Anthony Giannette replied to Kenneth C. Shee's discussion Time in rate in Enlisted's Mess
"No age requirements. just time in rate to be eligible for advancement. It was the only way to discriminate by age the USN could get away with. In hindsight, a good practice."
Aug 21, 2019
Anthony Giannette commented on Jim Decota's blog post Navy has decided to reverse the decision and restore ratings!
"Well, there are a large number of ratings. Can we decide on 50 to keep? I'm from the engineroom on my old gator. Machinists and Boiler Technicians, Electricians, IC (Internal Communications?) telephone guys, hull techs, machinery repair, oh my the…"
Aug 21, 2019
Anthony Giannette left a comment on Enlisted's Mess
"Its been a few months since Boutcher asked about the brown and the blue but being from the gator navy, this is a pretty close question. My time was the 80's. Didn't see any treatment being poorly on that scale but there are always some semi-common…"
Aug 21, 2019
Anthony Giannette left a comment on Enlisted's Mess
"Rick,
Thank you for that very detailed account of your experience. I can see everything that was wrong in those communications by your XO and CO. They were both in violation of Article 133 of the UCMJ. But careful not to violate anything that could…"
Aug 21, 2019