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Originally Posted by kach22i
Why the goat?
Some sort of German humor?
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It's a Navy thing, not just Chiefs
https://www.usna.edu/PAO/faq_pages/BilltheGoat.php
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Bill the Goat
Long before midshipmen began tossing the pigskin around the site of old Fort Severn, goats were an integral part of Navy life. Over 200 years ago, livestock was kept aboard some sea-going naval vessels to provide sailors with food, milk, eggs and, in some cases, pets.
< rest of the article if you follow the link >
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Bill the Goat is the mascot of the Naval Academy.
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