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This is my last Challenge article as I retire from active duty in the Navy as of 1 September. It has been 43 years since I raised my right hand and took the oath to enlist in the Navy. It is a strange quirk of fate that it all began here in Newport, for I arrived here for recruit training on the old Fall River liner Priscilla. It will all end here almost a half a century later

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It is recognized throughout the Navy that many officers may not have the opportunity to attend a Naval War College resident course because of career requirements or high priority operational assignments, Concurrently, a burgeoning demand for professional excellence makes this advanced education essential

President\u27s Notes: Challenge!

The past is not dead. It survives in many forms taken for granted — in laws, customs, institutions, and beliefs. Though often intangible, these provide an environment real as the physical world

President\u27s Notes: Challenge!

It was a practice in our Navy in the days of sail for seamen to have the letters for the words HOLD FAST tattooed just below the knuckles of each finger. A seaman\u27s life frequently hung on this brief maxim

President\u27s Notes: Challenge!

Because of the emphasis on opera­tional experience, the officer selected to attend the Naval War College is some­times beset with doubt as to the true career value of this assignment

President\u27s Notes: Challenge!

The nation pays its respects to our Navy in October. First, because it was in the month of October that the Ameri­can Navy was founded in 1775 by act of the Continental Congress. And, second, 27 October is the birthday of Theodore Roosevelt who more than any other President can lay claim to the title Father of Our Modem Navy

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The educational programs of the Naval War College are a matter of per­sonal interest to every career naval officer. They represent our best efforts to meet the professional needs of those who will provide tomor­row\u27s leadership

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In our free society, public support of almost every endeavor depends greatly upon the esteem in which that endeavor is held. This is true in all areas of government and has particular significance for the military

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In our free society, public support of almost every endeavor depends greatly upon the esteem in which that endeavor is held. This is true in all areas of government and has particular significance for the military

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One hundred and eighty-nine years ago, in July 1778, 12 chips of the line and 4 frigates under the command of French Admiral Count D\u27Estaing were sighted off Rhode Island, They anchored off Newport in a formation which completely closed the harbor, On August 6th, 11 tall French ships approached single file up the channel and under heavy cannonading sailed past the British batteries at Newport. All the British ships which remained in Narragansett bay were sunk or burned to prevent capture