HOW TO SIMULATE BEING A SAILOR...

[41 fan]

thndrchicken,

I spent almost 4 yrs on the Oklahoma City homeported in Yokosuka. You did not miss much. P.I., Hong Kong, Thailand, Korea, Taiwan, Okinawa, Sasebo, Viet Nam shooting at the bad guys, etc. All more of the same. Navy life just did not suit me. Dean

 

[ditrina]

This explains a lot about the navy guys I have known.

Ehh YOU talkin' to ME???

 

[handejector]

Ehh YOU talkin' to ME???

especially.

 

[ditrina]

especially.

oh.. ok>>>>

 

[thndrchiken]

That's a saying this old airman has never heard. It's funny...I like it. Those sailor stories must be true.

Now now, remember those are about sub sailor's, completely different breed. I enjoyed sunshine and fresh air.

 

[Engineer1911]

1. One ship, 4,000 guys, no women.

2. One ocean, land is 500 miles away, long swim.

My 2 reasons the air force was good. Never slept in a tent, only shared my bed with her, didn't lose sight of land.

 

[rags]

1. One ship, 4,000 guys, no women.

2. One ocean, land is 500 miles away, long swim.

My 2 reasons the air force was good. Never slept in a tent, only shared my bed with her, didn't lose sight of land.

5500 guys, no women. two thirds of which want to do the same thing you want to do... at the same time!

rags

 

[The Big D]

Aboard the USS Midway.

Timely thread as I had the opportunity to board the USS Midway yesterday.

The Midway was decommissioned after 47 years of service and is now enjoying a well-deserved "retirement" in San Diego.

The tours are largely self-guided and allow access to many, many areas of the ship. Bridge tours require an escort.

Everything the OP said seems true; it was a confounding and dangerous and tight place to be. I spent four (4) hours on the ship and was flat worn out afterwards. Myriad passageways and ladders and steps were challenging and don't see how any sailers could get where they needed to be quickly; of course, they did!!! Yep, banged my head repeatedly.

I highly recommend anyone who is in San Diego to take the tour.

I was honored to visit the great USS Midway.

Be safe.

 

[rags]

Timely thread as I had the opportunity to board the USS Midway yesterday.

The Midway was decommissioned after 47 years of service and is now enjoying a well-deserved "retirement" in San Diego.

The tours are largely self-guided and allow access to many, many areas of the ship. Bridge tours require an escort.

Everything the OP said seems true; it was a confounding and dangerous and tight place to be. I spent four (4) hours on the ship and was flat worn out afterwards. Myriad passageways and ladders and steps were challenging and don't see how any sailers could get where they needed to be quickly; of course, they did!!! Yep, banged my head repeatedly.

I highly recommend anyone who is in San Diego to take the tour.

I was honored to visit the great USS Midway.

Be safe.

USS America CVA-66. The above became second nature with allot of practice and I was much younger!! Sliding down the ladders became the way of the day...

rags

 

[thndrchiken]

Timely thread as I had the opportunity to board the USS Midway yesterday.

The Midway was decommissioned after 47 years of service and is now enjoying a well-deserved "retirement" in San Diego.

The tours are largely self-guided and allow access to many, many areas of the ship. Bridge tours require an escort.

Everything the OP said seems true; it was a confounding and dangerous and tight place to be. I spent four (4) hours on the ship and was flat worn out afterwards. Myriad passageways and ladders and steps were challenging and don't see how any sailers could get where they needed to be quickly; of course, they did!!! Yep, banged my head repeatedly.

I highly recommend anyone who is in San Diego to take the tour.

I was honored to visit the great USS Midway.

Be safe.

Don't forget that is a WWII CV, the Nimitz class is much larger, then the super Nimitz is even larger. I spent my time at sea on the Uss Bainbridge CGN-25 and Uss Wainwright CG-28. On both it was an average of 10 of 12 months underway.

 

[The Big D]

Oh, no! Didn't forget; the docents noted the major differences...then and now.

And, one of the Midway's big brothers is docked just across the channel. This one:

It's the CVN 70, the USS Carl Vinson. Yes, that's the one on which Osama Bin Laden took his last cruise.

Apologies for the photo quality...pix via Blackberry.

Be safe.

Don't forget that is a WWII CV, the Nimitz class is much larger, then the super Nimitz is even larger. I spent my time at sea on the Uss Bainbridge CGN-25 and Uss Wainwright CG-28. On both it was an average of 10 of 12 months underway.

 

[pilgrim6a]

1. One ship, 4,000 guys, no women.

2. One ocean, land is 500 miles away, long swim.

My 2 reasons the air force was good. Never slept in a tent, only shared my bed with her, didn't lose sight of land.

You know if a ship sinks you can swim a long time.
If the 'plane breaks,,, You just keep flappin' your arms son. It might help.