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		<title>Social Media, a new way to communicate to the deck plates</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 21 Jul 2010 20:19:29 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Everyone and their grandmother is on Facebook it seems. Twitter is becoming one of the largest growing social media sources on the Internet. All of that is great but what does it have to do with the Navy? A lot more than you might think. This generation of Sailors has adopted those channels of communication [...]]]></description>
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		<title>How do Navy Navy Flight Attendants differ from the Airlines?</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 12 Jul 2010 04:29:27 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Genghis</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I had the pleasure of being invited to talk with two popular Flight Attendant bloggers, Bobby Laurie and Sara Keagle who host an aviation news and discussion program called The Crew Lounge about the Navy&#8217;s Flight Attendants [2nd Loadmasters]. We discussed what 2LMs (and other crew members) do and how they differ from their civilian [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Hey Shipmate, there&#8217;s an App for that!</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 05 Jul 2010 13:57:44 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Genghis</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[By now, in the crazy media campaigns surrounding &#8216;smartphones&#8217; we&#8217;ve all heard a time or two the phrase &#8220;There&#8217;s an App for that!&#8221; Whether you&#8217;re an iPhone, Android or Blackberry user, it doesn&#8217;t really matter. There is one common thread: phones aren&#8217;t just for talking. In addition to keeping you in touch with others, they [...]]]></description>
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		<title>&#8220;Excuse me, do you offer a military discount?&#8221;</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 28 Feb 2010 23:34:16 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Genghis</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Just the other day I was discussing with my friend Mark about military discounts. He said that he has started asking every place that he visits if they have them and if they do not, his response is &#8220;Why don&#8217;t you?&#8221; It&#8217;s a good question. Why do some businesses actively promote that they offer discounts [...]]]></description>
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		<title>So you want to be a Navy Chief? Here&#8217;s some advice&#8230;</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 25 Jan 2010 04:29:49 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Genghis</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Many people enlist in the Navy with aspirations to advance to Chief Petty Officer. I&#8217;ve talked previously about what it means to be a Chief but I&#8217;ve been asked by a few Sailors how does someone actually get there. Common sense should say that keeping yourself out of trouble is paramount as should studying for [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Not Your Grandparent&#8217;s Navy Anymore (Or Is It?)</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 18 Jan 2010 22:57:32 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Genghis</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Within the past couple years, the Navy has made changes to the enlisted seabag in part to the response to feedback leadership was receiving from the Sailors in the fleet. These changes have come with mixed feelings from the Sailors who currently serve and a lot of negative feedback from those who served prior. So [...]]]></description>
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		<title>What Does It Mean to Be a Chief Petty Officer?</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 28 Sep 2009 11:58:03 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Genghis</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Much of what I write about surrounds my experiences as a member of a flight crew but an equally noteworthy part of my experience in the Navy is being a Chief Petty Officer. I was reminded of this topic as I recently watched a new group of Chief Selectees go through induction and become Genuine [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Crazy Passenger Stories</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 25 Sep 2009 02:46:08 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Genghis</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I&#8217;ve noticed several of my Twitter friends who fly for a living discuss their favorite crazy passenger story so I thought it was fitting that I include my own. I was on an overseas detachment in the Mediterranean and we were almost ready to rotate out as our replacements were coming on station within a [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Light, Moderate or Severe Turbulence&#8230;How Are They Defined?</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 31 Aug 2009 02:04:57 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Genghis</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Lately I&#8217;ve noticed a bunch of news coverage about flights experiencing turbulence especially after the Air France flight over the Atlantic. While as tragic as that flight was for those people, turbulence is not an uncommon thing. Anyone who has flown has probably experienced some level of turbulence. In fact it&#8217;s graded and is talked [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Are Reservists Valuable in Your Enterprise?</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 03 Aug 2009 03:58:49 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Genghis</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Every so often when I tell someone about my reserve status I&#8217;m met with an interesting response from them: &#8220;Really&#8230;and your job is ok with that?&#8221; My reply is that my company is pretty good about supporting my military service but that I&#8217;m also try to ensure that they are kept in the loop and [...]]]></description>
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