|
The thing that always made me laugh is requests that literally start with the phrase "Respectfully request to..." Somewhere, it's written that requests should be respectful in tone, i.e., not something like "I want to take some goddamn leave, you fuckers better approve this!", but instead "I would like to take time off from 9AM on July 3rd to 4PM on July 6th."
|
#
?
Jan 1, 2018 03:10
|
|
|
|
| # ? May 14, 2024 00:33 |
|
|
poopkitty posted:One time Sarkazm and I put "Has a really cute wife, for a dweeb" under a technician's strengths on a midterm. He did, and I still have no idea how he duped her into marriage. We were seriously hurting for strengths. One of my buddies spelled out L E G E N D in the first letters of the bullets in an (AF) officer performance report for one of his subordinates. It wasn't noticed. Edit: The reveal at the next callsign night was fun though. The commander just facepalmed the whole time.
|
|
#
?
Jan 1, 2018 03:16
|
|
|
Dr. Arbitrary posted:The thing that always made me laugh is requests that literally start with the phrase "Respectfully request to..." You always start off politely. You can tell someone to go gently caress themselves at any point, it's just hard to elevate afterwards. It's also harder to say no to a reasonable and polite request even if there is no desire to do so.
|
|
#
?
Jan 1, 2018 03:44
|
|
|
lightpole posted:You always start off politely. You can tell someone to go gently caress themselves at any point, it's just hard to elevate afterwards. It's also harder to say no to a reasonable and polite request even if there is no desire to do so. Sure, but the point is, a respectful request is interpreted as "Start the request with the words 'Respectfully request to...'"
|
|
#
?
Jan 1, 2018 03:53
|
|
|
Dr. Arbitrary posted:Sure, but the point is, a respectful request is interpreted as "Start the request with the words 'Respectfully request to...'" That's what is taught at boot camp, people are following the basic instructions the fleet passed down to RTC
|
|
#
?
Jan 1, 2018 04:09
|
|
|
Dr. Arbitrary posted:Sure, but the point is, a respectful request is interpreted as "Start the request with the words 'Respectfully request to...'" I would probably choose a less rigid version of that over "may/will xxxx please..." as that sounds like a little kid asking for permission or begging someone to do something. Bunch of 18 year old kids with no imagination use it to avoid stepping on toes and then never break the habit. lightpole fucked around with this message at 04:21 on Jan 1, 2018 |
|
#
?
Jan 1, 2018 04:14
|
|
|
I spoke with an active E-6 the other day about a Chief who’s prolly going to Court Martial; I mentioned he’ll most likely get busted down and booted out(medical as his foot was pulverized). The E-6 trumped out that “it takes an act of Congress “ thing about busting chiefs... I told him he should google that.
|
|
#
?
Jan 1, 2018 04:23
|
|
|
maffew buildings posted:That's what is taught at boot camp, people are following the basic instructions the fleet passed down to RTC On the same subject, this might be out of date, but when I learned to lace my dress shoes, it was right over left. When I actually looked at the pictures in the regulations, they were straight laced. Is there any actual rule on how to lace dress shoes, or any shoes in general?
|
|
#
?
Jan 1, 2018 04:39
|
|
|
Dingleberry posted:I spoke with an active E-6 the other day about a Chief who’s prolly going to Court Martial; I mentioned he’ll most likely get busted down and booted out(medical as his foot was pulverized). The E-6 trumped out that “it takes an act of Congress “ thing about busting chiefs... I told him he should google that. Yeah I am pretty sure this is the same across the board for Marines and Navy. It's the first 0-6 in their chain of command that has court martial authority.
|
|
#
?
Jan 1, 2018 08:33
|
|
|
Chiefs love the image that they are untouchable.
|
|
#
?
Jan 1, 2018 09:03
|
|
|
Nostalgia4Ass posted:Yeah I am pretty sure this is the same across the board for Marines and Navy. It's the first 0-6 in their chain of command that has court martial authority. Most O6s are amateur politicians. Just like our current Congress.
|
|
#
?
Jan 1, 2018 09:05
|
|
|
Nostalgia4Ass posted:Yeah I am pretty sure this is the same across the board for Marines and Navy. It's the first 0-6 in their chain of command that has court martial authority. It's the same across all services as it's part of the UCMJ and MCM.
|
|
#
?
Jan 1, 2018 15:36
|
|
|
At its heart, eval doublespeak is supposed to be a way you can tell a board the person isn't ready for promotion while not crushing their souls. Of course it's just fart-huffing now. The best block I've ever seen was an ASCII art of the command mascot holding a severed head with "MY #1/23 JOs PROMOTE IMMEDIATELY" at the bottom.
|
|
#
?
Jan 2, 2018 00:46
|
|
|
Red Crown posted:At its heart, eval doublespeak is supposed to be a way you can tell a board the person isn't ready for promotion while not crushing their souls. Of course it's just fart-huffing now. I would need to see this to believe it.
|
|
#
?
Jan 2, 2018 00:50
|
|
|
Red Crown posted:At its heart, eval doublespeak is supposed to be a way you can tell a board the person isn't ready for promotion while not crushing their souls. Of course it's just fart-huffing now. Pics or it didn't happen.
|
|
#
?
Jan 2, 2018 01:09
|
|
|
I have no idea what the equivalent of a EP on a officer's fitrep is but if that dude didn't get one, the Navy has failed.
|
|
#
?
Jan 2, 2018 01:18
|
|
|
orange juche posted:I have no idea what the equivalent of a EP on a officer's fitrep is but if that dude didn't get one, the Navy has failed. It is also EP.
|
|
#
?
Jan 2, 2018 01:50
|
|
|
I'm a CCC and super looking forward to my first real working day tomorrow after the Navy released 1000 new sweeping personnel policy NAVADMINS over the holidays. 
|
|
#
?
Jan 2, 2018 06:32
|
|
|
What?
|
|
#
?
Jan 2, 2018 09:24
|
|
|
CMD598 posted:What? Fattys cant leave... Nobody getting out early... Was there others?
|
|
#
?
Jan 2, 2018 10:17
|
|
|
OBLISERV changes, extensions to match assignment, SRB update, oh and it's BRS opt-in time too.
|
|
#
?
Jan 2, 2018 13:51
|
|
|
DustyNuts posted:OBLISERV changes, extensions to match assignment, SRB update, oh and it's BRS opt-in time too. I just handed my third PCS passenger reservation request change to our transfer guys. Hopefully they don't hate me
|
|
#
?
Jan 3, 2018 01:09
|
|
|
orange juche posted:I would need to see this to believe it. There are a surprising amount of awesome (but not at all secret) things in buildings where no cameras are allowed, this unfortunately was one of them.
|
|
#
?
Jan 3, 2018 02:03
|
|
|
Red Crown posted:There are a surprising amount of awesome (but not at all secret) things in buildings where no cameras are allowed, this unfortunately was one of them. The art on the walls of reactor rooms is pretty awesome.
|
|
#
?
Jan 3, 2018 03:08
|
|
|
Oceana/Dam Neck snow daaaaaayyyyyy
|
|
#
?
Jan 3, 2018 21:22
|
|
|
Good ol dam neck. Have fun!
|
|
#
?
Jan 3, 2018 21:26
|
|
|
6-10" of snow in the Hampton Roads area is gonna be pretty paralyzing.
|
|
#
?
Jan 3, 2018 21:31
|
|
|
So.... traffic will be slightly worse than normal?
|
|
#
?
Jan 3, 2018 21:40
|
|
|
LingcodKilla posted:So.... traffic will be slightly worse than normal? For once all the MOLON LABE-emblazoned tiny-dick trucks with their six foot ground clearances will be useful!
|
|
#
?
Jan 3, 2018 21:44
|
|
|
BIG HEADLINE posted:For once all the MOLON LABE-emblazoned tiny-dick trucks with their six foot ground clearances will be useful! They'll be upside down in a ditch
|
|
#
?
Jan 3, 2018 21:45
|
|
|
Proud Christian Mom posted:They'll be upside down in a ditch I fail to see how that makes my statement any less true or optimistic.
|
|
#
?
Jan 3, 2018 21:54
|
|
|
What’s a good excuse to use during a blizzard to get out of duty?
|
|
#
?
Jan 3, 2018 22:35
|
|
|
idk do you have any family I remember there was a fire an hour away or so and they let people who might be affected go home Then you had mother fuckers an hour in the opposite direction “uhm I need to get home to, uh, my family and uhm. Can I go home from work already?”
|
|
#
?
Jan 3, 2018 22:43
|
|
|
Just a wife. 
|
|
#
?
Jan 3, 2018 22:53
|
|
|
I always wondered if a whole command of just navy goons would be the most efficient or the most dysfunctional in existence.
|
|
#
?
Jan 3, 2018 23:00
|
|
|
LingcodKilla posted:I always wondered if a whole command of just navy goons would be the most efficient or the most dysfunctional in existence. Well, we have SWOs, pilots, nukes, deck types, ITs, intel, terps, seabee, ETs, and STGs off the top of my head. I think we might struggle to staff an engine room, but i'm pretty sure the rest is pretty well represented.
|
|
#
?
Jan 4, 2018 00:53
|
|
|
Mr. Nice! posted:Well, we have SWOs, pilots, nukes, deck types, ITs, intel, terps, seabee, ETs, and STGs off the top of my head. I think we might struggle to staff an engine room, but i'm pretty sure the rest is pretty well represented. I think we could stand up a PHIBRON or DESRON staff
|
|
#
?
Jan 4, 2018 01:00
|
|
|
Oh yeah we have jags, too.
|
|
#
?
Jan 4, 2018 01:02
|
|
|
Mr. Nice! posted:Well, we have SWOs, pilots, nukes, deck types, ITs, intel, terps, seabee, ETs, and STGs off the top of my head. I think we might struggle to staff an engine room, but i'm pretty sure the rest is pretty well represented. lightpole and two fingers are marine engineers and should be pressed into service, IMO.
|
|
#
?
Jan 4, 2018 01:04
|
|
|
|
| # ? May 14, 2024 00:33 |
|
|
Mr. Nice! posted:Well, we have SWOs, pilots, nukes, deck types, ITs, intel, terps, seabee, ETs, and STGs off the top of my head. I think we might struggle to staff an engine room, but i'm pretty sure the rest is pretty well represented. TF and I can 2 man the engine room np.
|
|
#
?
Jan 4, 2018 01:04
|
|