I can't draw a paycheck from the U.S. military as long as part of the chain of command is trying to murder me because they got caught pirating my identity.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iceberg
An iceberg is a large piece of freshwater ice that has broken off from a snow-formed glacier or ice shelf and is floating in open water
Since the density of pure water ice is ca. 920 kg/m³, and that of sea water ca. 1025 kg/m³, typically, only one ninth of the volume of an iceberg is above water. The shape of the remainder under the water can be difficult to surmise from looking at what is visible above the surface. This has led to the expression "tip of the iceberg", generally applied to a problem or difficulty, meaning that the visible trouble is only a small manifestation of a larger problem.
Thedia Newman
19.a. MAILING ADDRESS AFTER SEPARATION (Include Zip Code)
BROOKWOOD 1-A
ASHDOWN, LITTLE ROCK, AR 71822
intersection of Highway 59 and Constitution Avenue
12. Record Of Service
a. Date Entered AD This Period: 84 May 15
b. Separation Date This Period: 90 May 14
c. Net Active Service This Period: 06 years 00 months 00 days
d. Total Prior Active Service: 02 years 00 months 00 days
Universal Financial Products
Enterprise Drive
Oakbrook, IL 60523
Employer: 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995
http://zip4.usps.com/zip4/zcl_3_results.jsp
Actual City name in 60570 (UNIQUE)
HINSDALE, IL
Acceptable City names in 60570
OAK BROOK, IL
60570 >>> 6 05 70 >>> 6/5/1970
From 7/16/1963 to 6/5/1970 is: 3 days, 359 weeks
33-59
From 12/4/1998 (Friday) to 12/7/1998 (Monday) is: 3 days
http://www.nvr.navy.mil/nvrships/details/DDG75.htm
USS DONALD COOK (DDG 75)
GUIDED MISSILE DESTROYER
Commission Date: 12/04/1998
http://www.army.mil/cmh/html/moh/vietnam-a-l.html
VIETNAM WAR MEDAL OF HONOR RECIPIENTS
*COOK, DONALD GILBERT
Rank and organization: Colonel, United States Marine Corps, Prisoner of War by the Viet Cong in the Republic of Vietnam. Place and date: Vietnam, 31 December 1964 to 8 December, 1967. Entered Service at: Brooklyn, New York. Date and place of birth: 9 August 1934, Brooklyn New York. Citation: For conspicuous gallantry and intrepidity at the risk of his life above and beyond the call of duty while interned as a Prisoner of War by the Viet Cong in the Republic of Vietnam during the period 31 December 1964 to 8 December 1967. Despite the fact that by so doing he would bring about harsher treatment for himself, Colonel (then Captain) Cook established himself as the senior prisoner, even though in actuality he was not. Repeatedly assuming more than his share of their health, Colonel Cook willingly and unselfishly put the interests of his comrades before that of his own well-being and, eventually, his life. Giving more needy men his medicine and drug allowance while constantly nursing them, he risked infection from contagious diseases while in a rapidly deteriorating state of health. This unselfish and exemplary conduct, coupled with his refusal to stray even the slightest from the Code of Conduct, earned him the deepest respect from not only his fellow prisoners, but his captors as well. Rather than negotiate for his own release or better treatment, he steadfastly frustrated attempts by the Viet Cong to break his indomitable spirit. and passed this same resolve on to the men whose well-being he so closely associated himself. Knowing his refusals would prevent his release prior to the end of the war, and also knowing his chances for prolonged survival would be small in the event of continued refusal, he chose nevertheless to adhere to a Code of Conduct far above that which could be expected. His personal valor and exceptional spirit of loyalty in the face of almost certain death reflected the highest credit
upon Colonel Cook, the Marine Corps, and the United States Naval Service.
From 3/3/1959 to 8/7/1993 is 4 days, 413 months
'4413'
from 3/3/1959 to 7/16/1963 is 4 years, 4 months, 13 days
'4413'
http://www.navysite.de/pboats/pc1.htm
USS Cyclone (PC 1)
USS CYCLONE was the lead ship of the Navy's CYCLONE - class of patrol coastal boats.
Commissioned: August 7, 1993
http://www.nvr.navy.mil/nvrships/details/PC1.htm
CYCLONE (PC 1)
PATROL COASTAL
Commission Date: 08/07/1993
Decommission Date: 02/28/2000
http://www.royalnavy.mod.uk/server/show/nav.2420
Ballistic Submarines (SSBN)
The Vanguard Class SSBN (Ship Submersible Ballistic Nuclear) provides the United Kingdom's strategic nuclear deterrent. The first Vanguard class submarine was launched in 1993 carrying Trident II D5 missiles and is now the cornerstone of our Defence policy and significantly contributes to the Alliance's deterrent forces.
Ship Name Pennant No.
Vanguard S28
Victorious S29
Vigilant S30
Vengeance S31
Trident D5 Missiles
A credible nuclear deterrent depends upon the ability to threaten an assured and effective response to aggression. The Trident II D5 missile has a range of over 4,000 nautical miles and an accuracy, which can be measured in metres. Each missile is technically capable of delivering up to 12 warheads, enabling a number of different targets to be engaged, and each Vanguard class submarine has 16 missile tubes.
From 7/16/1963 to 3/4/1992 (HMS Vanguard) is 343 months, 17 days
30 * 0.59 = 17.7 days
From 7/16/1963 to 3/4/1992 (HMS Vanguard) is 343.59 months
34-3-59
From 3/4/1959 to 3/4/1992 (HMS Vanguard) is 33 years
From 3/4/1959 to 8/13/1993 (Friday) is 34 years, 5 months, 9 days
34-59
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/HMS_Vanguard_%28S28%29
Ordered: 30 May 1986
Laid down: 3 September 1986
Launched: 4 March 1992
Commissioned: 14 August 1993
The tenth HMS Vanguard (S28) of the British Royal Navy is the lead boat of her class of Trident ballistic missile-capable submarines and is based at HMNB Clyde, Faslane,
From 7/16/1963 to 11/2/1996 is 33 years, 3 months, 17 days
30 * 0.59 = 17.7 days
From 7/16/1963 to 11/2/1996 is 33 years, 3.59 months
333-59
http://www.fas.org/nuke/guide/uk/slbm/vanguard.htm
The third Trident submarine, Vigilant, was commissioned in Barrow on 2 November 1996.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/HMS_Vigilant_%28S30%29
HMS Vigilant (S30) is the third Vanguard class submarine of the Royal Navy. Vigilant carries the Trident ballistic missile, the UK's nuclear deterrent.
Vigilant was built at Barrow-in-Furness by Vickers Shipbuilding and Engineering Ltd (now BAE Systems Submarine Solutions), was launched in October 1995, and commissioned in November 1996.
From 3/4/1959 to 7/16/1979 is: 7439 days
From 7/16/1979 to 11/27/1999 (HMS Vengeance) is: 7439 days
From 7/16/1963 to 4/30/1982 (USNA82) is: 6863 days
From 4/30/1982 (USNA82) to 2/12/2001 (HMS Vengeance) is: 6863 days
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/HMS_Vengeance_%28S31%29
Launched: 9 September 1998
Commissioned: 27 November 1999
In service: 12 February 2001
HMS Vengeance (S31) is the fourth and final Vanguard class submarine of the Royal Navy. Vengeance carries the Trident ballistic missile, the UK's nuclear deterrent.
http://nuclearweaponarchive.org/Uk/UKArsenalRecent.html
The final sub, the Vengeance, was launched on 19 September 1998 at Barrow-in-Furness, andwas commissioned 27 November 1999. The Vengeance completed shakedown trials and entered operational service 12 February 2001. It is expected to go on patrol as part of the First Submarine Squadron in early 2001. The SDR anticipates keeping this force in service for at least 30 years. The current estimated program cost for the Vanguard SSBN program is US$18.8 billion.
http://www.fas.org/nuke/guide/uk/slbm/vanguard.htm
The fourth and last UK Trident submarine, the Vengeance, was launched at the Barrow-in-Furness shipyard in Cumbria on 22nd August 1998. The Vengeance was commissioned into the Royal Navy at the GEC Marine (formerly VSEL) shipyard in Barrow-in-Furness, Cumbria on 27 November 1999.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trident_II
The Trident missile, named after the trident, is a submarine-launched ballistic missile (SLBM) which is armed with nuclear warheads and is launched from SSBNs, nuclear-powered ballistic missile submarines. Trident missiles are carried by fourteen active US Navy Ohio class submarines and, with British warheads, four Royal Navy Vanguard class submarines.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nuclear_weapons_and_the_United_Kingdom
The United Kingdom was the third state to test an independently developed nuclear weapon in October 1952. It is one of the five "Nuclear Weapons States" (NWS) under the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty, which the UK ratified in 1968. The UK is currently thought to retain a weapons stockpile of around 200 operational nuclear warheads.
Since the 1958 US-UK Mutual Defence Agreement, the United States and the United Kingdom have cooperated extensively on nuclear security matters. The so-called special relationship between the two states has involved the exchange of classified scientific information and nuclear materials such as plutonium. The UK has not run an independent weapons delivery programme since the cancellation of the Blue Streak missile in the 1960s, instead pursuing joint development of US delivery systems, designed and manufactured by Lockheed Martin, and fitting them with warheads designed and manufactured by the UK's Atomic Weapons Research Establishment and its successor the Atomic Weapons Establishment.
In contrast with the other permanent members of the United Nations Security Council, the United Kingdom currently operates only a single nuclear deterrent system since decommissioning its tactical WE.177 free-falling nuclear bombs in 1998. The present system consists of four Vanguard class submarines based at HMNB Clyde, armed with up to 16 Trident missiles, which each carry nuclear warheads in up to 8 MIRVs, performing both strategic and sub-strategic deterrence roles.
While a firm decision has yet to be taken on the replacement of the UK's nuclear deterrent, the manufacturer of the UK's warheads, AWE, is currently undertaking research which is largely dedicated to providing new warheads[1] and on 4 December 2006 the then Prime Minister Tony Blair announced plans for a new class of nuclear missile submarines
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Protect_and_Survive
The front cover text reads: "This booklet tells you how to make your home and your family as safe as possible under nuclear attack".
Protect and Survive was a programme of national civil defence put into effect by the British government during the late 1970s and early 1980s which used booklets, radio broadcasts, and public information films to instruct British citizens on how to protect themselves during a nuclear attack.
