Uniforms of the United States Navy

English too well so I was taught Cantonese and Vietnamese shortly after I started speaking. My grandpa is a great storyteller. He would always tell me about old war stories and how life was growing up in Vietnam. My grandpa was a police officer back in Vietnam. His cop stories were always my favorite to listen to. I consider my grandpa as my father figure and still continue to this day look up to him. As a young child, I had sights on possibly becoming a police officer just like my grandpa. Well, my first dream was always to become a football player. Growing up watching the legend Randy Moss catch touchdown passes for the Minnesota Vikings who didn’t want to be him? In elementary school for career day, I remember the guy dressed in a navy blue uniform, carried a badge and full…

The United States Naval Academy established in October 10, 1845 known as the second oldest out of the five service academies. The purpose of the United States Naval Academy is to educate future officers that will soon in four years commission into the United States Navy or the United States Marine Corps. More than 4,000 men and women representing every state and other foreign countries making up the Brigade of Midshipmen learn from both civilian and military instructors in both academic and…

“I am a United States Sailor. I will support and defend the Constitution of the United States of America, and I will obey the orders of those appointed over me. I represent the fighting spirit of the Navy and those who have gone before me to defend freedom and democracy around the world. I proudly serve my country’s Navy combat team with Honor, Courage, and Commitment. I am committed to excellence and the fair treatment of all.” The Sailors Creed is something I say every morning at work. It is…

Women were not always equal; they proved themselves worthy of being a true citizen of the United States in World War I. After countless months of helping the country and saving lives, a new respect was found for women and their abilities. Originally, the United States was neutral during World War I, but after German U-boats attacked American ships and Germany tried to ally itself with Mexico, President Wilson and the Congress declared war on Germany. Starting in 1917, the United States was a…

strategy and tactics. His theories created a foundation for modern operational art and operational warfare while analyzing contributing factors of politics, social and economic conditions while keeping maritime interests at the forefront of his beliefs. As classical naval theoretician, he shaped the service culture and military doctrine for a multiplicity of navies on a global scale through the examination of European and American naval history referencing the particular effect of operational…

The most important lesson I have drawn from the reading is it is not only important but necessary to understand the history of an organization to better be able to understand the events and issues that are current problems, inspire solutions to those problems, and prevent the repetition of wars, disputes, and tragedies. A major portion of the United States of America’s history is the military, who they are, how they came to be, what they have done, and what they are currently doing. Without the…

Battle of Pearl Harbor Relations were strained between the United States and Japan after this historical day. Neither side looked at each other the same when Japan led a surprise attack in Pearl Harbor. “As costly as it was in the lives of our men and women in uniform, in military assets, and in esteem and pride, Pearl Harbor was a watershed moment for America.” On December 7th, 1941 (at approximately 7:48 a.m.) was commemorated as “a date which we will live in infamy”, said by Franklin…

Disney Goes to War It's the year 1944. Imagine sitting in a Navy Vessel, preparing for an invasion of Normandy, with at least 50 men per boat, no less than 10,000 vessels total. There is barely any elbow room, waves crashing against the sides of the boat, tilting it back and forth as feet become soaked from the water on the floor. Nobody is talking. The only sound that is heard is the occasional vomit of a soldier that is seasick and the thundering of the ocean that surrounds the vessel.…

To quote the late Scottish poet Robert Burns: “The best-laid plans of mice and men often go awry.” This quote never meant much to me until I watched all of my dreams come crashing down around me on a cold, snowy day in December. I’ll start from the beginning. Since I was young I’d wanted to be in the military. My mother and father always told me stories of their time in the Pineville High School JROTC, (Junior Reserved Officer Training Corps, a type of military training for highschool students)…

My grandmother Norine Revino was a young girl who had recently moved to Hawaii. On the historic morning of December 7, 1941, she was playing in the backyard of her temporary naval residence without a care in the world. That morning would soon turn into ninety minutes of complete horror. "Yesterday, December 7, 1941- a date that will live in infamy- the United States of America was suddenly and deliberately attacked by naval and air forces of the Empire of Japan...No matter how long it may…