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	<title>The Scoop Deck &#187; Mark Faram</title>
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		<title>&#8220;Reality Check&#8221; &#8212; A New &#8220;Spiced&#8221; episode.</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 29 Nov 2011 14:39:41 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mark Faram</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[When we last saw Josh and Greg in April, the Navy&#8217;s inseparable and loveable pot-smoking puppets had experienced a major hiccup in their friendship as outlined in Scoop Deck post here. That came, of course, after Josh turned his best friend in for smoking spice. After that, Greg was kicked out of the Navy. After [...]]]></description>
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		<title>MCPON&#8217;s at it again&#8230;..</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 09 Nov 2010 22:01:34 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mark Faram</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[For the third time, Master Chief Petty Officer of the Navy (SS/SW) Rick West has posted a video on the web, but has declined to add his voice to the mix. Still, he gets his message across quite well by flashing a series of cards to his audience. This message? It was the safest year [...]]]></description>
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		<title>August is Snipe Month</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 14 Aug 2009 17:49:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mark Faram</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[If you are a Navy snipe, then August is your month. That&#8217;s because on Aug. 31, 1842, the first enlisted engineering ratings &#8212; fireman and coal heaver &#8212; were created. Steam technology was in its early days at sea when the Navy built it&#8217;s second steam ship, the Fulton II, in 1837. And sailors would [...]]]></description>
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		<title>AAARRRGGHH &#8212; Navy needs new &#8220;Old Tar&#8221;</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 29 Jul 2009 21:00:23 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mark Faram</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Is your master chief old? I mean really old? Well he or she just might rate an honor for that. The Surface Navy Association is searching for its next &#8220;Old Tar&#8221; &#8212; the active-duty enlisted sailor who has been Enlisted Surface Warfare Specialist qualified for the longest. According to NavAdmin message 224/09, applications will be [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Navy counselors everywhere!</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 15 Jun 2009 11:22:02 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mark Faram</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Greetings from Chicago! Navy Times staff writer Mark Faram is at the 21st Annual Navy Career Counselor&#8217;s Symposium this week, getting the straight scoop on everything impacting your career. Check back for news and blog items from the conference. If there&#8217;s anything you would like to have us find out while we&#8217;re here, just send [...]]]></description>
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