Cedric
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Hot sauce saved MREs - there's a little bottle in every pouch.
Join the navy, now upset you are on a ship
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The Night Rider
Hellcat
The problem with the whole story is whatever the story is the media is skewing it to make Trump look bad.
Old_Me
Emissary
just like truck drivers...eh..??
i learnt in the first few days of trucking, when i started, to NOT sit at the counter, but rather a booth.
oh the stories of all those former Navy Seals, and Rangers, Marines, and now they are all truckers......it was astonishing.
The Night Rider
Hellcat
Explain?
Tangof1!
Elite
Or C Rations. Truth be told I would not like to be stuck on a ship for 9 months either, but you signed up, no one held a gun to your head. ALL RECRUITERS LIE!
Old_Me
Emissary
just like trucking recruiters...
are people that jaded..uh yes i think so.....that everyone, everywhere tells the truth, the whole truth and nothing BUT the truth..????
recruiters no matter what industry....are either known as...Headhunters, or body hunters...to fill the need at employers....from there, it is the potential employer even the military, to cull what they need and discard the trash.
although i can only surmise, the dumbest are sent into battle first.....
in the end..??
ALL recruiters get thier commissions, either in cash, or liberty leave.
even IF THEY DENY THAT.......
Been across the Pacific twice on Navy transport. First time on the USS Durham, out of DaNang, SS eco r time out of Pearl on the USS Germantown. First was obviously getting out of the Nam,second time was a Tiger cruise. Oldest was a Navy doctor and invited me to sail back from their Westpac cruise. As I am his stepfather, Iwas pleased as punch! Back to topic. Durham had great food, at least in the wardroom, although we Marinesgot in trouble for eating the Navy officers baked Alaska. Germantown was not so goid. I was in officers quarters and had a chance to visit with the 90s Marines, officer and enlisted. But the food, while it tasted great left me heading to the head an hour later after each meal.
Morale was great among both Marines and Navy personnel on the Germantown. Yes, they had a lot of portcalls, but they were patriotic to a man. I think today’s personnel are very wrapped up in Tik-Tok and showing off. And, I hope the Navy goes after them for public ally showing off. A year in the Nam as a ground pounder convinced me that the 70-90s sailors had it made! Semper Fi
Morale was great among both Marines and Navy personnel on the Germantown. Yes, they had a lot of portcalls, but they were patriotic to a man. I think today’s personnel are very wrapped up in Tik-Tok and showing off. And, I hope the Navy goes after them for public ally showing off. A year in the Nam as a ground pounder convinced me that the 70-90s sailors had it made! Semper Fi
Lo-Profile
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Lo-Profile
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Joined the Navy in 76. Medically Retired in 1998.
Most of my deployed places were usually between 8 months and 1.5 years, with 6 months between them. The longest was almost 2 years in Kuwait between 1990 and 1992
My last 15 years from 83 to 98 I was in Little Creek, VA only made 4 real deployments (over 6 months) during that 15 years. Lots of little ones between 1-3 months.
Was single my entire time in the military, didn't get married until I got out and went to college.
The military today is made up of a bunch of
instead of the 
we need
Most of my deployed places were usually between 8 months and 1.5 years, with 6 months between them. The longest was almost 2 years in Kuwait between 1990 and 1992
My last 15 years from 83 to 98 I was in Little Creek, VA only made 4 real deployments (over 6 months) during that 15 years. Lots of little ones between 1-3 months.
Was single my entire time in the military, didn't get married until I got out and went to college.
The military today is made up of a bunch of
instead of the we need
Old_Me
Emissary
and that's just it...no real men anymoreJoined the Navy in 76. Medically Retired in 1998.
Most of my deployed places were usually between 8 months and 1.5 years, with 6 months between them. The longest was almost 2 years in Kuwait between 1990 and 1992
My last 15 years from 83 to 98 I was in Little Creek, VA only made 4 real deployments (over 6 months) during that 15 years. Lots of little ones between 1-3 months.
Was single my entire time in the military, didn't get married until I got out and went to college.
The military today is made up of a bunch of
hell the kids of the past few decades don't even sign up for the draft anymore
when i was instructing new truckers, if they got a student loan, and never registered for the draft..??
they were immediately denied the student loan...
you should have seen how fast they signed those registration cards.
I agree that nine months is a long time, BUT, I wonder what they think happened during WW2? My uncle was home on leave from the army on 12/7/41. Got in that morning. His Mom and his sister (my Mom) were gone for the weekend visiting with family 2 hours away. Radio announced Pearl Harbor attack, along with “all military personnel report to their duty station by first available transport”. He wrote a note to him Mom and walked out the door. The next time he was home was in December of 1945-and he shipped overseas to the Pacific in February 42. My Dad arrived in China (Army Air Corp) in March of 42. He too didn’t see home again until December 20, 1945. A second uncle went into service in July 42, left the US November 42 for Europe. He got home January 46. THOSE were long tours.
USMC6094
Professional
I did two floats, one on a carrier, one on a Merchant Marine ship.
The first was on the USS John C. Stennis, and it was a combined 9 months of the best duty I had in my 9 years of active duty. In my entire grown up and professional life, I have never had the job satisfaction I had on Operation Southern Watch.
The second float was on a leased Merchant Marine ship was truly #3// on Earth. We were a floating MALS for the fixed wing (Marine Corps Aviation of course) side of operations in theater Operation Iraqi Freedom.
We saw the beach to refuel, in six months we had 5 mail calls.
Don't get me started on the food we were resupplied with from local vendors.
I swear these kids today don't know what a hard deployment is, or means.
The first was on the USS John C. Stennis, and it was a combined 9 months of the best duty I had in my 9 years of active duty. In my entire grown up and professional life, I have never had the job satisfaction I had on Operation Southern Watch.
The second float was on a leased Merchant Marine ship was truly #3// on Earth. We were a floating MALS for the fixed wing (Marine Corps Aviation of course) side of operations in theater Operation Iraqi Freedom.
We saw the beach to refuel, in six months we had 5 mail calls.
Don't get me started on the food we were resupplied with from local vendors.
I swear these kids today don't know what a hard deployment is, or means.
HayesGreener
SAINT
Tangof1!
Elite
"Just sign up for two years." The Recruiter said. "You'll be a RAU, Regular Army Unassigned. You'll get treated a lot better than the Draftees." "And you can request your Job!" The Draftees just get put in the Infantry." I got treated like **** like everybody else and my MOS was Light Weapons Infantry. That lying no good............