All,
I have been infrmed there is one uniform issue.
As of
April 1, Winter dress blue is no longer autherized (until
November)and we
should switch to Tropical Blue Long uniform.
END OF
ADDENDUM
Respectfully Submitted,
Richard Garrick
--- richard
garrick <rickgarrick@
> All,
>
> I have no Uniform or Flag issues to
report.
>
> I would like to take this month's report as an
opportunity to pass on
> some information on the Gold Side (US armed
forces in general)
> ranking
> systems.
>
> I would
read articles and not understand the ranks mentioned in the
>
articles.
>
> The following link provides all rank names and
insignia of the
> enlisted, officer and warrant officer ranks:
>
> http://www.dirauxwe
>
> Note the resemblance of USCG officer insignia's to that worn by
USCGA
> elected and appointed officer insignia's. New members can refer
to
> the
> following link for all USCGA officer's insignias:
>
> http://www.d7oax3.
>
> I still did not know what a warrant officer was. I learned much
from
> the History of the Chief Warrant Officer's Asscoiation of the USCG
(a
> 50-page pdf file located at http://www.cwoauscg
>
makes good reading if you are into Gold Side or Navy history.
>
>
In short, the goal of the modern warrant officer rank is to give
> broader
duties to technical specialists (including personnel
> specialists such as
CWO Mark Ferreira, D1SR operations Training
> Officer) and provide a path
for attaining officer rank for high
> achievers.
>
> “It’s
Your Auxiliary, It’s Your Uniform, Wear it with Pride!”
>
> END OF
REPORT
>
> Respectfully Submitted,
>
> Richard
Garrick
>
>
>
>
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