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\n“First Recognition of the American Flag by a Foreign Government” by Edward Moran, 1898.<\/p>\n
\n“First Recognition of the American Flag by a Foreign Government” by Edward Moran, 1898.<\/p>\n
From the overwhelming outpouring of love we received on yesterday’s Happy Birthday Navy post, here’s a repost from WATM about how y’all hate the Navy, why you really should hate the Navy, why we Sailors hate the Navy, and why you should love the Navy. It’s a bit dated, but mostly still quite true. <\/p>\n
The branches of the U.S. military are like a very large family. They deal with one another because they have to, not because they always get along.<\/p>\n
The differences don’t stop at uniforms. Each branch has its own goals, mission, and its own internal culture. At the upper levels of the services, they compete for funds and favor from civilians in DoD. In the lower ranks, they compete for fun and favor from civilians in bars and strip clubs (especially in North Carolina). The branches are like siblings, competing for the intangible title of who’s “the best” from no one in particular.<\/p>\n
“The Soviets are our adversary. Our enemy is the Navy.” \u2014Gen. Curtis LeMay, U.S. Air Force<\/em><\/p>\n
Of course, when it comes to joint operations downrange, a lot of that goes out the window. But when the op-tempo isn’t as hectic and frustration has time to build, the awesome Army platoon who saved your ass last month become a bunch of damn stupid grunts who steal everything you don’t lock down and leave their Gatorade piss bottles everywhere. Parsing out the best and worst of our services isn’t hard if we’re honest with ourselves.\n<\/p><\/blockquote>\n
Y’alls jealously is showing. Read the rest here: WATM<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"