Comments on: What’s in a name? http://www.neptunuslex.com/2006/10/25/whats-in-a-name/ The unbearable lightness of Lex. Enjoy! Sun, 21 Mar 2010 13:13:02 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Walt http://www.neptunuslex.com/2006/10/25/whats-in-a-name/comment-page-2/#comment-92051 Walt Tue, 03 Jul 2007 16:53:02 +0000 http://www.neptunuslex.com/2006/10/25/whats-in-a-name/#comment-92051 I know the title "America" is knowen as the United States, But I like the title USS US better! I know the title “America” is knowen as the United States, But I like the title USS US better!

]]> By: Albany Rifles http://www.neptunuslex.com/2006/10/25/whats-in-a-name/comment-page-2/#comment-34570 Albany Rifles Tue, 19 Dec 2006 13:34:35 +0000 http://www.neptunuslex.com/2006/10/25/whats-in-a-name/#comment-34570 I vote for the USS Ironsides class I vote for the USS Ironsides class

]]> By: "Tailhooker" http://www.neptunuslex.com/2006/10/25/whats-in-a-name/comment-page-1/#comment-23690 "Tailhooker" Fri, 10 Nov 2006 10:42:39 +0000 http://www.neptunuslex.com/2006/10/25/whats-in-a-name/#comment-23690 Readers and Submitters ALL, In a time when humor brings some sanity to a world that is currently full of brave men and women dying to promote societies to become their own Free and Democratic (in their defination)countries. I believe that the United States Navy needs and quite frankly deserves a ship that sacrificed herself so that CVN78 could be built with a better survival rate than previous Carriers of the Line. She now rests in 17,500 ft of Atlantic Ocean along with all her secrets. A ship of the line needs to carry with her not only might but the might of the entire US Population and no better name than AMERICA carries that might. Politions get back to discussions that we the people pay you for and allow the SECNAV to make decisions that we pay him for, naming ships that are not mandated by an act of Congress as a Chistmas tree ornament attached to and hidden in a bill that is not related the issue at all. Smooth Sailin' Tailhooker Out..!! Readers and Submitters ALL,
In a time when humor brings some sanity to a world that is currently full of brave men and women dying to promote societies to become their own Free and Democratic (in their defination)countries. I believe that the United States Navy needs and quite frankly deserves a ship that sacrificed herself so that CVN78 could be built with a better survival rate than previous Carriers of the Line. She now rests in 17,500 ft of Atlantic Ocean along with all her secrets. A ship of the line needs to carry with her not only might but the might of the entire US Population and no better name than AMERICA carries that might. Politions get back to discussions that we the people pay you for and allow the SECNAV to make decisions that we pay him for, naming ships that are not mandated by an act of Congress as a Chistmas tree ornament attached to and hidden in a bill that is not related the issue at all.

Smooth Sailin’
Tailhooker Out..!!

]]> By: Nose http://www.neptunuslex.com/2006/10/25/whats-in-a-name/comment-page-1/#comment-20506 Nose Fri, 27 Oct 2006 14:14:23 +0000 http://www.neptunuslex.com/2006/10/25/whats-in-a-name/#comment-20506 Phil- I hope someone who knows better will correct me, but I believe on GW we had a couple of LT OODs, and I don't recall ever seeing anyone stand OOD senior to LCDR. (There was the usual parade of LCDR/CDRs in line to do the Conning Alongside thing but that was mostly Air Wing guys.) It's funny, but I could sometimes tell from the LSO platform when certain OODs were driving by the way they would follow (or chase) the wind. Fortunately, the ANAV was a friend and I could usually get him to step in when it got too silly! Nose Phil-

I hope someone who knows better will correct me, but I believe on GW we had a couple of LT OODs, and I don’t recall ever seeing anyone stand OOD senior to LCDR. (There was the usual parade of LCDR/CDRs in line to do the Conning Alongside thing but that was mostly Air Wing guys.)

It’s funny, but I could sometimes tell from the LSO platform when certain OODs were driving by the way they would follow (or chase) the wind. Fortunately, the ANAV was a friend and I could usually get him to step in when it got too silly!

Nose

]]> By: Phil http://www.neptunuslex.com/2006/10/25/whats-in-a-name/comment-page-1/#comment-20424 Phil Fri, 27 Oct 2006 02:35:20 +0000 http://www.neptunuslex.com/2006/10/25/whats-in-a-name/#comment-20424 Just a comment on the above--I read somewhere that President Carter was qualified as OOD underway on a BB. I think that predated his interview with Admiral Rickover, so if memory serves, he was a Lieutenant. I don't suppose too many J.O.'s get qualified as OOD underway under CDR on a bird farm! BTW my two ships were named IMPLICIT and RECLAIMER. Just a comment on the above–I read somewhere that President Carter was qualified as OOD underway on a BB. I think that predated his interview with Admiral Rickover, so if memory serves, he was a Lieutenant. I don’t suppose too many J.O.’s get qualified as OOD underway under CDR on a bird farm! BTW my two ships were named IMPLICIT and RECLAIMER.

]]> By: PigBoatSailor http://www.neptunuslex.com/2006/10/25/whats-in-a-name/comment-page-1/#comment-20380 PigBoatSailor Thu, 26 Oct 2006 19:03:22 +0000 http://www.neptunuslex.com/2006/10/25/whats-in-a-name/#comment-20380 <i>Politicians are fine names for smaller surface ships or submarines</i> Whoa, hey now, why do we get the shaft. Yeah yeah, we had to take Carter, he -was- a submariner after all, and Rickover was a requirement. But honestly, can we go back to being named after fish? The SEAWOLF got my hopes up. Put this bubblehead in the "America" column, in the hope that the whole fleet starts moving back towards traditional naming. Politicians are fine names for smaller surface ships or submarines

Whoa, hey now, why do we get the shaft. Yeah yeah, we had to take Carter, he -was- a submariner after all, and Rickover was a requirement. But honestly, can we go back to being named after fish? The SEAWOLF got my hopes up.

Put this bubblehead in the “America” column, in the hope that the whole fleet starts moving back towards traditional naming.

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