Defending the Constitution."... I will support and depend the Constitution of the United States Constitution of the United States, document embodying the fundamental principles upon which the American republic is conducted. Drawn up at the Constitutional Convention in Philadelphia in 1787, the Constitution was signed on Sept. against all enemies,foreign and domestic ..." Soldiers and civilian employees take this oath when we enter our nation's service. Usually, we think of enemies as people who would do our nation harm. But the oath says "all enemies" and there are some enemies that are far more persistent than any terrorist, spy, or hostile soldier. Corrosion, rot rot (rot) 1. decay. 2. a disease of sheep, and sometimes of humans, due to Fasciola hepatica. rot decay. , sand, heat, cold, friction, moisture and metal fatigue metal fatigue Weakened condition of metal parts of machines, vehicles, or structures caused by repeated stresses or loadings, ultimately resulting in fracture under a stress much weaker than that necessary to cause fracture in a single application. never stop working on your equipment, vehicles and personal gear. Preventive maintenance The routine checking of hardware that is performed by a field engineer on a regularly scheduled basis. See remedial maintenance. preventive maintenance - (PM) To bring down a machine for inspection or test purposes. See provocative maintenance, scratch monkey. is our defense against these natural enemies that never quit. PM keeps our equipment working longer, and it saves time and money from being spent on unnecessary repairs. |
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