Piccolo has some fun with a Navy Chief Petty Officer by quoting 'The Bluejacket's Manual'.

"Chief Petty officer, huh? Chief, Master Chief or Senior Chief? I asked him.

"Chief, E-7" he replied.

"That means at least two enlistments," I said. "It's against Navy regulations to make Chief in one's first enlistment."

"How the hell do you know Navy regulations?" He asked.

"MY  copy of The Bluejackets Manual says so. You can not become a Chief Petty officer in your first enlistment."

"It took me seventeen years," he replied. I knew that was about right. He must be a pretty good NCO.

The Chief stopped and thought a minute. "What year is your Bluejackets Manual, anyway? Is it from the seventies?"

"Nope. It's dated 1918. I served in the Army. I got it from my mother that bought it used in the 30s. She was a Girl Scout and bought it for a quarter in a used book store to learn her knots with," I replied. "I used it to learn to shoot a 1903 Springfield with."

He laughed and said, "I guess we're not on the same page. I got played once by an old sailor that had one dated in the '70s, but 1918? You win."

 

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