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    What is the origin of the US Navy term 'Mustang', which means an enlisted sailor who becomes a commissioned officer?

    Question #84324. Asked by falcon907. (Aug 08 07 7:38 PM)


    zbeckabee

    		It literally refers to the mustang horse, which is a wild animal and therefore not a thoroughbred. A mustang, after being captured, can be tamed and saddle broken but it always has a bit of wild streak, and can periodically revert to its old ways unexpectedly and therefore the owner needs to keep an eye on it at all times.

    By the same token, however, since a mustang was formerly a wild and free animal, it may very well be smarter, more capable and have a better survival instinct than thoroughbreds. The mustang can take care of itself when things get tough, thriving on rough treatment, while the thoroughbred, having been pampered its whole life, cannot.


    http://navymustangs.com/whatis.phtml

    Aug 08 07, 8:00 PM

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