http://outservemag.org/2012/03/out-and-kosher/ a publication of OutServe, the association of actively serving LGBT military personnel Sat, 10 Mar 2012 20:08:40 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 http://outservemag.org/2012/03/out-and-kosher/#comment-7129 I. B. Salty Tue, 06 Mar 2012 19:46:10 +0000 http://outservemag.org/?p=1697#comment-7129 The ceremony you describe (Sailors "standing at parade rest in a crisp white uniform, lined up on the deck of a ship") is called "manning the rail" and is traditionally performed when pulling INTO port, not departing. You won't see this as often while departing (although it can happen) because everyone has a job to do (called setting "sea & anchor detail"), and you'll only see a handful of souls at most waving goodbye to a lover on the pier. The ceremony you describe (Sailors “standing at parade rest in a crisp white uniform, lined up on the deck of a ship”) is called “manning the rail” and is traditionally performed when pulling INTO port, not departing. You won’t see this as often while departing (although it can happen) because everyone has a job to do (called setting “sea & anchor detail”), and you’ll only see a handful of souls at most waving goodbye to a lover on the pier.

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