Frizzman, as an old snipe, I highly recommend you read the story "Lower The Mast" at this web site:
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Evil Dog
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21 years in the Air Force... not all that much difference.
jlrhiner
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My father joined us for the first Tiger Cruise for the USS TARAWA. Honolulu to San Diego. He had a blast. The stories I could tell of THAT little canoe float!
CAJUNLAWYER
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Kinda like ocean racing on a sailboat. I tell people it's like sitting on a chair then having it cant back at about 30 degrees. you try to sit straight up and while you're doing that someone sprays ice cold water at you. Do this for 12 hours-in the dark-oh and you have to throw up too.
For you jarheads and squids out there
http://bluejacket.com/humor_usmc_wisdom.html
For you jarheads and squids out there
http://bluejacket.com/humor_usmc_wisdom.html
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bloo
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Nothing like the sound of a Coke bottle being swung around inside an empty ribbed can to get you started in the morning. Always thought I was the only guy that stood dumpster duty with an empty 03 at Great Mistakes in the winter. If I had to do it over again I wouldn't change a thing. Spent most of my time in Yokosuka Japan then Totsuka. RM3 when I got out. I didn't think it at the time but now those were some of the best years of my life. Served with a lot of great guys.
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While in Basic Training I had the opportunity to guard an armory, armed only with a mattock handle. My partner was "armed" with a radio, and his post was inside the building, behind a locked door.
While I wasn't given detailed instructions, I assume his job was to call for help in the event he heard me screaming that I was getting beat.
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For submariners add:
1. Punch two small holes in a gallon ziplock and pull over head, use paper cup and headphones as before to simulate drills with EBAs
2. Alternate between running your air conditioning between 50 degrees and 98 degrees
3. Get a hydraulic jack and use it to raise and lower one edge of a platform to 30 degrees of tilt while you work on something vital
4. If you worked back aft, stay up 12 hours rebuilding your car engine, then spend 6 hours studying every owners manual for everything in your house (whether it is yours or not) sleep 6 hours, then do it all again. Maybe get a cold shower and squeeze in meals if possible.
5. If you were a forward puke work for 4 hours, take a 15 minute shower, hang out playing poker for 4 hours, sleep for 12 hours, hang out for 3 hours and 45 minutes then repeat.
1. Punch two small holes in a gallon ziplock and pull over head, use paper cup and headphones as before to simulate drills with EBAs
2. Alternate between running your air conditioning between 50 degrees and 98 degrees
3. Get a hydraulic jack and use it to raise and lower one edge of a platform to 30 degrees of tilt while you work on something vital
4. If you worked back aft, stay up 12 hours rebuilding your car engine, then spend 6 hours studying every owners manual for everything in your house (whether it is yours or not) sleep 6 hours, then do it all again. Maybe get a cold shower and squeeze in meals if possible.
5. If you were a forward puke work for 4 hours, take a 15 minute shower, hang out playing poker for 4 hours, sleep for 12 hours, hang out for 3 hours and 45 minutes then repeat.
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Take this list with when you are called down for your reenlistment pep talk, hand it to the counselor, tell him this why you are not interested.
bloo,
When were you at Yokosuka? Navcomsta or ship? I was there from 69 to 73 on the Oklahoma City. Dean
When were you at Yokosuka? Navcomsta or ship? I was there from 69 to 73 on the Oklahoma City. Dean
Jeff423
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I was on a carrier in '72 on Yankee Station. A lot of what you say is very familiar, but I don't remember all the hassles. I was in the air wing and primarily I remember working from 7pm to 7 am for a few weeks and then going to Subic. Repeat for a year.
Jeff
Jeff
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Badkarma 1
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seagill, you forgot about the bell! You must have a family member ring the bell for the time remember, and stand a fire watch!
This did bring back a lot if memories for me and reminded me WHY I volunteered for the SEALs! Anything to get off those @&$*% ships! Dale
This did bring back a lot if memories for me and reminded me WHY I volunteered for the SEALs! Anything to get off those @&$*% ships! Dale
And that damn whistle, don't forget piping so and so aboard....
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1. Soak a jumpsuit in diesel oil (even tough you were on a Nuke) wash it in cold water with non-effective detergent and wear it 24x7 just to get the proper smell (don't worry, after 100 days you don't even notice the smell.
2. Shave the hair off of about 1000 dogs, thoroughly wet it, place it outside your front door. (Just to capture the smell of the inside of inside the sail (conning tower for Navy terms challenged) after being underwater 3 months)
3. Periodically place a high pressure bottle of air inside the toilet rig it to blow the contents of the bowl back on the users when they flush then hang a sign saying "Blowing sanitaries" if someone forgets and flushes let the fun begin!
add:
1. Soak a jumpsuit in diesel oil (even tough you were on a Nuke) wash it in cold water with non-effective detergent and wear it 24x7 just to get the proper smell (don't worry, after 100 days you don't even notice the smell.
2. Shave the hair off of about 1000 dogs, thoroughly wet it, place it outside your front door. (Just to capture the smell of the inside of inside the sail (conning tower for Navy terms challenged) after being underwater 3 months)
3. Periodically place a high pressure bottle of air inside the toilet rig it to blow the contents of the bowl back on the users when they flush then hang a sign saying "Blowing sanitaries" if someone forgets and flushes let the fun begin!
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I have a fond memory of a boatswain's mate having his pipe taken away and he decided to say over the 1MC "Peep peep, stand by for the evening prayer"... I think we all laughed ourselves to sleep that night.
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seagill
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I remember if a young boatswain's mate made the mistake of handing his pipe to someone to "look" at, it got tossed over the side!
