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    "......and the bar is in Singapore."

    I am looking for a supposed letter that was from a Navy officer to a young candidate who was offered an appointment to both USAFA and USNA and he was agonizing over the choice. The letter compares the life of pilot in both and it ends "......the most beautiful woman in the bar wants to meet the...
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    Good book on Surface Warfare needed

    As a BGO in a sparsely populated state, a lot of my efforts are just informing good candidates about the sea and its adventures. As a result, I have a short recommended reading list of books for motivation and inspiration on each of the Navy's specialties (Aviation, Subs, Marines, Surface...
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    Need some help on official sources re asthma

    A physician friend approached me regarding his sons (both sharp young men) getting an appointment to the Naval Academy but in the course of conversation mentioned that both have used inhalers after age 13. I have read of the trials of this situation of many candidates on this forum and my guess...
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    New Format

    It is difficult to scan the new format to pick out the latest posts. How about making the date and time of the latest post very bold and clear under the poster's name over on the right-hand side? Many thanks in advance.
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    Irag/Afghanistan Advisors

    I need some help in finding some former or present advisors (that is ADVISORS, not operational troops) who served in Irag or Afghanistan over the past years. I am putting together a college class based on my experiences working in a foreign culture as a Naval Advisor aboard riverboats in Vietnam...
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