When sailors get bored...

beetle said:
So thats where our taxmoney went. :banghead:
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With everything that our military personel have to deal with in today's military. I think this was a good moral lifter for the entire ship.

I especially like that the officers got in on all the fun. So chill, relax!
 
Two thoughts: I thought that would get you a job cleaning floors with a toothbrush.

Were those the same 3 women they kept showing or is there now an abundance of women on carriers? Perhaps I need to rethink my career.
 
Swen said:
Two thoughts: I thought that would get you a job cleaning floors with a toothbrush.

Were those the same 3 women they kept showing or is there now an abundance of women on carriers? Perhaps I need to rethink my career.
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Max is right...stress release is important after months of 8 on/8 off or weeks of not seeing land. I only did land-based deployments, but after about four months into a six (seven, eight, etc.) month deployment people start to get a little wacky and some rules are bent just a bit to relieve stress (steel beach anyone)?! :insane:

Definitely rethink that career...women have been allowed on combatant ships since 1994 and now make up about 7% of ship's company (not including the air wing when deployed). I was one of 25 women assigned TDY to the USS Kitty Hawk for three weeks in '94 to get the men used to having women onboard. This was just after Tailhook so tensions were high at first with the guys not knowing if they should talk to us, run the other way, or what to do. But after 3 or 4 days they got used to having us around.

sidenote: watching night ops on a carrier...there's just nothing like it and the experience is one of the highlights of my life.
 
Hey GNA! I was on the Connie in 94. WE had a few girls on board also. Poor girls were always surrounded by lonely sailors. Anyway, you have to do stuff like the video to keep from losing your mind. Rest assured your tax dollars are getting you a very capable Navy.
 
gna_in_lgb said:
Max is right... #1 stress release is important after months of 8 on/8 off or weeks of not seeing land. I only did land-based deployments, #2 but after about four months into a six (seven, eight, etc.) month deployment people start to get a little wacky and some rules are bent just a bit to relieve stress (steel beach anyone)?! :insane:

Definitely rethink that career...women have been allowed on combatant ships since 1994 and now make up about 7% of ship's company (not including the air wing when deployed). #3 I was one of 25 women assigned TDY to the USS Kitty Hawk for three weeks in '94 to get the men used to having women onboard. #4 This was just after Tailhook so tensions were high at first with the guys not knowing if they should talk to us, run the other way, or what to do. #5 But after 3 or 4 days they got used to having us around.

#6 sidenote: watching night ops on a carrier...there's just nothing like it and the experience is one of the highlights of my life.
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#1 - amen to that.

#2 - four months, shoot it didn't take that long to go crazy. we had a guy jump from one of the smoking decks During a UnRep. He wanted out of the Navy. Didn't happen though.

#3 - I just missed you then. I was onboard the USS Ranger (CV-61) "Top Gun of the Pacific Fleet" from 92-93. Got out in 93 and had I stayed in my next orders were to the K-hawk.

#4 - Tailhook was awhile before that. We had an easy equator crossing and that was in '92.

#5 - We got used to it, but as creepy as it sounds, we always knew where the women were. The sweet smell of perfume was easily detectable on a ship of slimy sailors. ;)

#6 - Amen to night ops.
 
Stone Cold said:
Bah...Small Boys' is where it's at!!! I knew everybody by first name and they knew mine!!!:D
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What? Small boys suck! I hated having to fly out to small boys especially FFG's. It's not easy trying to land a 46 on a FFG deck and it looks really close to the waterline! USNS or AOE is where it's at baby!
 
I've seen that one before, but it's always fun to watch it again. Makes me jump up from the computer and start shakin' it. Love that!!!

Not that I have a soft spot for our Navy brothers and sisters or anything. ;)
 
Stone Cold said:
Bah...Small Boys' is where it's at!!! I knew everybody by first name and they knew mine!!!:D
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No way! I don't want to know everyone. Besides, when we went threw the storm in the South China Sea we had water coming over the flight deck and were bouncing enough for me. The others in our b-group were getting tossed around like mad. Every other wave you'd lose sight of the front end-. No thanks....
 
Stone Cold said:
Whatever...if you're not walking on the walls, then you're not really a sailor!!!:D
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Hey, we did a full power turn once during work ups and we came very close to walking on walls. The flight deck was pretty cool during the turn.


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Hahahahahahahaha....that's cute. The Carrier guy trying to trade walking on walls stories with the FFG guy!!!:bandit:
 
Stone Cold said:
Hahahahahahahaha....that's cute. The Carrier guy trying to trade walking on walls stories with the FFG guy!!!:bandit:
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Come on, give me a break. :) That's as close as I can come to it. :(


Shouldn't you be studying Lear stuff anyway.... ?
 
Yeah, taking a break...this is the last time y'all will see me on here for a while! How's the weather been up there???:insane: :cool:






Sorry, didn't mean to rub it in, but glad I got out of there!!
 
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