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Doris Miller comes to mind.

There was a Seabees patch on the front of the bomber jacket that Tom Cruise wore in Top Gun. Not sure what the story was with that. OK. Looked it up. Some claims are that Seabees built several of the sets used on Top Gun, including mockups of a carrier deck, and the patch was added in...

How about active duty or current reserve?

I’m thinking it might have been a language barrier. In some languages there might be one catchall word for any military personnel.

Not “swabby”?

I don’t believe so. And apparently they do have boat operators. https://www.goarmy.com/careers-and-jobs/support-logistics/transportation-inventory/88k-watercraft-operator

But are they soldiers?

I’ve seen my fair share of people who were formerly managers but who later returned to being individual contributors. One time I interviewed for a job, and it was a company where I had worked as a third-party contractor through an “implementation partner”. The first person to interview me...

I’ve never heard that one. Mostly that whatever the detergents do to deposits can similarly affect motor oil additives after the inevitable blow by past the rings.

The US Army does refer to personnel officially as soldiers. And they have adopted the Soldier’s Creed. I do remember seeing a series of YouTube videos recorded with the cooperation of the Republic of Korea Navy. It was kind of confusing because the ranks they displayed when introducing...

He had a cameo appearance in the movie Apollo 13 as the Captain of the USS Iwo Jima.

Got into an argument over this. Someone insisted that a US Navy SEAL is a "soldier". This is just one of those things where I've encountered enough US Navy personnel to know that's they don't take kindly to be called soldiers. Marines want to be called Marines, and USAF are "airmen" (even...

Oh - I remember ways around it. Nothing illegal nor that technically violated the terms of the license. But one where they could theoretically close the loophole if they found out how we were using the license.

Startups often pay less than working for an established company with a better work/life balance. They'll typically have cash flow issues. But the key is the possibility of hitting the jackpot with an equity stake. I've worked at startups. I had a job offer from one that was temporarily...

I haven't worked at any place where I was expected to work 60 hours a week continuously. Even at startups. That's a sure way to complete burnout. I do remember one place I worked that started with a startup culture as a division that was purchased by a larger company. A lot of my coworkers...