US Naval Institute Proceedings - June 1982

Front Cover, U. S. Naval Institute	Proceedings, Volume 108/6/952, June 1982.

Front Cover, U. S. Naval Institute Proceedings, Volume 108/6/952, June 1982.GGA Image ID # 1d0806e116

On the Front Cover

Photographer Fred Maroon knew just where to look for the William H. Bates (SSN-680); but Fred's on our side and an enemy might have more difficulty finding one of these "Hidden Persuaders" discussed by Art Van Saun on pages 100-103 and by Norman Polmar on pages 121-122.

Articles

22 Thank God for the Sitting Ducks!

By Admiral Thomas B. Hayward, USN 11,1i C

27 A Basis for Tactical Thought

By Theodore C. Taylor

When the chips are down, be it on the baseball diamond or on the battlefield, "You play the way you practice."

34 The Dwindling Muster

By Commander Donald L. Pilling, USN

The Navy must join with the academic world and society to correct the decline in quality of the nation's youth.

Eyewitness

By Robert Mason lifC .4 (6 Ott mtpwAy

What should a naval officer do when he witnesses an officer senior to him doing something he knows to be wrong?

46 Is Technology the Culprit?

By Captain J. R. Seesholtz, USN

Which of the following is correct? Our complex, costly weapon systems will save us—or destroy us.

51 FMF for the RDF

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By Commander Martin L. Cover III, USN

"The Corps for More!" recruiters used to say. The "more" this author proposes to give the Marines may be more than the Corps bargained for.

56 The Crusader: Farewell to the Fleet—Pictorial By Lieutenant Commander Peter B. Mersky, USNR

62 Soviet Snow Job

By Captain E. J. Thaubald, USN

"Man is the smartest of the animals, but only man has said so." Can the same be said of the Soviet claim to superpower status?

70 Strait Shooting

By Lieutenant Commander James A. Hazlett, USN

The Law of the Sea could give way to the Law of the Jungle if the straits' states begin firing their missiles.

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Departments

Old Navy PeA " 74

Under the Cloak of Night Leadership Forum 76

Conduct Unbecoming Nobody asked me, but 90

Summer Cruise Blues

Book Reviews 93

Air War in Vietnam

Sea Power

The American Magic Dictionary of American

Naval Fighting Ships

Professional Notes 100
Attack Submarine: The

Hidden Persuader Unmarked Cars of the Fleet

UNITAS: Exercising a
Mutual Strength

Zero Tolerance for Drug Abuse

Sharpening the Claws of the Tomcat

Attack! The Tomcat's Birthright

The Elusive OSR "Pride in Her Name" Energy: The Winnable

Ballgame

Operación Rosario:

Recapturing the

Malvinas (Falklands)

U. S. Navy 121

Pro and Pro

Special 123

H.A.R.M.L.E.SS Forum A Pair of Theirs

Other Departments Secretary's Notes 9
Comment and Discussion 18

Books of Interest 97

Notebook 126

Index to Advertisers


The opinions or assertions in the articles are the personal ones of the authors and are not to be construed as official. They do not necessarily reflect the views of either the Navy Department or the U. S. Naval Institute. The Proceedings is published monthly by U. S. Naval Institute, Annapolis. MD. 21402. Second-class postage paid at Annapolis, MD. and at additional mailing offices. Memberships, $21.00 one year/Subscriptions, $24.00 one year U.S.A. Copyright (0 1982 U. S. Naval Institute. Copyright is not claimed for editorial material in the public domain. U. S. Naval Institute Proceedings (ISSN 0041-798X).

 

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