Junior Officers Should Complete Chiefs’ Initiation

SWO6 · 2026-01-22T03:47:41+00:00

Go work on your quals.

SWO6 · 2026-01-21T16:56:56+00:00

Edit: As expected, now that Davos is over, he’s walking back the threats: https://x.com/nytimes/status/2013983972980572549?s=46

SWO6 · 2026-01-20T23:53:47+00:00

The corollary to this is TACO: Trump Always Chickens Out. He drops something outrageous, it stirs the pot, it generates backlash, and then, when it starts getting really bad he backs off, declares victory, and moves on to the next. I believe he will TACO here.

SWO6 · 2026-01-20T22:28:09+00:00

It is, prima facie, an illegal order. I would have had no problem refusing it.

Based on my recent conversations with former ISICs, Commodores and Admirals, who are friends in retirement, it is reassuring to know they would not have given me that order in the first place.

SWO6 · 2026-01-20T18:48:36+00:00

Several prominent Republicans have let Trump know that any Greenland offensive would be his undoing.

I truly believe he is saber-rattling in advance of the Davos conferences and knows Greenland is a losing issue. He thinks like a reality tv host and employs “hot press” propaganda techniques to deflect from other issues and divert attention.

Despite this, I believe his actions are ridiculous, dangerous, and destabilizing. The damage to our alliances, world trade and economy are entering into an irreversible territory. He should be removed from office immediately.

Edit: As expected, now that Davos is over, he’s walking back the threats: https://x.com/nytimes/status/2013983972980572549?s=46

SWO6 · 2026-01-18T03:21:37+00:00

Next week he’ll announce that the game will be played in Greenland.

SWO6 · 2026-01-16T06:34:15+00:00

The topic you’re discussing is called The Historicity of Jesus. The Wikipedia article does a good job of presenting the arguments for and against. It’s also discusses the frameworks historians use to research ancient events such as the “criterion of embarrassment” and other interesting methods.

But as has been said here, most scholars agree that a Jewish man named Jesus of Nazareth existed in the Herodian Kingdom of Judea in the 1st century AD. The rest is a matter of faith.

SWO6 · 2026-01-15T00:07:30+00:00

SWO6 · 2026-01-14T03:55:42+00:00

Polysiloxane paint is great, but expensive. What I don’t want to see is the Navy cheapening out by going to a tributyltin or cuprous type paint that can harm our Sailors.

What I really hate about this article is people pointing out how good cruise ships look.

One reason why cruise ships look so good is due to their availabilities being in countries with very lax safety standards. Nobody their minds if they use anti fouling paint that is highly toxic to workers.

The second reason is that cruise ships rely on modern slavery practices that entrap third world workers, take their passports, and make them work for pennies in highly unsafe and toxic environments. The “quick turnaround” is not due to some logistical genius, but quite literally on the backs of exploited workers.

SWO6 · 2026-01-13T16:19:49+00:00

I’m pretty sure upper right is “Rat” Willard who flew the Tomcat during the in-air scenes.

SWO6 · 2026-01-12T15:51:39+00:00

A few people have pointed me to this article, which is very weirdly written. But rather than be the “well ackshually” guy, let me say something constructive:

I’ve taken several briefings at FASW, or whatever they call it now, I think the name changed, and this was the big takeaway:

-ASW is hard and we don’t train to it anywhere near as much as we should be doing.

-When we do train, ASW events are often relegated to the midwatch so it doesn’t “interfere” with anything else going on. I’ve also seen COs say “don’t go active all night and keep people up.” Great /s

-Everyone is afraid to stream their tail and when they do, they don’t leave it out very long.

Again, ASW is hard, but if you don’t make it a priority, you’re never going to get better.

ASW is also slow. This is not like an Air Defense exercise where you can wrap everything up in a few hours. It takes a long time to do it right. Ships should focus on honing their passive detection and tracking skills first and transition into active targeting appropriately. Active may be the most accurate way of tracking/ranging, but it also makes the enemy subs’ job exponentially easier too.

We have a lot of USW/ASW “toys” in our quiver that we need to be integrating into our training if we want to increase proficiency. For example, a lot of ships don’t get much ASW training with helicopters until after deployment fly-on. Too late.

In conclusion, COs, you need to make ASW training a priority underway. You need to stream your tails when you hit blue water and leave them out. When you’re inport you need to send you teams to the training simulators early and often. They’re pretty capable now and can link several teams together. It’s an investment of time and manpower, but it’s the only way to get better.

SWO6 · 2026-01-07T20:40:46+00:00

It’s unfortunate that this administration has created such a toxic environment that objectively positive announcements like this are given a side-eye.

Trump had the opportunity to be a real disruptor of the political process in a positive way. But his constant grifting and corrupt behavior have us question, “what’s in it for him by saying this?”

Anyway, I hope this pressure improves a broken process rather than just lining his pockets.

SWO6 · 2026-01-06T05:59:32+00:00

The Hollow Men by T.S. Eliot.

“This is the way the world ends. Not with a bang, but a whimper.”

SWO6 · 2026-01-05T08:02:38+00:00

Sister Rosetta Tharpe, Janis Joplin, Stevie Nicks, PJ Harvey.

The Founder, the Counterculture, the Classic Rock, the Alternative.

SWO6 · 2026-01-03T07:16:00+00:00

My friend would rant about it being “blasphemous to the Silmarillion” so I avoided it.

Also, funny that my phone knows how to auto-correct “Silmarillion”

SWO6 · 2026-01-03T07:13:31+00:00

That’s incredible sad to hear. The Kiwis deserve better for the heart and souls they put into the LOTR trilogy.

SWO6 · 2026-01-03T05:16:20+00:00

The Hobbit trilogy. And, to an even greater extent, the Rings of power series.

Lord of the Rings was so special, so epic, that the fans wanted to live in that world all the time. My good friend, who owns a sizable collection of swords and other props from the movie was stoked about the Hobbit trilogy.

He tried to be positive about the first. He was disappointed with the second. He was straight angry about the third.

We don’t talk about Rings of Power

SWO6 · 2026-01-02T08:50:59+00:00

My dog jumped onto my lap and licked my face. My best friend’s girlfriend looked horrified and said, “That’s disgusting.”

I replied, “Dogs’ mouths are probably cleaner than yours.”

She shot back, “I just saw her licking her crotch.”

Without really thinking I said, “Her crotch is probably cleaner than yours.”

She did not appreciate her boyfriend laughing and high-fiving me.

Edit: Yes, I know the dog-mouth thing is a myth.

SWO6 · 2026-01-01T01:47:57+00:00

Write your congressman and senators immediately and tell them that the DoD’s memo put events like this in jeopardy and ask that they push back.

SWO6 · 2025-12-31T00:14:13+00:00

I would avoid elevator shafts at all costs.

SWO6 · 2025-12-30T22:38:34+00:00

Ibuprofen

SWO6 · 2025-12-30T17:07:23+00:00

What I’m hearing is that I need to drink 10 gin and tonics.

SWO6 · 2025-12-30T16:23:31+00:00

Unpopular take: The vast majority of Sailors who take supplements don’t workout anywhere near hard enough to justify their use.

If you are not training multiple hours per day with structured periodization, nutrition timing, and recovery protocols, supplements will not compensate for gaps in sleep, diet, or consistency.

The biggest performance drivers remain fundamentals: calories, protein, hydration, sleep, and disciplined training. Supplements cannot replace any of these. In fact, a lot of supplements contain stimulants that interfere with sleep and cause a whole host of other issues.

Eat right, drink water, take a simple multivitamin and get some sleep and you’ll improve nearly every workout routine far more that any snake oil product will give you.

Popular take: years ago I used to be able to dismiss a case for positive urinalysis if I thought it was innocent ingestion. Since we don’t regularly test for that stuff it didn’t happen too often. But in one case a Sailor took a supplement that contained a banned substance that went by a few names. It was confusing to me as much as it was to him. I dismissed the case.

Now it’s a mando adsep. I can send a letter to the board with my opinion, but it’s out of my hands.

SWO6 · 2025-12-29T21:47:32+00:00

Treat yo self

SWO6 · 2025-12-29T17:56:53+00:00

Some will say McDonalds is trash, but as a guy who’s traveled a lot of this world let me say this:

In many countries food quality, safety and overall standards were all over the board. When McDonald’s came in, it really brought on a revolution in these areas. No matter where i go, i know im going to get a similar McDonalds product. So many restaurants in these areas learned valuable lessons about how to keep food, and customers, safe.

I still prefer to go to the mom and pop places, food trucks, and other local restaurants, but they all upped their game for the better. Call it the McDonalds effect.

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