The Bluejackets' Manual

I got the 1978 version of bluejacket manual in the mail yesterday and opened it since the early 1990's. My original bluejackets manual was lost in shipment back in the 1990's overseas. When I open the pages, the print has started to fade due to age and hopefully it will last until I die and pass this off to my next kin. I graduated Navy bootcamp in San Diego on January 04, 1981 and went on to Aerographer's Mate "A" school there in Champaign Illinois in the middle of winter there; what an experience I had in school there from Winter to Spring there. It was at an Air Force base then and it was an multi-service school. I will value this book til I due and I'm a Navy veteran and will hopefully give it to my next of kin for them to remember me.

As soon as my common package mailbox freed up, the USPS finally delivered my 22nd edition Bluejackets Manual along with another package. It was in pristine condition with an NROTC GA TECH label on the back. I doubt that it had even been used since there was no "used book" label on it. If it had been used by a midshipman, I would not want to serve under him when he got his commission because the Bluejackets Manual issued to me in boot camp showed signs of much more use when I was done with it.

The Bluejacket's Manual has been a staple book of US Navy seamanship for the last century. I'm pre-Recruit Training, but knowing your trade before you're supposed to has never hurt anybody. The hardback version is perfect for the mantle of any sailor past or present...

On a cold day in the month of December, the year off hand escapes me, I obtained a copy of THE BLUE JACKETS MANUAL!after skimming through the numerous pages of this text, it was truly found that many items within could be applied to everyday life...Practicle know-how and knowledge within the covers domain, kept me glued for many hours reading with enthusiasim. I rose in rank and reputation...Compiled with the survival kits and manuals of WW2's A,B,C,'s of the Victory Garden, left to me by an anonymous relative of long military history and background, the war on poverty was a cinch toward victory and moral boosting.I strongly reccommend this manual to anyone who may have run into that "Right-Wing" conspiracy of social monsters!

This manual contains everything that you should ever want to know about the US Navy. It is officially for issue to recruits upon arrival at boot camp, and contains all current operational procedures, information on Naval careers, descriptions of Naval equipment (ships, planes, weapons), and even lists the standard day-to-day duties of sailors at sea. It also contains a very informative section on Naval history, dating back to the Revolutionary War up until today, and a glossary of terms used by Navy sailors.For anyone interested in joining the US Navy, who has friends/relatives serving in the Navy, or would just like to know more about the organization, this book is invaluable.