Admial Dewey has been recalled to active duty by a Pentagon computer. A spokesman for the Defense Department noted that this was likely to be mistaken as a hostile gesture toward Spain but could possibly be seen as good economic news in Manila. "It may also cause problems with Chinese relations, already strained by the nuclear spying scandal, since the same computer has ordered the fleet to sortie to put pressure on China to quell the Boxers," said Commander Bud "Light" Smith of the Navy Public Relations Office. (NAVPUBRELOFF). [Ed. Note: This should not be confused with the new head of the Russian Baltic Fleet, ADM. Alexsei Navpubreloff.) "Fortunately, none of the ships in the order are afloat." When asked how having a dead admial as CNO would affect combat readiness, Commander Smith replied, "I don't think anyone will notice." ST Editor's Note: The ST you see at the end of each bogus Y2K article are the initials of the author, Steve Thorne. It also means "Stop! Enough already!" More Special Naval Y2K Section Admiral Dewey Named CNO! Marines Sent to Legation Quarter in Peking, er, Beijing USS Iowa Commissioned Back to The Naval Sitrep #17 Table of Contents Back to Naval Sitrep List of Issues Back to MagWeb Master Magazine List © Copyright 1999 by Larry Bond and Clash of Arms. This article appears in MagWeb (Magazine Web) on the Internet World Wide Web. Other military history articles and gaming articles are available at http://www.magweb.com