Can We Afford It?

By Captain E. B. Perry, U. S. Navy, Retired
December 1949
Be you an admiral, lieutenant, chief or a freshly caught youngster, you have a budget. You may never have thought of it as such and will scoff at the idea ...

A Merchant Mariner Looks at the Navy

By Commander C. W. Sandberg, U. S. Maritime Service
December 1949
PART I The following paragraphs are a collection of unrelated observations of a Merchant Marine officer on a Naval Reserve cruise. My orders arrived shortly after I had put in ...

A Savings Program for the Naval Officer

By Associate Professor Roger Fredland, U. S. Naval Academy
December 1949
Professional men in general are notorious for exercising bad business judgment in their personal investments. As compared to business men in the same income brackets, their estates at retirement are ...

The Future of the Blimp in the Navy

By Lieutenant Commander Malcolm W. Cagle, U. S. Navy
December 1949
In military aviation, blimps have traditionally been big belly laughs and have borne the butt of as many jokes as Pat and Mike and the travelling salesman. Consequently they were ...

A New Map for Strategists

By Captain Charles A. Bond, U. S. Navy
December 1949
The Admiral stepped to the deck of his flagship late that night. He found the Chief of Staff and several others of his assistants waiting for him. From the manner ...

The New Type 1950 Nautical Almanac

By Commander Edwin A. Beito, U. S. Naval Reserve
December 1949
At the instant of midnight of New Year’s Eve on the Greenwich meridian, or when the mean sun is at the 180th meridian, American navigators on the seven seas will ...

Discussions, Comments and Notes

December 1949
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Book Reviews

December 1949
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Professional Notes

December 1949
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