Bluejackets refer to the sailors in the US Navy. The name comes from the blue wool coats that are part of the cold weather uniform. The Bluejackets Manual is still published and is full of good information for a sailor.
There vast majority of the US Navy are US citizens. It is not a requirement that you be a citizen, but it does have restrictions. A non-citizen cannot obtain a security clearance. This would prevent...
The US Marine Corps is part of the US Department of the Navy which contains two separate services under civilian leadership. They also share a proud Naval traditon going back to 1775 as Continentals.
Very little threat.An integral part of the U.S. strategy during the Civil War was the "Anaconda Plan" that called for the confederacy to basically be surrounded and strangled.As part of this plan,...