"Get Off My Back, Sir!"

By Commander Robert E. Mumford, Jr., U.S. Navy
August 1977
If the present "Big Brotherism" trend continues, fleet COs and XOs could become mindless puppets buried beneath an avalanche of directives, incapable of innovation or independent thought

The Cruel Business of Accountability

By Captain John E. Greenbacker, USN (Ret.)
August 1977
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Professional Development

By Lieutenant Commander Thomas B. Grassey, USNR
August 1977
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The Amphibious Force: A Ready Political Instrument

By Lieutenant Commander William F. Mellin, Jr., USN
August 1977
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Airborne Torpedoes

By Norman W. Emmott
August 1977
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Pictorial—USS Virginia (CGN-38)

Photographs by Robert de Gast
August 1977
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Comment and Discussion

August 1977
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Nobody Asked Me, But ...

August 1977
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Book Reviews and Book List

August 1977
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Professional Notes

August 1977
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Weapon Systems

August 1977
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