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King of Bees posted:Like I'm really proud and happy when a sailor makes chief but if that's the pinnacle of your life, whoah boy. Can you imagine a Capt putting on a sticker and wearing a shirt and getting a tattoo? Or a Lcdr? Or whatever? I work with a lot of people who probably unironically believe the best thing they ever did was put on some anchors. About two years into my DoD gig I got 100% through nepotism we moved from trailers into an actual building. All the retired chiefs petitioned hard to get assigned parking, so the parking right outside was GS-12 and above and GS 11 and below got a lot down a hill. Well it turns out most of the retired Chiefs are 11s or lower, so they all went into the Commander's office to persuade him that the parking should be ordered by PRIOR NAVY RANK. Parking is now on a first come basis. Lots of retired Chief's like to put Retired Chief/Senior Chief/Master Chief on their signature lines, as if a single one of us cares. If one of them comes into my office to talk about an issue they almost always segue into some loving dumbass sea story that I don't care about. If you're still in (lol) and you think Chiefs are bad now, I daresay they're worse after retirement.
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SpaceSDoorGunner posted:gently caress your education btw. Lol @ anyone who reenlisted recently. TA has always been a roll of the dice anyway. Recruiter: Join the Navy! In addition to the GI Bill, you also get tuition assistance so if you're really motivated, you can get a start on a degree even while you're in! Oh, here are your orders to FDNF. You'll be working in a place with no connectivity for online classes and you're doing 18 hour days anyway guess you should have gotten shore orders, chump.
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PneumonicBook posted:I work with a lot of people who probably unironically believe the best thing they ever did was put on some anchors. I've learned that "retired SNCO" is not a trait you want your boss to have.
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M_Gargantua posted:Judging by the quality of all the other people pursuing bachelors in engineering at the "top tier prestigious engineering research institution" that I'm at we're about eight generations away from the holiness techpriest engineers. Nobody is being taught useful skills or knowledge. Engineering is all theory, engineering technologists would be applied but those are getting rare since everyone wants engineers. My school has engineers doing a lot of applied but the EE class I'm taking has been all theory I will never even think about cause technology is so far ahead. I plan on ignoring the class and playing around with the software on my own now.
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PneumonicBook posted:I work with a lot of people who probably unironically believe the best thing they ever did was put on some anchors. I always thought the anchors meant that they would hinder any movement, and the song “anchors aweigh” was a secret dig at the chiefs in that in order to “get underway” and accomplish anything the arresting effect of the anchors must be overcome. Dingleberry fucked around with this message at 13:29 on May 23, 2019 |
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May 23, 2019 06:36
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*cough* Aweight *cough*
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Nick Soapdish posted:*cough* Aweight *cough* Oops
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Is that a jab at fat chiefs? Just checking, because it is actually anchor's aweigh.
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The cruise ship I was on would weigh anchor and sail from this southern France port right around the time the show started. Since the thruster compartment was right under the orchestra pit, and the chain locker went right through the backstage changing rooms, we’d disrupt the poo poo out of the show whenever we were running late. I tried to convince the orchestra to start playing anchors aweigh when they saw me and my gang run through the balcony on our way to the mooring deck, but alas, they had sticks up their asses.
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Was working on a cruise ship cool, not a lot of opportunity to do it for Americans really.
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Depends. Young, single and carefree? Go for it. Otherwise no, it sucks, don’t do it.
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PneumonicBook posted:I work with a lot of people who probably unironically believe the best thing they ever did was put on some anchors. Kind of sort of related story about parking. For those that don't know, usually the squadron CO/XO parking spots are designated as whatever the squadron call sign +1 or 2, ie "Bumblefuck 1" and"Bumblefuck 2" respectively. We had a CMC, former COB type, try to convince them that the CMC spot should be Bumblefuck 3. Um no, you're not 3rd in the CoC you moron (although he acted like he was in fact the third in the CoC). Incidentally, in my 20 years, I only ever yelled at 3 enlisted Sailors. He was one of them.
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shovelbum posted:Was working on a cruise ship cool, not a lot of opportunity to do it for Americans really. Ditch the lady friend and get on the Pride, they have jobs up all the time. My friends loved it but decided they needed to stop sailing on a cruise ship if they wanted to get married or something. Also, you have to shave.
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Just label the spot "Papa Bear" and call it a day. It works on way more levels.
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lightpole posted:Engineering is all theory, engineering technologists would be applied but those are getting rare since everyone wants engineers. My school has engineers doing a lot of applied but the EE class I'm taking has been all theory I will never even think about cause technology is so far ahead. I plan on ignoring the class and playing around with the software on my own now. At some point, we might end up prizing a specialist undergraduate or graduate degree that comes full circle and is based around 'integrating theory and practice' because of the generational effect of academic engineers teaching academic engineers.
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vulturesrow posted:Kind of sort of related story about parking. For those that don't know, usually the squadron CO/XO parking spots are designated as whatever the squadron call sign +1 or 2, ie "Bumblefuck 1" and"Bumblefuck 2" respectively. We had a CMC, former COB type, try to convince them that the CMC spot should be Bumblefuck 3. Um no, you're not 3rd in the CoC you moron (although he acted like he was in fact the third in the CoC). Incidentally, in my 20 years, I only ever yelled at 3 enlisted Sailors. He was one of them. Honestly and unfortunately with too many of them it isn't a "Wow, I'm proud and humble to have achieved this level of responsibility and I'll do the best I can to make sure the sailors under me are given the best support I can possibly give them." It's more like "gently caress how do I keep the CO happy and keep my perks." My biggest problem with the Chiefs Mess is we are too scared to say no when we need to.
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piL posted:At some point, we might end up prizing a specialist undergraduate or graduate degree that comes full circle and is based around 'integrating theory and practice' because of the generational effect of academic engineers teaching academic engineers. Gonna be ten steps ahead of you when I graduate with my MS in Engineering Management in 3 weeks.
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lightpole posted:Gonna be ten steps ahead of you when I graduate with my MS in Engineering Management in 3 weeks. Eh, I mean in fifty to a hundred years. You're going to be forced to demonstrate your usefulness. Hopefully your degree earning experience prepared you.
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I will say to anyone who becomes a chief remember this for initiation: "Wow, I'm proud and humble to have achieved this level of responsibility and I'll do the best I can to make sure the sailors under me are given the best support I can possibly give them." And never loving forget it. Because it's really easy to forget and start slapping pirate stickers on your truck. Be one of the good ones.
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The closer I get to retire the more.misty I am.
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You been drinkin chief?
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King of Bees posted:Honestly and unfortunately with too many of them it isn't a "Wow, I'm proud and humble to have achieved this level of responsibility and I'll do the best I can to make sure the sailors under me are given the best support I can possibly give them." It's more like "gently caress how do I keep the CO happy and keep my perks." My biggest problem with the Chiefs Mess is we are too scared to say no when we need to. FYI this is a problem at every officer level as well.
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LingcodKilla posted:You been drinkin chief? Yeah. Ive been taking some leave Godholio posted:FYI this is a problem at every officer level as well. I'm so ready to retire
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The conduct of the CPOs and lack of respect I have for them as a whole is a huge reason I am not pursuing a career in the Navy. Namaste.
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maffew buildings posted:The conduct of the CPOs and lack of respect I have for them as a whole is a huge reason I am not pursuing a career in the Navy. Namaste. And yet you participate in the Navy. Curious.
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maffew buildings posted:The conduct of the CPOs and lack of respect I have for them as a whole is a huge reason I am not pursuing a career in the Navy. Namaste. We're not all bad my dude. I'd say it's a 50/50 shot. Maybe you could be one of the.good 50.
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No thanks, not in to pirate stickers
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shovelbum posted:Wtf is up with the pirate sticker drama A group of people who won't stop puffing out their
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What’s super-funny is witnessing any part of their “initiation” (hazing) where they; Bury their old uniforms in a mock graveyard - Fill sandbags and stack them then un-stack them - Do PT a bunch - the chiefs “running” the “initiation” park RV’s near the site of this as its all so exhausting for them so they need a break area apparently - oh, and making the initiates do thing like pick them up breakfast to go from diners (that are like 30 miles away). And at the end, they all cry and hug each other and congratulate each other in a way not all that unlike the weirdness of the old Navy Battle Stations evolution at RTC. “yay, we did a bunch of easy, mediocre things but sleep dep makes it all seem so emotional and important!” And to top it all off its strictly voluntary, but to my understanding if you skip the initiation you aren’t considered a real chief and you’ll never go past E-7... Like some secret blacklist IDK.
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I got to tie two reservist chief selects together because they forgot how to tie their knots. I didn’t ask why they needed to be tied together.
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Dingleberry posted:What’s super-funny is witnessing any part of their “initiation” (hazing) where they; Bury their old uniforms in a mock graveyard - Fill sandbags and stack them then un-stack them - Do PT a bunch - the chiefs “running” the “initiation” park RV’s near the site of this as its all so exhausting for them so they need a break area apparently - oh, and making the initiates do thing like pick them up breakfast to go from diners (that are like 30 miles away). Going from "stupid" to "very stupid" is pretty emotional. It's not all sleep deprivation
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Dingleberry posted:What’s super-funny is witnessing any part of their “initiation” (hazing) where they; Bury their old uniforms in a mock graveyard - Fill sandbags and stack them then un-stack them - Do PT a bunch - the chiefs “running” the “initiation” park RV’s near the site of this as its all so exhausting for them so they need a break area apparently - oh, and making the initiates do thing like pick them up breakfast to go from diners (that are like 30 miles away). My friend, CPO365 Phase 2 isn't voluntary anymore. It's the backbone of naval snco training.
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LingcodKilla posted:I got to tie two reservist chief selects together because they forgot how to tie their knots. I didn’t ask why they needed to be tied together. Was it a length of line with several stopper knots on each side? Inserted anally? A la the Wall Street sex party scene from “Requiem For A Dream”?
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Dingleberry posted:Was it a length of line with several stopper knots on each side? Inserted anally? A la the Wall Street sex party scene from “Requiem For A Dream”? rear end to rear end!! rear end TO rear end!!!
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wow the navy sounds really cool!!!!!!!!!!
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SpaceSDoorGunner posted:Sub people are weird Don't kinkshame.
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Stultus Maximus posted:A group of people who won't stop puffing out their Skulls. That's always the symbol for good people who should be trusted with authority. Skulls. 
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