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What documents need to be notarized? What can a notary do or sign, or not? How or when can notarized documents help you to get or remain debt free? On today's episode of The Crushing Debt Podcast, Shawn & George interview our friend, Amanda Loeffler, owner of I Need a Notary, a remote online notarization company.  That means Amanda can notarize documents anywhere and you do not need to be sitting with her physically to get something notarized (but you do need to prove your identity prior to signing). Amanda Loeffler is a wife to LCDR Jake Loeffler, USNR. (Go Navy!). Jake and Amanda have 5 awesome kids together. Amanda holds a Bachelor's Degree in Business and Organizational Leadership and Entrepreneurship from St. Petersburg College.    You can find Amanda and her team at www.ineedanotary.us.  Let us know if you enjoy this episode and, if so, please share it with your friends! Please also visit our sponsor Sam Cohen of Attorneys First Insurance for Attorneys and Title Companies looking to get a quote on Errors & Ommissions (malpractice) Insurance coverage. www.AttorneysFirst.com.   Or, you can support the show by visiting our Patreon page: https://www.patreon.com/crushingDebt   To contact George Curbelo, you can email him at GCFinancialCoach21@gmail.com or follow his Tiktok channel - https://www.tiktok.com/@curbelofinancialcoach   To contact Shawn Yesner, you can email him at Shawn@Yesnerlaw.com or visit www.YesnerLaw.com.  The Pancreatic Cancer Action Network (PanCAN) Purple Stride Walk 2025 is now over, but you can still support research and education surrounding this disease, by joining Shawn's team at MY Legacy Striders: http://support.pancan.org/goto/MYLegacy8  For 2025, we raised over $6,000 as a team, becoming the #7 largest fundraising team in Tampa Bay.  Thank you to everyone that participated, walked, or just sent positive thoughts. The link will be active until June 1, 2025.  After that, we'll start raising money for the 2026 Purple Stride Walk.

SummarySal and Mark delve into the current state of the U.S. Navy, discussing the size and capabilities of the fleet, the challenges of operating as a two-ocean Navy, and the potential for utilizing alternative naval assets such as offshore supply vessels. They explore the ongoing debate between manned and unmanned aircraft. Discussed some of the lessons on how to turn around a military quickly using the transition from the 1970s malaise, to the Reagan Era victory in the Cold War. The discussion also touches on military leadership, morale, and the strategic importance of aircraft carriers in contemporary military operations.Show Links"Crash Fleet: An Emergency Shipbuilding Program”, by Lieutenant Commander Brian Adornato, USNR.German army struggles to get Gen Z recruits ‘ready for war', by Laura Pitel.TakeawaysThe U.S. Navy's fleet size is often overestimated.The Navy operates as a two-ocean force, complicating logistics.Alternative naval assets could enhance defense capabilities.The future of naval warfare will involve a mix of manned and unmanned systems.Aircraft carriers remain a cornerstone of naval power.Chapters00:00: Introduction and Overview of the Fleet Discussion01:28: Analyzing the Current Size of the Navy05:40: Challenges of a Two-Ocean Navy07:48: Exploring Alternative Naval Platforms11:58: Possible Role of Offshore Supply Vessels14:47: Historical Context and Lessons Learned18:20: Rethinking Naval Strategy and Resources21:22: Utilizing Reserve Forces Effectively25:02: Future of Aircraft Carriers and Naval Aviation29:59: The Future of Manned vs. Unmanned Aircraft34:38: Military Resource Allocation and Strategy39:35: Generational Perspectives on Military Service in the post Vietnam recovery44:39: Leadership and Military Morale

In this episode, Daniel has a conversation with educator and New Testament scholar Gary Burge. They unpack the theology of Christian Zionism and the misinterpretation and misuse of the Bible as it relates to the land of Palestine-Israel. Throughout their conversation, they take a close look at biblical stories that present theologies of the land, both in the Hebrew Bible and New Testament. In their extended conversation for our Patreon supporters, Daniel and Gary discuss rapture theology and unpack some of the biblical passages that have been interpreted to shape what have become harmful understandings of "the end times." To access this extended conversation and others, consider ⁠supporting us on Patreon⁠. Gary Burge is originally from Southern California and was an undergraduate at the University of California, Riverside, and The American University of Beirut, Lebanon. He attended Fuller Theological Seminary and King's College, The University of Aberdeen, Scotland. In Scotland he studied with I. Howard Marshall earning a Ph.D. in New Testament. He has served on the faculties of King College (Tennessee), North Park University (Illinois), Wheaton College (Illinois), and currently teaches at Calvin Theological Seminary (Michigan). Gary speaks widely in churches and conferences both in the United States and in various countries. He has traveled extensively, particularly in the Middle East. He is ordained in the Presbyterian Church, USA, and served as a military chaplain (USNR). For over 15 years he was a regular teacher at Willow Creek Community Church in S. Barrington, IL. If you enjoy our podcast, please consider becoming a Patreon monthly supporter at: https://www.patreon.com/AcrosstheDivide  Follow Across the Divide on ⁠⁠YouTube⁠⁠ and ⁠Instagram⁠ ⁠⁠⁠‪@AcrosstheDividePodcast‬⁠⁠⁠ Show Notes Whose Land? Whose Promise? What Christians Are Not Being Told about Israel and the Palestinians, Gary Burge Jesus and the Land: The New Testament Challenge to "Holy Land" Theology, Gary Burge

There are few naval leaders who had a legendary reputation and such a long running - and not uncontroversial - record of service as Admiral Hyman G. Rickover, USN.Talk to any submarine officer or surface nuclear power officer over the age of 60 and they will have a personal story directly or indirectly about the man who is generally seen as the "Father of the Nuclear Navy."Was the man as he lived really in line with his reputation? We now have a broad collection of Rickover in his own word is the just published collection of his papers, Rickover Uncensored, edited by Claude Berube, Samuel Limneos. From the book's Amazon page;"Nearly 250 archival boxes full of his personal papers were bequeathed to the U.S. Naval Academy Museum. Outside of his official biographer, no historian had access to these documents. In "Rickover Uncensored," the editors present a broad section of Rickover's life from love letters in the 1930s to his first wife, his speeches, transcripts of telephone conversations, and memoranda through his retirement."Joining us for the full hour will be one of the editors of this collection - returning and founding guest of Midrats, Claude Berube.Claude is the author or editor of five non-fiction books, three novels and more than eighty articles. He earned his doctorate from the University of Leeds, and is a retired CDR in the USNR. He has worked as a navy contractor for NAVSEA and ONR, as a civil servant with the ONI, and as a staffer to two US Senators and a House member. He has taught in the Political Science and History Departments at the US Naval Academy since 2005.This show is part of the Spreaker Prime Network, if you are interested in advertising on this podcast, contact us at https://www.spreaker.com/show/3270000/advertisement

In mid-July, a rather normal letter from the White House delivered at an awkward time about the authorization to activate 3,000 reservists to support operations in Europe enabling aid to Ukraine got everyone's attention. The reaction has a lot of reservists from all services and National Guardsmen cracking a little smile because even with the wars of most of this century are past, here has been no rest for reservists and the "Total Force."To discuss what the US military's reservists have been doing in Ukraine for almost a decade and how they are being used now in Europe and elsewhere will be returning guest to Midrats for the full hour is, Chris Rawley, Captain, USNR (Ret.).Chris recently retired from a 30-year Naval Reserve career as a Surface Warfare Officer where he deployed to the Persian Gulf, Western Pacific, Iraq, Afghanistan, and across Africa. Chris is the founder and CEO of Harvest Returns, a platform for bringing farmers and ranchers together with investors.This show is part of the Spreaker Prime Network, if you are interested in advertising on this podcast, contact us at https://www.spreaker.com/show/3270000/advertisement

The conversation you will hear in this episode was recorded in April 2023 at our National Leadership and Performance Summit, which took place in Annapolis, Maryland. It features LUF Founder Jason Brezler interviewing Ty Daniels, a seasoned US Submarine Officer with extensive insight into leadership and ethical behavior. We hope you enjoy this conversation and others from the Summit, which we plan to share on this podcast. Lieutenant Commander Ty Daniels, USNR, graduated from the United States Naval Academy in 2012 with a Bachelor of Science degree in Ocean Engineering. Afloat, Ty completed his division officer tour aboard the Los Angeles Class submarine USS JEFFERSON CITY (SSN 759) as the Assistant Engineer and then aboard the ballistic missile submarine USS ALABAMA GOLD (SSB 731) as the Engineer Officer. During his sea tours he completed one Western Pacific deployment and three Strategic Deterrent Patrols. Ashore, Ty served as the Character Development Officer at the United States Naval Academy where he taught leadership and ethics as well as supported submarine engagement initiatives. Ty left active service with the US Navy in September 2022 and currently works for Amazon Web Services. He continues to serve with the US Navy Reserves and is assigned to Submarine Group 8.

Being an entrepreneur is also being a leader. In this #Highlights episode, we look back at our conversations with real estate entrepreneurs Pat Flynn and Bill Allen. The two talk about how one's strength of character can take you and your business to greater heights!Pat highlights the importance of network and how through meeting people who are doing well in the space you would like to work in, you can find ways to add value to their lives, in whatever way possible. Meanwhile, Bill shares that leaders should know their strengths and weaknesses and then create systems to run their businesses successfully. Enjoy the show!Key Points From This Episode: How Pat's military background has enabled him to succeed and push through difficulty.Pat's inspiration in striving to be successful in the industry.Why grit is the most important quality you need in order to succeed.Learn more about Bill's background and his real estate journey so far.Why the first step of building effective systems requires looking inward and self-exploration.Software systems should work to reduce human workload and increase overall efficiency.Find out more about Bill's hiring process and why he emphasizes core values over skillsets.How defining a personality for a role and advertising accordingly attracts the right people.Tweetables:“It's grit – the persistence to push through to a goal, even when things get bad, even when things seemed dismal.” – Pat Flynn“The toughest part is going through the failure and having stuff you think is under contract, these things are going to close, (then) fall out last second. That's the toughest part of me having that mental toughness to push through and just keep going.” – Pat Flynn“What I've learned along the way is that I've got to know who I really work well with if I'm going to be involved in their day-to-day operations, they're going to be on the team. I define my core values.” – Bill Allen“What I'm really good at is kind of casting a vision, giving direction, seeing the future, and then helping people get there. Motivate them to put them in the right seats.” – Bill AllenLinks Mentioned in Today's Episode:YellowBird Home Buyers websiteWS361: The Power of Grit with Pat FlynnBill Allen on LinkedIn7 Figure Flipping7 Figure Flipping with Bill Allen PodcastWS613: Lead Yourself First with Bill AllenAbout Pat FlynnPat Flynn is the Vice President of Yellowbird Homebuyers, directly managing and overseeing property acquisitions and direct marketing. Pat was commissioned as an Ensign in the USNR and sailed in the U.S Merchant Marine Fleet for 7 years traveling the world. He started his real estate career in 2017, purchasing over 100 homes during his first year.About Bill AllenBill Allen, a Navy pilot, and real estate professional is the CEO and owner of 7 Figure Flipping and host of the 7 Figure Flipping Podcast, where he leads the top house flipping and wholesaling mentoring groups in the world. Just a few years ago, he was stuck flipping 1 or 2 houses per year and doing all the work himself, but since then, he's built a systematized business that runs without him. His wholesaling and flipping company, Blackjack Real Estate, is based out of Nashville, TN, and does upwards of 200 deals a year throughout the Southeast.

Links to recommended resources:Jesus Through Middle Eastern Eyes by Kenneth BaileyIVP Bible Background Commentary by Craig KeenerJesus the Middle Eastern Storyteller by Gary BurgeThe Bible and the Land by Gary BurgeA week in the life of a Roman Centurion by Gary BurgeOriginally from Southern California, Gary was an undergraduate at the University of California, Riverside, and The American University of Beirut, Lebanon. He attended Fuller Theological Seminary and King's College, The University of Aberdeen, Scotland. In Scotland he studied with I. Howard Marshall earning a Ph.D. in New Testament. He served on the faculties of King College (Tennessee), North Park University (Illinois) and after 25 years at Wheaton College (Illinois) he joined the faculty of Calvin Theological Seminary (Michigan) in 2017.Gary speaks widely in churches and conferences both in the United States and in various countries. He has traveled extensively, particularly in the Middle East. He is ordained in the Presbyterian Church, USA, and served as a military chaplain (USNR). For over 15 years he was a regular teacher at Willow Creek Community Church in S. Barrington, IL.  

Known as "The Wisdom Broker," Wyman combines successful careers in Corporate America, the US Navy, and ministry to help individuals and corporations identify the most direct path to sustained success. Wyman has over 31 years as a sales leader with IBM, he retired as a Navy Captain (0-6) with 30 years of service, has been a professional speaker/trainer for over 25 years covering topics such as High Achievement, Managing Stress, and Goals: “How Much & By When?” He is a Certified Life Coach, a Certified Marriage Mentor, has earned a Certificate in Diversity Equity & Inclusion from Cornell University in addition to an MBA from Jacksonville University.    Enjoy the discussion about a life of wisdom, and the nuggets Wyman shares with us.    Wyman can be reached at:  https://www.wymanwinbush.com     https://www.linkedin.com/in/wwinbush/  https://www.wrwinternationalllc.com/       Instagram and Twitter - @wwinbush

If it is early summer in the Black Sea, it is time for the annual Ukrainian hosted international exercise Sea Breeze.Why is this exercise important, who came along, and what does it tell us about the state of the Ukrainian Navy, maritime security in the contested eastern Black Sea, and some interesting responses from the Russians.Recently returning from the exercise and joining us for the full hour will be returning guest, Captain Chris Rawley, USNRCAPT Rawley is the Reserve Chief of Staff for US. Naval Forces Europe and Africa. Over his 29 year career, he has deployed to the Persian Gulf, Western Pacific, Iraq, Afghanistan, and across Africa.In his civilian career, Chris is the founder and CEO of Harvest Returns, a platform for investing in agriculture.

On December 1, 2020, the Military, Veterans, and Society Program at the Center for a New American Security (CNAS) and the Athena Leadership Project held a roundtable to discuss caregiving in the military. Caregiving can place unique burdens on service members given the demands of a military career, burdens that disproportionately affect women. Athena Leadership Project directors Jeannette Gaudry Haynie, PhD and Kyleanne Hunter, PhD led a powerful discussion on the lived experiences of panelists MSgt Elizabeth Delellis, USMC (Ret); MSgt Tonya James, USMC (Ret); LCDR Alison Maruca, USNR; and Maj Frances Mercado, USAF.

How does it feel to sit down to the first Thanksgiving you and your husband and children have shared together in three years? The Cunningham family is grateful. Navy Reserve Lt. Jennifer Cunningham left for a deployment to Djibouti just two days after her husband retired from active-duty service.  Her deployment was extended as COVID-19 pandemic protocols were put in place. When Jennifer finally made it home to her family after 14 months, she came home not only to changes in her daughters and husband but to the entire world around her that no longer felt familiar. During this episode host Lesley Lykins and Lt. Jennifer Cunningham discuss gratitude and resilience.

When you are 10-years-old and your mom is leaving for a war zone, your world is shaken. Statistics show that since 2001, approximately 2 million children have had to live through the deployment of a military parent.* One-third of these children will experience anxious behavior, increased worry, and tears.  In this episode of "When Sacrifice Calls" hear straight from children that sacrificed the better part of a year with their mom when she left for a 9-month deployment to Afghanistan.  These children express the challenge of understanding time when adults are trying to explain how long a parent will be gone. They share how seeing their mom in uniform now brings back the worry and sacrifice. And they describe what helped them through a period of time that has developed their resilience and bonded them together like nothing before. Join Lesley Lykins as she interviews her own children in this week's episode of "When Sacrifice Calls."   *AASA (The School Superintendents Association) - Fact Sheet on the Military Child

Originally from Southern California, Gary was an undergraduate at the University of California, Riverside, and The American University of Beirut, Lebanon. He attended Fuller Theological Seminary and King's College, The University of Aberdeen, Scotland. In Scotland he studied with I. Howard Marshall earning a Ph.D. in New Testament. He served on the faculties of King College (Tennessee), North Park University (Illinois) and after 25 years at Wheaton College (Illinois) he joined the faculty of Calvin Theological Seminary (Michigan) in 2017.Gary speaks widely in churches and conferences both in the United States and in various countries. He has traveled extensively, particularly in the Middle East. He is ordained in the Presbyterian Church, USA, and served as a military chaplain (USNR). For over 15 years he was a regular teacher at Willow Creek Community Church in S. Barrington, IL. Jesus Through Middle Eastern Eyeshttps://www.amazon.com/Jesus-Through-Middle-Eastern-Eyes/dp/0830825681Jesus the Middle Eastern Storytellerhttps://www.amazon.com/Middle-Eastern-Storyteller-Ancient-Context/dp/0310280451The Bible and the Landhttps://www.amazon.com/Bible-Land-Ancient-Context-Faith/dp/0310280443A week in the life of a Roman Centurionhttps://www.amazon.com/Week-Life-Roman-Centurion/dp/0830824626/ 

Long deployments, new SECNAV, civ/mil stew bubbling, and everyone who left the USN to the USNR because they couldn't stand being in the yards, are being activated to spend a year ... in the yards.These are just a few of the topics that we'll be covering in this month's LIVE Melee.No guests this week, just us and you.As with all melees, we'll take questions in the chat room or on the phone.

Weekly podcast for the professional and leadership development of junior enlisted Sailors and military members. Interviewing STSCS about his time in the USNR and some differences and challenges between the Reserve Component and Active Duty Navy. Contact us! (dontgiveuptheshippodcast@gmail.com) STSCS: stscs@rustyb78.com

A story about Captain, USNR, (Ret) Charles Plumb, a Fighter Pilot who on his 75th mission and less then a week before the end of his tour in Vietnam, was shot and spent nearly 6 years as a Prisoner Of War. Fast forward many years, he tells the story of a man he met while sitting in a dinner, that man knew who Charles Plumb was, just so happened they served on the same aircraft carrier. The man was the one that packed Captain Plumb parachute. Listen in as Brian explain what happens next and how we all need that ‘parachute’ in our lives.  Also be sure to check out my website https://brianhazelgren.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Welcome to Health Beat your Healthy Habit Zone!  This episode is titled “Who's Packing Your Parachute?”  Host Brian Hazelgren tells a story about Captain, USNR, (Ret) Charles Plumb, a Fighter Pilot who on his 75th mission and less then a week before the end of his tour in Vietnam, was shot  and spent nearly 6 […]

CPT. Charles J. Plumb, USNR, (Ret.), shares with us his experiences as a six year prisoner of war in Vietnam,  an F-4 Phantom pilot in the era, as well as the beginnings of the Naval Fighter Weapons School (Top Gun). He dives deep into his time in captivity at the infamous "Hanoi Hilton" and how he and his brothers survived isolation as well as how the experience shaped his future.We are incredibly grateful to have the opportunity to share his experiences with you and encourage all our listeners to read his book, "I'm No Hero" found in the link below. https://charlieplumb.com/store/Thank you to our Sponsors!@Brotallionwww.brotallion.com@Redcon1Solutions

Everyone has half-baked ideas ... some quarter-baked and some three-quarters-baked ... that in a just world of their making would have a funding line.Are there some ideas so far "out of the box" that they really should be "in the box?"Find yourself saying, "If I were CNO/emperor/Chairman of the HASC for a day, I would..."?Have some ideas that you are convinced our Navy needs to win, but everyone else thinks is impossible/stupid/insane?Well, that is the Navy we're going to ponder today.With our guests Blake Herzinger and His Exalted Saltiness Jimmy Drennan, EagleOne and I the Sunday from 5-6pm Eastern will talk about our pet "half-baked ideas" that ... in all seriousness ... we'd like someone to at leave give a serious thought to for a few seconds. Blake graduated from OCS in 2010 and affiliated with the USNR in 2017, having spent time in the Navy’s anti-submarine warfare and intelligence collection communities. As a civilian he supports planning and execution of Indo-Pacific Security Cooperation and he works for Commander, Naval Forces Korea as a reservist. At the moment he’s getting his first real taste of 5th Fleet and starting his sea counter for the first time (which, as a mobilized intel reservist, is basically like being struck by lightning and bit by a shark at the same time). Jimmy Drennan is a Surface Warfare Officer, President of the Center for International Maritime Security, and Boat Rocker in Chief at The Salty Herald.You can find them both on twitter at @BDHerzinger and @SaltyHerald.

Almost to the day, our direct military involvement in Afghanistan has reached its 18th year. Those Afghans, American, British, and others who were had yet to reach their first birthday when the attacks of September 2001 led us to move in to direct military action in Afghanistan, those children of 2001 are now on their way to that Central Asian country to pick up the conflict other generations have yet to put an end to is.Nation building, counter-terrorism, training, capability building, infrastructure development and even agricultural assistance, we’ve had the better part of two decades to find a path, or combination of paths, to help the Afghan people stand in the modern age. The programs and names change, but in the distance was that common goal.Today’s guest Lieutenant Jack McCain, USNR returns to Midrats after recently completing a tour helping train the Afghan armed forces to fly and use the ubiquitous Blackhawk helicopter. We’ll cover his experience there to talk about that stage of our involvement in Afghanistan, the experience of working with Afghans on a daily basis, and other related topics.Lieutenant McCain is a currently serving Naval Aviator and graduate of the United States Naval Academy and Georgetown's School of Foreign Service. He has deployed four times in the Pacific, Persian Gulf, and recently returned from Afghanistan where, as an Afghan Hand, he flew alongside Afghan pilots in the Blackhawk. Prior to that was a leadership instructor at the Naval Academy and a Search and Rescue Pilot in Guam. He is presently assigned the Navy Reserves as a helicopter pilot.

Jason Duprat is a Nurse Anesthetist, Navy officer, business owner and host of the Healthcare Entrepreneur Academy Podcast. He is passionate about helping healthcare professionals create additional streams of income through entrepreneurship. What a perfect Divine Download podcast episode during National Suicide Prevention Week. Tune in to hear Jason Duprat’s journey from restaurant manger to successful Nurse Entrepreneur that is creating a ripple effect of service for those impacted by severe depression and health care professionals who want to become entrepreneurs. To get in Jason’s vortex, connect with him here: Ketamineacademy.com IVtherapyacademy.com Healthcare Entrepreneur Academy Podcast-http://healthcareentrepreneuracademy.libsyn.com/33-dr-mark-lindholm-the-business-boon-of-cbd-products?fbclid=IwAR36mJ_o7FVtNxMZZH9lVMVl7Dcc7h94MAu53UiqAGFoi673iIKiMpUFIBE https://www.linkedin.com/in/jasonaduprat/ https://www.facebook.com/jasonaduprat/ #Ketamineclinic #Depression #Anxiety #MentalHealth #Nurseentrepreneur #Nursesinbusiness #CRNA #Ketaminetherapy #IVTherapy #HealthCareEntrepreneurAcademyPodcast #Podcast #HealthCare #Chronicpain #NurseAnesthetist #NursesofInfluence #HealthCareBusiness #SideGig #ResidualIncome #NNBA #NationalNursesinBusiness #NursePractitioner #Nursing #HealthisWealth #MillionaireMindset #ResidualIncome #SideHustle #Entrepreneur

Today's Midrats Best of first aired on August 2016.We live in a crowded world with limited resources. What happens when this meets modern technology's ability to shorten the time/distance equation and increase the ability to know of what lies below the waves?What complications do we fine when the above two points meet up with the eternal search by growing nations to reach for the seas to support their homeland's growing needs? As populations demand more protein in their diets as per capita incomes rise, many nations see the open seas as the best place to fill that demand. With more competing for shrinking resources, can fishing be seen as a security threat? How does it impact coastal states' economic, food, and environmental security? What are the roles of transnational organized crime and state power in this competition. Is international law being strengthened to meet this challenge, or is the challenge undermining the rule of law? More than last century's quaint "Cod Wars," does this have the potential trigger to broader, more serious conflict?Our guest to discuss this and more will be Scott Cheney-Peters, LCDR, USNR.Scott serves as a civil servant at the State Department, and is the founder of the Center for International Maritime Security (CIMSEC).Scott's active duty service at sea included the USS Fitzgerald (DDG 62) and USS Oak Hill (LSD 41). His shore duty before leaving active service was in Washington, DC, where he served as the editor of Surface Warfare magazine. Scott graduated from Georgetown University with a B.A. in English and Government and holds an M.A. in National Security and Strategic Studies from the U.S. Naval War College. Scott researches issues affecting Asian maritime security and national security applications of emerging technology.

Memorial Day endures as a holiday which most businesses observe because it marks the unofficial beginning of summer. The Veterans of Foreign Wars (VFW) and Sons of Union Veterans of the Civil War (SUVCW) advocated returning to the original date, although the significance of the date is tenuous. The VFW stated in 2002: In 2000, Congress passed the National Moment of Remembrance Act, asking people to stop and remember at 3:00 PM. On Memorial Day, the flag of the United States is raised briskly to the top of the staff and then solemnly lowered to the half-staff position, where it remains only until noon. It is then raised to full-staff for the remainder of the day. The National Memorial Day Concert takes place on the west lawn of the United States Capitol. The concert is broadcast on PBS and NPR. Music is performed, and respect is paid to the men and women who gave their lives for their country. Across the United States, the central event is attending one of the thousands of parades held on Memorial Day in large and small cities. Most of these feature marching bands and an overall military theme with the Active Duty, Reserve, National Guard and Veteran service members participating along with military vehicles from various wars. During World War II, more airmen died in combat than Marines. Operation Tidal Wave was an air attack by bombers of the United States Army Air Forces (USAAF) based in Libya and Southern Italy on nine oil refineries around Ploiești, Romania on 1 August 1943, during World War II. It was a strategic bombing mission and part of the "oil campaign" to deny petroleum-based fuel to the Axis. The mission resulted in "no curtailment of overall product output." This mission was one of the costliest for the USAAF in the European Theater, with 53 aircraft and 660 air crewmen lost. It was proportionally the most costly major Allied air raid of the war and its date was later referred to as "Black Sunday". Five Medals of Honor and 56 Distinguished Service Crosses along with numerous others awards were awarded to Operation Tidal Wave crew members. Here is the story of John C. Waldron: June 4, 1942. The 15 Douglas TBD-1 Devastators of VT-8 launched from Hornet's flight deck in search of the enemy. Before takeoff, LCDR Waldron had a dispute with the Hornet's Commander, Air Group, Stanhope C. Ring, and Hornet CO Marc Mitscher about where the Japanese carriers would be found. Despite having a contact report showing the Japanese southwest of Hornet, Mitscher and Ring ordered the flight to take a course due west, in the hopes of spotting a possible trailing group of carriers. Waldron argued for a course based on the contact report, but was overruled. Once in the air, Waldron attempted to take control of the Hornet strike group by radio. Failing that, he soon split his squadron off and led his unit directly to the Japanese carrier group. Waldron, leading the first carrier planes to approach the Japanese carriers (somewhat after 9:00AM local time, over an hour before the American dive bombers would arrive), was grimly aware of the lack of fighter protection, but true to his plan of attack committed Torpedo 8 to battle. Without fighter escort, underpowered, with limited defensive armament, and forced by the unreliability of their own torpedoes to fly low and slow directly at their targets, the Hornet torpedo planes received the undivided attention of the enemy's combat air patrol of Mitsubishi Zero fighters. All 15 planes were shot down. Of the 30 men who set out that morning, only one—Ensign George H. Gay, Jr., USNR—survived. Their sacrifice, however, had not been in vain. Torpedo 8 had forced the Japanese carriers to maneuver radically, delaying the launching of the planned strike against the American carriers. After further separate attacks by the remaining two torpedo squadrons over the next hour, Japanese fighter cover and air defense coordination had become focused on low-altitude defense. This left the Japanese carriers exposed to the late-arriving SBD Dauntless dive bombers from Yorktown and Enterprise, which attacked from high altitude. The dive bombers fatally damaged three of the four Japanese carriers, changing the course of the battle.

Almost everyone who follows military issues can clearly point to what the Army Reserve, National Guard, USAFR, ANG, and USMC Reserves do – their individual and unit deployments have been highly visible so far in the Long War … but what about the Naval Reserve?What are they doing? Are they being best utilized to purpose? As we re-look at the challenge of a maritime power facing emerging powers on the high seas, do we need to reassess the last few decades of policy, practice, and procedures in utilizing the available manpower and expertise that is and could reside in the US Navy Reserve?Our guests this Sunday, April 7th from 5-6pm Eastern will be Chris Rawley, CAPT USNR and Claude Berube, LCDR USNR.Chris Rawley is the CEO of Harvest Returns, a platform for investing in agriculture, and is Reserve Chief of Staff for Commander, Naval Surface Forces, helping to oversee 3,800 reserve sailors supporting fleet units around the world. During his 26 year military career, Rawley has filled a variety of leadership positions in naval, expeditionary, and joint special operations units afloat and ashore. He has deployed to Afghanistan, Iraq, throughout Africa, the Persian Gulf, and Western Pacific. Rawley has a degree from Texas A&M University, earned an MBA at George Washington University, and is a graduate of the U.S. Naval War College and Joint Forces Staff College.Dr. Claude Berube teaches at the US Naval Academy and has published several books. He recently returned from his third deployment as an officer in the USNR. He has worked as a defense contractor, as a civilian with the Office of Naval Intelligence, and a staffer to two US Senators.

Biography Elmer Jack StullBorn Aug. 27th, 1887, on a farm two miles from Chesterville, Ill.The Death of his father in a railroad accident when he was 12 obliged him to quit school to help support his family of six. Moved to Pacific Coast in 1900. Worked in many jobs; messenger, railroads, carpentry, plumbing, bridge and dam building, machine shop, mining, steam engineering, etc.Went to sea in square riggers from 1906 to 1910, then in steam and motor vessels.Married a Sydney, N.S.W. girl in 1911. Brought her to the Pacific Coast in 1912. They had four daughters.Enlisted in USNR in 1917 and called into active service in August. Commissioned as Ensign a year later--to his vast surprise that an uneducated man could rise to such a then coveted height. (He was promoted to warrant officer two months previously.) During the first World War he served on both the Pacific and Atlantic oceans. Released from active duty in June 1919.Resumed service in merchant marine, starting with Admiral Oriental Line, which later became the American Mail Line.Held first command of a vessel in 1929 with another line but returned to American Mail Line in 1931 with which he served ever since.Commanded SS Collingsworth when the 2nd World War opened. Sailed from Singapore the night of Jan. 30th 1942 with 82 evacuees to Java for further transport to Australia. Sailed from Surabaya, Java, the night of Feb. 19th 1942. Both above cities were captured a few days after they left them. Preceded to New York, arriving May 6th 1942.In transatlantic service to England and Ireland until taking command of SS Samuel Parker in December 1942, in which we preceded to the Mediterranean, where he operated from February to August 1943, under the British Ministry of War Shipping. Then to New York and the transatlantic run again.Had command of the M.S. Island Mail during the Kwajalein and Saipan invasions, then command of the SS Waco Victory, getting in on the tail end of the Leyte activity. Next transfer was to the SS Cape Newenham, another troop ship, in which we saw no enemy activity the remainder of the war.Holds the Lloyds silver medal and a couple of others for life saving prior to the war. Was awarded the DSC by King George of England.Written by: Elmer J Stull 1887-1975

The process of becoming a Catholic U.S. Military chaplain is a spiritual journey that typically takes eight or more years to complete. Not only does the chaplain candidate spend five years in seminary. The Archdiocese for the Military Services, USA, (AMS) requires him to spend three years in his home diocese doing pastoral work and gaining valuable experience as a priest before it will endorse him for active-duty chaplaincy. Father Mark Bristol, LT, USNR, who was ordained in 2016 for the Diocese of Brooklyn, NY, is currently in the third year of his civilian pastoral assignment at Saint Anastasia Catholic Church in Douglastown, Queens, New York. Father Bristol, who served in the Navy for five years before entering the seminary, hopes to go back on active duty next summer. In this edition of Catholic Military Life, the only official podcast of the AMS, Father Bristol shares his thoughts on going back on active duty in the Navy, where currently, only 33 priests serve more than 80,000 Catholic sailors and their families. With so few chaplains to provide pastoral care for so many people, Father Bristol knows he has his work cut out for him.

I sit down with my father-in-law, Jack Calhoun, to discuss life, flying planes, the US NAVY, sailboat living, naval air stations, city colleges, and real estate development. Navy Career: Commissioned ensign United States Navy, 1958, and advanced through the ranks to rear admiral, 1986. He was the Commanding officer Attack Sqadron 12, 1973-1975, Attack Squadron 174, Cecil Field, Florida, 1977-1978. Executive officer United States Ship Independence CV 62, 1979-1980. Commanding officer United States Ship Detroit AOE 4, 1981-1983. Executive assistant chief of staff Supreme Allied Commander Atlantic, Norfolk, Virginia, 1983-1984. Commanding officer United States Ship Constellation CV-64, San Diego, 1984-1985. Division director Office of Chief of Naval Operations, Washington, 1986-1987. Commander Naval Training Center, Great Lakes, Illinois, since 1987. More information on RADM John Franklin Calhoun USNR - http://articles.chicagotribune.com/1993-06-06/business/9306060376_1_real-estate- --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/leadership-legacy/support

Are you considering withdrawing from the Survivor Benefit Plan? Is it really a good idea to do so?

PEBLOs try but they often get pay estimates wrong. Here's how it really works.

This is a brief introduction to what you can expect from future R.C. Retirement podcast episodes.

This is a brief introduction to what you can expect from future R.C. Retirement podcast episodes.

We live in a crowded world with limited resources. What happens when this meets modern technology's ability to shorten the time/distance equation and increase the ability to know of what lies below the waves?What complications do we fine when the above two points meet up with the eternal search by growing nations to reach for the seas to support their homeland's growing needs?  As populations demand more protein in their diets as per capita incomes rise, many nations see the open seas as the best place to fill that demand. With more competing for shrinking resources, can fishing be seen as a security threat? How does it impact coastal states' economic, food, and environmental security? What are the roles of transnational organized crime and state power in this competition. Is international law being strengthened to meet this challenge, or is the challenge undermining the rule of law?  More than last century's quaint "Cod Wars," does this have the potential trigger to broader, more serious conflict?Our guest to discuss this and more will be Scott Cheney-Peters, LCDR, USNR.Scott serves as a civil servant at the State Department, and is the founder of the Center for International Maritime Security (CIMSEC).Scott's active duty service at sea included the USS Fitzgerald (DDG 62) and USS Oak Hill (LSD 41).  His shore duty before leaving active service was in Washington, DC, where he served as the editor of Surface Warfare magazine. Scott graduated from Georgetown University with a B.A. in English and Government and holds an M.A. in National Security and Strategic Studies from the U.S. Naval War College. Scott researches issues affecting Asian maritime security and national security applications of emerging technology. 

Last month started what we hope will be a regular occurrence in the education of our future leaders; the US Naval Academy took 10 Midshipmen along with a group of instructors onboard the topsail schooners Pride of Baltimore and Lynx as part of an elective history course titled “War of 1812 in the Chesapeake: A Schoolhouse at Sea.”We will have two of the instructors for the cruise with us for the full hour, returning guest LCDR Claude Berube, USNR, instructor at the USNA Department of History, Director of the US Naval Academy Museum and organizer of the program, along with USNA leadership instructor, LT Jack McCain, USN who focused instruction during the cruise on naval hero Stephen Decatur.We will discuss the genesis of the program, the areas of instruction, the experience, along with the general topic of the War of 1812 in the Chesapeake. 

Michael Goldstein grew up in Cleveland Heights, OH and was fascinated by submarines.  He won a science fair contest at the age of 14 and was invited to New London to a special tour (see below).  I let him tell you the rest of his story. I dropped out of college after three years in 1966 and enlisted in the Navy, although the Army offered me a commission as a 2nd LT in the infantry. Note the year for my obvious choice. I went to Great Lakes the day after Thanksgiving, entering as an E-3, and spent the winter in Hell for 13 weeks in boot camp. For some interesting reasons I opted for language school and began a 30 year active duty and active reserve career in the Naval Security Group. Three years active duty in Rota after boot camp, language school, and USAF Security Service school at Goodfellow AFB, TX, and did one submarine trip as a spook. You haven’t aired a boat-rider spook interview yet. I left active duty as an E-5 Communications Technician in 1970, went back to college, and transferred to active reserve USNR. Graduated in 1971 and entered law school, finishing in 1974. I’ve been practicing law for 40 years, but a year ago I did a partial and very interesting career change, which I’ll explain below. Made E-6 (then Cryptologic Technician) in the reserves. Took the Chief’s Test twice, was selection board eligible twice, and twice no one made chief: there were no billets. I went to the powers that be and told them that I had 11 years enlisted service, was a lawyer, and if they didn’t give me a commission I would get out. They gave me a direct commission, and I went from E6 to O-2 in a five minute ceremony. I was CO of our Naval Reserve Security Group unit in Cleveland and traveled to other cities where billets were available, retiring as LCDR in 1996 after 30 years service. Unlike most other Naval Reserve communities, in SECGRU we ran an active duty mission out of the reserve centers. I did one 2-week active duty for training at the sub base in NL in the mid-80’s. I am now working in the nuclear energy field with the eGeneration Foundation (www.eGeneration.org). I had been a Senior Attorney with the Cleveland Electric Illuminating Company and the first CEI attorney at our Perry Nuclear Power Plant in Perry, OH while we were building it. At eGeneration Foundation I am Director of Government Affairs and Director of Strategic Alliances. We have here in Cleveland a beautifully restored WWII submarine, USS Cod (SS-224) (USSCod.org), and I sometime lead tours of the boat. CTI3 Michael Goldstein and new Fiancee Beverly Ann Hern Cleveland Hopkins International Airport November 22, 1967 MIKE GOLDSTEIN ON THE BRIDGE OF USS HOLLAND (AS-11) SUBMARINE BASE NEW LONDON, MAY 1960 MIKE GOLDSTEIN AND HIS FATHER, MAURICE GOLDSTEIN, ON THE DECK OF USS SEA OWL (SS-405) WITH SEA OWL’S COMMANDING OFFICER SUBMARINE BASE MIKE GOLDSTEIN ON USS SEA OWL (SS-405) SUBMARINE BASE NEW LONDON, MAY 1960

Last week, the Naval Academy Museum opened a new exhibit “Warrior Writers: The U.S. Naval Institute" that will run through Jan. 31, 2016.The exhibit features literary work primarily from junior officers during their active duty service since the 1870’s. The majority of the literature focuses on controversies, issues, and trends of the time and is accompanied by over 100 artifacts including writings, weapons and tools from the authors. The artifacts are from the combined collections of the U.S. Naval Academy Museum and the U.S. Naval Institute as well as some on loan from recent authors.Our guest to discuss the exhibit and what it has to offer will be the LCDR Claude Berube, USNR – author, regular Midrats guest, and more importantly in this context, the director of the museum.

For Father's Day 2015, I talked with my dad about impact he's had on me.  Married for 57 years, Dad has six children, 17 grandchildren, and 14 great-grandchildren.An officer in the US Navy, Chaplain(CAPT), USNR, Dad has also served as a minister for 53+ years. In a recent article, I wrote about 5 things he modeled that helped prepare me to be a caregiving husband.  Listen to us discuss it in this inspiring interview with an extraordinary man. 

This week we will return to the “unsexy but important” topic, specifically that of “alternative naval platforms and missions.”In part, the concepts that underlay Jerry Hendrix’s “Influence Squadrons” are in practice on a smaller scale today. In most cases they are being conducted using Military Sealift Command assets and the Navy Reserve.To focus on this part of our maritime power, our guest for the full hour will be Commander Chris Rawley, USNR. President of Periplus Holdings in his day job, he is also Commanding Officer of the Military Sealift Command Afloat Mission Command and Control Units in the Navy Reserve, in addition to being Vice President of the Center for International Maritime Security.

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Don't hate - but we're at the beach. We'll be back next week live, but until then - today's show is a pre-recorded best of with three of the authors we interviewed in 2010 about their books; James S. Robbins, Senior Editorial Writer for Foreign Affairs at the Washington Times on his book, "This Time We Win: Revisiting the Tet Offensive." David Sears' book on Navy Air in the Korean war with, "Such Men as These." United States Naval Academy Professor Bruce Fleming's new book on one part of the culture battle, "Bridging the Military-Civilian Divide: What Each Side Must Know About the Other - And About Itself." We will be back next week with a live 2-hour show, in addition to EagleOne and myself, we will have an expanded panel with Galrahn, Bryan McGrath, CAPT Henry J. Hendrix, Jr., USN, and LCDR Claude Berube, USNR.

Policy is never set - it is never agreed. As the global maritime security situation changes, so must the ideas and plans of nations. In the best Western tradition, it is generally accepted that more ideas, and more discussion is better in working towards the best solution to any challenge - especially national security challenges. One of the newer additions to the discussion are the writers at the Center for International Maritime Security (CIMSEC) Since they joined the conversation in force in 2012, what is their view of the state of vigorous debate in the maritime security arena? What do they see as the major issues no only on maintaining a healthy culture of "Creative Friction Without Conflict" - and what do they see as the major subjects that naval thinkers need to concentrate on? Our guest for the full hour will be Lieutenant Scott Cheney-Peters, USNR.  Scott is a Surface Warfare Officer in the Navy Reserve and government civilian on the OPNAV staff at the Pentagon. Scott is the former editor of Surface Warfare magazine and served aboard USS Fitzgerald (DDG-62) and USS Oak Hill (LSD-51). In 2012 Scott founded the CIMSEC, a non-profit think tank/website/group focused on maritime security issues. Scott is a graduate of Georgetown University and the U.S. Naval War College.

Join us this Sunday to celebrate Midrat's 3rd Anniversary with a free-ranging panel discussion with some of your favorite guests from the past three seasons. Join your hosts Sal from "CDR Salamander" and EagleOne from "EagleSpeak" with regular guests on the panel; Captain Henry J. Hendrix, Jr. USN; Captain Will Dossel, USN (Ret); LCDR Claude Berube, USNR; and YN2 H. Lucien Gauthier, III (SW) USN. We will be asking each other questions on the above-the-fold subjects of the last year and what we see in the next.  Join in the chat room for to suggest your own questions as well.