Squidly1’s Navy AIR Study Blog

I’ve had to start a complete overhaul of the study blog and support software, primarily to address all of the problems that have crept up over the last two months.

Good news and irritating news… Good news is we’ve got plans to record up to 20 SquidlyAIR podcast episodes.  I hope to have them all recorded, edited and posted before the March 2009 exams are completed.  Details will be forthcoming for those who are interested in helping.

The irritating news  is that the latest updates to my blog software break the ability to update the site.  Strangely, the updates do not affect most of my other blogs - just this one and one other.  So, I had to roll back the installation to an earlier version in order to make this one entry (whee).  The glitch also made updating the podcasts a bit of a problem, too.  Hope to have the latest SquidlyAIRs up shortly.

Finally created a work-around for an issue that was discovered by shipmates trying to get their SquidlyAIR episodes via iTunes.

Full bibliographies (Sept 2008 - Jan 2009) are now available in the “Pubs & Files” area.

I don’t know if this is a new site or not, but NETWARCOM’s Force Career Counselor site has some good information for those who are going up for E-4 to E-6.  They have electronic copies of many of the pubs that are required for the general community, and not just CTs.

https://www.fleetforces.navy.mil/netwarcom/FCC/default.aspx

Got reports of iTunes not being able to download episodes of SquidlyAIR, and I gotta say I’m a bit stumped as to why.  It might have been a software upgrade in the last few weeks here on my host…  Who knows.  All I know is that direct downloads and RSS feed pulls (like from iPodder, etc) still work.

It seems that even if you go under the Advanced menu and select “Subscribe to Podcast” and paste my RSS feed in (http://study.schleppingsquid.net/?feed=podcast) it *still* doesn’t work - but works great with other podcacher programs…  Still troubleshooting this.  Sorry for the issue.  Grrrr….

Interested in seeing what CTNs will be tested on during their exams soon? Look no further, HERE is a PDF I created to help you find those books - if you want to buy them yourself. Commands with CTNs at them *should* be getting these books before the January 2009 Chief’s exams, as that exam will be the first one to reflect the new material.

Brace yourself… Some of these books are a tad pricey!

Yeppers. SquidlyAIR has been accepted on iTunes as a FREE podcast for download.

To access the iTunes link click HERE, or on the graphic provided in the right sidebar.

I was able to cobble together a one-sheet that helps set in motion how you (yes, YOU) might be able to help out with the SquidlyAIR podcast. If you are interested in having your lovely voice recorded and swapped the world over by motivated Sailors, check the link out below (PDF).

I can’t wait to begin working with you!!

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In this episode we cover the Code of Conduct, as located in the Blue Jacket’s Manual in Chapter 5. And as a follow up to that selection for study, we will hear an abbreviated version of Vice Admiral James Stockdale’s experiences as a POW during the Vietnam War.

The theme music is “Stuff From The Basement” by Nemus.

To manually download episode 003 (64Kbit - 6.8M) click HERE
For episode 003 (32Kbit - 3.3M) click HERE

If you have any comments, constructive criticisms or atta-girls contact me at SquidlyAIR [at] gmail.

Podcast: Download (6.5MB)