In the navy

[Oberon]

How tall are you?

[Spike88]

Originally Posted by Oberon

How tall are you?

5'10 or 5'11. Forget which.

[Kptlt. Neuerburg]

I joined the Navy back in '08 but was discharged on medical grounds, but if I could go back I would. I was supposed to be a clerk because of my ASVAB scores but one of the staff at the local MEPS messed up my paper work and I became an Aircraft Mechanic instead. If you do join and get sent to Great Lakes, Illinois don't ask about Ship 17.

[Spike88]

Originally Posted by Kptlt. Hellmut Neuerburg

I joined the Navy back in '08 but was discharged on medical grounds, but if I could go back I would. I was supposed to be a clerk because of my ASVAB scores but one of the staff at the local MEPS messed up my paper work and I became an Aircraft Mechanic instead. If you do join and get sent to Great Lakes, Illinois don't ask about Ship 17.

Everyone goes to Great Lakes.

Although now you have my curiosity peaked about Ship 17.

All I know is I can't be a pilot, or flight controller due to lack of Depth perception.


I think I'm going to go submariner, better food :P.

Plus it's easier to know who you're sharing a ship with.

Been watching Navy movies, just cause.

So far I've seen Top Gun, and just put K-17:The widowmaker into our DVD queue. Afterwords I'm going to get Crimson Tide, and Hunt for the Red October.


Edit: Just looked up Ship 17

It is just a holding barracks for people who are being discharged for various reasons. Like mental, legal, or physical problems. Some of them are trying to get out, and some may want to stay in.
There is a lot of paperwork to be done to discharge these people, and it just takes time.

[Sailor Steve]

A sub is the elite. You're special. On the other hand you see nothing but four walls for months at a time.

A carrier lets you actually see the sea. Not that there's much to see, but it is the sea after all, and it can be entertaining.

Whichevery you end up with, you will get to visit exotic faraway places and meet interesting people.

The recruiting posters in my day said "Join the Navy, see the world". I did, and I'm here to tell you the world is flat and blue.

[Growler]

Best thing about today's subs: you're in a big tube far underwater so big storms on the surface don't affect you much.

Worst things about today's subs: you're in a big tube, far underwater.

You pick which matters more. I only have this advice for submariners: Keep track of the number of times you dive. Add the number of times you surface. Divide the total by two. If your answer's not a whole number, don't open the hatch.

[Spike88]

Originally Posted by Growler

Best thing about today's subs: you're in a big tube far underwater so big storms on the surface don't affect you much.

Worst things about today's subs: you're in a big tube, far underwater.

You pick which matters more. I only have this advice for submariners: Keep track of the number of times you dive. Add the number of times you surface. Divide the total by two. If your answer's not a whole number, don't open the hatch.

I don't think I'll have any issues with not seeing sunlight that often(most of my teenage years were spent in dark rooms ).

Plenty of time to read, when not running the nuclear reactor. I hope to be an Electronics Technician.

[Gargamel]

Originally Posted by Growler

Keep track of the number of times you dive. Add the number of times you surface. Divide the total by two. If your answer's not a whole number, don't open the hatch.

TYVM.. new sig.

[TLAM Strike]

Originally Posted by Sailor Steve

The recruiting posters in my day said "Join the Navy, see the world". I did, and I'm here to tell you the world is flat and blue.

In the words of Red Foreman:

"I saw the world when I was in the Navy. It shot at me."