and has a very high wash-out rate. Soldiers who are retraining into Special Forces, who fail any of the above training courses, revert to their primary MOS (job). New recruits, who enlist under the 18X Special Forces Enlistment Program, who fail to complete any of the above ...
Milne, out of Boston harbor early in the morning for her “shakedown run” (a term used by the Navy and Merchant Marine to test a ship’s performance usually during the last phase of construction, in order to look for any potential problems, it takes place prior to launching ...
Crew and Medical Platoon remained on board while repairs were being made. Fortunately all the Officers, the Nurses, including the Enlisted Men received 7-day passes, except for 2 EM, who being too far from home, were therefore unable to make the return trip home in such a short time. All...
Photo of the USS “Charles C. Ballou” AP-157, subsequently acquired by the US Navy for transportation of troops and supplies during WW2; eventually transferred to the US Army; and finally reacquired by the US Navy for further service. Served in World War Two and Korea.Enlisted Men: ...