Congrats....My son was up there 12 years ago and it was coldddd in december. Hopefully you will get to see the old great lakes training center, very neat.
It's too bad they closed down San Diego. That was a great place.
I did 5 years as a gunner's mate in the Coast Guard.... So I'm stuck being known as a puddle pirate . I did get in some great drug and illegal migrant interdiction's though during my time in. I hope the Navy is everything you hope it do be. Best of luck in your endeavors.
Atom head squid! Stay out of the subs go on carriers. More shore leave while on deployment. Fresh air and sunshine.
You are one of the 41,000 being recruited this year while 6,000 are being mustered out because the Navy is "overmanned". Congrats!
Well done Nate!
The best of luck to ya!
In the Navy
Navy? That involves water doesn't it? Congratulations!
20 years in the nuclear submarine navy. Would do it again. Thank you for your service. Any questions feel free to ask. Squid was a navy term long before a motorcycle term. Surface=Target Submarine=bubble head.
MMCS/SS retired Rick West
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Oh God, that video. HAhahahahaha. all I saw at first was a bunch of seamen getting on the poopdeck, and at that point, I was worried....
Congrats! You are about to go on an adventure. I spent 20 some years in the canoe club working on aircraft. There will be good days, not so good days and some days where you should have stayed in bed. Do the best you can with a smile on your face. Don’t be afraid to talk to your seniors but never ask why you have to do something, just do it. Hard work gets you some slack when something goes just a little bad. Team players work hard and get rewards and have fun doing it. Buck the system and life is not so fun. Being a Nuke you should advance faster than most. As you put on the strips it gets easier and a lot more fun. Since you will have a AA continue to work on a BA. It will pay off in the end, trust me. I’ve been around the world twice and have seen things which are just amazing. It’s a big world out there.
Now having said all of that, I would not enjoy todays Navy. One of the best Skippers I had liked to work hard and play hard. He probably would be fired today for some of the things we did for fun. No it wasn’t illegal, but it would have raised a few of today’s eye brows. I won’t even get into the women on the ships thing. Boot camp is a mind game. If you can fold clothes you’ll do fine. But you will be dumbfounded why some people think boot camp is like the end of the earth and get themselves into trouble. If I could spend 20 years and never get into trouble so can you. I ran Aircraft division for my squadron during desert storm and had a blast doing it. Aircraft Division worked on engines, airframes, hydraulics, environmental, ejection seats, parachutes and corrosion control. If it went boom or had electricity it belonged to someone else.
I made some lifelong friends some Navy, some not. If you find a good woman be sure to marry well in your youth. Think with the big head. She might be taking care of you later in life. Squid.
One more thing....The West coast Navy is way more fun than the East Coast Navy. Trust me I've done both. Remember this when it's orders time.
If the armed forces are over manned why do they keep recruiting?
If the armed forces are over manned why do they keep recruiting?
They need smarter people, not more. They're looking for quality instead of quantity.Well, not really. It is part of a cycle, they up the education standards to help keep numbers down. Anyone who has ever served is quallity. I hate to tell ya this Nate, it's part of the sales pitch. Some of the finest people in this nation have worn the crossed rifles of the US Armys Infantry. Upping the ASVAB scores is a form of discrimination, a very simplified way to keep the numbers allowed to enlist down. Some of us are blessed with natural test taking abilities, others have serious test anxietys, yet they could kick in a door on a mission or run into small arms fire. Never let test scores determine quallity, actions over an extended period of time speak volumes about a persons worth.
Well, not really. It is part of a cycle, they up the education standards to help keep numbers down. Anyone who has ever served is quallity. I hate to tell ya this Nate, it's part of the sales pitch. Some of the finest people in this nation have worn the crossed rifles of the US Armys Infantry. Upping the ASVAB scores is a form of discrimination, a very simplified way to keep the numbers allowed to enlist down. Some of us are blessed with natural test taking abilities, others have serious test anxietys, yet they could kick in a door on a mission or run into small arms fire. Never let test scores determine quallity, actions over an extended period of time speak volumes about a persons worth.
Have a Merry Christmas,
Chet
Well, not really. It is part of a cycle, they up the education standards to help keep numbers down. Anyone who has ever served is quallity. I hate to tell ya this Nate, it's part of the sales pitch. Some of the finest people in this nation have worn the crossed rifles of the US Armys Infantry. Upping the ASVAB scores is a form of discrimination, a very simplified way to keep the numbers allowed to enlist down. Some of us are blessed with natural test taking abilities, others have serious test anxietys, yet they could kick in a door on a mission or run into small arms fire. Never let test scores determine quallity, actions over an extended period of time speak volumes about a persons worth.
Have a Merry Christmas,
Chet