Question for USN types....
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Stone Cold
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A Hull Technician is basically a plumber, doing lots of welding, etc. A Damage Controlman works on all the DC gear,i.e., fire hoses, extinguishers, Quick Acting Water Tight Doors (QAWTD), etc. They are both usually in the same division (at least on a Small Boy) and both usually pretty good at overall Damage Control, but a HT does more than DC when it comes to "fixing things".
I hope that's clearer than mud now.
I hope that's clearer than mud now.
mtsu_av8er
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Does the Navy still have DC's? You know you're getting old when you have to answer questions like that....
I actually did firefighter training at the Treasure Island Naval Station. That's when you know you're getting old!!!!
I actually did firefighter training at the Treasure Island Naval Station. That's when you know you're getting old!!!!
Grabo172
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Yep, still have DCs.
they have no BTs left though..
Like said above, the DCs mainly do all the Firefighting and dewatering/shoring upkeep and maintenance, along with being the at sea and in port fire party leaders/members.
The HTs fix the toilets and clean up the CHT (sound it out
) when it overflows. They also mainly do alot of welding and pipe fitting.
they have no BTs left though..
Like said above, the DCs mainly do all the Firefighting and dewatering/shoring upkeep and maintenance, along with being the at sea and in port fire party leaders/members.
The HTs fix the toilets and clean up the CHT (sound it out
Question #2. Customs/courtesies/traditions
1. When ships arrive into Pearl Harbor, is it standard for them to render honors to the USS Arizona? Is it true that the Arizona is still a commissioned US Navy vessel?
2. I'm a little bit familiar with the "shellback" concept of those that have crossed the equator; any Shellbacks here? How do they know who has/hasn't gone through the "ceremony"? Also, isn't there a similiar "ceremony" for submariners that have cruised under the polar icecap, or something similiar?
1. When ships arrive into Pearl Harbor, is it standard for them to render honors to the USS Arizona? Is it true that the Arizona is still a commissioned US Navy vessel?
2. I'm a little bit familiar with the "shellback" concept of those that have crossed the equator; any Shellbacks here? How do they know who has/hasn't gone through the "ceremony"? Also, isn't there a similiar "ceremony" for submariners that have cruised under the polar icecap, or something similiar?
mtsu_av8er
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I never had the privillage tobecome a shellback. You get a big certificate and it goes into you service record.
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From what I understand, the ceremony (which used to celebrate the tradition of Shellbacks) has turned into a big PC feel-good gathering....
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I never had the privillage tobecome a shellback. You get a big certificate and it goes into you service record.
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From what I understand, the ceremony (which used to celebrate the tradition of Shellbacks) has turned into a big PC feel-good gathering....
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2. I'm a little bit familiar with the "shellback" concept of those that have crossed the equator; any Shellbacks here? How do they know who has/hasn't gone through the "ceremony"?
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DP3 Perrone here
JC-Air America Member and Proud Shellback.
I crossed the equator back in Dec. '92 and it was a day to relax (for previous shellbacks) and humiliate the polywogs (those that have not crossed the equator). They used to use old pieces of firehoses to whip the pi$$ out of everyone. After the Tailhook scandal all of the physical violence was stopped.
If is was humilating and embarrassing they made you do it. Some of the stuff we did:
stand watch in our workspace and bang a dustpan with a broom and announce when a Sheelback entered the space.
crawled around the ship with underwear over our head that had a sock tied to it. we had to lean over and grab the sock from the guy infront of us.
they had a obstacle course of sorts on the flight deck and it was more humilation. blowing water out of the tie-down holders, climbing through slop and probably the worst was Baby Huey....They took the fatest sailor and you would have to take an olive out of his belly button. At the very end of the obstacle course you jumped into a huge tub of filthy water and when you came up, a shellback would ask you, "what are you. A shellback or a wog. If you answer a wog, it was back through the course again. If you answerd a shellback it was over. You basically stripped off your clothes and threw them overboard into the ocean. At the time I was on the carrier, there were no women so the naked sailors on the flight deck may have changed. If you were smart you had someone with some towels so you could get back to your berthing area with out flapping in the wind. I think it took a few days to get all the junk and stench off of you.
If you are on a ship that is crossing the equator, they can actually look at your prior duty stations and know if you have crossed the equator. I believe it may even be in your service equator, You also recieve an id-sized card and certificate that shows you have crossed the line as well.
Probably more than you wanted to know. I can bring my card to Network JC. Maybe we need a cermony of some sorts for Vegas.
when we crossed the equator, our XO was a polywog. It was fun to see him go through the same mess.
2. I'm a little bit familiar with the "shellback" concept of those that have crossed the equator; any Shellbacks here? How do they know who has/hasn't gone through the "ceremony"?
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DP3 Perrone here
JC-Air America Member and Proud Shellback.
I crossed the equator back in Dec. '92 and it was a day to relax (for previous shellbacks) and humiliate the polywogs (those that have not crossed the equator). They used to use old pieces of firehoses to whip the pi$$ out of everyone. After the Tailhook scandal all of the physical violence was stopped.
If is was humilating and embarrassing they made you do it. Some of the stuff we did:
stand watch in our workspace and bang a dustpan with a broom and announce when a Sheelback entered the space.
crawled around the ship with underwear over our head that had a sock tied to it. we had to lean over and grab the sock from the guy infront of us.
they had a obstacle course of sorts on the flight deck and it was more humilation. blowing water out of the tie-down holders, climbing through slop and probably the worst was Baby Huey....They took the fatest sailor and you would have to take an olive out of his belly button. At the very end of the obstacle course you jumped into a huge tub of filthy water and when you came up, a shellback would ask you, "what are you. A shellback or a wog. If you answer a wog, it was back through the course again. If you answerd a shellback it was over. You basically stripped off your clothes and threw them overboard into the ocean. At the time I was on the carrier, there were no women so the naked sailors on the flight deck may have changed. If you were smart you had someone with some towels so you could get back to your berthing area with out flapping in the wind. I think it took a few days to get all the junk and stench off of you.
If you are on a ship that is crossing the equator, they can actually look at your prior duty stations and know if you have crossed the equator. I believe it may even be in your service equator, You also recieve an id-sized card and certificate that shows you have crossed the line as well.
Probably more than you wanted to know. I can bring my card to Network JC. Maybe we need a cermony of some sorts for Vegas.
when we crossed the equator, our XO was a polywog. It was fun to see him go through the same mess.
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the "micky mouse ears" helmets donned
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Here's one for you other Navy guys.....When I reported to the carrier I was given a GQ station and it ended up being Fire lockers and my job was working on the firehoses. I got my gear during one of the drills and went to put on the (one size fits all) helmet and youe guessed it, it did not fit. That was the end of that GQ station. They sent me back to the Data Center where I was working and that became my new hoem during GQ. IT could not get much easier than that.
the "micky mouse ears" helmets donned
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Here's one for you other Navy guys.....When I reported to the carrier I was given a GQ station and it ended up being Fire lockers and my job was working on the firehoses. I got my gear during one of the drills and went to put on the (one size fits all) helmet and youe guessed it, it did not fit. That was the end of that GQ station. They sent me back to the Data Center where I was working and that became my new hoem during GQ. IT could not get much easier than that.
clrd4takeoff
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Amen to that!!!