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Sunday, January 8, 2023

Alf Don?


Ending the first half of the double feature with a sailor whose file was labeled only "Alf Don."
If anyone has a clue as to who he is or what that means, please inform us.

 

14 comments:

  1. Love that expression on his face. "There. Are you satisfied now? I have one." And it casts a shadow, too, don't you know?

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  2. I can't help you with "Alf Don" I'm afraid, Jerry, but I do like this photo and the 'sailor' (or, more likely, model) is very cute.

    Peter

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  3. The three bars at the forearm denote a Seaman Apprentice. The three inverted chevrons at the shoulder surmounted by an eagle above crossed anchors denote a Petty Officer 1st Class. And first class he is - if you want my opinion.

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    1. Oh, I always want your opinion. Definitely first class!

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  4. Former Navy guy here.
    The three bars (aka "lifer stripes") in the forearm mean that he has been in the Navy for at least 12 years. You get one bar for every four years. A Seaman Apprentice is only one stripe where he has the first class PO chevron.
    The crossed anchors mean "Bos'n's Mate".
    He ain't old enough to have earned the rank and the lifer stripes.

    SB Dan.

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    1. Correction to my comment: Seaman Apprentice is two stripes where the chevron is, not one stripe.
      SB Dan

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    2. Thanks, Dan! He didn't look old enough to have earned all those stripes to me, either. Even though I didn't know what they meant, they obviously would take a long time to acquire.

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  5. Between Calorman and SB Dan I finally found out what that "small salad" sailors wear on the shoulders of their uniforms is all about. As far as the serviceman in the photo goes, it would be nice to be of service to him!.....:)

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    1. Everybody loves a sailor, especially one who looks like this.

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  6. This photo screams recent, within the past 20 years. That’s definitely a regulation military haircut (for any branch) but then again those awful haircuts have been fashionable for almost 30 years (for those of us who still have hair). There was a hierarchy within the U.S. military about which branch had the worst haircuts (worst-marines, best-air force). Also, lots of military could get away with using their uniforms for partial nudity, before there were actual regulations against it. A marine (or naval) officer did a gay porn film and escaped prosecution/court marshal because several elements of the models uniform, on the jacket cover, were all wrong.

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  7. Oh, goodness....I'm in love. That expression, those ears...

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