Humor in Uniform 10/9/2010

[R J]

10/9/2010
A shore based officer, I had the opportunity to go aboard a Navy vessel for a week of training.  On the first day we were pivoting into a slip on the pier, and a commanding officer patiently explained a variety of technical terms.  Wanting to increase my shipboard vocabulary, I commented on the way we were pulling into port and asked the CO if there was a term to describe our maneuver.  “Yes” he answered.  “We call it ‘backing up’.”

Tanya Wallace