User talk:Nasuella

Radioman article
Dear Old Fogie Wikipedia Folk: Please forgive this raw newcomer, but this is my first time and my head is still reeling from the sheer volume of information I have been slogging through to get my wiki-feet wet. I will dedicate myself to learning it. At this time, though, I just wished to comment and have someone more qualified make any article adjustments. As far as trying an edit, I will try here first before I attempt to be an edit-geek (geek is a compliment!) I don't feel qualified to physically do any editing yet. I apologize if I'm not in the right forum.

I sought out the "Radioman" article because I was having a discussion with a friend and could not remember the name of the new rating (and I send a salute of respect to all the DP's who had to learn to be RM's when the change was made. I'm glad I retired before it happened!). To my discomfort, I read information in the "Trivia" paragraph that (IMHO) borders on libel.

In my twenty-one years as a Navy radioman, I never encountered anyone who "held back information" in exchange for any favors. If that had occurred in any radio shack I was a part of, they would have sorely regretted the practice. It would be considered a flagrant violation of the Uniform Code of Military Justice (UCMJ), at the very least.

The Navy has been very sensitive on this subject since the Walker family fiasco (see John Anthony Walker article.) As a result, if any information received by naval message, even sports scores, was passed out in exchange for personal favors, the individual in question would be in a whole lot of hot water real fast. There would be no "well, who is gonna squeal on me?" involved. Very little remains hidden for long aboard a typical naval vessel. I can just imagine how this one would come out of the end of the "scuttlebutt" chain. It would probably end up down in engineering or wherever as yeah, he sold classified information to (fill in the blank with the opposing nation of choice)!.

In light of less important items, the nickname "Sparky" has nothing to do with "spark-gap transmitters." The correct historical background is available in the navy's "Bluejackets Manual." No one should sail without one.

My apologies to all if my greenhorn comments aren't in the right place or format. I should have everything read over by the end of the week. Thanks for your patience. An Old Radioman (talk) 02:15, 23 June 2009 (UTC)


 * Hi, I've removed the two lines about "Sparky" and "Rumor Control" from the Radioman article. In the future you can just click the edit link at the right side of each section, or at the top of each article. I've you plan to keep editing articles related to the Armed Services you might want to join WikiProject Military history, which has a US Military task force. I've also taken the liberty of adding a section header to your question for organization's sake. -Optigan13 (talk) 02:56, 23 June 2009 (UTC)