I nearly joined the Navy

Sailor Steve · 04-06-08, 01:28 AM

Nice shots. The Navy was actually my second choice. I tried to join the Coast Guard, but it was 1969 and they had a 6-month waiting list. The Navy wanted me yesterday.

mcf1 · 04-06-08, 01:56 AM

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originally posted by Antiacus
No, i've been out awhile.. I now work for a 9-1-1 center (emergency communications).

I'm also starting a business this summer making veggie burgers

Good luck with the business

Jimbuna · 04-06-08, 09:09 AM

Congratulations.....a bit of time in a disciplined service never done anyone any harm.
I hope yhe burger will stay down after an experience like in that fourth photo

Brag · 04-06-08, 11:01 AM

Duty on the Oregon coast can be pretty rough!

Antiacus · 04-06-08, 08:35 PM

It could be Brag... Some long tows (12hrs +) in 30 ft seas could leave you wiped out for days after.

Mostly though it was just a kick in the pants. Lots of old world seamanship skills, dead reckoning, line handling, incredible skill required in general boat handling and surf operations, reading the water, calculating set & drift of a target vessel etc..

It was a great time. If i didn't have to be in the military they probably couldn't have kicked me out

04-06-08, 10:07 PM

Nice pictures! It must have been tough in the Coast Guard eh? I'm sure the Navy couldn't kick you out either

So now you are a 9-1-1 "Operator" I guess? Or you only communicate with the Police HQ and patrols?

Antiacus · 04-07-08, 01:45 AM

What i meant was that if it wasn't for the problems that go with being in the military i never would have quit.

In our 9-1-1 center (and most) you rotate through the different positions, calltaker, police dispatcher, fire dispatcher, and police service channel (running people, locating warrants, figuring out who owns a certain piece of property, on and on).

It's actually a fantastic job, with great pay and benefits considering there are only 2 requirements... 1. Have the ability to do it. 2. Have a relatively clean background. I can't think of many jobs out there with the same upside without having to have a degree, experience, etc...

04-06-08, 01:28 AM	#1
Sailor Steve Eternal Patrol Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: High in the mountains of Utah Posts: 50,369 Downloads: 745 Uploads: 249	Nice shots. The Navy was actually my second choice. I tried to join the Coast Guard, but it was 1969 and they had a 6-month waiting list. The Navy wanted me yesterday. __________________ “Never do anything you can't take back.” —Rocky Russo

04-06-08, 09:09 AM	#3
Jimbuna Chief of the Boat Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: 250 metres below the surface Posts: 190,552 Downloads: 63 Uploads: 13	Congratulations.....a bit of time in a disciplined service never done anyone any harm. I hope yhe burger will stay down after an experience like in that fourth photo __________________ Wise men speak because they have something to say; Fools because they have to say something. Oh my God, not again!!

04-06-08, 11:01 AM	#4
Brag Navy Seal Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Docked on a Russian pond Posts: 7,072 Downloads: 2 Uploads: 0	Duty on the Oregon coast can be pretty rough! __________________ Espionage, adventure, suspense, are just a click away Click here to look inside Brag's book: Amazon.com: Kingmaker: Alexey Braguine: Books Order Kingmaker here: http://www.subsim.com/store.html For Tactics visit:http://www.freewebs.com/kielman/

04-06-08, 08:35 PM	#5
Antiacus Medic Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Springfield, Oregon Posts: 161 Downloads: 9 Uploads: 0	It could be Brag... Some long tows (12hrs +) in 30 ft seas could leave you wiped out for days after. Mostly though it was just a kick in the pants. Lots of old world seamanship skills, dead reckoning, line handling, incredible skill required in general boat handling and surf operations, reading the water, calculating set & drift of a target vessel etc.. It was a great time. If i didn't have to be in the military they probably couldn't have kicked me out

04-06-08, 10:07 PM	#6
AdlerGrosmann Stowaway Posts: n/a Downloads: Uploads:	Nice pictures! It must have been tough in the Coast Guard eh? I'm sure the Navy couldn't kick you out either So now you are a 9-1-1 "Operator" I guess? Or you only communicate with the Police HQ and patrols?

04-07-08, 01:45 AM	#7
Antiacus Medic Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Springfield, Oregon Posts: 161 Downloads: 9 Uploads: 0	What i meant was that if it wasn't for the problems that go with being in the military i never would have quit. In our 9-1-1 center (and most) you rotate through the different positions, calltaker, police dispatcher, fire dispatcher, and police service channel (running people, locating warrants, figuring out who owns a certain piece of property, on and on). It's actually a fantastic job, with great pay and benefits considering there are only 2 requirements... 1. Have the ability to do it. 2. Have a relatively clean background. I can't think of many jobs out there with the same upside without having to have a degree, experience, etc...