Re: Zulu Time (was: Who else was awake at 2am this Sunday

USMC: A totally owned subsidiary of the United States Navy.

On 10/30/06, Jerry Adams <jerry@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

I think 'USMA' is the abbreviation for United States Military Academy,
aka West Point.

The Marines are definitely 'USMC'.


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Holder, Ken wrote:

>I wonder if the Marines would land at my office and instruct my users on
Mission critical uses of Zulu time.  Maybe they could learn how to call in
an air strike too.
>
>Ken H.
>Former SSGT US Army
>
>-----Original Message-----
>From: midrange-l-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxx
>[mailto:midrange-l-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxx]On Behalf Of Greg Wenzloff
>Sent: Monday, October 30, 2006 9:52 AM
>To: midrange-l@xxxxxxxxxxxx
>Subject: RE: Zulu Time (was: Who else was awake at 2am this Sunday
>
>
>Tom wrote:
>
>"I would think that every system should keep a standard time (i.e.Zulu
>time<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Coordinated_Universal_Time>)
>
>Any thoughts or comments?"
>
>-----------
>The military has used Zulu time for decades.  It would be quite a mess
>if someone was late for a mission.
>
>Greg
>USMA '71
>
>
>
>

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