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United States Navy markings?
Why is it that most United States Air Force planes Have "U. S. AIR FORCE" or
"UNITED STATES AIR FORCE" markings but United States Navy and Marine Airplanes only have "NAVY" or 'MARINES": Is there an international agreement that covers this or is it just convention / tradition? Thanks for any replies. Jack G. |
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United States Navy markings?
"Jack G" wrote:
Why is it that most United States Air Force planes Have "U. S. AIR FORCE" or "UNITED STATES AIR FORCE" markings but United States Navy and Marine Airplanes only have "NAVY" or 'MARINES": Is there an international agreement that covers this or is it just convention / tradition? Thanks for any replies. Service choice. The Army, Marines, and Navy are secure enough to just use their service name, and let the US insignia say everything else. The USAF, coming off their USAAF inferiority complex with the 1947 reorganization of the military services and establishment of DoD and the USAF independent from the Army, have demonstrated that inferiority complex proudly for more than 50 years. Off we go, into the wild blue yonder, flying high while thinking low ... -- OJ III |
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United States Navy markings?
Ogden Johnson III wrote:
"Jack G" wrote: Why is it that most United States Air Force planes Have "U. S. AIR FORCE" or "UNITED STATES AIR FORCE" markings but United States Navy and Marine Airplanes only have "NAVY" or 'MARINES": Is there an international agreement that covers this or is it just convention / tradition? Thanks for any replies. Service choice. The Army, Marines, and Navy are secure enough to just use their service name, and let the US insignia say everything else. The USAF, coming off their USAAF inferiority complex with the 1947 reorganization of the military services and establishment of DoD and the USAF independent from the Army, have demonstrated that inferiority complex proudly for more than 50 years. Off we go, into the wild blue yonder, flying high while thinking low ... Sounds like you were rejected by the USAF. |
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United States Navy markings?
"Steven P. McNicoll" wrote:
Ogden Johnson III wrote: "Jack G" wrote: Why is it that most United States Air Force planes Have "U. S. AIR FORCE" or "UNITED STATES AIR FORCE" markings but United States Navy and Marine Airplanes only have "NAVY" or 'MARINES": Is there an international agreement that covers this or is it just convention / tradition? Thanks for any replies. Service choice. The Army, Marines, and Navy are secure enough to just use their service name, and let the US insignia say everything else. The USAF, coming off their USAAF inferiority complex with the 1947 reorganization of the military services and establishment of DoD and the USAF independent from the Army, have demonstrated that inferiority complex proudly for more than 50 years. Off we go, into the wild blue yonder, flying high while thinking low ... Sounds like you were rejected by the USAF. Nope. Never considered the Air Farce. Went Marine vice Army, gratifying my Marine LtCol step-father and disappointing my Army LtCol father. [He got over it, eventually {as I made SSgt}, and pinned my chevrons on when was promoted to that rank.] -- OJ III |
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United States Navy markings?
Ogden Johnson III wrote:
"Steven P. McNicoll" wrote: Ogden Johnson III wrote: "Jack G" wrote: Why is it that most United States Air Force planes Have "U. S. AIR FORCE" or "UNITED STATES AIR FORCE" markings but United States Navy and Marine Airplanes only have "NAVY" or 'MARINES": Is there an international agreement that covers this or is it just convention / tradition? Thanks for any replies. Service choice. The Army, Marines, and Navy are secure enough to just use their service name, and let the US insignia say everything else. The USAF, coming off their USAAF inferiority complex with the 1947 reorganization of the military services and establishment of DoD and the USAF independent from the Army, have demonstrated that inferiority complex proudly for more than 50 years. Off we go, into the wild blue yonder, flying high while thinking low ... Sounds like you were rejected by the USAF. Nope. Never considered the Air Farce. Went Marine vice Army, gratifying my Marine LtCol step-father and disappointing my Army LtCol father. [He got over it, eventually {as I made SSgt}, and pinned my chevrons on when was promoted to that rank.] Sounds like you knew you didn't qualify for the Air Force. |
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United States Navy markings?
"Steven P. McNicoll" wrote in message m... Ogden Johnson III wrote: "Steven P. McNicoll" wrote: Ogden Johnson III wrote: "Jack G" wrote: Why is it that most United States Air Force planes Have "U. S. AIR FORCE" or "UNITED STATES AIR FORCE" markings but United States Navy and Marine Airplanes only have "NAVY" or 'MARINES": Is there an international agreement that covers this or is it just convention / tradition? Thanks for any replies. Service choice. The Army, Marines, and Navy are secure enough to just use their service name, and let the US insignia say everything else. The USAF, coming off their USAAF inferiority complex with the 1947 reorganization of the military services and establishment of DoD and the USAF independent from the Army, have demonstrated that inferiority complex proudly for more than 50 years. Off we go, into the wild blue yonder, flying high while thinking low ... Sounds like you were rejected by the USAF. Nope. Never considered the Air Farce. Went Marine vice Army, gratifying my Marine LtCol step-father and disappointing my Army LtCol father. [He got over it, eventually {as I made SSgt}, and pinned my chevrons on when was promoted to that rank.] Sounds like you knew you didn't qualify for the Air Force. Or he preferred to serve in the military. Bob McKellar |
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United States Navy markings?
As a follow up question on markings, I have one about paint schemes?
Over the years the air craft have varried the paint schemes from dark sea blue to the current haze grey for everything. Why the changes & what works best??? Also will we ever return to something other than grey & borring? |
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United States Navy markings?
Bob McKellar wrote:
Sounds like you knew you didn't qualify for the Air Force. Or he preferred to serve in the military. Sounds like you were in a similar position. |
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United States Navy markings?
The reason 'Navy' and 'Marines' is used is because of the vast
preponderance of readers in those organizations who must employ their lips to sound out the words during the reading process. By the time the meaning of either word sinks in the approaching airplane is getting very close but has not yet passed by. MacNamara's efficiency experts proposed substituting 'USN' and 'USMC' but long-entrenched tradition forbade that common-sense action. (One said Mac himself needed the help. Mac did manage to get the model numbering system down to something he could comprehend. ) OTH an aircraft clearly marked U S Air Force is already inside the weapons release point by time the meaning has sparked a reaction in the lookouts Thus: "You - Ess - A-i- r - F-o-r-c-e -- s--t, there it goes!" Walt BJ. |
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United States Navy markings?
Finally, an explanation the makes sense... (But if anybody has an actual,
or official reason for the difference, I would still be interested in hearing from you.) Jack G. (XUSAF) |
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