OK, it is Monday and I did promise something other than just a letter for the word of the day. I will not shirk on the promise. So, when thinking of a word that suited today, I could not come up with one. Then on one of my many reference sites, I found this. I wish I could claim it as my own, but I cannot.
Those of us who have been in the military remember the oath of office. However due to political correctness and all that jazz the oaths have been changed to better fit today’s current environment. I am only going to list those that pertain directly to the Navy, those are the USN and USMC oaths.
So, with our any more of my needless talk, here we go.
U.S. Navy Oath of Enlistment

I, Top Gun, in lieu of going to prison, swear to sign away 4 years of my life to the UNITED STATES NAVY because I want to hang out with Marines without actually having to BE one of them, because I thought the Air Force was too "corporate," because I didn't want to actually live in dirt like the Army, and because I thought, "Hey, I like to swim...why not?" I promise to wear clothes that went out of style in 1976 and to have my name stenciled on the butt of every pair of pants I own. I understand that I will be mistaken for the Good Humor Man during summer and for Nazi Waffen SS during the winter. I will strive to use a different language than the rest of the English speaking world, using words like "deck, bulkhead, cover, geedunk, scuttlebutt, scuttle and head," when I really mean "floor, wall, hat, candy, water fountain, hole in wall and toilet." I will take great pride in the fact that all Navy acronyms, rank, and insignia, and everything else for that matter, are completely different from the other services and make absolutely no sense whatsoever. I will muster, whatever that is, at 0700 hrs every morning unless I am buddy-buddy with the Chief, in which case I will show up around 0930 hours. I vow to hone my coffee cup handling skills to the point that I can stand up in a kayak being tossed around in a typhoon, and still not spill a drop. I consent to being promoted and subsequently busted at least twice per fiscal year. I realize that, once selected for Chief, I am required to submit myself to the sick, and quite possibly illegal, whims of my newfound "colleagues." So Help Me Neptune!

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Signature & Date


U.S. Marine Corps Oath of Enlistment
I, (have someone recite your name for you), swear.... uhhhh.... high-and-tight.... grunt.... cammies.... ugh.... Air Force Women.... OORAH! So Help Me CORPS.!

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Put your thumbprint here & find someone to date it for you

So, wasn’t that better than the alternative? BTW, the author of those was listed as unknown on the page I “borrowed” them from, which is http://www.midwaysailor.com.