On 10/18/03 10:03 AM, in article , "Jim Calpin"
wrote:

Interesting contrast at Fallon and at Andrews AFB:

At Fallon, where there is barely a shoe to be found, bags off-base are a
big no-no. At Andrews, where you would think you might find a few more
regulation-quoters (albeit USAF ones), no problem. The Andrews
situation is explained by a) a different Service culture and b) the
realization that seeing guys in organizational clothing in and around
the area is *good* for PR. Don't know if it's consistent across the
USAF though.

-Jim C.


Jim,

That's because the Commander at NSAWC is a post-CARGRU Admiral. Those guys
drink too much salt-peter and black-shoe Kool-Aid laced water that has been
distilled by nuclear reactors.

In other words, they've forgotten what it's like to be a J.O.

Me, on the other hand, I left active duty as a junior O-4, so the J.O.
mindset is still fresh in my mind.

If it doesn't hurt the command, and it's a good deal for the J.O.'s... let
'em do it.

Funny how those inconsistencies STILL exist, isn't it?

--Woody