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orange juche posted:This reminds me of that scene from band of brothers where the OIC finds hundreds of condoms in one dude's footlocker during an inspection. IIRC that's a really young tom hardy
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Wibla posted:Preaching to the choir, buddy and suddenly I understand why you love shooting blues so much
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shame on an IGA posted:and suddenly I understand why you love shooting blues so much 
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Mr. Nice! posted:Float testing contraband is a time honored tradition. Somehow they managed to toss one of the heavy rear end GSA safes over on the Vinson
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PookBear posted:IIRC that's a really young tom hardy Tom Hardy was the one who gets caught with the German girl towards the end of the series, and dies in a jeep accident just after the war ends.
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Laranzu posted:Somehow they managed to toss one of the heavy rear end GSA safes over on the Vinson The guys in my electrician's shop on my minesweep wanted to deep-six a mag sweep frequency modulator that had to be logged/accounted for every year because it was classified tech but was obsolete since it didn't actually connect with any of the mag systems onboard anymore. The thing was huge and took up a good chunk of space in the shop, but gently caress if I was going to be the DIVO to pull the trigger on that.
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AlternateNu posted:The guys in my electrician's shop on my minesweep wanted to deep-six a mag sweep frequency modulator that had to be logged/accounted for every year because it was classified tech but was obsolete since it didn't actually connect with any of the mag systems onboard anymore. The thing was huge and took up a good chunk of space in the shop, but gently caress if I was going to be the DIVO to pull the trigger on that. I was once responsible for getting an obsolete system decommissioned and removed from our offices. After 6+ months I managed to arrange for the ostensible managers of said equipment to come truck the whole setup away, which included several workstations and an entire server rack. It freed up an entire room for us which had previously been mostly useless, so big win. About two days later I get a call from the folks over at a different office asking why a particular system of theirs is offline. It turned out that they had, without any kind of documentation, installed their server in the [obsolete system] rack, which otherwise supported a completely different purpose. I assured them that, whatever it is, it's been properly handled, but it's now in another state so someone is going to have to go get it back.
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Wingnut Ninja posted:About two days later I get a call from the folks over at a different office asking why a particular system of theirs is offline. It turned out that they had, without any kind of documentation, installed their server in the [obsolete system] rack, which otherwise supported a completely different purpose. I assured them that, whatever it is, it's been properly handled, but it's now in another state so someone is going to have to go get it back. Forensic network management.
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Nick Soapdish posted:https://news.usni.org/2021/09/01/5-sailors-missing-after-navy-helicopter-crashes-off-california https://twitter.com/USNavyCNO/status/1434186909274750984?s=20 Sad news
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Mr. Nice! posted:Float testing contraband is a time honored tradition. But I dropped it....
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there are a lot of float tested pneumatic sanders in the docking area for subs in hi. i had at least 6 idiots lose them when i was running a topside paint.
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According to a buddy of mine, aircraft tow tractors do not float, but they do make a very distinctive sound when they drive off the end of the carrier.
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Had a 7 day lay period in Sharja. Was headed up to take care of something when I walked by the chief mate and the Trident TL soaking wet and pissed. Apparently the ABs were offloading garbage to the dock and one of the bags filled with plastic fell in and started floating away. One of the ABs decided to jump in after it to prevent this Marpol breach. It quickly became apparent there was a decent rip in the harbor and he gave up on the bag and tried heading for the rig behind us but was not a very strong swimmer, causing the CM and the TL to assist in his rescue. I think they flew him home the next day.
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I had a bizarre experience today. Our local stores have "veteran parking" in front, next to the handicapped and family with small child spots. I parked there, because I earned it. As I'm putting my groceries away, I hear a voice from the cart return (behind me and across a vehicle lane) "drat kids taking parking spots from REAL veterans." So I turn around and there's this generic mid-sixties Boomer (  ) looking right at me.I said "excuse me?" "you heard me."I said "I was in boot camp ON 9/11 and..." I got cut off. By a voice from BEHIND ME (in front of the store). "Hey kid, quit bothering this young man." I turn, and there's this old dude (  ) wearing a campaign hat with some amphib on it; bunch of pins. "who you callin a kid?" bursts out from DEEP IN HIS CHEST with a spot-on drill instructor voice: "YOU. NOW GET IN YOUR CAR, PUT ON YOUR GODDAMN MASK, AND QUIT ACTING LIKE A CHILD."I turned to him and said, in the most heartfelt tone I've ever uttered "thank you for your service." growled "Ugh, i'm gonna pay for that tomorrow, but sometimes it's worth it"I was so shocked and stunned I just nodded like this was an everyday thing, shut the trunk, and got in my car, and left. I could see scurrying away from the store, tail between his legs.The experience was just so... something. There's this huge adrenalin rush from "some dude is accosting me and I'm about to get in a fight" and then whatever chemical from "some random old DI is sticking up for me" and I can't even.
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babyeatingpsychopath posted:I had a bizarre experience today. 
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Cargo cult patriotism seems to be more of a thing these days. Like you’re a “real troop” only if you’re a middle aged white Christian male that drives a truck and owns an AR, and actually having been in the military is secondary, and even doing cop stuff or whatever counts so long as you look the part and talk tough. Like Trump and Madison Cawthorn. If you were a high ranking delta-ranger-seal but don’t look like an action movie star and have not chud views than you’re still not a real troop patriot or whatever. IE John Kerry did high speed proto-SWCC and got shot and blown up and stuff but since he was an anti-war he never counted. It’s like that has become more commonplace.
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we live in a cool era where Eisenhower would be called unpatriotic by these loving psychos
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maffew buildings posted:we live in a cool era where Eisenhower would be called unpatriotic by these loving psychos Goldwater and Reagan would be run out of today's GOP on an electrified rail.
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Reagan liked to make fun of people dying of AIDS and give death squads guns so that might make up for him being more of a neoliberal than a fascist. What’s really weird is to read about not only Eisenhower but Nixon, despite him being the first GOP candidate to ever culture war if only a tiny bit he would be a raging socialist by todays standards, he wanted a UBI. Butter Activities fucked around with this message at 11:47 on Sep 13, 2021 |
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BIG HEADLINE posted:Goldwater and Reagan would be run out of today's GOP on an electrified rail. loving Dubya is making those assholes uncomfortable nowadays.
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maffew buildings posted:we live in a cool era where Eisenhower would be called unpatriotic by these loving psychos They literally did though. Eisenhower was accused of being a communist stooge by the John Birch society. SMEGMA_MAIL posted:Cargo cult patriotism seems to be more of a thing these days. California has a thing where you can get “veteran” on your drivers license in the corner i the same way you might see organ donor. It makes me uncomfortable but I want my discount at Lowe’s.
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Proust Malone posted:California has a thing where you can get “veteran” on your drivers license in the corner i the same way you might see organ donor. It makes me uncomfortable but I want my discount at Lowe’s. That is the exact reason I went down to the county vet office when i moved here. Thank Costco I did because the guy informed me of the free tuition for my kid and sent in my VA claim notice to finally get rated after 18 years out.
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Evil SpongeBob posted:That is the exact reason I went down to the county vet office when i moved here. Thank Costco I did because the guy informed me of the free tuition for my kid and sent in my VA claim notice to finally get rated after 18 years out. Free tuition for kids? Is there some sort of benefit I may be unaware of here?
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Children of a zero percent or more rated veteran get their tuition waived at all CA public colleges and universities as long as they don't have income above the national poverty level (which is easy for a full time student). I don't have GI Bill because Annapolis didn't qualify at the time. https://www.calvet.ca.gov/VetServices/pages/college-fee-waiver.aspx
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IncredibleIgloo posted:Free tuition for kids? Is there some sort of benefit I may be unaware of here? Depends on the state. In Wisconsin if you're rated 30% or higher all of your dependents get free college in the UW system and most of the technical colleges.
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Evil SpongeBob posted:Children of a zero percent or more rated veteran get their tuition waived at all CA public colleges and universities as long as they don't have income above the national poverty level (which is easy for a full time student). I don't have GI Bill because Annapolis didn't qualify at the time. The zero percent is news to me. I thought it was 30% or higher
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PneumonicBook posted:Depends on the state. In Wisconsin if you're rated 30% or higher all of your dependents get free college in the UW system and most of the technical colleges. It's funny you mention Wisconsin since I am now one state to the west. My son is consider UW Madison since they have a D1 soccer team and he's played soccer at a pretty high level most of his childhood. I doubt he is going to be an international superstar or anything but he did get a few Premier League development team training camp invites and his team travels (or did before covid) to Spain and Italy for tournaments. He has my GI Bill but is finishing his senior year of school in California. I am now retired from the Marine Corps and living in Minnesota. I am pretty sure he qualifies for in state tuition rates even in Wisconsin since he is going to college less than 3 years since I separated. Does anyone have any experience with or more knowledge of that?
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https://twitter.com/crazykarens/status/1437808843271163906?s=19 Type IIIs are truly the worst uniform If it wasn't for the O6/E9 pathway from TF Uniform to contracting, the Navy either should have just given in and done the AF plan with OCP or taken the French Navy's uniform. Or, you know, just steal the Coasties
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From working with a lot of colleges through Racecars I’ve gotta say University of Wisconsin school of engineering is a solid bunch
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Hekk posted:It's funny you mention Wisconsin since I am now one state to the west. My son is consider UW Madison since they have a D1 soccer team and he's played soccer at a pretty high level most of his childhood. I doubt he is going to be an international superstar or anything but he did get a few Premier League development team training camp invites and his team travels (or did before covid) to Spain and Italy for tournaments. https://registrar.wisc.edu/residence/ Can probably find it there. Being in Minnesota I think he'd be good.
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PneumonicBook posted:https://registrar.wisc.edu/residence/ Ohh nice! There is a tuition reciprocity agreement between the states. I had no idea. Thanks for this information.
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Nick Soapdish posted:https://twitter.com/crazykarens/status/1437808843271163906?s=19 Haha, that's loving amazing. It sounds like something out of a Duffel Blog article.
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Proust Malone posted:California has a thing where you can get “veteran” on your drivers license in the corner i the same way you might see organ donor. It makes me uncomfortable but I want my discount at Lowe’s. You can get your discount at Lowes by signing up and they go through some company that verifies your service. Then you just need to scan your MyLowes barcode and get your discount at checkout. I don't have Veteran on anything and get the discount. Some stores may ask to see ID, but only to make sure you're the person associated with the account.
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https://twitter.com/007/status/1441017087737094146?s=19 Our type IIIs are garbage compared to any other Navy's uniforms
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Nick Soapdish posted:https://twitter.com/007/status/1441017087737094146?s=19 Well, yeah, the uniform should just be coveralls. I've been yelling about this for 15 years now.
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Mr. Nice! posted:Well, yeah, the uniform should just be coveralls. I've been yelling about this for 15 years now. But how would Task Force Uniform make the worst decisions and still get kickbacks in your coverall fantasy land?
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In-port and at-sea coveralls. The in port coveralls wouldn't have the bottom zipper, so you'd have to fully unzip just to take a piss.
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MonkeyFit, some of us already have to do that if we want to take a piss.
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