Hahahah...love it! Thanks for posting...some of those brought back memories!
I don’t get 29.
You forgot to paint an x on the roof above your bedroom and pay somebody to drop chains on the x all night long.
Bump for later distribution to Navy friends
Thanks for posting this! I saw this on USENET in ‘96 and have been searching for it since then.
Even a shallow water sailor can get these. Some funny memories, some... I rather continue to forget.
Former USCG here. I was on a WHEC and sailed from the Aleutians down to San Diego. It seemed like most of that tour was at sea too.
Simply too damned funny, and too damned accurate.
I was gonna complain that the coffee wasn’t addressed, but #37 covered it pretty well.
What IS missing is the joy of taking on supplies in, say, Thailand, and despite the Corpsman (me, on my ship) ordering the vegetables soaked properly in chlorine (never done, of course, ever) the entire crew getting near-life-threatening dysentery and merely hobbling intro the next port. Repeated three times that I recall.
Reminds me of hauling refrigerated freight 48 states. But at least then you get a window with a view.
OMG! These are GREAT!!
I lived two years on a Forrest Sherman Class destroyer (USS Jonas Ingram DD938). We had to take "Navy" showers. A couple guys thought they were above that and were paraded to Captains Mast.
I thought Navy showers in the days of nuclear power were an anachronism, as is refueling at sea.
Invite at least 375 people, most of whom you don't really like, to come and live with you for about 6 months
This is entertaining. The thing of it is, is I also met some of the best friends I ever had or could hope to have on the Ingram. I joined the Navy to dodge the draft and have thanked God for better than 40 years for the draft.
The Navy took me places to see places and things it's highly unlikely I would have gone or seen without it.
Boy, you guys had it tough. Army guys got to sleep wherever they wanted, rocks or mud, your choice. No need for showers, just wait for the rain. Sergeants are always polite and ask nicely who wants to hump the mortar baseplate.
Excellent! Brings back memories. Thank You.
No mail buoy watch? No sounding and security opening and closing hatches in the middle of the night?
I still do this, 40 years later; it just seems to make sense :-)
Navy ping
Been there, done that, got the Sea Service Ribbon.
After having read this this old Army guy wishes he had gone Navy! ;-)
Active Duty ping.
I’ve seen these before, and while there’s some truth in some of them, it’s a rather cynical look at being in the Navy.