer was crossing a road one day, when a frog called out to him and said, “If you kiss me, I’ll turn into a beautiful princess.” He bent over, picked up the frog, and put The Big FIVE… Pat Householder — Sends it in his pocket. The frog spoke up again and said, “If you The five states with the most members of USSVI living there kiss me, I’ll turn back into a beautiful princess and stay with are... you for one week.” The engineer took the frog out of his CT: 1,416 pocket, smiled at it and returned it to the pocket. The frog FL: 1,303 then cried out, “If you kiss me and turn me back into a prin- CA: 1,165 cess, I’ll stay with you for one week and do anything you NY: 622 want.” Again, the engineer took the frog out, smiled at it and WA: 618