The Royal Navy was the first of the three armed forces to combine the personnel and training command, under the Principal Personnel Officer, with the operational and policy command, combining the Headquarters of the Commander-in-Chief, Fleet and Naval Home Command into a single organisation, Fleet...
During the break between semesters right before Christmas, I signed up for the Navy at a recruiting station in Racine, Wisconsin, which was about 25 miles away from my home. Many young men were enlisting in the Navy to avoid the draft, so I had to get on a waiting list and enter the...