Re: Nautical Sea Exploring Languafge -Reply
tofer@fia.net
Fri, 14 Mar 1997 11:32:35 -0800
At 12:54 AM 3/14/97 -0600, you wrote:
>>Hold the course. Our terminology and titles are among our greatest
>>strengths.
>Absolutely!!
>
>Although it would appear that some may think this string is pointless, it
>in fact is not... it is simply one more step on the "slippery slope" that
>has pushed this great program closer to its eventual demise. As we
>continue to "dump" what makes Sea Scouts unique and adopt what makes us the
>same as the much weaker explorer posts, we doom our program.
>
>Hey, why should we argue about it as adults... why not ask the youth... oh
>yes... this is a national decision, made by adult leaders... the same group
>of individuals who believe that uniforms should not be mandatory nor
>nationally standardized, that many basic/traditional requirements should be
>deleted in favor of "more modern" requirements, or, now, that we should be
>homogenized into the great mediocrity of exploring.
>
>>Roger Crossland
>>Commodore (or Committee Chairman for the benefit of the nautically
>>challenged who should maintain a good one arm's length distance)
>>Fairfield County Council
>>Sea Exploring Squadron (a group of ships with a common mission,
>>smaller than a flotilla or a fleet) See how easy this stuff is to learn.
>
>Oh yes, Roger, you are so correct. This stuff, just like flashing light,
>semaphore, uniforming standards, etc are not only easy to learn, but it is
>easy to apply.
>
>Eric Rimkus
>Vice-Commodore Cascade Pacific Squadron
>Mate SSS 601--City of Roses
>Portland, OR
>http://www.sss601.org
>
>PS And to William Sills who wrote: "Please let us all know what you
>think about using Explorer Post terms or ressurect the use of our unique
>Sea Exploring verbiage." We shouldn't have to ressurect the language
>(unfortunately we do), but my ship has not stopped speaking the language of
>the sea in it's nearly 70 year continuous tenure, and isn't about to start
>using PC explorer verbage now! It would be like refering the front of a
>vessel as the "pointy end" and the back as the "usually flat, but sometimes
>rounded, or sorta pointy end".
>
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>* To honor we call you, as free men, not slaves *
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>* Steady, boys, steady *
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A "Yea!and Hurrah!" for traditional nautical terminology! Aside from the
rich heritage which it represents, it also serves to remind potato-headed
LUBBERS of the natural superiority of we noble sailors! Confusion to our
enemies!(they're so easy to confuse).
Chris(tofer) Fox
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