gathermewool
Site Donor 2023
Yea, it’s been STRATEGIC Sealift Officer (SSO) for a while now. The “strategic“ makes it sound cooler than what it used to be. We also used to be emblemed with the infamous Sea Chicken (Google, “Merchant Marine Sea Chicken”). Lol.
We were all proud of the Merchant Marine Officer Sea Chicken and no one besides the upper brass wanted it to change to the new SSO “warfare” pin; however, with the new “flight“ pin came the new moniker.
Our purpose: when WW3 hits, we‘ll have a dedicated set of Merchant Marine officers to man the ships to get the bread, bullets and bandages to the front lines’ shores.
We‘re also the only Academy to have a battle standard. 142 Cadet Midshipman died during WW2.
We were all proud of the Merchant Marine Officer Sea Chicken and no one besides the upper brass wanted it to change to the new SSO “warfare” pin; however, with the new “flight“ pin came the new moniker.
Our purpose: when WW3 hits, we‘ll have a dedicated set of Merchant Marine officers to man the ships to get the bread, bullets and bandages to the front lines’ shores.
We‘re also the only Academy to have a battle standard. 142 Cadet Midshipman died during WW2.