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Re: Oddities

To: griffco@cadvision.com
Subject: Re: Oddities
From: gary durham <gjdurham@juno.com>
Date: Mon, 13 May 2002 22:52:41 -0500
Ha, Fred!

Not to bad! What we called a 'sleeve' back then has apparently changed! 
: )
And a 'temp rating' in the Navy (until permanent) is called 'frocked'.
Thus, your sleeve could get frocked!

Sorry... how lame...

Gary


On Mon, 13 May 2002 17:08:47 -0600 "Fred Griffiths"
<griffco@cadvision.com> writes:
> Love that typo:
> > you might as well as do what the
> > military does for most military applications.
> >
> > It's called a "soldier sleeve"
> >
> > They come in different sizes, lengths, and temp ratings.
> 
> 
> I suppose the different sizesand lengths are found on different size 
> uniform
> jackets?  As for temp ratings, is that where one is waiting to be 
> promoted
> to a permenant rating? Or is that a navy term?
> 
> Cheers, Fred

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