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To: central_va
Don't I know it. This is one of the first, and most important, things you learn when you start standing bridge watches as Junior Officer of the Deck.

The chief and I drilled it into the new Operations Specialists when we were teaching Maneuvering Board (MB). I surprised my men when I took over as CIC Officer in that I could do MB better than anyone other than the Chief. I guess it is one of those things that you either get or don't get.

When I started standing bridge watches, I was paired with the Weapons Officer. He taught me to do MB approximations in my head. It's a neat trick to speed up maneuvering to station.

SpyNavy

Garde la Foi, mes amis! Nous nous sommes les sauveurs de la République! Maintenant et Toujours!
(Keep the Faith, my friends! We are the saviors of the Republic! Now and Forever!)

LonePalm, le Républicain du verre cassé (The Broken Glass Republican)

121 posted on 10/01/2024 10:24:58 AM PDT by LonePalm (Commander and Chef)
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To: LonePalm

1. At the moment the Iranians changed their plan, they noticed the interceptions and stopped the launches.
2. Foreign forces intercepted many missiles in areas east of Israel.


122 posted on 10/01/2024 10:27:35 AM PDT by Keflavik76 (Fret not thyself because of evildoers)
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To: LonePalm; central_va

No MB discussion is complete without referral to one of the most infamous training film quotes of all time: “It’s too close for mo-board, we’ll eyeball it in”. {crush}


133 posted on 10/01/2024 10:56:17 AM PDT by reed13k
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178 posted on 10/01/2024 12:34:17 PM PDT by Porkchop
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