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Now that my third "Geste" graduated and has joined two of his brothers (one a Navy Diving officer and the other sailing MSC) as a proud KPer sailing union, I'll be signing off from this forum. I've been a regular and attentive reader since our first family Indoc in 2007, and from time to time...

Not sure where the "hate" reference comes from. On this forum there has been nothing -- nothing -- but support and encouragement for you, and prudent words of practical advice for others. And that's as it should be. Understood, and we feel for you, and wish you Godspeed on your recovery. But...

Not entirely sure what "It" is. But (assuming a missing "not" in the first line) these sentiments are surely not mutually exclusive. That was the only modest point originally offered. And appropriate outrage over the crime should not cause us to ignore the small preventive steps we can take...

Of course it is material. To be clear, no one in their right mind would suggest, or has even come close to hinting here, that the rapist should be absolved. The subject of alcohol was raised here (only after 53 initial comments, mind you) because even out of a vicious assault and tragedy a...

Respectfully disagree, and second the response by Don't Give Up the Ship. The government may and does fail in many respects, but teaching "kids" the basics, like the elements of responsible drinking, is not its job. And it should know and remain in its lanes. In this instance, chiefly to...

You are right. I tried to type 18 USC 2241. Sorry, and thanks for the correction.

100% agreement with azmilmom and Korab. Support for the victim. Report the crime and get the predator off the ship. Someone else in the business will need to check my work here, but this culprit should be looking at something between 12 and 16 years of hard time in federal prison under 18...

Here, we are in agreement. The two vaccines are legally distinct, as Pfizer again admitted in a Fact Sheet released last week. (See below -- I can't seem to paste Pfizer's 9-22-21 "Fact Sheet" right here.) Almost correct. Check the Fact Sheet below. The Experimental Use Authorization...

As well he should. The most common strain of smallpox "has a case-fatality rate of about 30%." God Bless George Washington and all the Founding Fathers! From the FDA: "Variola major is the severe form of smallpox, with a more extensive rash and higher fever. It is also the most common form...

The unchallenged point here is that there is a significant legal distinction between a brand drug that has been FDA-approved (and therefore compatible with 10 U.S.C. § 1107a), and a drug that continues to be identified (by Pfizer itself, mind you) as experimental, i.e., "received an EUA from the...

I hate to be the house crank on this issue, but allow me to point out a few things, all relating to paragraph 4, the money paragraph. Notice the insidious ambiguity of paragraph 4. "No later than 28 Dec 2021, you will complete receipt of the COVID-19 vaccination using an FDA approved...

If only it were moot. The USMMA Facebook page posted this unsigned memo yesterday (sorry for the blurry screen shot; check its FB page for the original): Only Comirnaty has been approved. Try asking for it by name at, say, Walgreens. Requiring a service member to take an unapproved vaccine...

A civilian "provider" is not the DOD, and is not governed by 10 U.S.C. § 1107a.

Just to be clear, I'm in the 60+ category, and I voluntarily took the Moderna vaccine. My main beef is forcing a vaccine on the very healthy young when: 1) they are very unlikely to suffer any serious or lasting harm from acquiring Covid-19; and 2) the natural immunity they would gain would far...

KP is very similar to a military academy, but isn't. Nor is it under the DOD. The vaccine is not currently required at KP. And even if it were, there are valid reasons of conscience (and a time-honored legal avenue) for refusing it, i.e., obtaining a religious exemption.

I've stated my understanding that Adm Buono has been under indescribable pressure from various directions, but mostly from MARAD, to follow the received CDC wisdom about the Covid virus. He has tried hard to fly low and allow the mids as much freedom as he thought he could get away with. And...

I can vouch for most you have listed. But would I be totally out of line in also suggesting the complete Aubrey/Maturin works of Patrick O'Brian (think: "Master and Commander")? There are about 20 volumes, almost all centered on sailing in the war-torn world of the late 1700's. I admit...

And it was announced yesterday that families (well, no more than 4 members -- I think our two prior KP grads had an average of about 15, and we're from the West Coast!) will be invited to graduation. Even so, that's progress! But I do hope that an underground market develops prior to...

Given the Regiment's youth, good health, absence of relevant pre-existing conditions, restriction to campus, and large population-percentage already 80% protected by an initial vaccine shot, these over-the-top mask wearing mandates both indoors and outdoors are insane, morale-destroying, and...

Hmmm. Not seeing the minutes on the NPA FB page. Can you repost them here?