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NAVY WINS!

By lance on October 6, 2012 2:59 PM | 9 Comments

Navy Midshipmen over the Airforce Falcons, 28-21 in OT!

GO NAVY!!! SENIOR SERVICE!

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TheTooner | October 6, 2012 3:38 PM | Reply

Senior Service? It is a term traditionally applied to the Royal Navy because they are arguably the senior of Britain's armed services. The U.S. Navy has certainly been around longer than the U.S. Air Force, but I wonder if they could or would make the same claim compared to the U.S. Army?

Texas Canuck | October 6, 2012 4:14 PM | Reply

Per Ardua Ad Astra, eh

BCer | October 6, 2012 4:30 PM | Reply

I'm with you, Texas Canuck!

By the way, I note with great interest and pride that the "Sic Itur Ad Astra" nonsense is out and "Per Ardua Ad Astra" has been returned to its proper place.
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Pidd | October 6, 2012 9:21 PM | Reply

The Tooner is quite correct about the Royal Navy and its place as the senior service was inherited by the RCN. That is why the proper reference to the Forces in precedent is 'Navy, Army and Air Force'.
BCer I just checked the official RCAF site and 'Sice Itur Ad AStra' is still identified as the motto. Have you seen the change elsewhere?
By the way, I think that it was a natural way of thinking for Lance to think of the USN as the senior service for the USA. All of their armed forces were established in the 18th century and so they at least have, next to Britain, seniority in the world of armed forces...including the US Marine Corps.
Anyway, all this is best discussed over Brandy in the Ward Room, eh?

Pidd | October 6, 2012 9:25 PM | Reply

Oops! Sorry. Correction: Of course the US Air Force grew from the US Army Air Force following WW 2. Kind of like our Air Force growing out of the RFC.

turtle | October 6, 2012 9:26 PM | Reply

I don't know why I know this, and had to google it to confirm I was right, but the US Naval Academy motto is: Ex scientia tridens. Translates to: From knowledge, seapower.

Shamrock | October 6, 2012 11:12 PM | Reply

ND trounces Miami.

Calvin A | October 7, 2012 7:35 PM | Reply

United States Navy 13 October 1775

United States Army 14 June 1775

Unfortunately, as a Navy guy myself, we have to concede this one to the Army.

ryan | October 9, 2012 9:52 AM | Reply

I was at that game, and unequivocally, Navy did not "win." As a Zoomie it pains me to point out that we lost that game due to three fumbles and two missed field goals. The after game phone call from my USNA grad brother was not fun, but he conceded my point.

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