When I retired from the NAE in 2016, this badge approval was “right around the corner.” Someone needs to find out exactly where the paperwork is, who is responsible, and what’s holding it up. It would be a great question for the NHA flag panel. I would ask the panel to come back with answers and an expected date for approval or rejection. This has been studied to death and would be an easy “win” for the NHA/NAE. If I’m a flag officer, I’d want names responsible and a formal answer to when a decision will be made. No non-answers should be accepted. I want a date!  

Dave Moulton 


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On Tuesday, March 17, 2026, 14:48, Bill Personius <billpersonius@gmail.com> wrote:

I don't get it...
Infuriating!

On Tue, Mar 17, 2026 at 11:19 <mgbrattland@gerlecreek.com> wrote:

Absolutely Master Chief. I saw this and the writeup from the SWO Convention and it just makes you sick

 

 

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Subject: Re: Unmanned Vessel Operators

 

If there is a day earmarked for me to have stroke like symptoms, it's days like today after reading this article. Especially knowing the line of effort on the Rescue Swimmer Device personally since 2011 (which dates back to well before my time which began for me in 1989). 

 

R/

"Super" Dave Crossan 

 

On Tue, Mar 17, 2026, 1:44 PM <mgbrattland@gerlecreek.com> wrote:

https://www.militarytimes.com/news/your-military/2026/03/16/navy-unmanned-vessel-operators-are-now-earning-specialized-badges/

Interesting that this badge has been approved but the years of work for a SAR Swimmer Badge remains lodged in the CNO bureaucracy and continues to be so inspite of all the work in the rotary community to make it happen…………mgb

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