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MancXVI posted:Possible solution: reenlist on a Saturday at a bar off base I think it's likely that this was once employed as a retention method
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MancXVI posted:Possible solution: reenlist on a Saturday at a bar off base Nah that wouldn't ever actually hold up. Basically these are all just fanciful dreams. 99.99% of the time loving around with a re-enlistment is just going to cause you a great deal of grief and pain. The best solution is to just GTFO. Don't be a dick and waste people's time.
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Oct 2, 2014 17:32
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I dunno, I would still love to see a Change of Command benediction and prayer done by an Imam Chaplain. Don't even list him as being Islamic at all, make it a surprise. Invite the Roman Catholic one as a guest to really fool it. Arrange things so all the chairs are already facing Mecca.
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Oct 2, 2014 18:16
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Or have your change of command at the arlington national cemetary. Talk about a loving downer.
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Oct 2, 2014 18:19
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Gunktacular posted:I really wanted to see this happen at least once, sadly I've never heard of it really happening. (Rumors maybe, but not a verifiable account.) I personally witnessed it happening on my first ship while we were underway in the middle of 5th Fleet. A dirtbag of a YN3 was up for reenlistment. He asked the XO to be his reenlisting officer, despite a well known personal hatred of the XO, had the CS's prepare a big, fancy re-enlistment cake, the whole works. We were all down on the messdecks to watch the re-enlistment, go through the whole setup and spiel. Kid gets discharged, and makes a short speech about how he never thought he'd re-enlist, he had all these plans for his future, etc. And then ends it all up with "So you know what? I'm not gonna do it." The XO just sat there, dumbfounded, and asked him if he was serious. Kid answered in the affirmative, and you can see the XO's face twist up with rage. He grabs the uncut cake, storms out, and somehow manages to swing a Desert Chicken around to the ship within the hour, despite having no flight ops scheduled that day, and the kid is never seen on the ship again. We had lots of cake for dessert at dinner in the wardroom that night.
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Oct 2, 2014 19:04
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Octopode posted:I personally witnessed it happening on my first ship while we were underway in the middle of 5th Fleet. A dirtbag of a YN3 was up for reenlistment. He asked the XO to be his reenlisting officer, despite a well known personal hatred of the XO, had the CS's prepare a big, fancy re-enlistment cake, the whole works. Yesssssssssssssssss. This is what I needed this morning.
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Oct 2, 2014 19:06
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That's really funny, I always thought that that was an urban legend. You would think that they'd have worked out the loopholes in re-enlistments by now.
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Oct 2, 2014 19:19
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SpaceJustice posted:That's really funny, I always thought that that was an urban legend. You would think that they'd have worked out the loopholes in re-enlistments by now. It likely was at the end of his active contract. I doubt they would let it fly anytime before that.
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Oct 2, 2014 20:15
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Schlabbalabba posted:I'm most likely staying in, but I shouldn't receive the backlash because I am only considering moving on with my life. You get what you deserve when you reenlist. You reup this time and get hosed later its your own fault you filthy whore.
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Oct 2, 2014 20:26
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Kawasaki Nun posted:You get what you deserve when you reenlist. You reup this time and get hosed later its your own fault you filthy whore. Yeah, I'm aware of the consequences of staying in, but quite frankly I didn't have the time due to the heavy optempo to do school to obtain a job I want. If I wasn't married I would go be poor and happy by my drat self, but I cannot.
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Oct 3, 2014 03:14
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Schlabbalabba posted:Yeah, I'm aware of the consequences of staying in, but quite frankly I didn't have the time due to the heavy optempo to do school to obtain a job I want. If I wasn't married I would go be poor and happy by my drat self, but I cannot. You can get out and use your GI Bill to go to school and receive E-5 (I think) BAH.
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Oct 3, 2014 03:29
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Schlabbalabba posted:Yeah, I'm aware of the consequences of staying in, but quite frankly I didn't have the time due to the heavy optempo to do school to obtain a job I want. If I wasn't married I would go be poor and happy by my drat self, but I cannot. If you do a technical job in the navy, and aren't too picky about where you live, start talking to some employment recruiters. I forget who I used, maybe Orion International? They got me set up in my current gig, I got out making more or less the same money without having to work weekends and overtime if/when I want it. You might have to wade through some crap, but it would be worth your time to take a look.
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Oct 3, 2014 03:40
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Schlabbalabba posted:Yeah, I'm aware of the consequences of staying in, but quite frankly I didn't have the time due to the heavy optempo to do school to obtain a job I want. If I wasn't married I would go be poor and happy by my drat self, but I cannot. Save money now or trade a car in or sell the house. This is your second bid right? If you don't have any equity to take a loan against to get a job while you are out then the Navy might be what you want. You won't have time to find work unless you're on shore duty but by the end of your third contract you might as well stay the course. How much terminal leave do you have saved up? Edit: lol I have no responsibilities so these all seem like good ideas for me, but living on a submarine loving sucks and while you're doing that you hardly do either Kawasaki Nun fucked around with this message at 06:10 on Oct 3, 2014 |
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Oct 3, 2014 06:07
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Kawasaki Nun posted:Save money now or trade a car in or sell the house. This is your second bid right? If you don't have any equity to take a loan against to get a job while you are out then the Navy might be what you want. You won't have time to find work unless you're on shore duty but by the end of your third contract you might as well stay the course. How much terminal leave do you have saved up? On the other hand, if he stays in, then we can continue having actual Navy Threads, since 80+% of us are out.
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Oct 3, 2014 13:43
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I have decided to name my waterpipe Bong Paul Jones. on the command fall out and carry out the plan of the day Have a fine navy day gents fall out
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Oct 3, 2014 16:44
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I have at least 6 years to go, so I may be the only one left by then.
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Oct 4, 2014 01:00
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Goonspeed good Dustynuts
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DustyNuts posted:I have at least 6 years to go, so I may be the only one left by then. There's always new people who don't listen to reason (or want the GI Bill) and those that go reserves. I plan to finish out my time in the reserves so, I've got a good decade to go. 2020: You'll be free and making bank on two paychecks.
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Oct 4, 2014 01:15
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DustyNuts posted:I have at least 6 years to go, so I may be the only one left by then. Don't worry, I'll probably do a really dumb thing and reenlist. Someone help me.
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PneumonicBook posted:Don't worry, I'll probably do a really dumb thing and reenlist. I've tried, you are hopeless.
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Oct 4, 2014 02:07
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Ugh, another day in hell. I think my biggest problem is that I have this expectation that at the next juncture in my career it will be better for whatever reason and it just isn't....
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Oct 4, 2014 02:12
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Schlabbalabba posted:Ugh, another day in hell. I think my biggest problem is that I have this expectation that at the next juncture in my career it will be better for whatever reason and it just isn't.... There's a good chance it will be worse, judging by the direction the Navy's been heading in.
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Oct 4, 2014 02:48
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I told people I would have to get stupid orders to stay in the navy. Now I am going to the WHCA and have to reenlist at least another three years to do it.  e: I'm hoping that if I do well there I would be able to pick up some excellent contracting gig or something of the sort that will pay lots and lots of money. I have no idea if this will pan out or not. Commoners fucked around with this message at 03:23 on Oct 4, 2014 |
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Oct 4, 2014 03:19
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Commoners posted:I told people I would have to get stupid orders to stay in the navy. White House Communications Agency?
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Oct 4, 2014 03:39
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That's actually a boss gig if it's what I think it is. You fly out to locations ahead of the pres and set poo poo up and have a mini vacation then tear it down when he leaves? I'd have stayed in for that
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Oct 4, 2014 03:45
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One of my old buddies did Presidential duty, he said it was sick. You get a framed picture of yourself with the president and poo poo, which is pretty cool. And if you stay in after that, you get to wear the big gaudy Presidential Service cookie forever
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Oct 4, 2014 03:55
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One of the restricted kids I have to watch tonight is literally there because he smells awful. He went to mast because of stench. This gentlemen is a quality individual.
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Oct 4, 2014 05:05
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Laranzu posted:One of the restricted kids I have to watch tonight is literally there because he smells awful. Guy on my boat was on shower watch. In the time that is normally taken by cleanup (bitch work) there was a human being tasked with watching another human being shower with the door open to verify things like the usage of soap and water. This was the one dude on the entire boat that was allowed to take full showers. When your poo poo is such an issue that it could potentially cripple operations, maybe you shouldn't be alive
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Oct 4, 2014 05:22
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I have personally physically removed a person from her rack and made her shower. That didn't work, so I was forced to watch. There is NOTHING on earth like having to explain to another human being that "yes, you need to put soap on that and rub it." Same chick was saving used hygiene items. Inside her rack. Then there was the girl who kept bug carcasses in her rack. Girls are WAYYYYYYyyyyy grosser than boys.
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poopkitty posted:I have personally physically removed a person from her rack and made her shower. That didn't work, so I was forced to watch. There is NOTHING on earth like having to explain to another human being that "yes, you need to put soap on that and rub it." Same chick was saving used hygiene items. Inside her rack. Agreed. In high school I worked at Wal-Mart for a while. The women's bathroom was consistently more disgusting than the men's. On deployments I've done I've had females making GBS threads in their showers and other assorted nasty stuff. Why is it like that poopkitty?
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Oct 4, 2014 06:27
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vulturesrow posted:Agreed. In high school I worked at Wal-Mart for a while. The women's bathroom was consistently more disgusting than the men's. On deployments I've done I've had females making GBS threads in their showers and other assorted nasty stuff. Why is it like that poopkitty? I wish I knew. I really, really do. I'm a middle class white girl from Massachusetts with lots of opportunities who joined to stick it to my parents when being a girl in Combat Systems was all fresh and new and bonus-y. I had NO loving IDEA how many young ladies there were in the world with hosed up home lives and cracked out moms and creepy drunk stepdads and just brokenness. It's SO bad. Last deployment, I was sitting SUWC, minding my business on a Sunday morning when CMC (male) came in and took my headset. He was relieving me so I could "go handle berthing." There was a loving brawl down there because there was a log on the shower and a used pad stuck to the wall. I mean, they were FIGHTING. SMDH. I just can't do it anymore. So many girls who didn't have a good life, it's heartbreaking.
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Oct 4, 2014 06:36
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dudes fight over all kinds of dumb poo poo too though. we just tend to draw the line at smearing blood and poo poo on things. tend to.
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Oct 4, 2014 06:44
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Somebody smeared poo poo in one of the bathrooms in power school while I was there. Our chief told us that they would use DNA testing to find out who did it. 
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Oct 4, 2014 06:49
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Mad Dragon posted:Somebody smeared poo poo in one of the bathrooms in power school while I was there. Our chief told us that they would use DNA testing to find out who did it. I imagine you would find a lot of someone else's DNA in a nuke's poop if you know what I mean.
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Fart Sandwiches posted:Guy on my boat was on shower watch. In the time that is normally taken by cleanup (bitch work) there was a human being tasked with watching another human being shower with the door open to verify things like the usage of soap and water. This was the one dude on the entire boat that was allowed to take full showers. When your poo poo is such an issue that it could potentially cripple operations, maybe you shouldn't be alive Hes probably laughing somewhere remembering the days he would be forced to shower with another man staring at him, playing dumb and taking his time. Girls are god drat disgusting, and sometimes the craziest, most manipulative assholes ever. Favorite/funniest moment was a dependent that reaked of BO because the government was loving with her hormones through hygiene products (including pads). Queue her acting up on the ward during a visit from her husband trying to convince her the meds will help, gets restrained by some of the nurses and straight up looks at her husband in the eyes Exorcist style screaming "SEE THEY KNOW HOW TO TIE ME DOWN AND DOMINATE ME!" Hawked the gnarliest loogie I have ever seen across the room at him. gently caress I miss the ward. Edit: Another A/C school story - Kid after boot camp stops doing his laundry, then eventually stops showering. His BO gets so bad they send him to DRB. Hes ordered to shower and get a haircut with shampoo and all. He goes to his room and tries to shave off his 5 inches of hair all around with just a Gillette razor. Scars his head, bled all over everything in his room. Hygiene is one of the things to go in crazy people. Stay safe out there and be nice to the weirdo at least once during chow just to make sure they dont explode on you. Pandasmores fucked around with this message at 07:11 on Oct 4, 2014 |
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Pandasmores posted:
You've got my back Pandasmores, I won't let him skin me alive or anything. At least the 0200 to 0700 watch they are asleep the entire time.
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poopkitty posted:Mass Where at in Mass?
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Schlabbalabba posted:Where at in Mass? North Attleboro is where I graduated from. Lived in Hudson until I was 8. Mom and Sister (and lots of Aunties and Uncles n stuff) still live there. I get home about once every 3 years or so.
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Laranzu posted:One of the restricted kids I have to watch tonight is literally there because he smells awful. Do you know what article they charged him with? I feel like that might be useful knowledge at some point...
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poopkitty posted:North Attleboro is where I graduated from. Lived in Hudson until I was 8. Mom and Sister (and lots of Aunties and Uncles n stuff) still live there. I get home about once every 3 years or so. The whif is from Plymouth....
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