I am a woman in love...

[timothe]

got $10 that says prince, albert, and lily are the same person. Any takers?

I don't know....William might be right about this one.  I get the same empty feeling of my life being wasted each time I read their posts.  

[Rvrwind]

Yeah well I'll take your losings too William, LMFAO.
I was supposed to meet Lily in Moscow for coffee today after my classes but my class was cancelled & I couldn't make it as I didn't go to Moscow. However she phoned & talked to my wife twice & I returned her calll when I got home from the office & I'll tell you what, if she's a man or if she ain't Russian, I'll eat my Cowboy Hat cause she has as sexy a voice as I've ever heard & no denying that Russian accent & even Valya says she's a woman, of that there is no doubt!!

So settle up Lawyerman, LMFAO

We are still gonna meet up for coffee but will have to be another day

[Lily]

 I get the same empty feeling of my life being wasted each time I read their posts.  

Sorry, I really didn't meant it.
Richard - thank you! 

[Rvrwind]

Your welcome Lily & I'm looking forward to that coffee so we can have a good laugh about all this, LOL. William & timothe are buying, ROTFLMAO

[BillyB]

Billy,

 One should not confuse a line officer with a supply officer.  These are two different job descriptions.

Agree, I do have more respect towards a captain(rank O-6)/full bird) in charge of a nuclear aircraft carrier over one who commands a frigate or flies a cargo plane or who sends linen and toilet paper out to the front line. But regardless, a colonel is usually in his/her position because he/she has a pretty good head on their shoulders.

Mir, here's a web site that talks of Capt James Symonds at one time being the Commanding officer of the nuclear carrier Ronald Reagon.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/USS_Ronald_Reagan_(CVN-76)

Edit: previous link isn't working correctly so here's another: http://uruguay.usembassy.gov/usaweb/paginas/18-June2004-05bEN.shtml

Maybe a sailor could correct me if I'm wrong, a lower ranking admiral could make a carrier his flagship but he is not in charge of that ship specifically but the whole battle group/fleet.

William, I believe lilynewbie is real. Google her name and she has participated at other places since 2005 and based on the few posts she made elsewhere, she didn't seem like a troll to me.

[Rvrwind]

William, I believe lilynewbie is real. Google her name and she has participated at other places since 2005 and based on the few posts she made elsewhere, she didn't seem like a troll to me.

I think my post says it all Billy, LOL.
Somebody owes somebody some money...

[SANDRO43]

Agree, I do have more respect towards a captain(rank O-6)/full bird) in charge of a nuclear aircraft carrier over one who commands a frigate or flies a cargo plane or who sends linen and toilet paper out to the front line.

IIRC (from reading C.S.  Forester's, O'Brian's & al. books, I'm not old enough for direct experiences), a captain would be in command of a sailing ship-of-the-line, and smaller vessels like frigates, sloops, etc. were for lieutenant-commanders and lieutenants, and this practice was more or less carried over to modern Navies, with due adjustments.  

Seniority of Royal Navy post-captains was evidenced by how many epaulettes they wore on their uniform coats and on which shoulder (see http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Post-Captain).

[Mir]

Yes I stand corrected.
A Captain indeed is the CO of a nuclear carear.

[SANDRO43]

My impression is that a fighting unit with a specific identity and manageability (Army regiment, Navy ship, Air Force squadron/group) will be commanded by a Colonel or Captain (Navy). Generals and Admirals start cropping up when you progress to larger, more anonymous units such as brigades, task forces/fleets, wings.

[Mir]

At the beginning of WW1 a RN squadron was chasing the powerful German battleships Goeben and Breslau in the Mediterranean. The ships were refueling in the Italian port of Messina. The commander of British squadron assumed that when they come out of Messina the ships will head West and placed his forces to the West instead of both sides of the Strait of Messina. The German commander was surprised to find his way to be clear and headed East to Constantinopol. The daughter of British PM Asquith about the commander of the RN squadron; 'Only an admiral can make such a blunder to place all his ships to the west' She recommended to her father that he should retire all his admirals and replace them with captins!
Incidental the decision by German commander go to Constantinopol acted as the catalyst that brought Ottoman Turkey into was on the Axis side the long term consequence of this was the partition of the middle east creating permanent zones of conflict.


In the British forces an air force squadron is comanded by a Squadron Leader or a Wing Commander.

[SANDRO43]

In the British forces an air force squadron is comanded by a Squadron Leader or a Wing Commander.

The equivalents of Army Majors and Lieutenant-Colonels, according to http://www.bomber-command.info/rafranks.htm, which gives Flight Lieutenant as the RAF equivalent of Captain.

I had the curious experience of "serving" with a former WWII RAF Group Captain while working for IBM UK. We both reported to his former Adjutant .

[Zmejka]

There have been a few refusals out there. Criminal activities of the fiancee, lack of a proven relationship, etc.

May be, but since i started reading forums something in summer 2005 i saw no such examples. It's interesting that recently a woman hoped to get visa never ever having seen a fiance. They actually applied for it - something like he's afraid of flying (have a medicine prove) and she couldn't get visa to any close country to meet. But i don't know of the results. And i heard of the case when such situation happened in the past and the visa was granted. So on this background unability to speak English seems not so odd. There are stories girls tell about the interviews - if the counsil asks how then the communication goes they answer - through electronic translator or - better - my daughter translates

[GregfromGa]

Your welcome Lily & I'm looking forward to that coffee so we can have a good laugh about all this, LOL. William & timothe are buying, ROTFLMAO

   I never doubted Lily,but please hurry up and have that cup of coffee. Just like anyone else I'd kinda like to have peace of mind.  And Richard you didnt even have to mention her sexy phone voice because with a pretty face and smile like that,well I already assumed that part.

[timothe]

Your welcome Lily & I'm looking forward to that coffee so we can have a good laugh about all this, LOL. William & timothe are buying, ROTFLMAO

Not a chance.  I'm sorry.  I don't believe this woman.  When you meet and take pictures together in Moscow, then I will believe.  

Just the sheer fact that this woman would refer to the word "judgemental" as a bad quality tells me that she has a lot of Western influence.  

[Lily]

Just the sheer fact that this woman would refer to the word "judgemental" as a bad quality tells me that she has a lot of Western influence.  

Tim is quite right here. But it does not contradict my being a Russian woman. 

Richard, you are going to have your cup of coffee with a person who has a very interesting background, I can tell you 

[Rvrwind]

I look forward to it! And just to satisfy Timothe I'll bring my Camera!
You realize timothe that I am a married man & stretching the boundaries of what is & is not acceptble in a relationship here! Meeting is one thing, pictures, mmmm, good thing my wife is not the jealous type.

[catzenmouse]

Lilly & Richard,

 If anyone asks Richard is just getting Lilly's information in case she ever decides to join Tver Angels. Strictly business here.

Ken

[tim 360]

This is a very strange thread and I don't quite know what to make of it or why I bothered to read it.  Anyway Lily usually onboard a USN ship Captains and all USN seamen do have email access to contact friends and family as friends in the Navy I know; always maintain contact with their family and friends.  Phone calls too.  There may be blackout periods during sensitive times but email does get out.  The pretext that he can't email you for 6 months (?) because he is on a ship is strange.  The USN has excellent communication equipment which usually works quite well.  Maybe I did not fully understand your post?  Cheers,tim360

[William3rd]

It's interesting that recently a woman hoped to get visa never ever having seen a fiance. They actually applied for it - something like he's afraid of flying (have a medicine prove) . . . But i don't know of the results. And i heard of the case when such situation happened in the past and the visa was granted.

I have done a couple dozen extreme hardship cases based on disability to the US citizen in the past and they all got through. Even had a fear of flying once. More common are dialysis, paralysis, and epilepsy cases. Documentation of the underlying relationship is critical.