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Hysterical.</p>
<p>I guess then when I was walking through the masses of Cadets and Midshipmen in the parking lot on the north side of Lincoln Financial Field where the Cadets and Mids were starting to lined up prior to march on, well after getting off the buses and being otherwise occupied, I did not see the the combined color guard practicing - must have been a mirage or something… But they were there, all together receiving instruction from what appeared to be the Marine Gunny who over sees the Navy March On.</p>
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<p>Army did not get off the bus and March On followed by Navy getting off and Marching on. What game were you at?</p>
<p>I certainly doubt you know the mindset of my Mid. To state that you do is quite preposterous.</p>
<p>The simple point that I was making is that the following Salamander rant is a common counterargument of his throughout this fiasco:
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<p>This is apparently exactly what happened Saturday morning. The point I was attempting that the eight person color guard definitely had no more time and most likely a whole lot less to practice than did the World Series eightsome. </p>
<p>No, Tex, I do not know your mid but I think I can make the blanket statement that, barring an official practice, during the days prior to the game, just prior to exams, very few would have arranged private transportation at their own expense in order to practice for a combined event. Any practice Saturday would have been much more abbreviated than what would have been available at the World Series. And they did a great job. And proved that Salamander doesn’t have a clue, at least in some cases, what he is saying.</p>
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I think the Law that fully integrated women into the military happened in 1948 and it occured over the next decade. Prior to that, they were an ‘auxiliary’, a separate entity. Therfore, instead of ‘fifty odd’, I could have stated ‘fifty to sixty years’. Kinda picking nits though, in my opinion.</p>
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<p>…that you lied and your lie was caught by NativeTexan.</p>
<p>Case closed. Point, game, set, match. </p>
<p>Move along, folks, nothing left to see here but the blood on the floor.</p>
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Huh?? Luigi, you are going to have to help me here. Am I misreading NativeTexan’s post? I thought it agreed with me.
If there was a practice, Tex didn’t see it either. Where is the lie?</p>
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<p>Mombee you did miss read the post… Like I said they were there all together, receiving instruction from the Marine Gunny who oversaw the Navy March On. I saw it… what I didn’t see was the “mirage of no practice” that you seemed to see.</p>
<p>What none of us know was if there was a practice on Friday evening as many of the Mids and Cadets were in Phili for the combined Army Navy tailgate at noon Friday, the patriot games all day friday and Sat morning. The Color guard could have been part of the contingency that was required to be in Phili on Friday.</p>
<p>As far as the notion of not paying for private transportation - many of the upper class that have their own wheels were not on the Sat morning busses but already up in Phili. The Underclass who could get themselves an overnight to be up in Phili on Friday - even for something like a combined mando Color Guard practice would bite at it - Plebes and youngsters - anything for an overnight and finals coming up the next week certainly does not figure into that mindset.</p>
<p>Native Texan, thanks, you confirmed my entire point. All I was attempting to state was that any practice that could have happened last Saturday morning was of no greater duration than could have been accomplished in NYC the day of the World Series game and was certainly no big deal. I would think that you saw it in it’s entirety, a brief joint ‘instruction’. No detailed lengthy practices to which Salamander alluded. Sure, upper class can drive up on their own. Can they transport ceremonial rifles? The simple fact that you saw it in the morning probably precluded an evening practice or the morning would not have been necessary. Was what you saw so extensive that it could not have happened the day of the game during the World Series? What has to happen differently with a larger number which causes a requirement for extra practice? Or do you just normally agree with malcontents who have a hidden agenda against the Academy?</p>
<p>And it is all totally irrelevant. There is no scenario of the weekend which you can postulate which will provide a greater practice opportunity than that which existed for the World Series color guard from the time they were selected until the time they marched on. My sole point is that it is not a big deal. I can comprehend calling it a misunderstanding but being called a liar is a little far fetched, don’t you agree?</p>
<p>I love it when you guys use the Thesaurus and the Dictionary. It elevates the whole conversation far above the absurd level.</p>
<p>“And it is all totally irrelevant.”
Pretty much sums up this thread!!</p>
<p>“It is a tale…full of sound and fury signifying nothing” I left out the middle lest some become insulted although Shakespeare was right on with the whole line. You can look it up if you want “Macbeth”.</p>
<p>Romans 1:22 “Professing themselves to be wise, they became fools”</p>
<p>What a bunch of wannabes and losers</p>
<p>With the best interests of the Academy at heart, I certainly hope that none of the above three or four comments were directed at me. I didn’t start either this thread nor the original unsubstantiated charges. Merely attempting to put it to bed.</p>
<p>I may imply and anyone may infer. Make of it what you will. Subvet had it right.</p>
<p>Thanks for clearing things up. At first I thought that perhaps you were demeaning my efforts to defend the integrity of the Academy administration. Sometimes, even if one is forced to use a dictionary or thesaurus, it is simpler just to say what they mean.</p>
<p>I made the same statement as subvet way back on post # 2.</p>
<p>I realize this is a very old thread, but most of you have absolutely no idea what you are talking about in reference to the Naval Academy color guard, and the World Series situation.</p>
<p>I am actually not at liberty to discuss the finer points of the situation, however, as one person who actually knows what happened, I can say that most comments by mombee are completely incorrect and not based on any facts.</p>
<p>Really? I’m surprised. :rolleyes:</p>
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Since, except for my personal comments on Salamander, my views are pretty much in line with the official Academy news releases, you may want to brush off REEF POINTS and review a couple of the Laws of the Navy before you get too deeply into this. You really don’t need to tell us what happened. The PAO, Commandant, and Superintendent did a fine job of it.</p>
<p>Nah, not really mombee. Leave it at that. Lets all agree to let this one drop please.</p>
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In other words: Don’t violate the law by telling the truth and contradicting the “official” Navy version.</p>
<p>Not really violating the law, but more of what is expected out of a Naval Officer. Also a part of the USNA Mission Statement:
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<p>Apparently midn’12 might need to spend a little more time on his Reef Points also.</p>
<p>The basic premise at USNA is that first one learns to follow, then to lead.</p>