That's As Good As It Gets???

Simmy · 02-07-13, 01:25 AM

I have never made more than the rank of Captain in SH4.
But I know from the boys in the office that there are provisions
for Rear and Vice Admirals. What in Tar Nation does it take to get
to one of those ranks. I have sunk half the IJN, well me and the boys,
and never been offered more than Captain. Thinking I could do better
in the army.

Red October1984 · 02-07-13, 07:59 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Simmy

I have never made more than the rank of Captain in SH4.
But I know from the boys in the office that there are provisions
for Rear and Vice Admirals. What in Tar Nation does it take to get
to one of those ranks. I have sunk half the IJN, well me and the boys,
and never been offered more than Captain. Thinking I could do better
in the army.

FINALLY! Somebody says that on Subsim!

After sinking half the IJN and not getting Admiral, transfer to the Army....

Armistead · 02-07-13, 08:05 AM

Sink a millions tons and finish the war.

Dread Knot · 02-07-13, 08:19 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Simmy

I have never made more than the rank of Captain in SH4.
But I know from the boys in the office that there are provisions
for Rear and Vice Admirals. What in Tar Nation does it take to get
to one of those ranks. I have sunk half the IJN, well me and the boys,
and never been offered more than Captain. Thinking I could do better
in the army.

Sorry, but the top Navy brass is unimpressed by mere Japanese tonnage. To reach those vaunted ranks, you also have to win every Army-Navy football game played between 1942 and 45 singlehandedly.

AVGWarhawk · 02-07-13, 09:22 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Simmy

I have never made more than the rank of Captain in SH4.
But I know from the boys in the office that there are provisions
for Rear and Vice Admirals. What in Tar Nation does it take to get
to one of those ranks. I have sunk half the IJN, well me and the boys,
and never been offered more than Captain. Thinking I could do better
in the army.

Doing such a good job with decimating the IJN that only a fool would promote you to a desk.

Simmy · 02-07-13, 09:33 AM

Well that's it...I'm off to see the recruiter.
I always did look better in green.

Sailor Steve · 02-07-13, 10:05 AM

A little reality: Dick O'Kane, top-scoring US submarine ace and Medal Of Honor winner, ended the war as a Commander. He didn't make captain until 1953.

I'm sorry, but Captain is a rank that should not be in SH4. Captains don't command submarines, they command Battleships. Admirals command fleets.

Sniper297 · 02-07-13, 10:24 AM

Funny thing, Navy was always a tradition in my family except for the Civil War, when all the Wards joined the Army instead for some reason. So when my oldest son turned 18 he started to enlist in the US Navy - only to find out he has that common form of color blindness for shades of blue-green. The US Navy requires 100% normal color vision for all rates except stuff like Yeoman and Mess Cook - my son had no interest in typing or slinging hash, so he went across the hall and talked to the Army recruiter instead, chose artillery.

That's my son on the far left, today he's Command Sergeant Major of 1/120 Field Artillery, equivalent to Master Chief Petty Officer of the Command.

Sailor Steve · 02-07-13, 10:57 AM

Good on 'im, Sniper! "By golly I'm gonna serve, one way or another!"

I wanted to fly fighters, but when I was ten my eyes went wonky. I joined the navy and became a radioman.

Simmy · 02-07-13, 11:58 AM

Nice shot of the 155.
I was in artillery, 8 inch nuclear - Fire Direction Control (FDC)
Germany - VII Corp.
When the Russians found out I was there, they decided to stay
in the Eastern Bloc.

captgeo · 02-07-13, 12:04 PM

Great Pic sniper

my son-inlaw just joined the RCAF

Red October1984 · 02-07-13, 05:17 PM

I want to fly....if I can't...well...I'll be in the Army. Military Service runs in my family...

My uncle is a General who went through ROTC. He is commanding forces in Germany now.

Another uncle was a PA for the Wolfhounds. They made a documentary about his unit while he was in Northern Iraq. He's retired.

My Dad went to West Point but didn't get through. He's a lawyer now.

My Grandpa also went to West Point. He was in 'Nam just like you Steve. He died in 2006.

And I've got more distant relatives all around that fought in various wars.

I plan on serving one way or another.

02-07-13, 07:11 PM

as Sailor Steve mentioned getting those kinds of promotions means you arent in a sub anymore so thats why it isnt in this game, it doesnt make sense to give you a rank that means you arent in a sub so that would mean you arent in the game anymore

they "tried" to keep things "mostly" realistic in the game

Simmy · 02-07-13, 11:45 PM

Quote:

as Sailor Steve mentioned getting those kinds of promotions means you arent in a sub anymore so thats why it isnt in this game, it doesnt make sense to give you a rank that means you arent in a sub so that would mean you arent in the game anymore

That's pretty much what I assumed since it made some reference to being
behind a desk when I read the Rear Admiral report.

TorpX · 02-08-13, 02:01 AM

Nice photo, Sniper.

Where was it taken, Fort Sill?

02-07-13, 01:25 AM	#1
Simmy Planesman Join Date: Sep 2009 Posts: 180 Downloads: 187 Uploads: 0	That's As Good As It Gets??? I have never made more than the rank of Captain in SH4. But I know from the boys in the office that there are provisions for Rear and Vice Admirals. What in Tar Nation does it take to get to one of those ranks. I have sunk half the IJN, well me and the boys, and never been offered more than Captain. Thinking I could do better in the army.

02-07-13, 08:05 AM	#3
Armistead Rear Admiral Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: on the Dan Posts: 10,880 Downloads: 364 Uploads: 0	Sink a millions tons and finish the war. __________________ You see my dog don't like people laughing. He gets the crazy idea you're laughing at him. Now if you apologize like I know you're going to, I might convince him that you really didn't mean it.

02-07-13, 10:05 AM	#7
Sailor Steve Eternal Patrol Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: High in the mountains of Utah Posts: 50,369 Downloads: 745 Uploads: 249	A little reality: Dick O'Kane, top-scoring US submarine ace and Medal Of Honor winner, ended the war as a Commander. He didn't make captain until 1953. I'm sorry, but Captain is a rank that should not be in SH4. Captains don't command submarines, they command Battleships. Admirals command fleets. __________________ “Never do anything you can't take back.” —Rocky Russo

02-07-13, 10:57 AM	#9
Sailor Steve Eternal Patrol Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: High in the mountains of Utah Posts: 50,369 Downloads: 745 Uploads: 249	Good on 'im, Sniper! "By golly I'm gonna serve, one way or another!" I wanted to fly fighters, but when I was ten my eyes went wonky. I joined the navy and became a radioman. __________________ “Never do anything you can't take back.” —Rocky Russo

02-07-13, 12:04 PM	#11
captgeo Samurai Navy Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Ontario,Canada Posts: 550 Downloads: 105 Uploads: 0	Great Pic sniper my son-inlaw just joined the RCAF __________________

02-07-13, 09:33 AM	#6
Simmy Planesman Join Date: Sep 2009 Posts: 180 Downloads: 187 Uploads: 0	Well that's it...I'm off to see the recruiter. I always did look better in green.

02-07-13, 10:24 AM	#8
Sniper297 The Old Man Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Philadelphia Shipyard Brig Posts: 1,386 Downloads: 160 Uploads: 19	Funny thing, Navy was always a tradition in my family except for the Civil War, when all the Wards joined the Army instead for some reason. So when my oldest son turned 18 he started to enlist in the US Navy - only to find out he has that common form of color blindness for shades of blue-green. The US Navy requires 100% normal color vision for all rates except stuff like Yeoman and Mess Cook - my son had no interest in typing or slinging hash, so he went across the hall and talked to the Army recruiter instead, chose artillery. That's my son on the far left, today he's Command Sergeant Major of 1/120 Field Artillery, equivalent to Master Chief Petty Officer of the Command.

02-07-13, 11:58 AM	#10
Simmy Planesman Join Date: Sep 2009 Posts: 180 Downloads: 187 Uploads: 0	Nice shot of the 155. I was in artillery, 8 inch nuclear - Fire Direction Control (FDC) Germany - VII Corp. When the Russians found out I was there, they decided to stay in the Eastern Bloc.

02-07-13, 05:17 PM	#12
Red October1984 Airplane Nerd Join Date: Aug 2011 Location: Texas Posts: 6,243 Downloads: 115 Uploads: 0	I want to fly....if I can't...well...I'll be in the Army. Military Service runs in my family... My uncle is a General who went through ROTC. He is commanding forces in Germany now. Another uncle was a PA for the Wolfhounds. They made a documentary about his unit while he was in Northern Iraq. He's retired. My Dad went to West Point but didn't get through. He's a lawyer now. My Grandpa also went to West Point. He was in 'Nam just like you Steve. He died in 2006. And I've got more distant relatives all around that fought in various wars. I plan on serving one way or another. __________________

02-07-13, 07:11 PM	#13
Webster Stowaway Posts: n/a Downloads: Uploads:	as Sailor Steve mentioned getting those kinds of promotions means you arent in a sub anymore so thats why it isnt in this game, it doesnt make sense to give you a rank that means you arent in a sub so that would mean you arent in the game anymore they "tried" to keep things "mostly" realistic in the game

02-08-13, 02:01 AM	#15
TorpX Silent Hunter Join Date: Sep 2010 Posts: 3,975 Downloads: 153 Uploads: 11	Nice photo, Sniper. Where was it taken, Fort Sill?