To all former shipmates and those serving today:

Today is the U.S. Navy's 241st birthday. The linked website provides some interesting facts about our Navy's beginnings, as well as some recent history and current trends, including the on-going push to deep six all of the Navy's enlisted ratings.

Best to all,

Irv

As AW1 Billy Masters, VP-11, was want to say:

241 years of tradition unimpeded by progress

Hum . . . .

So, I am a bit slow - tell me again how removing my job name & replacing it with my pay grade will tell civilian employers what my skills are?
I'm just saying . . .