"Greasy Rider" wrote in message
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On Tue, 23 Mar 2004 00:27:53 GMT, "Vaughn"
disturbed the phosphur particles
on my screen with the following:


Yes again! I joined the Navy naively thinking that I would "work my
way up to officer" and make a career out of it. It was a full two years
before I fathomed the social distinction between an officer and an
enlisted
man. Ever having been enlisted taints you for life and makes you a
second-class sub-human.

I'll never forget a squadron announcement posted one day in 1958:

"Officers and their ladies , enlisted men and their wives
are invited to the squadron party this weekend."




Enlisted men couldn't possibly marry ladies.
No enlisted men showed up......

I didn't join til '75 but I understand back then they issued wives to
enlisted men, something about getting the CO's permission.