United States Navy Sea Cadets - Springfield, MO

08/11/2024

Scuba diving In Oklahoma

08/05/2024

Ignoring the "experts" who just heap the attacks, let's look at the flag at half-staff/mast. How could I possibly state that only the national should be on the halyard? Because the halfway point of the pole is where the halfway point of the hoist (measurement from top to bottom) of the flag should be. Any flag below the national looks bad and could possibly touch something or even someone below it.

How else do we know that only the national should be on the halyard? The Flag Code, TC 3-21.5, MCO 5060.20, and AFPAM 34-1203 all tell us the requirements for hoisting and lowering ONLY the national colors. Don't assume that by attaching other flags to the halyard that it follows to lower all of them. That isn't what our guidance tells us and we should not assume anything.

Flags on separate poles/masts are a different story. All should be lowered to half and at the same height as the national, not "slightly" lower, if all the poles are the same height. If the national pole is taller, then the other flags will be lower. All flags are raised briskly, quickly!, and lowered solemnly, slowly.

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08/02/2024

Make Present Arms with a rifle Great Again.



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07/28/2024

⚙️ Shaping our Navy dreams with steel and skill, Machinist's Mates are forging the fleet and engineering excellence everyday. Thank you MMs for keeping the Navy's heart beating strong and powering the fleet! ⚓

07/27/2024

Sea Cadets had a great time today.

07/27/2024

Perfect socket alignment! How do we know that the sockets are supposed to be aligned?

MCO 5060.20 states in Chapter 7:
Para 5. a. Slings are adjusted so that the colors are the same
height when at the carry or, if this isn't possible, the national colorsare slightly higher than the organizational colors. If necessary, have thesenior color bearer slightly taller than the organizational color bearer.
Para 6. j. All colors carried by the color guard are attached to staffs of equalheight. The standard color staff consists of a 9 ½-foot, hardwood polecapped at each end by metal ferrules.

That applies to the Marine Corps, Navy, and Coast Guard.

TC 3-21.5 states in Chapter 15, section IV, para. 15-34. At the Carry, rest the ferrule of the staff in the socket of the sling. The socket is below the waist andadjusted to ensure that the finials of all Colors are of equal height.

That applies to the Army.

The AF and SF have a bare bones reg that leaves the team to go to the TC and MCO for guidance.

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06/09/2024

Color Guard- Truckers Association, Brason,MO

06/09/2024

06/09/2024

Truckers Association, Brason,MO

06/09/2024

CO and XO with Color Guard at Truckers Association, Brason,MO

06/01/2024

CO's award!!

06/01/2024

PO1 Wages