joining the navy

[Carlston]

Well that could happen, but like you said it is rare. But I've also got back up plans to for such possibilities. And like it was said, you at least have a paying job in these times of uncertainty.

There is no back up plan. By the time you get shuffled, the trains at its destination. Too late.

I'm not trying to tell anyone that the navy is a bad idea, only that its not fool proof. I'm just pointing out worst case scenarios.

I almost joined the Navy, but the recruiter wouldn't do anything unless I said I would go submarine. Thousands of feet under water strapped to two nuclear reactors and multiple nuclear warheads?

I'll pass.

You are SO over-reacting! I takes a good 10 to 15 YEARS for your balls to fall off due to radiation exposure.

Hey my boomer took me round two years to get thyroid cancer. Course my doc was busted for gafting radiation logs on my TLD. And warheads don't give off that much just stay outa upper level and no sleeping next to the warheads...

Oh and it's only hundreds of feet, not thousands. Unclassified of course

I'm assuming you can't tell me the classified maximum depth of an Ohio?

800 feet unclassified.
I was on the Michigan and the Ohio actually. But standard operating you never go into the thousand mark.

 

[BENZOOKA]

If only I could post an excellent sketch about the navy and it's cannib... I mean how there is no eating of humans.

 

[Carlston]

Hey my boomer took me round two years to get thyroid cancer. Course my doc was busted for gafting radiation logs on my TLD. And warheads don't give off that much just stay outa upper level and no sleeping next to the warheads...

Oh and it's only hundreds of feet, not thousands. Unclassified of course

Classified missions are the ones you have to worry about.[/quote]

You need a secret clearance to even walk on a Boomer, Top Secret to know your weapon load out and where your mission is. Even our menu is considered classified, it's a odd world but after the one traitor Walker in the 80 sold most our tech specs on fast attacks the are pretty paranoid.

Only thing unclassified is what Navy PR releases.

 

[Gilhelmi]

PS: One tip, go up to your Drill Sargent and ask for some chem light batteries and a box of ten grid squares. Then, after training and you get Internet again, tells us about the results.

Listen to him this man knows what he is talking about.

Oooh that's just cruel Gil, at least let him sign the papers before the hazing sets in. My favorite of those is actually something I got from an Army Airborne thing "go get the keys to the drop zone". Similar in my squadron we had a boot running around panicking because he couldn't find the keys for one of the hueys. (FYI modern military aircraft do not have keyed ignition lol)

It is tradition in my unit to tell these type of stories to newer soldiers to help them understand military life. My favorite part is the Basic Training Horror Stories, where we tell all of the worst case scenarios that happened to us in basic.

Another soldier told me this story that he said happened to him. Late one day he started to get sick, all the Sargents had gone home for the night except the duty sargent. Anyway, as the night wore on he got worse, so his buddies went and said to the sargent "Our friend need an ambulance" the sargent thinking that the buddies were exaggerating said "He can wait till morning sick call" (Note, the sargent did not check the sick soldier himself). All though the night the soldiers battle buddies stayed by his bed watching him get worse. The rest of this story was told to the soldier later after he woke up in the hospital, three weeks later.

The next morning came, and the battle buddies were literally carrying the friend to sick call. The company commander (whose rank was captain) saw this checked the soldier and called an ambulance immediately. Then, after the soldier was on his way to the hospital, the Captain turned to the battle buddies and asked "Why did you not tell the drill sargent about him last night". The battle buddies answered "We did, Sir". After an investigation, the duty sargent was tried for courts martial offenses of negligence and reduced in rank to buck private (the lowest rank there is).

Moral of the story, your Drill Sargents will take care of you. It is their job and they get in a lot of trouble for not caring for you.

Any US Armed forces is a good choice.

Thank you for choosing to serve. You are now my brother. the brother I tease for being in the Navy until you send our Marine brothers (because the Marines like Navy better then us Army guys) to kick my ass

But seriously, all my stories are from the Army. Good luck and stay safe.

PS: One tip, go up to your Drill Sargent and ask for some chem light batteries and a box of ten grid squares. Then, after training and you get Internet again, tells us about the results.

Don't forget the keys to the Humvees, which you have to fill out a PRIC-E5 for. They're the same type of form as an I.D.:10t.

Sadly, Humvees do have keys to unlock the steering wheel. I know, I almost forgot to turn my keys in a year or two ago. Someone once told me they added the locks after that one guy stole a tank in San Diego.

 

[DefunctTheory]

Sadly, Humvees do have keys to unlock the steering wheel. I know, I almost forgot to turn my keys in a year or two ago. Someone once told me they added the locks after that one guy stole a tank in San Diego.

They always had the locking cables.

It's just no one ever used them. Many units still don't, unless the vehicles are going to be floating around where someone shady might go snooping around.

Unfortunately, mine does use locks, but they have a nasty habit of getting taken home by Sergeants who don't come to work 3 days of the week. I can't count how many times we've had to move vehicles with that cable on, having to go backwards and forwards dozens of times, turning the wheels just an inch to get it somewhere.

 

[Gilhelmi]

I am some people have told me that if i play my cards right i will never have to worry about going out to sea. But i have no issue with going to sea, in fact, if i am in the Navy i would feel a little silly not being on a ship at least a time or two.

hopefully as soon as i get on a boat, i can rally the crew against our task master, inspire a mutiny, and then afterwords be elected captain. At which point i plan to raise the jolly roger and set to looting and plundering with my buccaneer crew.

You know everything you post can be seen by your "task maskers". And they know who you are. And they are standing behind you. muhahahahahaha.

 

[Gilhelmi]

Sadly, Humvees do have keys to unlock the steering wheel. I know, I almost forgot to turn my keys in a year or two ago. Someone once told me they added the locks after that one guy stole a tank in San Diego.

They always had the locking cables.

It's just no one ever used them. Many units still don't, unless the vehicles are going to be floating around where someone shady might go snooping around.

Unfortunately, mine does use locks, but they have a nasty habit of getting taken home by Sergeants who don't come to work 3 days of the week. I can't count how many times we've had to move vehicles with that cable on, having to go backwards and forwards dozens of times, turning the wheels just an inch to get it somewhere.

Really? My unit says that we must to use them. And anyone who walks off with a padlock or keys is called back in to return them (or get a statement of charges to replace them). But this is at a Battalion level unit.

 

[DefunctTheory]

Really? My unit says that we must to use them. And anyone who walks off with a padlock or keys is called back in to return them (or get a statement of charges to replace them). But this is at a Battalion level unit.

We have a favoritism problem.

A really, really bad one.

Thank god I'm not going to Iraq with these people.

 

[Thamous]

Any US Armed forces is a good choice.

Thank you for choosing to serve. You are now my brother. the brother I tease for being in the Navy until you send our Marine brothers (because the Marines like Navy better then us Army guys) to kick my ass

But seriously, all my stories are from the Army. Good luck and stay safe.

PS: One tip, go up to your Drill Sargent and ask for some chem light batteries and a box of ten grid squares. Then, after training and you get Internet again, tells us about the results.

Since your in grad school go FUCKING OFFICER or you need to turn your Bachelor's degree back in to your College

go here, look around, bother people on their forum
www.military.com

I was a Marine and not a sailor and while the branches have a close relation.... very different realities, especially depending on what field you go in to. Submarines, Surface warfare, Aviation, Special Ops (SpecWar in squid talk)

Above all when dealing with the recruiter get EVERYTHING in writing

Listen to him this man knows what he is talking about.

Get me some spark plugs for my tank and the front slope indicator while your at it.

 

[DefunctTheory]

Get me some spark plugs for my tank and the front slope indicator while your at it.

Don't forget to jump up and down on the tank to check the suspension, and to check the barrel for hallow spots with a hammer.

 

[Thamous]

Get me some spark plugs for my tank and the front slope indicator while your at it.

Don't forget to jump up and down on the tank to check the suspension, and to check the barrel for hallow spots with a hammer.

Put some x's on it too so I can check it later.

 

[Gilhelmi]

Really? My unit says that we must to use them. And anyone who walks off with a padlock or keys is called back in to return them (or get a statement of charges to replace them). But this is at a Battalion level unit.

We have a favoritism problem.

A really, really bad one.

Thank god I'm not going to Iraq with these people.

I am leaving in July, all I have to say is "Thank God I am with disciplined professionals".

I love my unit and I am still lower enlisted.

 

[DefunctTheory]

Really? My unit says that we must to use them. And anyone who walks off with a padlock or keys is called back in to return them (or get a statement of charges to replace them). But this is at a Battalion level unit.

We have a favoritism problem.

A really, really bad one.

Thank god I'm not going to Iraq with these people.

I am leaving in July, all I have to say is "Thank God I am with disciplined professionals".

I love my unit and I am still lower enlisted.

Sounds a lot like my love affair with 1st Cav.

God, I miss front line units.

EDIT: Good luck with your deployment. Don't get blown up.

 

[Gilhelmi]

Really? My unit says that we must to use them. And anyone who walks off with a padlock or keys is called back in to return them (or get a statement of charges to replace them). But this is at a Battalion level unit.

We have a favoritism problem.

A really, really bad one.

Thank god I'm not going to Iraq with these people.

I am leaving in July, all I have to say is "Thank God I am with disciplined professionals".

I love my unit and I am still lower enlisted.

Sounds a lot like my love affair with 1st Cav.

God, I miss front line units.

EDIT: Good luck with your deployment. Don't get blown up.

We are not front line but we have some top notch NCOs and Officers who know their jobs, do their jobs, and respect their soldiers. We are a transportation battalion the last ones to leave. We get to clean up the equipment to ship home

 

[DefunctTheory]

We are not front line but we have some top notch NCOs and Officers who know their jobs, do their jobs, and respect their soldiers. We are a transportation battalion the last ones to leave. We get to clean up the equipment to ship home

That sounds... wonderful.

If I could say the same thing, I would stay in the Army forever.

 

[THAC0]

I go to see the recruiter tomorrow and try to get this ball rolling. Fingers crossed i get in, i don't see any reason i wouldn't, but i don't like to count my chickens before they are hatched.

I have a buddy gonna try to get in too. He isn't hopeful though, with his criminal record.

 

[Carlston]

I go to see the recruiter tomorrow and try to get this ball rolling. Fingers crossed i get in, i don't see any reason i wouldn't, but i don't like to count my chickens before they are hatched.

I have a buddy gonna try to get in too. He isn't hopeful though, with his criminal record.

Heh score high enough on the ASVAB they will want ya in.
And remember EVERYTHING can get a waiver. Tell your buddy if he shows persistence he can still get in. And using the term "Made mistakes I want to grow up..." tends to make them like ya knowing your wanting to change.

 

[LandoCristo]

"Go Air Force, sink the Navy"!

Not really, I've got some friends who are Navy here, but once I graduate, I'm going straight to the Air Force, so I know a little of what you're doing.

And yeah, the best long-term option for a career in the military is as an officer. My dad is a senior NCO, because he signed up right out of high-school and didn't want to apply for officer training, but both the pay and the quarters are sooo much better for officers, that enlisted only makes sense for short-term "I don't know what I want to do with my life" sign-ups.

 

[loc978]

From my experience with Naval personnel and Marines, they have much less flexible rules than the Army or Air Force. If incredibly strict, always-enforced rules are your thing, though...