In March of 1976, I began by writing a letter requesting shipboard deployment to the Secretary of the Navy via the chain of command. My commanding officer gave it a favorable endorsement and forwarded it to the wing commander, and that was the last I ever heard of it. Clearly a polite request submitted in accordance with Navy regulations was not going to have any effect.
And for many people, this was an easy decision to make, because the freeways that are now brand-new allow easy access to and from the suburbs. The commanding officer says, that sounds like a Detroit Police Department problem.
It's kind of not what you want on a vessel that is powered by a nuclear reactor and carries 20 some Trident And the ship's commanding officer said, "I'm really sorry, you'd going to have to delete that." And I said, "It's an MP3 file.
DARPA pumped an enormous amount of money into its urban operation programs, and it created a system called Combat Zones That See. So the commanding officer talks to the robot through a headpiece and it follows.
I want to see him or her. And my commanding officer 's policy was he was the one who was going to go up and catch flak for whatever we had done. And then he'd come back and tell us, OK, here's what you could do better.
battlefield promotion. So Gustavus Smith, his boss down, Jeff Davis walks over and says, "Gus, you're it. I hereby appoint you commanding officer of the Army of Northern Virginia and you're going to prevent my hanging. I hope you got some ideas now to do that". Gustavus Smith, this hand, gives a salute. "Thank you for the battlefield promotion.
His look is certainly not youthful and happy. It was really very unusual for the commanding officer to say I want to take these captains, and I want them to be in the meeting
Gustavus Smith, this hand, gives a salute. "Thank you for the battlefield promotion. I've always wanted to be a commanding officer . I'm going to write home about this my kids are going to show me some respect now". At that point, Jefferson Davis says to Gustavus W. Smith, "Gus, now that you're in charge of saving the Confederacy, what's your plan"?
Yeah, just the fact that there are one, two-- Right. Well they're ranked because they're with a commanding officer . So they're literally being ranked, and he's sort of reflecting his ranking of their very-- his very ragtag rebel army in how he deals with his wives.
They were so afraid of being perceived as giving women special treatment that, if anything, they didn't give the people who needed help enough help. And so I was very lucky that I had a commanding officer who would stand up for all the people in his squadron. And I never felt like he was standing up more for me because I was a woman.
It's a really unique environment, obviously. Like I mentioned before, my squadron commanding officer was wonderful, and that make a huge difference for me.
And on June 1st, 1862, here's the phrase -- Robert E. Lee comes to command, it's a phrase. Jeff Davis says to Lee, "With Gustavus Smith gone, I'd like you to become the commanding officer of the Army of Northern Virginia". Lee takes command, didn't look a whole lot different from Gustavus Smith by way of resume, by way of deportment, demeanor, you name it. But the difference was Lee could make decisions
McClellan, a little bit also known for the analysis paralysis. One end of the pole. He was a commanding officer , fantastic. Soldiers loved him. And they loved him in part because he would wait until everything was perfect before he would do anything with the
And for many people, this was an easy decision to make, because the freeways that are now brand-new allow easy access to and from the suburbs. Next up, the Michigan State Police go out to their commanding officer and say, the Detroit Police Department is committing civil rights
their peer group. But at the time they do that and they're sent down to the South of Israel they experience a change in command. Now Gabi will go, was going to be performing and learning under a new commanding officer whose name was Uval. Now Uval had to leave the Air Force for health reasons. He comes in, he's a quick study on tank operations, he's now a new commanding officer , but he seems like he has something to prove. And then specifically he's got something to prove
part of our non-history, completely forgotten. But he is fired 24 hours later because Jefferson Davis had a great leader, a commanding officer of a huge army, 65,000 strong that when all was said and given command, put in a leadership position, could not take command. Unable to make a decision, unable to conjure
Endless calisthenics. Brutal beatings. After a couple of hours, the door opens, and the instructor staff walked in, and with them was the commanding officer of BUD/S at the time.
And for many people, this was an easy decision to make, because the freeways that are now brand-new allow easy access to and from the suburbs. That Sunday, he arrived at Metro Airport to push papers, and the commanding officer came into the office, ordered everyone down onto the tarmac.
Guy, right? I mean, the Fall Guy was a bounty hunter who was a stunt man. Now, I'm not really sure how robbing the bank of Hanoi would've actually ended the Vietnam war. And when their commanding officer is killed, the government denies all responsibility
Now Gabi will go, was going to be performing and learning under a new commanding officer whose name was Uval. Now Uval had to leave the Air Force for health reasons. He comes in, he's a quick study on tank operations, he's now a new commanding officer , but he seems like he has something to prove. And then specifically he's got something to prove to Gabi. Gabi does well in the classroom, but every time he goes out into the field with Uval
street to St. Paul, got to 7th and Jackson, a big parking lot, and the riot police had surrounded the area. They had it totally contained. I raced up to them. I was out of breath. I went up quick. I said, "You can see I have just come from the Convention floor. I'd like to speak to your commanding officer . Uh, you can see I am a credentialed reporter. We have two reporters inside, also fully credentialed. We need to have them released immediately." I mean it wasn't seconds before they ripped me through that line, twisted my arms back,
without any Nexus One telephones or even a Blackberry, to go out to see what's going on in the frontline. It's hard to believe there was such an era, but in 1862, May 31st, 1862 anyway, Joseph Johnston, the commanding officer of the Confederate force that is preventing the fall of Richmond, the frontline of Joe Johnston's defensive line around Richmond is only about five miles from the center of town -- Jefferson Davis, President,