Path: utzoo!utgpu!news-server.csri.toronto.edu!cs.utexas.edu!wuarchive!zaphod.mps.ohio-state.edu!pacific.mps.ohio-state.edu!linac!att!cbnews!cbnews!military From: berenson@cookie.enet.dec.com (Deer, Dogs, and Runners: What are the favorite foods of Mountain Lions? 07-Feb-1991 0930) Newsgroups: sci.military Subject: Re: Rear Admiral/Lower Half Message-ID: <1991Feb8.015317.19375@cbnews.att.com> Date: 8 Feb 91 01:53:17 GMT Sender: military@cbnews.att.com (William B. Thacker) Organization: AT&T Bell Laboratories Lines: 15 Approved: military@att.att.com From: "Deer, Dogs, and Runners: What are the favorite foods of Mountain Lions? 07-Feb-1991 0930" I can't remember if it was an article I read at the time, or a lecture by Commodore/Rear Admiral (Lower Half) Grace Hopper, but the explanation of the title change was that Commodore's were not receiving the treatment that should have been accorded them as flag officers. I think it must have been at one of Admiral Hopper's lectures, because I faintly recall her telling a humorous story of such mistreatment as an example of why they changed the name. ............................................................................. Hal Berenson berenson@cookie.enet.dec.com -- Disclaimer: Opinions expressed here are my own, not my employer's! --