Looking for a NAVAVSCOLSCOM publication called "Origins, Traditions & Facts"

[das]

Hello all...recently someone showed me a copy of a "book" of sorts called "Origins, Traditions & Facts", which was a great book full of naval history, traditions, and lore. It appears to have been published by the Naval Aviation Schools Command. I have attached a picture of the cover and first page. Anyone know if this still exists, or have it in PDF format, or know if it can still be gotten?

 

[BACONATOR]

Hah. Sorry. Not sure where to find it, but if I'm not mistaken, that's a pub (or at least similar to one) we got issued in OCS that I have buried in my boxes of keepsakes somewhere. Nice.

 

[SynixMan]

My OCS Class Officer had one, and he tried to find copies as well, but no joy. It was given to OCSers in PCola, and AOCSers before that. The author was, I guess, a bit of a legend in PCola. She taught etiquette and traditions and retired when OCS moved, or at least that's what I heard.

 

[das]

A Chief at OTC Newport was finally was able to get a copy of his own and was able to provide me with an electronic copy.

History from a friend (who shall remain anonymous):

Mrs. Yonke taught my class "Naval Etiquette" when I went through DCO School in Pensacola back in 99. The wife of a very senior Naval Officer, she was the Navy's version of Emily Post, a real Southern Belle too. She actually came to our dining-in, which meant that we held back our drunken debauchery until after the event. I guess it was bad etiquette to puke all over one's dress whites.

I converted it to a searchable PDF and made it available in a couple of formats here:

Google Docs
6.5MB PDF

It's a great addition to your electronic bookshelf. I hope you enjoy it as much as I did!