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Cerekk posted:if the Navy really wants to improve recruiting they should just bring back prize ships We asked some pointed questions about that in Desert Storm, when it looked like there was a real chance we could take a prize.
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orange juche posted:The problem with that is most pirate vessels aren't worth poo poo. Neither are half the new USN ships.
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Madurai posted:We asked some pointed questions about that in Desert Storm, when it looked like there was a real chance we could take a prize. If a P-8 drops a sono buoy on a ship to get it to surrender, does the aircrew get the prize? 
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Anyone spend any time at centcom in Tampa?
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Mar 21, 2018 05:47
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Oh god what did I say wrong now? I'm just a scummy reservist.
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I think that emote just kind of sums up the feeling of being in or anywhere around Tampa.
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Honestly don’t think it could be any worse than Pensacola. Anyways I put in some paper work for ADT orders that just popped up there just for the heck of it. Probably won’t get picked up for them but you never know.
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Jimmy4400nav posted:If a P-8 drops a sono buoy on a ship to get it to surrender, does the aircrew get the prize? They would have to crew it. But don't worry cyber warriors! https://www.lawfareblog.com/cyber-deterrence-scale You can be a mercenary in the cyber war!
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LingcodKilla posted:Oh god what did I say wrong now? I'm just a scummy reservist. Long story, but I just had a job offer to work there for nearly 6-digits rescinded because the shop just moved into a SCIF and my TS/SCI is expired (hooray for new requirements). So I'm stuck at an inland Navy base with no hope of a raise, advancement, or seeing a live tree; and will probably have to buy a house here because there are no rentals in the area.
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Godholio posted:Long story, but I just had a job offer to work there for nearly 6-digits rescinded because the shop just moved into a SCIF and my TS/SCI is expired (hooray for new requirements). So I'm stuck at an inland Navy base with no hope of a raise, advancement, or seeing a live tree; and will probably have to buy a house here because there are no rentals in the area. Oh you can just forward the job offer to me my TS/Sci is still active. Hey look I found the reason why we lost our rates for a hot moment on Facebook! Leave the ratings as they are. It was Obama's idea to do this. He was breaking up the Navy by not having designations for the job each Sailor did. The approach is the same he used to divide ethnic groups which was leading to chaos.
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LingcodKilla posted:Oh you can just forward the job offer to me my TS/Sci is still active. Don’t doxx me bro.
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LingcodKilla posted:Oh you can just forward the job offer to me my TS/Sci is still active. That was a fun time in which I got told that I didn't have any rate pride.
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PneumonicBook posted:That was a fun time in which I got told that I didn't have any rate pride. It was more annoying when having to address blueshirts since you couldn't just say IS1 or CTT2, you need to say Petty Officer Jones. And before you ask, why not call them by their name, the Army SGM got upset about the OPS floor being too informal and everyone didn't want to deal with the stupidity of the guy coming from the Ranger Regiment
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Hey guys, I accepted a written offer for a big boy job today with an immediate start even though I don't start terminal leave for 3 weeks.  Madurai posted:We asked some pointed questions about that in Desert Storm, when it looked like there was a real chance we could take a prize. Have a friend whose ship actually did.
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vulturesrow posted:Hey guys, I accepted a written offer for a big boy job today with an immediate start even though I don't start terminal leave for 3 weeks. In Seattle?
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Between Everett and Seattle.
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vulturesrow posted:Between Everett and Seattle. Oh god the traffic! Congrats! on the easy transition to civilian life. Personally I finally got a permanent job as a contractor working at the shipyards. Subcontracting is for the birds.
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It's close enough to where I live that it is bearable. If I hadn't got this job I most likely would have got a job in Seattle and yeah that commute would have sucked. I probably would've ended up taking the train a lot.
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Very cool, congrats.
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vulturesrow posted:Hey guys, I accepted a written offer for a big boy job today with an immediate start even though I don't start terminal leave for 3 weeks. Mazel tov!
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I’ve got the chance to take a tour of a new destroyer that’s about to be commissioned this week down here in Charleston. They’re even doing a happy hour afterwards, so it should be a cool afternoon. I do find it odd that despite being in the AF/Guard for 9 years now, I’ll have been on a navy ship and an Abrams while still never having flown on an Air Force jet.
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pkells posted:I’ve got the chance to take a tour of a new destroyer that’s about to be commissioned this week down here in Charleston. They’re even doing a happy hour afterwards, so it should be a cool afternoon. Ships are cool, enjoy! Be sure to not even try to be nautical just to piss off whoever is your guide, bonus points if it is a 
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Nick Soapdish posted:Ships are cool, enjoy! Be sure to not even try to be nautical just to piss off whoever is your guide, bonus points if it is a That’s the plan- I haven’t had drill in a few weeks, so I’m rocking the beard with my business casual office clothes. Bet I can call some chiefs “dudes”.
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Calling a chief “old goat” is a sign of endearing respect
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Make sure you call the chiefs, "petty officer."
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Call all Os, "Hey Chief," call all Chiefs, "Hey Buddy," and call all blueshirts, "Hey Guy."
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Godholio posted:"Sailor." I had a Marine Colonel call me that from a car because he couldn't find the right building and I was walking. Seemed weird at first but I forgot that they unironically call Marines "Marines".
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I saw a ton of Marines on base and was way more excited to see them than they were me and I yearned for an excuse to say, "Hey Marine, ----" but it never came up.
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I use Ding Dong as it gets a better reaction.
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Destroyer trip report: How the gently caress do you guys live on a tiny cramped ship like that for months at a time? And how do you put up with such a crazy work schedule? I spent a month with the army last year in Puerto Rico living in a camp, and they seemed to have a better quality of life. But the boat was cool, and my friend kept introducing this chief at the happy hour event afterwards as "an officer on the boat". Multiple people on the tour asked about whether or not they have nukes on board. I asked the 1Lt or whatever you call them how much BS they put up with getting the board ready for non-stop tours through their home for the past week. His smirk answered my question.
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pkells posted:Destroyer trip report: How do we put up with it? We have no choice. The benefit is people who can't cope with it usually process out through various means. No bones about it, it sucks, but you deal with it. Its better than getting shot at by Taliban or whatever imo. Way better than infinite ruck marches.
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pkells posted:Destroyer trip report: https://youtu.be/1TlOD2anqOU
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Also this.
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pkells posted:Destroyer trip report: Now imagine life on a sub that only has enough beds for 70-80% of the crew.
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I thought they fixed the hotracking problem for the Virginia class subs?
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That would be nice to see. The LA was 'lucky' that the aux equipment space was turned into an extra 9 man berthing (with horrible ventilation). Not having to stick 20-40+ people onto hotracks + torpedo room while on deployment would help quite a bit.
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pkells posted:Destroyer trip report: Destroyers aren't really that small or cramped. They aren't frigates or PCs, for example. Or old Cold War destroyers. There is something to be said for warships, though vs Army camps. No marching, no hauling rucks full of poo poo, no MREs, actual beds, daily showers, regular hot meals.
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