RadioActive Chief

This brings to mind the Chief's own experience in the mid-60's as a political science major. When I started getting into upper-level coursework, I noticed that papers in a number of my poli-sci classes were getting consistant D+/C- grades on them, while papers in, for example English, Lit, etc. were getting B+/A grades. I finally realized that my expression of my Goldwater-ite views in the topical selection and content of the poli-sci papers was not considered acceptable. I gave up, dropped out, and told the Naval Reserve (which I had previously joined) that I was ready for active duty in the Navy. Years later, when I went back to school I majored in Biology to get away from the liberal-socialist scum clogging the arteries of the appropriately named "Liberal Arts" areas. Even in the sciences, it isn't perfect, but at least there is enough reality there in the lab to (usually) keep things from getting too wierd in P.C. terms.

SIDE NOTE: It's a ill wind that blows no good. If I had graduated from college in '68, on schedule, the Navy had plans to teach me to fly Phantom jets. That would have been really cool, but that was ESPECIALLY risky business in the late 60's due to the SE Asian War Games. Besides, I would have had to become an OFFICER, thereby missing the opportunity I had later to become a CHIEF PETTY OFFICER - a much more substantial accomplishment. If you don't believe it, and any good naval officer about the Chiefs!