Tommyh Posted January 9, 2009 Share Posted January 9, 2009 Quite a few Navy bouys in here huh? Yup. Came home from starting the current war in Iraq with two brooms lashed to our periscopes for coming back with no birds left in either the room or VLS from Shock and Awe. If the current boat ever has a "clean sweep" ...That be friggen impressive! SSGN Martin Luther - "Who loves not women, wine and song remains a fool his whole life long." EL4NFZT7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
madcatz Posted January 9, 2009 Share Posted January 9, 2009 Yup. Came home from starting the current war in Iraq with two brooms lashed to our periscopes for coming back with no birds left in either the room or VLS from Shock and Awe. If the current boat ever has a "clean sweep" ...That be friggen impressive! SSGN Wow you went winchester... Ive only done it in simulation And to you cryptobirds and quarter master....english please mofo's! I dont have time to learn that shiat -Travis Rob (rao) you're a fine gentleman, thanks I guess. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coyote_Lips Posted January 9, 2009 Share Posted January 9, 2009 Hmm... somehow I never noticed this thread before. 1. US Navy 2. Construction Mechanic 1st Class (E6) 3. 1997-Present 4. Amphibious Construction Battalion One, Construction Battalion Unit 418, Fleet Hospital Five, Fleet Hospital Eight, Construction Battalion Maintenance Unit 303, Naval Mobile Construction Battalion 3. God Bless the USA! Yup... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AngryLitho Posted January 9, 2009 Share Posted January 9, 2009 NMCB 3 HUH??? I was just with some of you guys in Balad, hmmm, interesting Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AngryLitho Posted January 9, 2009 Share Posted January 9, 2009 I'd also like to share with the group, just made NIOC MARYLAND SEA SAILOR OF THE YEAR! Here's for not getting caught! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AngryLitho Posted January 9, 2009 Share Posted January 9, 2009 .- /.-.. /.. /- /- /.-../. -..././..-./---/.-./. --/-.--/-/../--/. Do you know Jess Higgins, he did a tour there? -- / . / -.. / .-. / . / - / .. / .-. / . / -.. /, .---- / ----. /----. / …. - / -. / … / --. / -.. / .. / -… / .-.. / --- / -. / --. / .-.. / .. / …- / . / - / …. / . / -. / .- / …- / .- / .-.. … / . / -.-. / ..- / .-. / .. / - / -.-- / --. / .-. / --- / ..- / .--. / -… / - / Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guntrain Posted January 9, 2009 Share Posted January 9, 2009 I'd also like to share with the group, just made NIOC MARYLAND SEA SAILOR OF THE YEAR! Here's for not getting caught! Congrats, I was only able to make USS Independence sailor of the month.. I was nervous as hell when i had to take the board infront of senior cheifs and officers lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SBT Posted January 9, 2009 Share Posted January 9, 2009 .- /.-.. /.. /- /- /.-../. -..././..-./---/.-./. --/-.--/-/../--/. Do you know Jess Higgins, he did a tour there? Yeah I'm old... - Likely after my time. - Pro amore Dei et patriam et populum - Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SubiGT Posted January 9, 2009 Share Posted January 9, 2009 Yeah I'm old... Thanks for clearing that up:lol: Many Shuvs and Zuuls knew what it was to be roasted in the depths of the Slor that day, I can tell you! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AngryLitho Posted January 9, 2009 Share Posted January 9, 2009 Thank you, if you put buckets under my hands I would have filled them. I told them I'd rather go back to Iraq and get shot at then sit a board, at least in Iraq, I could shoot back. Congrats, I was only able to make USS Independence sailor of the month.. I was nervous as hell when i had to take the board infront of senior cheifs and officers lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mr_luv Posted January 9, 2009 Share Posted January 9, 2009 Oh the days gonna scan some real pix later. 96-01 http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/4/42/USS_Anchorage%3B10123604.jpg Mr.350 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AngryLitho Posted January 9, 2009 Share Posted January 9, 2009 Yeah I'm old... - Likely after my time. Here's the thing, so is he. I think he actually retires next year. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guntrain Posted January 10, 2009 Share Posted January 10, 2009 Navy Overload: You refer to the family car as the "liberty boat". You refer to the drive-through at McDonald's as an "UNREP". Your wife says she has PMS and you ask her if she verified her MRC. You do not let your kids leave the ship (home) without a collared shirt. You take hourly readings on your refrigerator and oven. You refer to your wife as the "Berthing P. O." Your son falls off the front porch and you call away "man overboard". You consider closing up the house for the night as "setting condition Zebra". You call your back porch the "Fantail". When you change the oil in your car you hang a "Danger Tag" on the ignition. When you're finished changing the oil in your car, you sign the "13 week file". You call the operator for a phone check. When your smoke detector goes off, you don an OBA. Your children get in trouble and you give them "NJP". You refer to the upstairs of your house as the "01 Level". Your car's fifth gear is also known as "Ahead Flank". Your clogged sink has a "trouble call number" assigned to it. Your wife "tapes off" the kitchen to mop the floor. You issue your children "liberty cards". When you walk out the front door, you feel obligated to put on a hat. When the mailman arrives, you muster the Bravo working party on the front steps. You're proud of your son for raising his biology grade from a "Delta to a Bravo". The baby sitter has to get her "qual card" signed off before she watches the kids. You have a compulsion to sleep on the top shelf of your closet. You walk around with your stereo headphones on and mumble all secure. The Navy's Organizational Structure The CNO (Chief of Naval Operations/O-10) Leaps tall buildings in a single bound Is more powerful than a locomotive Is faster than a speeding bullet Walks on water Gives policy to God CAPT (Captain/O-6) Leaps short buildings in a single bound Is more powerful than a switch engine Is just as fast as a speeding bullet Talks with God CDR (Commander/O-5) Leaps short buildings with a running start and favorable winds Is almost as powerful a switch engine Is faster than a speeding BB Walks on water in an indoor swimming pool Talks with God if a special request is honored LCDR (Lieutenant Commander/O-4) Barely clears a quonset hut Loses tug of war with a locomotive Can fire a speeding bullet Swims well Is occasionally addressed by God LT (Lieutenant/O-3) Goes around buildings Is run over by locomotives Can sometimes handle a gun without inflicting self-injury Treads water Talks to animals ENS (Ensign/O-1) Runs into buildings Recognizes locomotives two out of three times Is not issued ammunition Can stay afloat with a life jacket Talks to walls CHIEFS (E-7 to E-9) Smashes tall buildings Knocks locomotives of their tracks Chews bullets and spits them out Walks in space He is God Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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mr_luv Posted January 10, 2009 Share Posted January 10, 2009 Oh this is classic, thanks I was looking for both of these. Navy Overload: You refer to the family car as the "liberty boat". You refer to the drive-through at McDonald's as an "UNREP". Your wife says she has PMS and you ask her if she verified her MRC. You do not let your kids leave the ship (home) without a collared shirt. You take hourly readings on your refrigerator and oven. You refer to your wife as the "Berthing P. O." Your son falls off the front porch and you call away "man overboard". You consider closing up the house for the night as "setting condition Zebra". You call your back porch the "Fantail". When you change the oil in your car you hang a "Danger Tag" on the ignition. When you're finished changing the oil in your car, you sign the "13 week file". You call the operator for a phone check. When your smoke detector goes off, you don an OBA. Your children get in trouble and you give them "NJP". You refer to the upstairs of your house as the "01 Level". Your car's fifth gear is also known as "Ahead Flank". Your clogged sink has a "trouble call number" assigned to it. Your wife "tapes off" the kitchen to mop the floor. You issue your children "liberty cards". When you walk out the front door, you feel obligated to put on a hat. When the mailman arrives, you muster the Bravo working party on the front steps. You're proud of your son for raising his biology grade from a "Delta to a Bravo". The baby sitter has to get her "qual card" signed off before she watches the kids. You have a compulsion to sleep on the top shelf of your closet. You walk around with your stereo headphones on and mumble all secure. The Navy's Organizational Structure The CNO (Chief of Naval Operations/O-10) Leaps tall buildings in a single bound Is more powerful than a locomotive Is faster than a speeding bullet Walks on water Gives policy to God CAPT (Captain/O-6) Leaps short buildings in a single bound Is more powerful than a switch engine Is just as fast as a speeding bullet Talks with God CDR (Commander/O-5) Leaps short buildings with a running start and favorable winds Is almost as powerful a switch engine Is faster than a speeding BB Walks on water in an indoor swimming pool Talks with God if a special request is honored LCDR (Lieutenant Commander/O-4) Barely clears a quonset hut Loses tug of war with a locomotive Can fire a speeding bullet Swims well Is occasionally addressed by God LT (Lieutenant/O-3) Goes around buildings Is run over by locomotives Can sometimes handle a gun without inflicting self-injury Treads water Talks to animals ENS (Ensign/O-1) Runs into buildings Recognizes locomotives two out of three times Is not issued ammunition Can stay afloat with a life jacket Talks to walls CHIEFS (E-7 to E-9) Smashes tall buildings Knocks locomotives of their tracks Chews bullets and spits them out Walks in space He is God Mr.350 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mr_luv Posted January 10, 2009 Share Posted January 10, 2009 This ought to bring back a few memories!!! I just got here to relieve the watch, nothing is happening, at least not much. The man at the desk passed me the word, so listen my friends, here’s what I heard: “The broadcast is good, all circuits are up, the coffee is fresh, pour yourself a cup. All traffic is out, there’s nothing to send, we’ve got the beach fivers; got a cigarette to lend? Your freqs are all solid, no gear has gone sour, we haven’t changed anything for over an hour. The Bridge has been quiet, and COMBAT is asleep, the phones have been silent, nary a peep. The log’s up to date, the filing is done, so I’ll see you later, and hope you have fun” And with those fine words he did depart, leaving the watch with a very good start. A few minutes have passed, or so it seems, When in walk s the OPS boss with my first two routines. “They have to go quick, I drafted them late, so treat them as Oboe’s, they just can’t wait. Yes sir, I replied, we’ll get right on them, I don’t believe we’ll have any problem. I logged them in and said to the tape man, do a good job; go as fast as you can. He said that he would and as I flicked an ash, the broadcast operator yelled “here comes a FLASH!” Route it to COMBAT, the Bridge and to OPS, and hurry back, make no other stops. He grabbed it and ran, wasting no time, and then the phone rang, it was the XO on the line. “Got another down here, can you come get it?” Yes sir I replied, be there in a minute. To the wardroom I went for an Oboe no doubt, and when I returned the broadcast was out. Proofed all the outgoings, and got them released, XO had another, it was really a beast. Twenty addee’s; can’t find half the routers, then in walks the SUPPO with four more outers. “When they’ll go out I can’t really tell, cause right now sir, we’re busy as hell. Send those four out and please make it quick, I said to the Ship/Shore Op, who was getting sea sick. But he replied that there’d be a delay, for the beach had just gone down for New Day. I wondered what else could possibly go wrong, but lucky for me we didn’t wait long. For the next event in this strange episode, came when those glorious “Snipes” dropped the load. We lost a 32, a seven and a nine, oh, why does this happen to me all the time? I called the ET’s and let out a yelp, “My gear’s burning up; I’m going to need help!” The Bridge called in, said their circuits were down, “We’re doing our best” I replied with a frown. Then COMBAT called to tell me the same, MY GOD! I think I’m going insane. We brought all circuits up, with maximum power, OH! Just remembered. Have not checked my in basket in over an hour. Phones ringing again, the XO no doubt, he wants to know if the traffic’s gone out. OPS boss called, he’s got two more, and some fool is banging on the door. Broadcast is back, but getting tough, we just hit a storm, the seas are getting rough. Chief came in, wants to see the Pub Check-off List, I told him that during the outage twenty numbers were missed. Things are falling all over the floor, and that fool is still banging on the door. I pleaded and begged, “Please cut me some slack,” oh boy! I wish I was still in my rack. My outgoing backlog now tallies eleven, but the tape cutter has only done seven. My incomings now number thirty-two, boy! This place is just like a zoo. Got six more Oboes to run around, and the seas are really beginning to pound. The storm outside must really be mean, Cause my Ship/Shore operator is turning green. Then all of a sudden the storm had passed, And we got the beach on Ship/Shore at last. The broadcast is now holding in tight, everything’s beginning to look all right. Cleaned all the traffic and cleaned up the floor, even got around to answering the door. Service came in with all the numbers we missed, and I finally signed off the Pub Check List. Slotted all traffic and routed the boards too, and hey! Believe it or not we’re QRU. My relief just came in to relieve the watch, now nothing is happening, at least not much. Sitting at the desk I passed him the word, so listen now friend, here is what he heard: “The broadcast is good, all circuits are up, the coffee is fresh, pour yourself a cup. All traffic is out, there’s nothing to send, we’ve got the beach fivers, got a cigarette to lend? Your freqs are all solid, no gear has gone sour, we haven’t changed anything for over an hour. The Bridge has been quiet and COMBAT is asleep, the phones have been silent, nary a peep. The log’s up to date, all filing is done, so I’ll see you later, and I hope you have fun. Mr.350 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AngryLitho Posted January 10, 2009 Share Posted January 10, 2009 +1 for Radio! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SBT Posted January 10, 2009 Share Posted January 10, 2009 It's been 14 years and I still copied all of that... freakin' amazing. Somethings never change. And my kids grew up knowing that their "liberty" could (and would) be cancelled on a moment's notice, subject to OPCON. - Pro amore Dei et patriam et populum - Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mr_luv Posted January 10, 2009 Share Posted January 10, 2009 LOL man I hope I get into PHS I am going to be a TERROR on the college kids hahaha.... Mr.350 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
madcatz Posted January 10, 2009 Share Posted January 10, 2009 wow...... RM/IT much people..... gawd how I love me an IT with some common sense...I know...asking for too much there huh? -Travis Rob (rao) you're a fine gentleman, thanks I guess. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AngryLitho Posted January 10, 2009 Share Posted January 10, 2009 An IT with common sense is called a CT wow...... RM/IT much people..... gawd how I love me an IT with some common sense...I know...asking for too much there huh? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mr_luv Posted January 10, 2009 Share Posted January 10, 2009 Booo so long as they never went loop to loop when setting up circuits when they were still called radiomen. An IT with common sense is called a CT Mr.350 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tommyh Posted January 10, 2009 Share Posted January 10, 2009 Wow you went winchester... Ive only done it in simulation And to you cryptobirds and quarter master....english please mofo's! I dont have time to learn that shiat A lot of birds flew from a lot of FRUs that week. I was a part of the "Red Sea Wolfpack" of East Coast submarines that drove through the Suez before, and after, and rained hell from the Red Sea. BTW, I'm your Submarine brethren, as in I'm an FT1(SS). "******' skimmers" Martin Luther - "Who loves not women, wine and song remains a fool his whole life long." EL4NFZT7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tommyh Posted January 10, 2009 Share Posted January 10, 2009 A lot of birds flew from a lot of FRUs that week. I was a part of the "Red Sea Wolfpack" of East Coast boats that drove through the Suez ditch before and after, and rained hell from the Red Sea. BTW, I'm your Submarine brethren, as in I'm an FT1(SS). "******' skimmers" Martin Luther - "Who loves not women, wine and song remains a fool his whole life long." EL4NFZT7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tommyh Posted January 10, 2009 Share Posted January 10, 2009 ...I'm not sure what I just did... Sorry, duty last night. Life as a Section Leader can really be hell... Martin Luther - "Who loves not women, wine and song remains a fool his whole life long." EL4NFZT7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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