Navy CyberSpace Blog

Must Be At Least A Six to Join The Navy

September 3rd, 2008

How the scale system works;

Thank goodness I had a waiver or I would have had to join the Air Force. (Read the rest of the story…)

Labor Day 2008

August 31st, 2008

According to the Department of Labor (DOL), Labor Day is a yearly national tribute to the contributions of workers whom continue to bring prosperity and strength to our great nation. Labor Day started as a celebration back in the mid 1880s with street parades showing the public “the strength and esprit de corps of the trade and labor organizations” of the community, followed by a festival for the recreation and amusement of the workers and their families.

Labor Day for me, I am sorry to say, has never been a celebration as described by the DOL - for me it has always been a long weekend for spending quality time with the family, having one last “summer” BBQ and ensuring my fantasy (Read the rest of the story…)

Howdy, Its Me!

August 30th, 2008

First off, thank you for visiting my web site. Navy CyberSpace is a hobby for me that dates back to my time stationed at Navy Recruiting Command. My wife calls Navy CyberSpace my “other woman” because of the time I have spent working on it. When I started I knew absolutely nothing about HTML, PHP or any internet programming whatsoever. I really knew very little about how the internet worked. I am still very much in the learning stage, it is a “science and art”.

I joined the Navy during my senior year of high school, Valentines Day of 1980 to be exact, and (Read the rest of the story…)

Navy CyberSpace Opens British Military Section

August 28th, 2008

Navy CyberSpace has expanded to include information about the Armed Forces of the United Kingdom! Consisting of the Royal Navy, the British Army, and the Royal Air Force, the United Kingdom’s armed services represent one of the premier military forces in the world. With close to 400,000 active and reserve members, Her Majesty’s Armed Forces measure as the 25th largest military body. The Commander-in-Chief of the military is the British monarch, currently Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II, while (Read the rest of the story…)

Going to be Stationed In Japan?

August 25th, 2008

I enjoy reading FEWL.NET because the writer has a unique way of expressing himself, he is in the Navy and also he is stationed on a ship in Japan, my twidget nuke Son is on the USS George Washington and on his way to Japan. Well, the Author just wrote an article that should be mandatory reading for every member of the any crew headed for the Yokosuka waterfront. The following are a couple of excerpts from “What USS George Washington Should Know About Japan“;

I can see how this law might make sense,

Don’t ride with someone who is drunk - Under Japanese law, you will be found just as guilty for letting the person drive, whether you’re sober or not. Also, just having one beer and getting behind the wheel can land you in jail for a Driving While Drinking Indicated (DWDI). The base conducts surprise breathalyzers all the time, so driving drunk here is definitely Russian roulette with your career.

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Benidorm Spain

August 23rd, 2008

One of the first ports I had the pleasure of visiting was a city in Spain with long sandy beaches, British pubs, bull fighting and a Burger King.

We pulled-in to the port, well, we didn’t actually “pull-in” - the USS Forrestal was a little too large to pull up to their dock so we anchored just off shore and rode liberty boats to and from the fleet landing. Amazingly enough the process of getting all of us Sailors to and from the shore was pretty efficient and the liberty boat was like an old Disney E-Ticket ride, life was good.

It was almost noon Benidorm time when I hit the Spanish shores for the first time, I was hungry. Back in the early 1980’s Americas fast food industry hadn’t yet invaded every corner of the planet like it has today and Burger King, that little slice of home, was on my list of a must visit location. But not on this day, my first day in Spain - today was going to be something authentic - today was going to be (Read the rest of the story…)

Purpose of the Delayed Entry Program

August 21st, 2008

From the Navy Recruiting manual concerning the Delayed Entry Program (DEP);

Delayed entry is the military status gained by an enlistment in which a service member’s entry on active duty (ACDU) or initial active duty for training (IADT) is postponed for up to 365 days (12 months) with the exception of juniors who will be mid-year graduates. All up and coming new high school seniors (scheduled to graduate at the completion of the next school year) entering DEP during the months of May, June and July are authorized to remain in DEP for a maximum of 455 days (15 months).

When you enlist your date for leaving to recruit training (boot camp) will hinge on a few factors. First is when would be the first day you would be eligible to leave. Are you still in school? You want to ensure proper notice of current employer or you have entered a program which requires a certain amount of time in the DEP due to additional qualifications you must meet - the number of things to consider are as varied as the people who join. Next is (Read the rest of the story…)

Has Google Replaced the Mess?

August 20th, 2008

Well, is this a sign of the times? Take a look at a search term someone used to find my web site. Is this a sign of the times? Has the Mess been replaced by Google? WOW! (Read the rest of the story…)

Heritage Language Recruiting Program

August 19th, 2008

The Heritage Language Recruiting Program (HLRP) is available for men and women who live in communities that hold true the heritage and speak the language of their native people to increase the Navy’s capacity in critical foreign languages. If you are eligible (it is available for active and reserve service) for this program you must understand that after your initial training your duty assignments may require regular interaction with the language/dialect-specific general population of your heritage. You will normally be stationed at a parent unit in a specific global area or be assigned as an Individual Augmentee (IA) to a unit identified for deployment to the area of your expertise.

You must meet all basic enlistment eligibility requirements (except for the ASVAB requirement, you may enlist with AFQT scores of 21 or higher). You must be an (Read the rest of the story…)

Updating, Changing and Adding

August 17th, 2008

I think I have now settled on the new color scheme for my web site. The gray background to the featured section of the page seemed the only color to use being this is a mostly Navy recruiting centric site - even the pay charts are easier to read, heck stats are showing people are spending a little more time looking at the pages and exploring even deeper into the web site.

I have had a number of people linking to pages on the site which is always good and I feel I should help out a bit by providing the code to make it easier; (Read the rest of the story…)