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Jun 4 05:37 UTC 2002

re#20: If anything the Navy is more liberal today than it was in
the 60s and I can assure you that the language I quoted from the
current USNAVY MAA manual is probably identical in that matter
to that of the MAA manual from the 60s and probably similar if not
identical to that of the 30s and earlier.  The term 'master at arms'
is itself archaic to give you an idea of the age of the practice.