Tell us: Renaming the Navy Department

[unhappycamper]

Tell us: Renaming the Navy Department
By Lance M. Bacon - Staff writer
Posted : Monday Jan 4, 2010 13:24:41 EST

Rep. Walter Jones, R-N.C., is continuing with his decade-long effort to rename the Department of the Navy.

And this time, he may pull it off.

The resolution, H.R. 24, would redesignate the Department of the Navy as “Department of the Navy and Marine Corps” and change the title of Secretary of the Navy to “Secretary of the Navy and Marine Corps.” Jones says the effort is to ensure the Marine Corps receives equal recognition as a military branch.

The measure has died in committee in previous years. But Jones said Rep. Ike Skelton, chairman of the House Armed Services Committee, told him the measure had a good chance of circumventing committee and being brought to the floor if Jones could find 350 cosponsors by Christmas.

Jones has 362 cosponsors to date. It’s the second-highest number of any bill or resolution introduced this year.


Rest of article at: http://www.navytimes.com/news/2010/01/navy_namechange_010410w/

[WannaJumpMyScooter]

1. why not call it

department of the navy, marine corps, sometimes coast guard, public health service, and noaa officer corps