Right On!

Part of Me!

Some will remember. In the old days when cigarette smoking was general, as soon as a Navy ship left port and reached the three-mile-limit a bosun's pipe would shrill and an announcement would be passed over the 1MC, “Now, sea stores, sea stores, the ship’s store is open for sale of sea stores cigarettes.” They were a dollar a carton, available without paying taxes and tariffs. And when there was a break in a day’s work routine, at sea or ashore, the supervising petty officer would say, “Smoke ‘em if you got ‘em.”

These great “posters” are pseudo, spoofs. One I’ve shared here before as a blog post.

The naval service has changed since my days, but the organizations I still admire most after more than a half century as a naval officer are the Navy SEALS 

and the submariners. 

But the guys in naval aviation, both Navy and Marine Corps were the most laid back and the most fun to work with.

Peace!

Tom

Commander, U. S. Navy (Retired)

Thanks, Bonnie!