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young astronomer, making stellar observations to determine the earth's rotation
(the length of the day) and polar motion (the wobble of the Earth's axis). For

centuries these astronomical observations had been the basis of our time
system, the length of the units of time.

With the development of atomic clocks after World War II, a more precise time

system became possible. Thus, in the 1960s, I also monitored and operated our
sole atomic clock. Over the next 35 years, I continued this work. Having
started with a single atomic clock (cesium standard), I was eventually riding

herd on 60 cesium standards and hydrogen masers. While that single atomic
clock was truly amazing, having sixty guaranteed an even more accurate and
reliable time system.

My work supported the civil side of time, navigation, and communications, as
well as the military side of the same. In the 1980s, I was tangentially
supporting the iconic strategic Peacekeeper (MX) project. My group from

USNO provided astronomic positions and the gravitational vertical for the
missile launch pads, or, as I jokingly put it, we told the Air Force where they
were and which way was up!

My career culminated by providing the precise timing for Global Positioning
System (GPS). I had 34 years of challenges and fun. And, the Navy and
civilian society both benefited from my work.

I am Rochelle S. Cleaver and I worked for the U.S. Navy Depot in
Mechanicsburg, Pennsylvania, from 1978 to 1987, first in Foreign Military
Studies Office (FMSO), then NAMSO, and finally in Ship’s Parts Control

Center. I was fired in 1987 for reasons I cannot ascertain. I have a pension
from the Navy. I received another M.A. in National Security from American
Military University in 2016 online with a major in Terrorism Studies. I
graduated with honors. I am currently enrolled in Liberty University for a

Ph.D. in Public Service with a specialty in International Relations.

I did volunteer work for the VA Hospital in Lebanon, Pa., and also do

volunteer work at the Army War College in Carlisle, Pa. I do research work
there and answer letters. I have a full-page letter from President Obama
thanking me for my suggestions for all the years he was in office. I also

regularly send suggestions to the Department of Defense, FBI, and the
Department of State. That is what I am now doing with my advanced
education, rather than using it at the Navy Depot.

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