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|---|---|
| From | djheydt@kithrup.com (Dorothy J Heydt) |
| Subject | Re: Hmm, not the Air Force & not the Navy.. |
| Message-ID | <pAL4I8.1u2I@kithrup.com> (permalink) |
| Date | 2018-06-19 19:22 +0000 |
| References | <foso99FkropU1@mid.individual.net> <451778e5-e3f8-465a-81dd-f1a175172711@googlegroups.com> <pAKyzz.1IBK@kithrup.com> <1982e8b1-6340-4981-8765-a84128f99af6@googlegroups.com> |
| Organization | Kithrup Enterprises, Ld. |
In article <1982e8b1-6340-4981-8765-a84128f99af6@googlegroups.com>, Kevrob <kevrob@my-deja.com> wrote: >On Tuesday, June 19, 2018 at 1:45:07 PM UTC-4, Dorothy J Heydt wrote: > >Please, a Space quasi-Navy would have Space Midshipmen. >If there are Space Middies, would there not eventually be >Space Marines? We were toying with the idea IRL: Well, Heinlein put Space Marines in his _Space Cadet._ They wore flashy uniforms and didn't have to study higher mathematics, which is why the protagonist was tempted to transfer. > >Merging Naval and Air Force traditions might be the thing >to do, creating a tertium quid. If we have to have a military presence in space at all, which (alas) we probably do. One of the major things Heinlein's Space Patrol did was to inspect the howevermany nuclear missiles in orbit around Earth, ready to be sent down if somebody got too ornery. Let's hope it doesn't come to that. -- Dorothy J. Heydt Vallejo, California djheydt at gmail dot com
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Hmm, not the Air Force & not the Navy.. ted@loft.tnolan.com (Ted Nolan <tednolan>) - 2018-06-19 16:11 +0000
Re: Hmm, not the Air Force & not the Navy.. Panthera Tigris Altaica <northerntiger@outlook.com> - 2018-06-19 09:31 -0700
Re: Hmm, not the Air Force & not the Navy.. Peter Trei <petertrei@gmail.com> - 2018-06-19 10:19 -0700
Re: Hmm, not the Air Force & not the Navy.. ted@loft.tnolan.com (Ted Nolan <tednolan>) - 2018-06-19 17:26 +0000
Re: Hmm, not the Air Force & not the Navy.. djheydt@kithrup.com (Dorothy J Heydt) - 2018-06-19 17:23 +0000
Re: Hmm, not the Air Force & not the Navy.. Kevrob <kevrob@my-deja.com> - 2018-06-19 11:17 -0700
Re: Hmm, not the Air Force & not the Navy.. djheydt@kithrup.com (Dorothy J Heydt) - 2018-06-19 19:22 +0000
Re: Hmm, not the Air Force & not the Navy.. Jack Bohn <jack.bohn64@gmail.com> - 2018-06-20 06:02 -0700
Re: Hmm, not the Air Force & not the Navy.. David DeLaney <daviddelaney@earthlink.net> - 2018-06-21 09:56 -0500
Re: Hmm, not the Air Force & not the Navy.. D B Davis <g@crcomp.net> - 2018-06-21 16:36 +0000
Re: Hmm, not the Air Force & not the Navy.. Quadibloc <jsavard@ecn.ab.ca> - 2018-06-20 00:32 -0700
Re: Hmm, not the Air Force & not the Navy.. djheydt@kithrup.com (Dorothy J Heydt) - 2018-06-20 16:03 +0000
Re: Hmm, not the Air Force & not the Navy.. Peter Trei <petertrei@gmail.com> - 2018-06-21 09:57 -0700
Re: Hmm, not the Air Force & not the Navy.. Dimensional Traveler <dtravel@sonic.net> - 2018-06-19 10:37 -0700
Re: Hmm, not the Air Force & not the Navy.. djheydt@kithrup.com (Dorothy J Heydt) - 2018-06-19 17:21 +0000
Re: Hmm, not the Air Force & not the Navy.. scott@slp53.sl.home (Scott Lurndal) - 2018-06-19 17:57 +0000
Re: Hmm, not the Air Force & not the Navy.. djheydt@kithrup.com (Dorothy J Heydt) - 2018-06-19 19:25 +0000
Re: Hmm, not the Air Force & not the Navy.. Dimensional Traveler <dtravel@sonic.net> - 2018-06-19 15:04 -0700
Re: Hmm, not the Air Force & not the Navy.. D B Davis <g@crcomp.net> - 2018-06-19 19:54 +0000
Re: Hmm, not the Air Force & not the Navy.. Panthera Tigris Altaica <northerntiger@outlook.com> - 2018-06-19 13:05 -0700
Re: Hmm, not the Air Force & not the Navy.. Lawrence Watt-Evans <misenchantedpress@gmail.com> - 2018-06-19 16:37 -0400
Re: Hmm, not the Air Force & not the Navy.. Anthony Frost <Vulch@vulch.org> - 2018-06-20 07:49 +0100
Re: Hmm, not the Air Force & not the Navy.. David DeLaney <daviddelaney@earthlink.net> - 2018-06-21 09:59 -0500
Re: Hmm, not the Air Force & not the Navy.. djheydt@kithrup.com (Dorothy J Heydt) - 2018-06-19 23:57 +0000
Re: Hmm, not the Air Force & not the Navy.. Dimensional Traveler <dtravel@sonic.net> - 2018-06-19 15:06 -0700
Re: Hmm, not the Air Force & not the Navy.. djheydt@kithrup.com (Dorothy J Heydt) - 2018-06-19 23:55 +0000
Re: Hmm, not the Air Force & not the Navy.. Ninapenda Jibini <taustinca@gmail.com> - 2018-06-19 20:55 +0000
Re: Hmm, not the Air Force & not the Navy.. Juho Julkunen <giaotanj@hotmail.com> - 2018-06-20 13:19 +0300
Re: Hmm, not the Air Force & not the Navy.. Jibini Kula Tumbili Kujisalimisha <taustinca@gmail.com> - 2018-06-20 08:46 -0700
Re: Hmm, not the Air Force & not the Navy.. Juho Julkunen <giaotanj@hotmail.com> - 2018-06-21 21:13 +0300
Re: Hmm, not the Air Force & not the Navy.. Dimensional Traveler <dtravel@sonic.net> - 2018-06-21 13:13 -0700
Re: Hmm, not the Air Force & not the Navy.. Jibini Kula Tumbili Kujisalimisha <taustinca@gmail.com> - 2018-06-22 10:41 -0700
Re: Hmm, not the Air Force & not the Navy.. Quadibloc <jsavard@ecn.ab.ca> - 2018-06-19 12:41 -0700
Re: Hmm, not the Air Force & not the Navy.. Ninapenda Jibini <taustinca@gmail.com> - 2018-06-19 20:58 +0000
Re: Hmm, not the Air Force & not the Navy.. Lawrence Watt-Evans <misenchantedpress@gmail.com> - 2018-06-19 23:37 -0400
Re: Hmm, not the Air Force & not the Navy.. Dimensional Traveler <dtravel@sonic.net> - 2018-06-19 22:12 -0700
Re: Hmm, not the Air Force & not the Navy.. mcdowell_ag@sky.com - 2018-06-22 11:14 -0700
Re: Hmm, not the Air Force & not the Navy.. Dimensional Traveler <dtravel@sonic.net> - 2018-06-22 12:21 -0700
Re: Hmm, not the Air Force & not the Navy.. Kevrob <kevrob@my-deja.com> - 2018-06-23 08:35 -0700
Re: Hmm, not the Air Force & not the Navy.. Ninapenda Jibini <taustinca@gmail.com> - 2018-06-20 06:02 +0000
Re: Hmm, not the Air Force & not the Navy.. David Johnston <davidjohnston29yahoocom@gmail.com> - 2018-06-19 12:57 -0700
Re: Hmm, not the Air Force & not the Navy.. Robert Carnegie <rja.carnegie@excite.com> - 2018-06-19 14:49 -0700
Re: Hmm, not the Air Force & not the Navy.. djheydt@kithrup.com (Dorothy J Heydt) - 2018-06-20 00:00 +0000
Re: Hmm, not the Air Force & not the Navy.. Robert Carnegie <rja.carnegie@excite.com> - 2018-06-19 19:10 -0700
Re: Hmm, not the Air Force & not the Navy.. Kevrob <kevrob@my-deja.com> - 2018-06-19 23:13 -0700
Re: Hmm, not the Air Force & not the Navy.. Robert Carnegie <rja.carnegie@excite.com> - 2018-06-20 14:33 -0700
Re: Hmm, not the Air Force & not the Navy.. Kevrob <kevrob@my-deja.com> - 2018-06-20 15:44 -0700
Re: Hmm, not the Air Force & not the Navy.. Quadibloc <jsavard@ecn.ab.ca> - 2018-06-20 00:29 -0700
Re: Hmm, not the Air Force & not the Navy.. Lynn McGuire <lynnmcguire5@gmail.com> - 2018-06-20 14:54 -0500
Re: Hmm, not the Air Force & not the Navy.. David DeLaney <daviddelaney@earthlink.net> - 2018-06-21 10:05 -0500
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