From: on Aug 24, 4:20 pm

wrote:
From: Frank Gilliland on Wed 24 Aug 2005 00:18

On 23 Aug 2005 18:27:27 -0700, wrote in

Sometimes an imposter can hang around a long time if he's got
a knack of diverting attention from himself to others. That
is what Dudly does in here.

He spends long hours at it.

Tsk. He could be ON his radios "working the rare ones" or
something like that vital to the nation's well-being.

For a while, Dudly was "communications officer" of a
Tennessee State Guard unit with a "title" of "1st Lieutenant."
[TN State Guard is NOT affiliated with federal National Guard]
Had his picture in the State Guard web pages. For a while.
Then it wasn't there anymore. Stebie claimed he "had to move"
and other things. But he quit mentioning his "commission"
soon afterwards. Sound suspicious? :-)

He'll do any-damned-thing to get into a uniform, including becoming a
nurse. Then he claims he doesn't wear a white dress.

Maybe he evolved into a George Clooney wannabe? [was one of
the actors playing docs on "ER" but left]

There's Dudly's famous foray into civilian electronics
"engineering" for a few months...as a Purchasing Agent. A
Purchasing Agent just doesn't DO a single bit of engineering
yet Dudly could "tell us all about it from his 'experience.'"
Didn't last a half year. Even then he would get confused on
which "division" he was in. Why so SHORT an employment?

Didn't he work at a "You've got questions, Steve's got blank stares"
location?

That's what he claimed. [Radio Shack to be exact...but the
description probably fits...:-) ]

Radio Shack is not exactly a hotbed of electronics expertise.

Perhaps Dudly really has a private pilot's license. But,
having once been keen on private flying as a fun thing to do,
and then being around aviation while engaged in designing
civilian and military avionics, I've NEVER heard a private
pilot refer to themselves as "pilot in command!" That's a
USAF thing for high-rankers entitled to wear wings with the
laurel wreath around the star above the shield on their wings.

Hey, hey, hey! I had an anemometer with a star and a laurel wreath
around it but it didn't entitle me to be "Weatheman In Command."

Pffft.

It was the "master meteorologist" badge.

Dudly needs to buy hisself one of those "official" Radio Cop
shields complete with artificial leather wallet holder.

He is in a TN CAP unit "flying missions" involving search-and-
rescue. Ahem. Like there's a LOT of flying around TN? :-)

Steve likes to volunteer for things where there's nothing to do...
"A" NCOIC, for example.

In truth, I've never met many MARS military personnel so I have
NO idea what "Assistant" Non-Commissioned Officers In Charge
would do. I suspect it is on par with "communications officer"
in a state guard unit (not affiliated with National Guard)...get
together with "the boys" once a month and play sojer.

Dudly LOVES uniforms. On himself. Scrubs, cammies, or a
one-piece "flight suit." Doesn't matter...as long as it
makes him look IMPORTANT. He be a "somebody."

He's "somebodies buddy."

Really? I thought he hated everyone...

That "somebody-ness" is not unusual in the hobby of amateur
radio. Licensees are "federally-authorized" and they have to
pass a TEST! Some consider themselves VITAL to the nation
in emergencies when "all else fails" and they can save the
day by heroic morsemanship...the only mode that gets through!
[geez]

They dream up incredible disaster scenarios where only Morse Code will
get through. Hi!

Fevered imaginations listening to too much QRN...hearing signals
that aren't there.


* In the book, not in the shortened black-and-white movie of
the same title name. It's in Chapter 16 (or "XVI" as typeset),
character name given as "Dudley."

That might be a good nickname for Steve -- "Dudly the Dud", or maybe
"Dudly Didn't-Do-Right".....

You've got it. I opt for just "Dudly."

Wonder who's tied to the RR track?

Ahem...not THAT "Dudly" but a less-animated black-and-white
cartoon version tying his OWN feet to the track...

There IS a registry with the state of Tennessee for a Licensed
Practical Nurse (LPN) with the name Steven James Robeson. Not
for an RN (Registered Nurse) as would be common in California
for ER (Emergency Room) work.

Maybe he hangs around just in case they need a mop-up.

Agreed that there are differences

VAST differences I think...betweeen what he says and what he really
is.



All I asked for was a copy of his letter of appointment to "A" NCOIC
Okinawa MARS.

Did you really expect you would get one, Brian? :-)


NIS? I'd suggest NIH (National Institute of Health). Nut case.

NIMH = National Institute of Mental Health.

Correction noted. Thank you. :-)

Hmmm...on second thought, maybe the Center for Disease Control?
Dudly's condition seems to be catching...Jeswald may have it now...
Dan keeps falling down a lot with all that "plonking." :-)

say sic