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US 5578106 A Abstract In accordance with the invention, a plurality of elongated refractory bodies are laminated together by placing the bodies in close adjacency, exposing the adjacent bodies to a plasma torch heat source, and moving the bodies longitudinal past the torch at a nonzero average rate which includes a reciprocating (e.g., oscillatory) component to longitudinally spread the zone of heating. Where the bodies are a rod to be laminated within a hollow tube, it is advantageous to reduce the air pressure between the rod and tube, thereby eliminating potential contaminants and, at the same time, biasing the tube to collapse against the rod. This method is particularly useful in laminating overcladding tubes to core rods to form optical fiber preforms.
Claims(3) 1. A method of collapsing a hollow glass tube upon a glass rod comprising the steps of:
placing said rod within said hollow tube; applying a force for biasing said tube inwardly toward said rod; and exposing said tube to a plasma torch heat source moving longitudinally in relation to said tube and rod at a non-zero average rate which includes a reciprocating component of longitudinal motion, wherein the combination of said force and heat from said source collapsing said tube upon said rod. 2. The method of claim 1 wherein said force for biasing is applied by at least partially evacuating the interior of said hollow tube.
3. The method of claim 1 wherein said hollow glass tube and said glass rod comprise silica glass.
Description This application is a continuation of application Ser. No. 08/159,026, filed on Nov. 29, 1993 abandoned. This invention relates to the fabrication of laminated refractory bodies such as, for example, optical fiber preforms. While potentially useful in a wide variety of applications, the present invention evolved in the field of optical libor fabrication. Optical fibers are thin strands of glass capable of transmitting an optical signal containing a large amount of information over long distances with very low loss. Optical fibers are typically manufactured by constructing an optical fiber preform of appropriate composition and drawing fiber from the preform. A typical preform is in the form of a concentric glass rod having a length of about one meter and an outer diameter of 20-200 mm. The inner core of the rod is a high purity, low loss glass such as germanium silicate glass having a diameter of about 1-5 mm. The concentric outer cylinder, referred to as cladding, is a layer of glass with a lower index of refraction than the inner core. In conventional manufacture of an optical fiber preform, the core is manufactured as a solid doped silica glass rod within the cladding. An outer jacket of silicate glass, referred to as the overcladding, is then added around the rod in order to provide the desired geometry for fiber draw. Specifically, the rod is placed within the overcladding tube, and the rod and overcladding are laminated to form a fiber optic preform by heating the assembly with an oxyhydrogen torch. A difficulty with this process is that the lamination introduces in the outer periphery of the overcladding OH impurities which can be deleterious to a drawn fiber. As a consequence it is typically necessary to etch away the outer 0.5 mm of the preform with a plasma torch to eliminate the surface contaminated by the oxyhydrogen torch. Accordingly, there is a need for an improved method and apparatus for laminating overcladding and core rod in fiber optic preforms. In accordance with the invention, a plurality of elongated refractory bodies are laminated together by placing the bodies in close adjacency, exposing the adjacent bodies to a plasma torch heat source, and moving the bodies longitudinal past the torch at a nonzero average rate which includes a reciprocating (e.g., oscillatory) component to longitudinally spread the zone of heating. Where the bodies are a rod to be laminated within a hollow tube, it is advantageous to reduce the air pressure between the rod and tube, thereby eliminating potential contaminants and, at the same time, biasing the tube to collapse against the rod. This method is particularly useful in laminating overcladding tubes to core rods to form optical fiber preforms. The advantages, nature and various additional features of the invention will appear more fully upon consideration of the illustrative embodiments now to be described in detail in connection with the accompanying drawings. In the drawings: FIG. 1 is a block diagram illustrating a method for laminating elongated refactory bodies; FIG. 2 is a schematic view of preferred apparatus for practicing the method of FIG. 1 in the lamination of optical fiber preforms; and FIG. 3 is a detailed cross section of the end mounting portion of the apparatus of FIG. 2. It is to be understood that these drawings are for purposes of illustrating the concepts of the invention and are not to scale. Referring to the drawings, FIG. 1 is a flow diagram showing the process steps used to laminate a pair of elongated refractory bodies. The first step shown in block A is to put the two bodies in close adjacency. When the two bodies are a rod to be laminated within a hollow tube, the rod can be inserted within the tube. The next step shown in block B of FIG. 1 is to provide a force biasing the adjacent bodies toward one another. In the rod/tube example, this can be accomplished by partially evacuating the tube so that there is ambient pressure on the tube pushing radially inward. Where one of the bodies is an outer tube, the biasing force can arise as a consequence of heating the tube to its softening temperature. The tendency of the softened material to minimize surface tension will shrink the periphery of the softened region. The third step shown in block C is to expose the assembly to a plasma torch and, at the same time, to move the assembly and the torch relative to one another in such a fashion that: 1) the assembly and the torch have a non-zero average longitudinal speed, and 2) the assembly and the torch have a reciprocating motion superimposed on the overall longitudinal motion for extending the longitudinal region heated by the torch. Thus as the torch moves longitudinally along the assembly it also moves back and forth in a shorter amplitude to extend the region of heating. In the case of a tube/rod assembly, the tube preferably rotates so that all sides of the longitudinal region are heated. Advantageously the heating is commenced at the end of the tube remote from the vacuum pump. The effect of this process is to heat to a softened state the longitudinal portion of the assembly within the amplitude of the reciprocal motion. In the tube/rod example, the pressure differential collapses the heat softened tube against the rod within thereby laminating the two bodies. The lamination process preferably starts at the remote end of the assembly and progresses to the end connected to the vacuum pump. It should be understood that an overpressure exterior to the tube could be substituted for evacuation and that a similar process omitting the evacuation step could be used in laminating elongated refractory bodies of different shape, e.g. laminating two strips. Moreover if a second hollow tube is substituted for a solid rod, the center of the interior tube could be pressurized rather than evacuating the exterior tube. FIG. 2 schematically illustrates apparatus useful in practicing the method of FIG. 1 wherein an elongated assembly 20, such as a cladding tube, core rod assembly, is shown mounted on a controllable speed lathe 21. The apparatus is similar to that described in U.S. Pat. No. 5,221,306 which is incorporated herein by reference. Preferably the lathe is oriented vertically so that the supported ends will not be subjected to substantial torque and the assembly 20 will not sag upon heating. The lateral surface of assembly 20 is exposed to the plasma fireball 12 of a plasma torch 10 such as that described in detail in U.S. Pat. No. 5,000,771, which is incorporated herein by reference. The plasma torch 10 is mounted on a three axis positioning stage 30 based on the same bed (not shown) as lathe 21 so that the torch position can be precisely controlled during operation. A computer (not shown) is provided to coordinate and control the rotation of body 20 via lathe 21 and the movement of the torch 10 via positioning stage 30. The computer controls the rotational speed of the body 20 about the Z-axis and the speed of the torch 10 along the Z-axis. In the lamination of preforms, lathe 21 is preferably a glass lathe having simultaneously rotating chucks at both ends of body 20, such as a Litton Glass Lathe marketed by Litton Engineering Co. Step motors (not shown) are provided to drive the three axes of the positioning stage 30 controlling the location and traverse speed of torch 10. The bottom chuck is preferably modified as shown in FIG. 3 so that the interior of cladding tube 20A below rod 20B can be partially evacuated. In essence, a reduced diameter portion of the cladding tube, termed the "handle" 20C, extends through a central opening in the chuck 31 and tailstock 32 so that the handle rests on and seals with a gasket 33. A concentric channel extends via a rotary seal 34 to the open center of the gasket 33, thereby placing the interior of tube 20A in communication with a vacuum pump (not shown). In exemplary operation, core rod 20B is inserted in a cladding tube 20A and mounted onto the apparatus of FIG. 3. The vacuum pump is activated to pump down the pressure in the tube to 25 in. of water. The tube is rotated at 30-35 rpm, and the torch is positioned at the top of the tube about 5-10 mm from the tube. The torch is moved longitudinally down the tube at 2-5 cm/min. with a superimposed reciprocal motion having frequency of 0.5-5 cps (preferably 1 cps) and an amplitude of 5-10 cm in the longitudinal direction. The result of this process is that the cladding collapses onto the inner rod as the torch moves down the tube. The advantages of the process over the prior oxyhydrogen torch process are threefold: 1) the plasma torch does not introduce impurities into the cladding; 2) the longitudinal temperature profile is now subject to control by control by frequency and amplitude of torch oscillations; and 3) the lamination of tube or rod using the plasma torch is about twice as fast as an oxyhydrogen torch. It is understood that the above-described embodiments are illustrative of only a few of the many possible specific embodiments which can represent applications of the principles of the invention. Numerous and varied other arrangements can be readily devised in accordance with these principles by those skilled in the art without departing from the spirit and scope of the invention. Patent Citations
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Nick Carter is enjoying the success today of the reunion tour of the 1990s boy band that made him famous — the Backstreet Boys – but the singer said it almost wasn't so.
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Papo & Yo's gorgeous South American-esque world is punctuated by graffiti – from the cartoonish to the abstract. During a preview at E3, I found myself stopping to gawk at giant birds and other creatures for many moments, often resulting in the game's handler asking if I needed any help. ...
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Happy Channukah!
Another year has rolled by so quickly and Channukah has just begun here in Israel. I take the liberty or reposting what I wrote post about Channukah last year: A short history of Channukah, from Aish.com The Hebrew word Chanukah … Continue reading


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Heading toward the second year of its legal battle against Disney and Target, a small Seattle design firm needs help to keep the fight going. In September 2011, the owners of Modern Dog found out that a new T-shirt being sold at Target seemed to include dog sketches featured in its own book, Modern Dog: 20 Years of Poster Art. (You can watch a side-by-side comparison below.) The T-shirt was part of Disney's "Sharpay Collection," made to promote Ashley Tisdale's High School Musical spinoff, Sharpay's Fabulous Adventure. In January, Modern Dog filed suit against Target, The Walt Disney Co., Disney Enterprises, Disney Consumer Products and Jaya Apparel Group. In June, Modern Dog owners Robynne Raye and Michael Strassburger sold their house to help finance the lawsuit. With months to go until their court date next September, Modern Dog has created a crowdsourced fundraising campaign called "Friends of Modern Dog." They've raised $27,000 and have a goal of reaching $40,000 by Nov. 30. They're hoping designers from around the world will pitch in to help. "Throughout our career we received a lot of great support from the design community," Strassburger and Raye write on the fundraising site, "and right now we need your help more than ever." Hat tip to AdPulp for highlighting this case.
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i have volunteered to make a website for my local animal shelter and they wanted one very similar to http://fsasri.com/. i really like what they do with the buttons and how when you click only the center div changes. iv tried to accomplish this many ways using innerhtml and the jquery version i can't remember it off the top of my head. not matter what i do i can't put that much new content in and internet explore pops up with a security warning and won't let the changes happen unless you allow blocked scripts and activeX. help on how you guys would accomplish this effect and ways to avoid this pop up internet explore would help bundles. iv been doing alot of researchs and have had no luck so far
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The website at the http://fsasri.com uses frames which I really wouldn't recommend due to a lot of security concerns if not used correctly. What you can do, however, is to change the content of your 'main' div using jQuery's Ajax functions. Your buttons should look something like this:
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Stopping & Just gettin' away! Heya kittens hope your all off to a wonderful fresh New Year! I thought id post some photos of Moonshine Mama out Glampin'
Jan 27, 2015
Sep 21, 2014
Shopping & Glamping!
Howdy kittens! Coming off of a few Glamping trips I thought start to share some stinkin fab sights & a lil shopping:)
Inside gobs of trinket shopping with specialty foods candles and goodies
Awesome decore!!! I love the old barn wood!
Now this is why I feel in love with this adorable store/ rest stop on my trip... I felt like I was at Knotts Berry Farm! Isn't he the cutest thing ever! Add a moonshine jug and I would of stole him for myself! Teehee;)Now I was so excited someone spotted my trailer on my trip! Thanks for saying howdy!!!! If ya ever see me say hello! Just made my whole day:)
Huggs kittens! Thanks for swingin by! Talk soon
Aug 20, 2014
Mama Dun...R-U-N-N...O-F-T !!!
Howdy gals!! I am so excited to say howdy to ya'll...I'm back from my very very far trip...yup MAMA DUN...R-U-N-N...O-F-T!!! (Teehee;) a sayin' my family says to each other after the adorable twangy movie Oh Brother Where Art Thou?! With George Clooney...yup I love that movie & it inspired this...YUP, I did run off...for sure and had an amazing adventure!
Me & my gal pals drove over 13 hours each way to enjoy this! A absolute dream camp right next to the river!
River rafting, junkin, & special Deer all around my sweet trailer! I named her Moonshine Mama which you all know & I am so excited to share the hard work my family all did to get her ready for this trip...this 1960's terry trailer was sure a comfy trailer I enjoyed her very much!
She started out like this:) to this...
Which I know I shared earlier...but I thought to share the inside...
Rustic & warm... I started playing blue grass twangy music & collecting vintage moonshine jugs & mason jars are all around! It's been awesome
Her cute lil bathroom, and ice box...that worked great!
My sweet front kitchen...all systems work...it was a very easy fix up:) I added lots of vintage copper & very southern sayin's ...she is a down home country gal for sure!
My sweetie baby chick painted cute lil sayings & shutters...on her &
I think it turned out great! Now I just gotta get some sweet homemade moonshine;)
Thanks for swingin by...next time a big ol trailer show...& some junkin photos from my trip... Yeeehawww :)
Jul 25, 2014
Long Lazy Days of Summer...NOT!!!!
Howdy lil darlins! I'm so not having lazy days of summer! I'm kicking up my heels and having a rooten' tooten' good ol time!
I'm enjoying finding time again to nurture my self & my vintage housewife ways! Making & teaching a class of amazing fresh homemade laundry soap...yep during camping in my vintage Trailer with coolest girl group evah! Sisters on the fly!!!!!What could be better?! :)
Nothin I tell ya...and now taking on a lil summer time project is makein' for a non lazy days kind of summer &!i just couldn't wait to share!!!!!
Whelp gals you know where my lovin' of vintage trailers all started! With my lil doll house of a trailer ...a 1953 Field & Stream...Lil' CupCake! Plump full of 1950's vintage goodies & totally a Vintage Housewife camper for sure!!! Kiddos & Daddy-o worked so hard on her...
She was the first pink trailer I'd ever seen way back when & gals just went Vintage Housewife crazy over her! Of course pulled by my 1953 Ford Lucy ...what a pair:) just a vintage gals dream!!!
Now fast forward a bit to this amazing gal!! My Vagabond Gypsy trailer! A 1959 Streamline, My dream trailer with two beds and enough molding to make a gal swoon!!!! Shiny & simply eye candy for sure! Full of pink appliances & a pink bathroom...oh my oh my...shabby chic , she just reminds me of a house! Winning best interior awards...& super sweet gals beggin if they can leave home and move in!!! :) fun fun fun!
The best part a heartfelt & a romantic story of hubby surprisin' me with her...this gal is the best trailer I have ever seen! This is my prize!
my Big Ol' Gypsy Gal! Happy For sure with her! Plus once again my hubby & baby chicks help make her perdy!:) great family! Tee hee I'll keep um';)
NOW LOOK AT THIS!!! Summer project! Yup...another vintage Gal in need of a lil love! 2 weeks ago daddy-o once again found me a gem! And just in time for my longest trip ever! 13 hours...next week!!!
This 1960's Terry was just the purrrrfect fit for me! I have been lookin for a very small trailer with a kitchen up front...we went search in' high and low...one end of California to the other...5 days 14 trailers later...he found this near my home...I have been dreaming of sort of a western cowgirl primitive cozy trailer that would fit right in nestled in the woods on some of my horseback riding adventures...plus small enough to pull long distances..& get back into the most primitive fishing spots! so in a short two weeks...my new gal went from this to this!
This is Moonshine Mama..! 2 weeks she's lookin' pretty darn cute already! Very rustic'primitive & super cozy! Super tiny lil thing...gettin all gussied up with country cozy goods! Dark wood and copper everything I can get my hands on! Sort of a twangy feel I wanna give her!
She needs paint still and a few odds and ends but this gal is gettin ready for a wonderful camp out real soon!!!! Baby chick painted shutters & old wood signs & I just love her...isn't she rustic cute! So that's it...another project:) any ideas gals send them my way!!!! Cuz she is far from done!!!!!!
Now kittens I want you to know I am so excited to see how many of you all now have stinkin adorable trailers! Thank you for the emails & comments about how you luv um'....how you want um'...& how we inspire ya...it just brings such joy to know ya'll love them too!!!
Thank you gals! Just a blessed kitten by you all for sure!!!! Thanks for swingin by...for some not so lazy time...can't wait to see what your all up too! Leave a comment so I can pop by:)
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Jun 24, 2014
Laundry soap makin' good time!
Howdy darlin ladies! I am so excited summer is here! Just getting home from an amazing Vintage camping trip with my girl group Sisters on the Fly:)
This trip is my kicking summer off trip & I am so excited to pow wow & vintage junk with my gal pals! Yahoo...Camping with them always makes summer a rooten tooten good time!!!
During camping I got to do something so fun!
This past weekend I enjoyed teaching a homemade laundry soap making class! It was so awesome to be outside and having my dear sweetie pie friends making something homemade! I was so excited to teach something that I myself absolutely LOVE making in my home!
These darlin gals really jumped in and did all the grattin' , sift-in, & darn sweet smellin' mix'n!
Yes and all out in the good ol outdoors!
We mixed it all up then bottled them in adorable mason jars...ready to do a lil washing & smellin the house up with that clean fresh scent...all the while saving money!!!!!
What a Vintage housewife goody for sure!
Now this beauty of a photo was a few gals parked curbside right outside my house the night before we left! We had dinner & enjoyed chit chatting near my pool ready for a good ol camping trip ...it was a blast!
Such a hoot camping & some vintage soap making goodness. What could be better I tell ya:)
Thanks for swingin by for yahoo it's summer time!!!!
sisters on the fly,
the vintage housewife
Jun 11, 2014
Rainbow Marketplace
Howdy darlings! I've been so busy two vintage trailer trips under my belt & packing up for another ...I am having such a wonderful time with my gal pals! This past week we met up in rainbow to see Mrs Rita for some beautiful junkin...her show is really the best! Picture heavy enjoy junkin dolls!
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Want Kansas lawmakers to ban a procedure they say accounts for about 8 percent of all abortions in the state.
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Promising version of the three-objective multipass matrix system
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Semen Chernin, "Promising version of the three-objective multipass matrix system," Opt. Express 10, 104-107 (2002)
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Marine ranks in ascending order, with tables indicating abbreviations in the style used by the United States Marine Corps, pay grades, and rank insignia:
Commissioned officers are distinguished from other officers by their commission, which is the formal written authority, issued in the name of the President of the United States, that confers the rank and authority of a Marine Officer. Commissioned officers carry the "special trust and confidence" of the President of the United States.[1] Commissioned officer ranks are further subdivided into general officers, field-grade officers, and company-grade officers. The highest billets in the Marine Corps, the Commandant of the Marine Corps and the Assistant Commandant of the Marine Corps are, by statute, four-star ranks, as the Marine Corps is considered a separate naval service under the Department of the Navy.[2]
Company-grade officers | Field-grade officers | General officers | |||||||
Second Lieutenant (2ndLt) | First Lieutenant (1stLt) | Captain (Capt) | Major (Maj) | Lieutenant Colonel (LtCol) | Colonel (Col) | Brigadier General (BGen) | Major General (MajGen) | Lieutenant General (LtGen) | General (Gen) |
Warrant Officers provide leadership and training in specialized fields and skills. Much like many other militaries, the United States military confers warrants and commissions on its Warrant Officers, though they are generally not responsible for leadership outside of their specialty. Warrant officers come primarily from the senior Non-Commissioned Officer ranks.
A Chief Warrant Officer, CWO2–CWO5, serving in the MOS 0306 "Infantry Weapons Officer" carries a special title, "Marine Gunner", which does not replace his rank. A Marine Gunner replaces the Chief Warrant Officer insignia on the left collar with a bursting bomb insignia. Other warrant officers are sometimes informally and erroneously referred to as "Gunner".
Warrant Officers | |||||
Infantry Weapons Officer "Marine Gunner" | Warrant Officer (WO) | Chief Warrant Officer-2 (CWO2) | Chief Warrant Officer-3 (CWO3) | Chief Warrant Officer-4 (CWO4) | Chief Warrant Officer-5 (CWO5) |
Enlisted Marines with paygrades of E-4 and E-5 are considered non-commissioned officers (NCOs) while those at E-6 and higher are considered Staff Noncommissioned Officers (SNCOs).[3] The E-8 and E-9 levels each have two ranks per pay grade, each with different responsibilities. Gunnery Sergeants (E-7) indicate on their annual evaluations (called "fitness reports") their preferred promotional track: Master Sergeant or First Sergeant. The First Sergeant and Sergeant Major ranks are command-oriented Senior Enlisted Advisors, with Marines of these ranks serving as the senior enlisted Marines in a unit, charged to assist the commanding officer in matters of discipline, administration, and the morale and welfare of the unit. Master Sergeants and Master Gunnery Sergeants provide technical leadership as occupational specialists in their specific MOS. First Sergeants typically serve as the senior enlisted Marine in a company, battery, or other unit at similar echelon, while Sergeants Major serve the same role in battalions, squadrons, or larger units.[citation needed].
The Sergeant Major of the Marine Corps is a billet and special rank, conferred on the senior enlisted Marine of the entire Marine Corps, personally selected by the Commandant of the Marine Corps.[4] It and the Marine Gunner are the only billets which rate modified rank insignia in place of the traditional rank insignia.[citation needed]
Junior enlisted | Non-commissioned Officers (NCOs) | Staff Non-Commissioned Officers (SNCOs) | |||||||||
Private (Pvt) | Private First Class (PFC) | Lance Corporal (LCpl) | Corporal (Cpl) | Sergeant (Sgt) | Staff Sergeant (SSgt) | Gunnery Sergeant (GySgt) | Master Sergeant (MSgt) | First Sergeant (1stSgt) | Master Gunnery Sergeant (MGySgt) | Sergeant Major (SgtMaj) | Sergeant Major of the Marine Corps (SgtMajMarCor) |
no insignia |
Different styles of rank insignia are worn on different Marine uniforms:
The gold stripes on red flash are worn on the Dress Blue coat, green stripes on red flash are worn on the Service "A" uniform coat; the rank insignia are worn on the upper sleeve of both blouses. The khaki uniforms use green stripes on khaki flash, and again are worn on the upper sleeves of both long and short-sleeved service blouses. Utility uniform rank insignia are black metal pins and are worn on the collars, or black embroidered insignia sewn into patches of material to match the appropriate camouflage uniform. Musicians in the "President's Own United States Marine Band" (commonly yet incorrectly referred to simply as The United States Marine Band) wear insignia with the crossed rifles replaced by a lyre to denote their lack of a combat mission; full-service Marines who are attached to the 10 Fleet Marine Force Bands continue to wear their normal rank insignia.[5]
Marines address all enlisted personnel by rank, and all Commissioned officers with "sir" or "ma'am". Warrant Officers, regardless of rank, are addressed just as commissioned officers, but may also be addressed as "Warrant Officer", or "Gunner", although the latter is sometimes considered improper unless the officer is an Infantry Weapons Officer (MOS 0306). During recruit training, recruits are indoctrinated to address all superiors as "sir" or "ma'am". Addressing a commissioned officer (or any rank) as "Mister" has long been considered a grievous insult towards the individual. The most junior ranks between pay grades E-1 and E-3 (Privates, Privates First Class, and Lance Corporals) are commonly referred to by their last name only, using their rank only in a formal situation. "Marine" is also a common form of address for junior Marines.
During recruit training, recruits are not considered Marines until they graduate and must address all Marines who have completed recruit training, including instructors, as "sir" or "ma'am." Incoming recruits must also refer to themselves in the third person (i.e. "this recruit"), and their rank is replaced with the word "Recruit." This usually continues until the last week of recruit training when, in most instances, recruits are then considered Marines. Likewise, during officer training, officer candidates are not yet commissioned Marine officers and must refer to themselves as "this candidate" or "the candidate," even though some officer candidates may hold an enlisted rank. During Officer Candidate School, each candidate is referred to as "candidate" and not "Marine." Unlike their enlisted counterparts, officer candidates refer to enlisted Marines, including their instructors, by their full and proper rank; only commissioned officers are addressed as "sir" or "ma'am."
Informally, some enlisted ranks have commonly used nicknames, though they are not official and may be improper for use in formal situations. The acceptability of nickname use by juniors is at the discretion of the individual rank holder. A Gunnery Sergeant is typically called "Gunny" and occasionally "Guns", a Master Sergeant is commonly called "Top", and a Master Gunnery Sergeant is "Master Gunny" or "Master Guns". Differing from the Army and Air Force, all ranks containing "Sergeant" are always addressed by their full rank and never shortened to simply "Sergeant" or "Sarge". A Private First Class is usually referred to as a PFC, instead of simply "private"; similarly, Lance Corporal is not shortened to "Corporal". Senior Officers may informally address junior officers by first name. Marines of the same rank may also address each other by first name when among peers only and never in the presence of junior or senior Marines.
Finally, Marines consider it a grievous insult to be called a "soldier" or to be referred to as "troops" as soldiers and troops are army terms; the proper term is always Marine. When writing journalism or scholarly references to the Marine Corps, its elements, and/or individual Marines, the correct attribution is Marine(s).
United States commissioned officer and officer candidate ranks | ||||||||||||||
Pay grade / Branch of service | Officer candidate | O-1 | O-2 | O-3 | O-4 | O-5 | O-6 | O-7 | O-8 | O-9 | O-10 | O-11 (Obs.) | Special grade | |
Approximate insignia[1][2] | [2] | |||||||||||||
Air Force | Cadet / OT / OC | 2d Lt | 1st Lt | Capt | Maj | Lt Col | Col | Brig Gen | Maj Gen | Lt Gen | Gen | GAF[3] | [5] | |
Army | CDT / OC | 2LT | 1LT | CPT | MAJ | LTC | COL | BG | MG | LTG | GEN | GA[3] | GAS[3] | |
Marine Corps | Midn / Cand | 2ndLt | 1stLt | Capt | Maj | LtCol | Col | BGen | MajGen | LtGen | Gen | [5] | [5] | |
Navy | MIDN / OC | ENS | LTJG | LT | LCDR | CDR | CAPT | RDML | RADM | VADM | ADM | FADM[3] | AN[3] | |
Coast Guard | CDT / OC | ENS | LTJG | LT | LCDR | CDR | CAPT | RDML | RADM | VADM | ADM | [5] | [5] | |
Public Health Service | [OC] | ENS | LTJG | LT | LCDR | CDR | CAPT | RADM | RADM | VADM | ADM | [5] | [5] | |
NOAA Corps | OC | ENS | LTJG | LT | LCDR | CDR | CAPT | RDML | RADM | VADM | [4] | [5] | [5] | |
[2]Unofficial 1945 proposal for General of the Armies insignia; John J. Pershing's GAS insignia: ; George Dewey's AN insignia: [3] Rank used for specific officers during World War II and Korea only, not permanent addition to rank structure [4] Grade is authorized by the U.S. Code for use but has not been created [5] Grade has never been created or authorized |
United States warrant officer ranks | |||||
Air Force | WO1[1] | CWO2[1] | CWO3[1] | CWO4[1] | CWO5[1] |
Army | WO1 | CW2 | CW3 | CW4 | CW5 |
Marine Corps | WO1 | CWO2 | CWO3 | CWO4 | CWO5 |
Navy | WO1[1] | CWO2 | CWO3 | CWO4 | CWO5 |
Coast Guard | WO1[1] | CWO2 | CWO3 | CWO4 | [2] |
Public Health Service | [2] | [2] | [2] | [2] | [3] |
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration | [3] | [3] | [3] | [3] | [3] |
[2] Grade is authorized for use by U.S. Code but has not been created [3] Grade never created or authorized |
United States enlisted ranks | ||||||||||
Pay grade → Branch of service ↓ | E-1 | E-2 | E-3 | E-4 | E-5 | E-6 | E-7 | E-8 | E-9 | |
Air Force | AB | Amn | A1C | SrA | SSgt | TSgt | MSgt - 1st Sgt | SMSgt - 1st Sgt | CMSgt - 1st Sgt - CCM - CMSAF | |
Army | PVT | PV2 | PFC | SPC - CPL | SGT | SSG | SFC | MSG - 1SG | SGM - CSM - SMA | |
Marine Corps | Pvt | PFC | LCpl | Cpl | Sgt | SSgt | GySgt | MSgt - 1stSgt | MGySgt - SgtMaj - SgtMajMarCor | |
Navy | SR | SA | SN | PO3 | PO2 | PO1 | CPO | SCPO | MCPO - CMDCM - FORCM - FLTCM - MCPON | |
Coast Guard | SR | SA | SN | PO3 | PO2 | PO1 | CPO | SCPO | MCPO - CMC - Area Command Master Chief, Master Chief Petty Officer of the Coast Guard Reserve - MCPOCG |


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Cost-Effectiveness of Conventionally and Nuclear-Powered Carriers
NSIAD-98-1: Published: Aug 27, 1998. Publicly Released: Aug 27, 1998.
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Pursuant to a legislative requirement, GAO: (1) compared the relative effectiveness of conventionally powered and nuclear-powered aircraft carriers in meeting national security requirements; (2) estimated the total life-cycle costs of conventionally powered and nuclear-powered carriers; and (3) identified implications of an all-nuclear carrier force on overseas homeporting in Japan and overseas presence in the Pacific region.
GAO noted that: (1) its analysis shows that conventional and nuclear carriers both have been effective in fulfilling U.S. forward presence, crisis response, and war-fighting requirements and share many characteristics and capabilities; (2) conventionally and nuclear-powered carriers both have the same standard air wing and train to the same mission requirements; (3) each type of carrier offers certain advantages; (4) for example, conventionally powered carriers spend less time in extended maintenance, and as a result, they can provide more forward presence coverage; (5) by the same token, nuclear carriers can store larger quantities of aviation fuel and munitions and, as a result, are less dependent upon at-sea replenishment; (6) there was little difference in the operational effectiveness of nuclear and conventional carriers in the Persian Gulf War; (7) investment, operating and support, and inactivation and disposal costs are greater for nuclear-powered carriers than conventionally powered carriers; (8) GAO's analysis, based on an analysis of historical and projected costs, shows that life-cycle costs for conventionally powered and nuclear-powered carriers (for a notional 50-year service life) are estimated at $14.1 billion and $22.2 billion (in fiscal year 1997 dollars), respectively; (9) the United States maintains a continuous presence in the Pacific region by homeporting a conventionally powered carrier in Japan; (10) if the U.S. Navy transitions to an all-nuclear carrier force, it would need to homeport a nuclear-powered carrier there to maintain the current level of worldwide overseas presence with a 12-carrier force; (11) the homeporting of a nuclear-powered carrier in Japan could face several difficult challenges, and be a costly undertaking, because of the need for nuclear-capable maintenance and other support facilities, infrastructure improvements, and additional personnel; and (12) the United States would need a larger carrier force if it wanted to maintain a similar level of presence in the Pacific region with nuclear carriers homeported in the United States.
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Of course, the rain means little sun and low temperatures. My melons are sulking. It got down to 53 F this morning.
Randall, thanks for the reminder. Next year I plan on planting cukes and dill.
It's been dry here all spring and summer, but we finally got an inch of rain in the last few days. Yay!
We need rain! The garden isn't stressed yet, but it could use a drink. The good news is I finally caught my pesky mole! I do it the old fashion way--patience with a shovel in hand. He tested my patience!
And I made a batch of dill pickles from my own cukes and dill weed.
Time to plant seeds for a fall crop of peas and lettuce.
I spent all spring and summer, until now, clearing out the weeds and jungle, so didn't get my vegetable seeds into the seed starter. Now, I really regret it as I read about all the fresh vegetables out of your gardens and the delightful meals you create. I still have my seed. I have been propagating a lot of the overgrowth so I can share with Laura and the neighbors. This morning I cut part of the raspberry patch back and found lovely clematis completely covered with canes. I am pulling all the raspberries out of that part of the garden and moving them to a place of their own. The clematis is too pretty to be covered with berry bushes. There are dozens of raspberry runners that got way out into the rich soil of the garden and I will dig them and replant them when it gets a little cooler.
Get Ready For Monarch Migration
A monarch feeds on nectar from goldenrod in Rhode Island. Such late...National Wildlife Photo Contest entrant Bernadette Banville.
Thankfully, I have Goldenrod and Asclepius in my garden.
My garlic comes up spontaneously every spring. I've tried planting the bulb seeds by sprinkling them around, but I don't know if that works. I do like garlic.
Ćenek that's what it is all about! I love having whole meals from the garden too. We had potato salad that included home grown potatoes, onions, peppers, garlic; and stir fry that included home grown summer squash, onions, garlic tomatoes. And lots of fruit now!
Joan I enjoy looking at the garlic scapes too. If they are yong and tender they make a good stir fry. Once the flowers form, they are too tough. One year I tried removing the little garlic bulbils to see if the flowers would set seed - sort of a holy grail for some seed savers, garlic from seed would allow hybridization and selection of new varieties - it was tedious and I did not succeed. Oh well!
A heat wave hit us hard this week after last week's one day of very heavy rain. Thankfully, the forest fires were brought under control during that time. I didn't have my timers set for this heat wave and everything looked parched. The raspberries dried up, and after I increased the water, the ones coming ripe were huge, juicy and delightful. A handful of blueberries this morning and I am in Shangri-La!
Lots of birds at the feeders. Did I tell you a flock of turkeys was in my back yard this week and left me a huge feather? There is a vacant lot with a huge basalt rock big as a house a few blocks east of me and a flock of turkeys have lived there for years. They come through the neighborhood on a regular basis and I keep cracked corn in front for them. I never thought they would come down the long driveway between my house and my neighbor's. They discovered the bird feeding stations I have back here and I suspect I will have regular visitors.
Cary took photos of one of my garlic species that has gone to seed. It is pretty and quite unique.
This is a stock photo of the same kind of garlic earlier in the summer:
Here are Cary's photos of the same kind gone to seed:
Eating from food one produces just tastes better. Ćenek, your menu sounds delicious.
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