BACK STORY OF THIS POSTER CALLED “ROSIE THE RIVETER”! This poster was created by American graphic artist. J. Howard Miller. In 1941, Miller’s work came to the attention of the Westinghouse Company and he was hired to create a series of posters to sponsor the company’s War Production Coordinating Committee. This poster is commonly called […]
Naval History
Lesssons in Leadership
TEN LESSONS IN LEADERSHIP! 1. BE CAUTIOUS OF LABELS: Labels you place on people may define your relationship to them and bound their potential. 2. EVERYONE DESERVES RESPECT: We often wrongly treat others with less respect than they deserve. Everyone we have contact with deserves respect. 3. COURTESY MAKES A DIFFERENCE: Be courteous to all […]
Hand Salute
Hand Salute Trivia: What is the history of the “hand salute”?! ANSWER: The hand salute is believed to have began in the days of chivalry when it was customary for knights dressed in armor to raise their visors to friends for the purpose of identification. By 1700 grenadiers were wearing tall, conical hats held in […]
NAVY RANK RECOGNITION!
NAVY RANK RECOGNITION! ADMIRAL: Leaps tall buildings with a single bound, is more powerful than a locomotive, is faster than a speeding bullet, walks on water amid typhoons, REVIEWS POLICY WITH GOD. CAPTAIN: Leaps short buildings with a single bound, is just as fast as a speeding bullet, walks on water if sea is calm, […]
MILITARY WORKING DOGS
THIS IS TO ALL MY MILITARY WORKING DOGS SHIPMATES! Do you know the history and how the Military Working Dog Program got started? During W WII, not long after the attack on Pearl Harbor, the American Kennel Club and a new group calling itself “Dogs for Defense” mobilized dog owners across the country to donate […]