US Navy: A Global Force for Good
Over the years, the military services have tried a variety of public relations campaigns and recruiting slogans to draw attention and volunteers. Some have withstood the test of time (“Be all you can be.”), and others were barely acknowledged (“Be part of the action,” which, ironically enough, was a recruiting slogan for the Coast Guard).
The person at the Pentagon responsible for hitting send on a service’s new slogan is almost deserving of pity; he will never please everyone, and there will always be staunch and cynical critics. Even the most recent Air Force slogan change (“Above all.”) was vilified by some for its similarity to the German Uber Alles.
With that background, the US Navy is no longer “Accelerate your life.” It is now Read more