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Old 07-28-11, 07:35 AM   #5
Growler
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Originally Posted by Sailor Steve View Post
Then I joined the navy and they made me a radioman. When I got to my ship I was the most recent 'A'-School graduate, so I got assigned to recieve any Morse messages that came in, and reply.
Yeah, that sounds about right. Like making the guy who can't, cook, or the kid that couldn't sort right from left, quartermaster.

Useful little chart, though, I'll say that much.
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