The deeper you go, the harder it gets.
You're supposed to be certified in order to scuba dive, but rather than covering the dizzying array of organizations and qualifications you can get, I'll mostly focus this blog on the how of diving.
IT'S OVER, FOLKS
The seven books of my Harry Potter fanfic:
Steve and the Ickle Firsties
Steve and the Man Snake Thing
Steve and That One Uncle
Communication has exploded in the last few decades. Yeah, it may seem like we’re all introverts with our noses in our phones, but we actually communicate with each other more than ever before. It’s due to the magic of technology! There are a huge array of options we can use to pass information.
Not gonna lie. It's rocket science.
Always relevant XKCD
Your life is a whole lot better with satellites. They give us our weather, our communications, our navigation.
Getting lost is no fun. If you’re someone who has to be somewhere for something, it sucks even more.
At its most basic, finding your way around involves measuring distances from known places. That could be your starting location, ending location, or a landmark in between. It’s mostly trigonometry.
Many people on this site have a technical background, but let’s do a quick refresh.
Many of the things I've blogged about in the past - ships, airplanes, etc. - required metalwork to assemble. One of the most effective ways to join two pieces of metal is by welding.
Source
One of the cutest, too.
A little known facet of the US Armed Forces is how many people aren't actually part of the military.
*cough*
But seriously, the United States Department of Defense employs 1.3 million men and women on active duty, 826,000 in the National Guard and Reserve forces, and 742,000 civilian personnel.
With the episode Newbie Dash coming up, I wanted to do a blog about callsigns.
A callsign is a short, standardized way to name a group of things or people. Callsigns are often used in voice communication. The NATO alphabet figures heavily.
Meals Ready to Eat, and other lies.
They aren't meals, they aren't ready, and you can't eat them.
I'm not ashamed to admit that I've spent many hours in surplus stores. Even if you've never had the pleasure, you've probably heard about soldier food.
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