Dang, that looks just like..

ET2SN · 10-24-17, 06:33 AM

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Originally Posted by Avis30

Some of those terms though...Broke dick..like wtf?

It was what you didn't want to be.

The basic meaning is equipment that can't fulfill its most basic use.
"Broke"- Something's wrong but it has some use.
"Broke Dick"- Totally useless and a waste of space.

In practical terms, it was the definition of whether you could go home at the end of a work day.

"Hey Chief, the COB says the trim pump is broke.."
"OK, we'll get hot on it tomorrow".

"Hey Chief, the COB says the trim pump is broke dick!"
"Get up to crew's mess and make sure the cooks put on some fresh coffee. We're gonna be here all night.."

Avis30 · 10-24-17, 10:40 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by ET2SN

It was what you didn't want to be.

The basic meaning is equipment that can't fulfill its most basic use.
"Broke"- Something's wrong but it has some use.
"Broke Dick"- Totally useless and a waste of space.

In practical terms, it was the definition of whether you could go home at the end of a work day.

"Hey Chief, the COB says the trim pump is broke.."
"OK, we'll get hot on it tomorrow".

"Hey Chief, the COB says the trim pump is broke dick!"
"Get up to crew's mess and make sure the cooks put on some fresh coffee. We're gonna be here all night.."

Hahaha. "Hey Chief, the COB says the trim pump is broke dick!"
Well summarized Bro

Hahaha

Mr Quatro · 10-24-17, 12:17 PM

Don't ET's have more pens in their pockets than the normal crew?

ET2SN · 10-24-17, 04:52 PM

I was an ET, not a Nuc.

I was a "Coner" and proud of it, thank you.

The only pen I had was the one I wasn't going to use to sign your qual card.

What's funny was that on my first boat there were almost as many YN's (yeomen) in the crew as ET's. Now-a-days, as I understand it, we own the forward half of the boat.

ETR3(SS) · 10-31-17, 02:05 PM

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Originally Posted by Mr Quatro

Don't ET's have more pens in their pockets than the normal crew?

No one had more pens than a well prepared Messenger of the Watch. Blue for the CO, red for the XO, the rest of the rainbow for the department heads, and black for everyone else.

Quote:

Originally Posted by ET2SN

I was an ET, not a Nuc.

I was a "Coner" and proud of it, thank you.

The only pen I had was the one I wasn't going to use to sign your qual card.

What's funny was that on my first boat there were almost as many YN's (yeomen) in the crew as ET's. Now-a-days, as I understand it, we own the forward half of the boat.

Well considering they put QM, IC, and ET together and called it good, the division owns more by default. Except Radio, Radio shall remain in the hands of Radiomen behind our heavy locked door.

ET2SN · 11-01-17, 01:50 AM

Your job used to be exclusive ET territory.

All these new rates are confusing, but its nothing new.
Back before my time, the Navy was already integrating women into the crews.
We called them Sonarmen and they had their own division.

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ET2SN Ocean Warrior Join Date: Oct 2017 Posts: 2,652 Downloads: 60 Uploads: 0	I was an ET, not a Nuc. I was a "Coner" and proud of it, thank you. The only pen I had was the one I wasn't going to use to sign your qual card. What's funny was that on my first boat there were almost as many YN's (yeomen) in the crew as ET's. Now-a-days, as I understand it, we own the forward half of the boat.

11-01-17, 01:50 AM	#6
ET2SN Ocean Warrior Join Date: Oct 2017 Posts: 2,652 Downloads: 60 Uploads: 0	Your job used to be exclusive ET territory. All these new rates are confusing, but its nothing new. Back before my time, the Navy was already integrating women into the crews. We called them Sonarmen and they had their own division.