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Score isn't super important but it can be used as a tie-breaker during the selection board. I have really come to loving hate the word behoove. Every semiliterate dork in the Navy uses that word to sound smart. Thanks for triggering me Nwabudike Morgan.
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# ¿ Mar 7, 2015 02:50 |
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# ¿ May 16, 2024 13:57 |
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Seconding that you do not have to select three ratings. Three is the most you can pick, but it's your option. If you pick CTN only and aren't selected for it, you'll remain where you are unless you're unsuitable for some reason (security clearance, medical or whatever). Then you can try again later. Picking three ratings saves paperwork and time for your CCC and chain of command, but who cares about that?
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# ¿ Mar 15, 2015 15:43 |
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Anyone been to the helo dunker? I'm going this week. Any tips n' tricks?
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# ¿ Mar 23, 2015 02:02 |
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Booblord Zagats posted:Hold in a giant fart and let it out as you push out of the door so everyone behind you has to swim through your poo-gas-water I like the way you think.
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# ¿ Mar 25, 2015 00:07 |
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You can walk on to any ship in the Navy and ask for a tour. You're supposed to do it in a service dress uniform, though, especially if you're bringing family members. The HELO dunker was a lot of fun! Although my sinuses feel like they're going to be chlorinated for a week.
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# ¿ Mar 26, 2015 22:05 |
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Have a good time sweating your nuts off in MS. Great time to join as a Seabee, advancement numbers are so low they can only go up UP UP!
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# ¿ Mar 28, 2015 01:04 |
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Yes. That's a part of the process. Request your letter of eligibility online through eBenefits (specifically VONAPP, I think).
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# ¿ Apr 1, 2015 12:04 |
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The only other Navy goon I've ever known IRL was bluesquares, when we were stationed in Sigonella. He was a good kid, he just needed to figure some poo poo out.
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# ¿ Apr 3, 2015 03:55 |
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sailoring
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# ¿ Apr 13, 2015 03:05 |
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PneumonicBook posted:If I go reserves I get a bonus so that's not really an option. You're correct, you've probably read the MPM article for this. quote:a. A correction to the HOR (for officer and enlisted) may Get a written statement from someone in Wisconsin (parents?) that your correct address at the time of enlistment was actually the address they provide, and that the address you provided at enlistment was in error. Write a letter of your own (to PERS-312D) asking for your HOR to be changed, using your supporting letter as an enclosure. Call 1-800-U-ASK-NPC to get the correct POC for PERS-312D, either by mail, email or FAX. Send your stuff over to them and hope for the best!
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# ¿ Apr 14, 2015 04:11 |
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Dam Neck front gate traffic is with the construction going on. It takes an hour to go 2 miles.
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# ¿ May 2, 2015 19:07 |
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The smart move is to drive and park nearby and ride a bicycle through the gate to work. Or stock up on audio books I guess.
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# ¿ May 3, 2015 01:32 |
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The neighborhoods around Oceana and Dam Neck are totally fine. Best bases to work at in eastern Virginia as far as I know, so I'll count myself lucky in that regard. I'm from San Diego though, and have never managed to get stationed back home. Every loving time, it doesn't happen. I miss my drat burritos and OB and hills and weather and crippling droughts.
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# ¿ May 3, 2015 03:44 |
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Pewter warfare and real leathers.
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# ¿ May 21, 2015 20:25 |
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I'm in a coxswain course this week. So far: Wore a 70 SPF rashguard longsleeve shirt and cammie pants, constantly doused my face and neck with sunscreen, forgot to put sunscreen on my hands, hands are sunburned but nowhere else Forgot my phone was in my pocket after lunch, jumped off the RHIB into the water for swimmer pick up practice, noticed within 10 seconds, phone is drying out in a bag of rice right now Good fun other than that though.
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# ¿ May 27, 2015 04:59 |
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Nah, Chesapeake inlet, brackish/fresh water. Thanks for the tip though.
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# ¿ May 27, 2015 05:29 |
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Laranzu posted:Paperwork Weenie's Big Ocean Adventure It's totally this and thank you for giving me a laugh.
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# ¿ May 28, 2015 04:42 |
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When I was in Gulfport last January some dudes tried to get me to go to Michael's with them. I looked it up on Yelp or whatever and told them NOPE. I went and ate kickass oysters by myself and was glad for it. Edit: Don't waste your life visiting Gulfport unless you're under orders. There's nothing there. Go hang out at Jackson Square in New Orleans and eat some french donuts. DustyNuts fucked around with this message at 05:29 on Jun 6, 2015 |
# ¿ Jun 6, 2015 05:26 |
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quote:Yea that tattoo is better than most that I see. Going to steal it but instead of lightning bolts going to change it to quills and anchors.
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# ¿ Jun 7, 2015 01:59 |
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Don't know how I missed this one: http://www.duffelblog.com/2014/04/navy-career-counselor/
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# ¿ Jun 7, 2015 02:02 |
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When I was CFL I came really close to ordering a few hundred of those stickers with a "1.5" on them to pass out after the PRT. My CMC would have disliked it though.
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# ¿ Jun 7, 2015 22:09 |
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germskr posted:David Grossman frequently used an example that good shooting scores in the old Army would get a liberty pass. Maybe a 24 hour special lib to the top 10%? When I had my CFL gig, I convinced the CO to give 24/48/72 hour liberty chits to Good/Excellent/Outstanding PRT's. Our bare minimum Satisfactory dudes put out a bit more effort and our Good+ numbers improved quite a bit.
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# ¿ Jun 8, 2015 03:59 |
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Yeah but to be fair, SWCC does go through their own version of BUD/S, and they are actually in NSW.
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# ¿ Jun 9, 2015 23:56 |
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http://thehill.com/policy/defense/244740-navy-to-christen-ship-in-honor-of-gabby-giffords Stupid and weird. Bring back the USS Shangri-La! edit: I guess they're just following the convention that if you're a politician and get shot in the dome you get a USS named after you.
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# ¿ Jun 12, 2015 01:31 |
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LingcodKilla posted:Sitting at home applying for jobs and it occurred to me check out my status and see if I was gained into a unit yet. Called up the NOSC and found out yes, yes you are gained into an IS unit here's a number to call. Oh by the way they muster this weekend (I mustered at the NOSC on the 17th shuffling papperwork). Great I say, wow glad I called to get this info! I had recalled that they didnt muster at the NOSC but at another facility so I ask for the address. They didnt know. But dont worry they told me... If I miss muster I can just show up the next weekend at the NOSC and claim that nobody told me. The NOSC is going to have the ultimate bottom tier FTS dudes running the place. Why would you expect anything different?
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# ¿ Aug 1, 2015 00:39 |
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WRgNQUOCeRI Took a 72 hour liberty to see Faith No More last night in Maryland, it was loving great. Back to work tomorrow.
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# ¿ Aug 4, 2015 03:17 |
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ECS is great for getting to experience people knee-dropping right onto your ballsack to "stop the bleeding".
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# ¿ Aug 14, 2015 01:51 |
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For what it's worth I've known a lot of people that really enjoyed their time in Japan. I spent five years in Europe and didn't really want to come back to the US. Some people hated it there though, "ugh, there's no Walmart/Ikea/whatever".
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# ¿ Aug 14, 2015 13:45 |
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maffew, this happens all the time, every exam cycle, when dudes transfer in from school commands. They have all week to get that eval to you and it'll happen, they're used to doing it. I had all of the phone numbers for the schoolhouse LPO's in Pensacola because it happened so often. If for whatever reason there's a delay, get your Chief or whoever involved so they can get your ESO to scribble in a 3.60 PMA on your exam worksheet in anticipation of that Promotable special eval. The chances of that depend on what kind of command you're at, I guess. A bigass PSD probably wouldn't do it. orange juche, an NOB won't do the trick, the eval has to be "observed" so there can be a promotion recommendation. They wrote you an observed special eval (probably straight 3.0, "P"). Special evals for the September exam have to be end-dated on or before 31 August to count. Since maffew reported to his command after that, his chain of command can't write an eval for that period of time since he wasn't on board.
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# ¿ Sep 12, 2015 14:53 |
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hey don't worry about the exam, go build a gazebo or pour a sidewalk or something
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# ¿ Sep 12, 2015 22:41 |
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Other Seabees have told me that EO's are the dumbest Seabees, confirm/deny?
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# ¿ Sep 13, 2015 01:14 |
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TAD to San Diego for a week, poo poo's glorious. I'm from here, and never managed to get stationed here. 70 degrees all week and god I miss this place so much.
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# ¿ Nov 2, 2015 20:55 |
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This actually happened to me.
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# ¿ Dec 24, 2015 04:42 |
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1TtGQnyPZ6g
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# ¿ Jan 8, 2016 05:03 |
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4 years, 8 months. Maybe longer. We'll see what happens. NC's love the Navy more than you, so nbd.
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# ¿ Feb 16, 2016 03:55 |
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Just leave Lemoore every weekend to explore the not-lovely California. 3 hours to SF, 2 hours to Yosemite.
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# ¿ Mar 5, 2016 17:19 |
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Yeah, but at least it's not like the Army. They get stationed in places like Kentucky and Alabama and poo poo.
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# ¿ Mar 6, 2016 02:03 |
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4 years to go. Unless I make Chief, then I'll probably stay in longer. NC's love the Navy more than anyone, you know.
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# ¿ Mar 13, 2016 02:21 |
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PneumonicBook posted:Here's a question for people that got out recently; I'm trying to figure out exactly wtf is going to happen with my healthcare when I separate, and obviously I'm doing this super late in the process because the Navy has trained me to do everything at the last minute. I'm officially out on Sunday, I start both the reserves and my federal job on Monday. Federal healthcare won't kick in for a couple of weeks and according to my reserve transition guy he won't actually contact me about anything reserve related for a couple weeks after my separation date. I looked at TAMP but it doesn't seem like I'm eligible based on the TAMP website which says: If you affiliated with the reserves through the CTO and enter your SELRES contract the day after your EAOS, you're eligible for 180 days of TAMP. Here's the NPC list of SELRES benefits.
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# ¿ Mar 18, 2016 00:13 |
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# ¿ May 16, 2024 13:57 |
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Gray Matter, here's the SELRES benefits link. Work with your CCC to apply for a SELRES quota through the Career Waypoints system. Once you have a SELRES quota you can start working with the CTO to complete your paperwork. The process is very streamlined these days, I think they can get you affiliated with about 7 sheets of paperwork.
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