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Mr. Nice! posted:In the navy that's true. In the AF it is an actual job. 3M0X1 is the career field and you can literally hand out basketballs for your full enlistment. Too bad I'm too old to reenlist
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Blackchamber posted:It's not a rate or mos. It's usually a job done by civilian contractors but supposedly people have been assigned temporarily to work at the gym and other places and do that crap. TPU /THU is also where people go when waiting on adjudication for their clearances for SAP access or what-have-you. THU is full of A-schoolers from Corry who didn't get their polys in time and, yes, they get sent to good ol' Eagle Fitness to hand out Basketballs until the SSO okays them.
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Vriess posted:TPU /THU is also where people go when waiting on adjudication for their clearances for SAP access or what-have-you. THU is full of A-schoolers from Corry who didn't get their polys in time and, yes, they get sent to good ol' Eagle Fitness to hand out Basketballs until the SSO okays them. That's once again a navy thing. Air Force Services literally has people who man MWR/gym stuff for their entire enlistment.
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Mr. Nice! posted:That's once again a navy thing. Air Force Services literally has people who man MWR/gym stuff for their entire enlistment. Jesus. If you had that job for even one full enlistment you could get out with at least a master's degree, PhD for two.
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Mr. Nice! posted:That's once again a navy thing. Air Force Services literally has people who man MWR/gym stuff for their entire enlistment. They also have a flight attendant MOS.
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Arrinien posted:I've noticed this come up a bunch of times in this thread. As someone who isn't in the military, or even American, is this a really common joke about the USAF or is there actually a job where you will be handing out basketballs? It's a joke about the "service" career field in the Air Force. Most of them were thrown out during the massive manpower cuts of the 90s/00s, but services overseas things like MWR programs (morale, welfare, recreation...you can rent outdoors equipment, get discount travel/sports/concert tickets, etc), the base gym, pool, golf course. The people actually manning the desk at these places are not usually uniformed personnel, they're usually spouses or children of military folks. There are few, though. It's a common joke in the AF too. You're worthless, crosstrain to services and hand out towels. Mr. Nice! posted:That's once again a navy thing. Air Force Services literally has people who man MWR/gym stuff for their entire enlistment. The AF calls it "casual status" and it works the same way. I was basically an assistant secretary for an O-6 for about 7 months waiting for my career field training to start. A friend of mine was the assistant to the guy planning/running the annual air show (he got an achievement medal iirc). Godholio fucked around with this message at 00:37 on Nov 9, 2017 |
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Navy officers especially pilots end up on casual status and stashed away while waiting on schools often enough.
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ManMythLegend posted:They also have a flight attendant MOS. Dealing with AMC personnel on the way down range was basically seeing a uniformed equivalent to the same people I saw in Real Life traveling for business. It was weird.
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LingcodKilla posted:The fort and lighthouse are great and be prepared to spend a full day at the naval air museum because it's out-loving-standing. Just when you think there can't be more you realize there's a whole second building. When I was waiting to class up for API a few of us got cached in the museum to help out for a few hours a day, best job ever that place is awesome. vulturesrow posted:Wanting to go big wings is dumb. Hey man, some want the pointy end of the spear and some feel the call of the majestic sky RV.
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vulturesrow posted:Wanting to go big wings is dumb. Why would anyone want a few thousand hours in 737s? Or to have a shitter?
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I was on TPU for about a month while transitioning to limdu and it ruled. My responsibilities were as follows: - muster at PSD in the morning - don’t be late for doctor’s appointments I highly recommend it (minus the transitioning to limdu part!)
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hey, if you get a 99 on your asvab you'd think you'd be smart enough to go CTN instead if nuke, but oh well.
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I just saw a chiefs pea coat for the first time today and omg I'm buying one for civilian wear. Gonna get rid of the dumb gold buttons first.
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LingcodKilla posted:I just saw a chiefs pea coat for the first time today and omg I'm buying one for civilian wear. Gonna get rid of the dumb gold buttons first. Then it is just a pea coat? Or did I just 
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Nick Soapdish posted:Then it is just a pea coat? Or did I just Nah it goes down to the knees. It's loving big pimping. I may really love pea coats. Ohhh its the officers bridge coat! Still love it. Crab Dad fucked around with this message at 05:13 on Nov 9, 2017 |
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LingcodKilla posted:Nah it goes down to the knees. It's loving big pimping. Yeah, that's what I thought you were referencing. I changed my pea coat from blueshirt to Chief via changing the buttons to gold so was confused.
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Nick Soapdish posted:Yeah, that's what I thought you were referencing. I changed my pea coat from blueshirt to Chief via changing the buttons to gold so was confused. Yeah my bad, I was at a local consignment store buying bigger blue bottoms because sailors gonna get fat and all when I came across one. Gonna get rid of the shoulder loops and switch the buttons.
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Godholio posted:Why would anyone want a few thousand hours in 737s? Or to have a shitter? I confess I don't believe there to be any good answers to those questions, especially for NFO types.
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guys, im in vegas, on a Wednesday night, drinking martinis in a cocktail lounge, and I didn't need to get permission from my chief to go out of area. my advice: 1) get out. 2) never go nuke.
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For some reason, my dumb rear end brain has been mentally translating CTN to Crypto Tech Nuclear. I just realized that that's definitely not correct.
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cryptologic technician networks. We are hackers (wannabe script kiddies) 
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Sir Lucius posted:cryptologic technician networks. Government cost saving measure is more like it. Also, it's one of the few rates you could buy a puppy and raise it to an old dog without ever abandoning it to goto sea.
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Sir Lucius posted:guys, im in vegas, on a Wednesday night, drinking martinis in a cocktail lounge, and I didn't need to get permission from my chief to go out of area. my advice: This is a good post OP
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For skipping the PRT next cycle does that happen automatically if you made the right score or do you have to get cleared by someone first? Wanted to make sure I was reading BUPERS right.
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Jimmy4400nav posted:For skipping the PRT next cycle does that happen automatically if you made the right score or do you have to get cleared by someone first? Wanted to make sure I was reading BUPERS right. Your CFL is supposed to enter in the system. Latest Navadmin covers it.
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Jimmy4400nav posted:For skipping the PRT next cycle does that happen automatically if you made the right score or do you have to get cleared by someone first? Wanted to make sure I was reading BUPERS right. It's an entry in PRIMS, and you just gotta pass the BCA.
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Default Settings posted:Hi, I have no deeper knowledge of the US Navy, but let me add: I want to thank everyone who participated in the well pissing process this past week for their service because it has been some of the funniest SA posting I've ever read. Favorite punchlines included the Riker posts and the "thanks for ur service" one.
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Slavic Crime Yacht posted:We can offer kava I want this. Give this to me. Are you in the South Pacific at the moment? My buddy got out of the USMC and is running a tug and barge company around Vanuatu. Slave wages but minimal responsibility/work. Where is the crime yacht on the work/responsibility scale?
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I'd imagine every so often you have to ignore the sound of a silenced gunshot or man being garrotted, but hey, international waters. Ain't no one's business.
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lightpole posted:I want this. Give this to me. Are you in the South Pacific at the moment? My buddy got out of the USMC and is running a tug and barge company around Vanuatu. Slave wages but minimal responsibility/work. Where is the crime yacht on the work/responsibility scale? Funny story we will be in your mom later this month Comrade Blyatlov fucked around with this message at 19:41 on Nov 16, 2017 |
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My engineering sense is telling me you need an engineer for the month of December, fly me out.
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Slavic Crime Yacht posted:Funny story we will be in xxxxx later this month Isn't that a way for an enterprising internet detective to find out what superyacht you work on? 
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It's winter in the northern hemisphere, everyone is heading to the south Pacific now. Med is lovely, Africa requires armed guards, could go to South America I guess?
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Hey Navy thread I thought I would ask for your assistance in joining and was wondering on what rate but oops i'm a loving idiot and actually don't want your advice and will actively do whatever the opposite of what you say so please tell me to totally not be a nuke so I can live my dream of being the only special snowflake to love nuke school because my bro who has been in for three years and is basically the mcpon told me it would be great and also gently caress myself because I am the biggest loving gently caress who's ever hosed a loving gently caress. No for real though logical fallacy maybe go ask your mom if she could abort you right now because thats a better option than what your incredibly stupid loving rear end has signed up for. EDIT: I expect this approach will work.
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<logicalfallacy checks the thread and determines he in fact knows more than nearly a century of Navy experience and determines he will not, in fact, be a simple statistic because he uttered the words "I will not be a statistic".>
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BIG HEADLINE posted:Isn't that a way for an enterprising internet detective to find out what superyacht you work on? Naval Intelligence at work
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BIG HEADLINE posted:Isn't that a way for an enterprising internet detective to find out what superyacht you work on? Eh... probably but there are like 5 yachts I know there right now so who really cares.
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PneumonicBook posted:Hey Navy thread I thought I would ask for your assistance in joining and was wondering on what rate but oops i'm a loving idiot and actually don't want your advice and will actively do whatever the opposite of what you say so please tell me to totally not be a nuke so I can live my dream of being the only special snowflake to love nuke school because my bro who has been in for three years and is basically the mcpon told me it would be great and also gently caress myself because I am the biggest loving gently caress who's ever hosed a loving gently caress. I'm just really stubborn and dig my heels in despite common survival instinct and common sense telling me to run the gently caress away. Also I signed a piece of paper that says I really love submarines, like... REALLY LOVE THEM, I hope this won't effect my future changes of becoming a statistic and knowing someone that will become a statistic. Someone you know and work with will kill themselves at some point, along side with countless people making cry for help attempts only to be ignored or held for a few days before returning to work to a division or school that hates them even more for increasing there workload. Enjoy.
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Submarines aren't inherently a bad deal though they're certainly not for everyone. Lots of people on subs like their jobs. None of those people are nukes.
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