The musings of an old Master Chief

I have a few thoughts, mostly unconnected, that I would like to write about.  Today, I received an email from an old friend that still works at the Command where I retired from.  He, like me, is a retired Navy Chief.  He was a great Chief and a defender of Sailors.  If they did good, he lead the praise choir.  If they screwed up, he ripped their face off, and then put it back on correctly, making the sailor better than before.  He told me in the email that he just returned from a three week visit to the Navy part of the Sand Box.  He relayed to me that he actually saw a Chief Gunner's Mate holding "Hands On" OJT to a group of Sailors on a PC!  The CHief was teaching them how to do maintenance on the 25MM Chain Gun and the M2 HB, .50 cal Machine Guns.  This did my heart proud.  I hear many reports that the Chiefs are not fulfilling their designed position as the "Subject Matter" expert.  It seems, through my observation and reports that the Chief's community is more interested in standing "Officer" watches and getting points for promotion, real and "Brownie".  But this Chief, was doing what He is supposed to do.  It will probably not help him advance, but it will help keep him and his Shipmates, alive!!  Good job Chief!!Second, all this sequester stuff is out of hand.  I read in an email from the Fleet Reserve Association, that we are going to start closing Commissaries one more day a week because of the Sequester.  That is patent Bull Shit!!  The Commissaries are SELF SUPPORTING!  That surcharge we pay at the end of the register receipt states that.  Closing the Commissaries is the President's way of "Making it Hurt" as he told his Cabinet Officials to do.  He just took his Wife, two daughters, their cousin, his Mother in Law, his cars, the secret service, his food taster, cooks, hair dressers, the Teleprompter maintenance man, and who know who else on a $100 million dollar vacation to Africa!  But we have to close Commissaries, that receive no DOD budget money, to save money?!  Bull Shit!!I read an article on Drudge today that states that the US and Russia have signed an agreement to use Russian troops, in America, on US soil, to provide security for large events!  I was absolutely speechless.  Why, because this is the sort of stuff I read about a few years ago, when Bill Clinton was President.  It came from the conspiracy crowd.  I discounted it then, but not now.  Drudge vets his stories well.  So, if it is true, we are in big trouble.  The next thing you know, there will be a Soviet Soldier at the NASCAR race asking for; "Your papers, PLEASE!"Why does American news media spend so much time on things that mean so little?  Like the trial of the American woman who killed her lover in Italy.  Or the Casey Anthony trial, the Nicole Smith  murder trial, or even the George Zimmerman trial.  These trials, and the events that lead up to them would not be local news past the first day, well enough 24/7 on national television.  I believe the news media gets us interested in these fluff stories to turn us away from what is actually happening to our Country and our freedoms.  It is a ruse, a foil, a bait and switch, tactic.  And, sadly, it is working. Keep your eye on the ball America!!  You freedoms are flying out the window that the Administration is holding open!  I think it is HIGH Time we close that window!!
Source:http://silverfoxnavy.blogspot.com/2013/07/the-musings-of-old-master-chief.html

The musings of an old Master Chief Images

CNOMC(SW) Mike Oldknow (Barry Lake photo)
(1330 x 2027 - 217.56 KB - jpeg)

The Old Shepherd's Chief Mourner | Landseer, Edwin Henry (Sir, RA) | V ...
(355 x 355 - 24.11 KB - jpeg)

Sunday Musing: Another 'Halo' game? Sign me up! - Neoseeker
(1000 x 567 - 295.13 KB - jpeg)

Email This BlogThis! Share to Twitter Share to Facebook
(640 x 480 - 39.05 KB - jpeg)