Project 300,000 is Congress and the Johnson Administration's failed social experimentation. It consisted of lowering enlistment test scores and standards and 100,000 low-aptitude recruits were handed to the Navy for implementation. "One can not make chicken soup utilizing chicken crap" circa 1976 Captain's Yeoman Lain Byrd - Constant Bearing - Decreasing Range is navaleese for collision course. A tale of naval intrigue: failed social experimentation rendering the collision of public policy and national defense! Stragetically, within every super carrier's confines exist the Captain's Vault, a secured top secret-walk-in vault; a secured work station measuring 18'X18'X8' and manned at all times, confidential by nature, marked "for eyes only"; hence a 4.0 Petty Officer in the making, NIS Top Secret Security clearance pending, and persona named Yeoman Lain Byrd. The reader will decide; is YN2 Byrd a here of a different kind. Across Captain's vault's only knee-knocker, secured to the bulkhead, is the Command's communications pigeon holes. Harrowing Sea Stories based on actual events and personnel, true life events aboard a combat aircraft carrier... sea stories told from within the confines of the Captain's vault; personnel issues and unintentional consequences compromising personal safety and the frontline of national defense, a super carrier Has NO space, or time, for misfits or Sailor Sams of the civilian world, for their own safety! Skip Vogel's CONSTANT BEARING - DECREASING RANGE: A Makeover for Sailor Sam is a compelling character-driven story of intrigue, tragedy, honor, and humor within the U.S. Navy as it was undermined by the questionable efforts of American politicians and social engineers as they attempted to integrate low aptitude personnel and criminals into our naval forces, and the unfortunate consequences that resulted from these policies.
About the Author: Leroy E. "Skip" Vogel was born in Bruno, Saskatchewan, Canada, but spent most of his childhood in Nebraska and Minnesota. After graduating from Concordia University, St. Paul, Minnesota, he enrolled at Concordia Seminary in St. Louis, Missouri, where he was awarded the degree of Master of Divinity. He later earned the Master of Sacred Theology degree at Lutheran Theological Seminary in Philadelphia and pursued doctoral studies at Harvard University. Skip served for 20 years in the United States Navy, and retired as a Captain. He served on major ships of the line, at the Naval Academy in Annapolis, Maryland, and at various Naval Stations in the United States and abroad, including Antarctica. He participated in numerous key missions in Southeast Asia, and was awarded an array of medals and decorations. In the 1980s, Skip further pursued his interests in history and religion, writing a book titled History, Harmony, and the Hebrew Kings. He taught courses in religious history, public policy, and politics and American life at Concordia Seminary. Skip and his wife, Gloria, live in retirement in Spring Valley, Minnesota. He has four children and twelve grandchildren. JD Hamilton was born in Clarendon, Arkansas, when big timber was king and cotton was white gold. JD's persona serves as the main character Yeoman Lain Byrd. Retired JD, and his wife Jolinda live in Searcy, AR.