Waiting for the end of DADT

Like I have said, the only thing that gives me pause for allowing Sailors of all adult-to-adult predictions to serve without fear is .... well .... what teh Diversity Bullies will do with it.

I, BARACK OBAMA, President of the United States of America, by virtue of the authority vested in me by the Constitution and laws of the United States, do hereby proclaim June 2009 as Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender Pride Month. I call upon the people of the United States to turn back discrimination and prejudice everywhere it exists.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand this first day of June, in the year of our Lord two thousand nine, and of the Independence of the United States of America the two hundred and thirty-third.

Like the wording? WWTJD?

Getting rid of DADT to "Don't Care" would be smooth if it wasn't going to be shoved in everyone's face a la Eminim & Bruno ----- but we all know what teh Diversity Industry in the Navy would do. See the above to get a look.

Anyway it isn't fair that Sulu gets two months back to back - not that there is anything wrong with that.

Diversity Thursday

Once again, no commentary is needed on my part. Quod erat demonstrandum.

BEHOLD the field of butchered integrity smeared with the gore of all that is unclean.

-----Original Message-----
From: [redacted], John C CTR [redacted], [redacted] [mailto:john.[redacted].ctr@navy.mil]
Sent: Wednesday, April 22, 2009 12:35 PM
To: [redacted], Robert LCDR [redacted]; [redacted], Paul S LCDR [redacted], Chaplain; [redacted], Mary J. [redacted] (USS [redacted]);
Subject: FW: Women of Color Nominations
Importance: High


Here is an award opportunity that was previously sent out to the entire Tactical Diversity Team. As of today, not one single award package has been submitted by the Navy. The deadline has been extended until 8 May 09. This is a golden opportunity to recognize your outstanding female Sailors.

Please send award nomination directly to Richard [redacted] at [redacted]@ccgmag.com. Please cc: Lt Enjoli [redacted] at enjoli.[redacted]@navy.mil, Ms Laura [redacted] at laura.m.[redacted]@navy.mil and Mr. John [redacted] at john.[redacted].ctr@navy.mil. Thanks.

John


John [redacted]
NAE Diversity Awareness Practitioner
Commander, [redacted]
(Local) 619-545-[redacted]
DSN 735-[redacted]


-----Original Message-----
From: [redacted], E [redacted] M LT
Sent: Wednesday, April 22, 2009 13:14
To: [redacted], Enjoli M LT
Subject: FW: Women of Color Nominations
Importance: High

Diversity Leaders,

I just received this e-mail from Richard [redacted]. As you can see, he has not received any Navy nominations for the National Women of Color Awards. I have not received any nominations either. I will ask him to extend the deadline for the conference awards to 8 May. Please forward this e-mail to your commands and encourage them to submit nominations. This is an extremely important award for the Navy (similar to BEYA), and we have Navy personnel who are deserving of these awards. Please let me know if you have any questions.

V/R,
LT E [redacted] [redacted]
Navy Diversity Directorate ([redacted])
(703) 614-[redacted]
enjoli.[redacted]@navy.mil www.npc.navy.mil/CommandSupport/Diversity

We don't see things as they are, we see them as we are.
- Anaïs Nin

-----Original Message-----
From: Richard [redacted] [mailto:[redacted]@ccgmag.com]
Sent: Wednesday, April 22, 2009 16:02
To: [redacted], E [redacted] M LT
Cc: [redacted], Matthew R LCDR NAVPERSCOM [redacted]; [redacted], Lori L CDR CNP [redacted]
Subject: Women of Color Nominations

E [redacted],

I wanted to reach to you regarding the 2009 WOC Nominations from the Navy.

Just to update the category awards deadline is May 1st.

We have not received any nominations so far. If additional time is required, I can extend the deadline for category awards until Friday May 8th.

The Rising Star and All Star awards are due May 15th. All that is necessary for these nominees are photo and bio. So far I have not receive any.

I have received a recommendation letter from Captain Lee R. [redacted], Jr for Sharon [redacted] in the category of Community Service.

Please let me know if I could be of service.

V/R

Richard [redacted]
"Diversity Communications Consultant"
Career Communications Group, Inc.
410/244-[redacted] ext:[redacted]
www.ccgmag.com[redacted]@ccgmag.com

Two-fer bigotry. Big Navy wants us to discriminate on the basis of both race and sex. What leadership!

Why you don't give up the ship without a fight

I don't care what excuse you make - go to the 0:50 mark and watch how institutional cowardice gives your enemies strength.

The Royal Navy helping the President of Iran get elected? Sure, why not.

LCS bites man

...or "Dog Bites Man" or "Water is Wet," take your choice.

The estimated cost of the first of the Navy’s Littoral Combat Ships rose a modest $6 million over the past year, but the price tag to complete the second LCS jumped $68 million, putting the ship over the $700 million mark, Pentagon budget documents show.

The price to build, outfit and deliver the Freedom (LCS 1) now is $637 million, up from last year’s estimate of $631 million. The ship was delivered to the Navy last September and commissioned in November, but the service and shipbuilder Lockheed Martin will continue to complete the warship well into 2009, as intended.
The price tag for the Independence (LCS 2), however, is pegged by the Navy at $704 million, up from last year’s mark of $636 million. The ship is still under construction at Austal USA in Mobile, Ala., under subcontract from General Dynamics. Initial sea trials are expected to take place this summer, with delivery scheduled for later this year.

...and yes Virginia, that does not include even one Mission Module.

BTW, who has been held accountable for this dog's breakfast?

Started at $220 Million

The price tag for each LCS has been a key element of the program since 2004, when the Navy said each of the ships was to cost $220 million —
...
The Navy revealed in early 2007 that cost had ballooned on each of the competing ship designs. Prior to accounting for those cost growths, the service at that time reckoned the cost for LCS 1 at $293 million and for LCS 2 at $297 million — figures that more than doubled a year later.

Of course, Salamander readers have known this from the start.

One other note given the near to mid-term budget realities; The Nile must be a tributary of the Potomac.

“The Navy is not planning on downselecting,” Sean Stackley, the Navy’s top weapon buyer, told reporters May 15. “We’ve got a competition going on right now for three ships in 2010. We’re using all the tools we have in our tool kit to figure out how far we can bring these costs down.”

But Stackley refused to say what the Navy’s cost goals are on LCS, other than to cite a congressionally mandated cost cap of $460 million per ship.

Lots of chickens starting to roost on the Navy henhouse. Lots.

Why my readers rule

Via Amazon, I have a way to track what books, DVDs etc my readers have bought after leaving cdrsalamander to browse at Amazon. The funny thing is that most of what was bought was not what I linked to.

Just for the month of may, here are some of the titles you, my readers, purchased - many more than one of some of the tiles, all from more than one reader. That isn't all the links that were followed - and isn't all that much - I just thought it was neat.


Neat-o. I like your taste, and to be honest, looking at what you read reinforces the wee bit of pride I have in the fellowship here. Just to show off, here is the list in a format like you see in my side-bars - to save you the trouble of checking them out if you wish.

New SPRU review ...

Another keel with a great name and a great hull number. DDG-111, the latest BIW Arleigh Burke.



Hat tip NAVSEA Spy.

The peasants revolt ...

Sure, even though they still have bad teeth like days of old, now days they drive Mini's, Vauxhalls, and have the cool looking cabs and all ... but still ... this should be fun.

The SNP and Plaid Cymru are tabling a Commons motion to dissolve Parliament and cause an immediate general election next week.

The Liberal Democrats have signalled that they intend to back it and now William Hague has said that the Conservatives too would troop through the lobbies in favour of such a motion as well:

"If that was debated in Parliament… certainly we’d be in favour of the dissolution of Parliament."

It was only a few weeks ago that the Government suffered that shock defeat on a minority party motion in the Commons, when the Lib Dems tabled the motion on settlement rights for the Gurkhas.

So in order to avoid a general election, the Labour whips will have to ensure a full turnout from Labour MPs when the vote takes place on this motion next Wednesday. Given that the Labour Party has a Commons majority still in the high fifities (after recent suspensions from the PLP), it seems unthinkable that the Government could lose such a vote.

But would any Labour MPs abstain or even rebel to help put this administration out of its misery?

Thing is, there will be no easy fix for what Labour has done to the UK - from devolution to debt .... and the fix will be exceptionally painful, but it will be easy compared to eight years of President Spendalot.

Maybe Britain isn't quite dead yet.