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Posted by Anonymous on Wednesday, September 5, 2007 8:08 AM

 jimz66 wrote:
Butchy. now a days they have serious restrictions on who can join and who can not join. For instance I have Tuorette Syndrome which I take medicine for. I also have asthma. Those two things alone kept me out. Not to mention my wieght, bad knees and a bad back. They have too many rules these days. I would go in a heart beat.

...and you were accepted into an academy? 

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  • From: Cincinnati, Ohio
Posted by ridleusmc on Wednesday, September 5, 2007 1:13 PM
[quote user="Manstein's revenge"]
 ridleusmc wrote:

Sign - Ditto [#ditto]...yeah, I am gonna be politically incorrect...I am so tired of women who want to be treated equaly to men in the service, then bad-mouth any aspect of service-life that infringed upon their femininity...STOW IT!!! I have a theory about these types that I won't share in open Forum that explains this mindset better...

Manstein,

I'm going to have to disagree with you about women in the military.  They are just as professional and reliable as the men.  Both genders have their complainers.  Don't take one person's comments typical of military women. 

Semper Fi,

Chris

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Posted by ps1scw on Wednesday, September 5, 2007 4:37 PM
Ah the memories.  Retired after 20 years of Service.  I must tell you that things got much better when I left the "fleet" and went into the Seabees.  The only water I saw there was the once weekly shower when in the field and of course the water that filled my fighting position! LOL
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Posted by Mist086 on Wednesday, September 5, 2007 4:47 PM
18 hours on, 6 off and 2 hours into your off time....GENERAL QUARTERS, GENERAL QUARTERS MAN YOUR BATTLE STATIONS.  1 hour of that, back to your hot bunk under the forward catapult, where they commence air ops.Censored [censored] Banged Head [banghead] Disapprove [V]
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Posted by Anonymous on Wednesday, September 5, 2007 6:00 PM
 ridleusmc wrote:
[quote user="Manstein's revenge"]
 ridleusmc wrote:

Sign - Ditto [#ditto]...yeah, I am gonna be politically incorrect...I am so tired of women who want to be treated equaly to men in the service, then bad-mouth any aspect of service-life that infringed upon their femininity...STOW IT!!! I have a theory about these types that I won't share in open Forum that explains this mindset better...

Manstein,

I'm going to have to disagree with you about women in the military.  They are just as professional and reliable as the men.  Both genders have their complainers.  Don't take one person's comments typical of military women. 

Semper Fi,

Chris

...I agree with you...if you re-read my comments you'll discover that I narrowed down my opinion to the types that complain, as you did...

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  • From: Burton, Texas
Posted by eddie miller on Friday, September 7, 2007 7:19 PM

Here's a new definition to rock n roll. This may have not been any big deal to the small boys, but for the USS Midway back during the Typhoon Tour of 88, it was quite the ride. The Japanese ( we were homeported in Yokosuka) estimated that a roll over 22 degrees would put the boat in danger of capsizing. We did 24 Make a Toast [#toast]. I've never seen so many people puking at one time.Laugh [(-D]

Here's a few pix of some of the rock n rollin that I took as we made our way around one of the three storms we got tangled up in.

   Eddie

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Posted by armornut on Friday, September 7, 2007 8:46 PM

 this thread has brought back so many memories i can't even count,i served in VAQ 131(1988/1991)went on two westpacs (second being DESERT STORM somewhere north of Gonzo station) aboard CV-by god 61.that was the biggest ship i'd ever seen,not to many "bird farms"on lake Coeur d' Alene,really thought they just put us to sleep and changed the scenery outside.(join the navy see the world......78% of earth is water  here's yer sign).served with alot of great people and seen alot of amazing places,wouldn't change a thing,wouldn't go back unless it was to keep some snot nosed wisenheimr from growing up way to fast and trashing the next 10years of his life,its all good now.someone posted before that they wouldn't go on a cruise ship,i might just to see what its like to float around and sleep without an airplane crashing into a tennis court 24/7/175.

 college education to fly 'em   high school equivalant to fix 'em

 p.s. not to be a downer for the thread but lets all remember that we swore an oath to protect this nation try to keep the info posted here to "public knowledge" keep the brave folks serving now safe.

ppss thank you vets (all branches) thank a vet every chance you get.

we're modelers it's what we do

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Posted by eddie miller on Friday, September 7, 2007 10:29 PM
 armornut wrote:

 this thread has brought back so many memories i can't even count,i served in VAQ 131(1988/1991)went on two westpacs (second being DESERT STORM somewhere north of Gonzo station) aboard CV-by god 61.that was the biggest ship i'd ever seen,not to many "bird farms"on lake Coeur d' Alene,really thought they just put us to sleep and changed the scenery outside.(join the navy see the world......78% of earth is water  here's yer sign).served with alot of great people and seen alot of amazing places,wouldn't change a thing,wouldn't go back unless it was to keep some snot nosed wisenheimr from growing up way to fast and trashing the next 10years of his life,its all good now.someone posted before that they wouldn't go on a cruise ship,i might just to see what its like to float around and sleep without an airplane crashing into a tennis court 24/7/175.

 college education to fly 'em   high school equivalant to fix 'em

 p.s. not to be a downer for the thread but lets all remember that we swore an oath to protect this nation try to keep the info posted here to "public knowledge" keep the brave folks serving now safe.

ppss thank you vets (all branches) thank a vet every chance you get.

Now, ain't that a small world. I was stationed on CV" By God"-61, otherwise known as the Danger Ranger from 89-91. V-1 Crash& Salvage. Here's one of your birds and, as I am sure you remember, our homecoming back to San Diego after Desert Storm.

  Eddie

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  • From: Central USA
Posted by qmiester on Saturday, September 8, 2007 1:16 PM
This is funny cause it's probably been going on since the first two cave man armies came into existance.  The first time I ever came across anything liked it was back in the late 50s and I discovered Bill Mauldin's book Up Front.  He included an article he wrote for the Stars and Stripes in 1943 on what the folks back home could do to find out what life as an infantryman was like (and it ain't changed very much since).  If you can find a copy, it's worth reading.
Quincy
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  • From: Germantown, Wisc.
Posted by Hartmann352 on Saturday, September 8, 2007 1:48 PM

Eddie,

 Thanks for this pics....in the one with the big yellow ribbon...in the backround, all the whirly-birds....there's my old squadron, with white SH-3s & the beautiful, big, old CH-53Es...HC-1, 88-91.

All the Ch-46s are with HC-3 & HC-11. wonder if they still have those?

BTW, anyone familiar with the color that is seen on the 53? I've seen it on MH-53E models of HC-4, but I do not know what color it is.

Dave

 

 

"Yesterday is history, Tomorrow a mystery, but Today is a gift. That is why it is called the "present".

 

 

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  • From: Northeast WA State
Posted by armornut on Saturday, September 8, 2007 9:27 PM
 eddie miller wrote:
 armornut wrote:

 this thread has brought back so many memories i can't even count,i served in VAQ 131(1988/1991)went on two westpacs (second being DESERT STORM somewhere north of Gonzo station) aboard CV-by god 61.that was the biggest ship i'd ever seen,not to many "bird farms"on lake Coeur d' Alene,really thought they just put us to sleep and changed the scenery outside.(join the navy see the world......78% of earth is water  here's yer sign).served with alot of great people and seen alot of amazing places,wouldn't change a thing,wouldn't go back unless it was to keep some snot nosed wisenheimr from growing up way to fast and trashing the next 10years of his life,its all good now.someone posted before that they wouldn't go on a cruise ship,i might just to see what its like to float around and sleep without an airplane crashing into a tennis court 24/7/175.

 college education to fly 'em   high school equivalant to fix 'em

 p.s. not to be a downer for the thread but lets all remember that we swore an oath to protect this nation try to keep the info posted here to "public knowledge" keep the brave folks serving now safe.

ppss thank you vets (all branches) thank a vet every chance you get.

Now, ain't that a small world. I was stationed on CV" By God"-61, otherwise known as the Danger Ranger from 89-91. V-1 Crash& Salvage. Here's one of your birds and, as I am sure you remember, our homecoming back to San Diego after Desert Storm.

  Eddie

oh yea i remember,the guys name on that bird died after a pft before we went on cruise, he was well loved in our squadron and it was tough to let him go,he was a plane capt. before striking for amh(haven't thought of him in years,thank you for reminding me of a really great guy)we did a hellofa job during Desert Storm thanks for being on deck for our birds and crew.good to know other Rangermen are still out there.

we're modelers it's what we do

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  • From: Canberra,Australia
Posted by death on Monday, September 10, 2007 1:18 AM
Here's one we used to annoy the smokers.Wait till the watch change and when the quarterdeck was full pipe "no smoking, no smoking, no smoking, AVCAT recirc in progress". Hee Hee that annoyed 'em!
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  • From: vernon hills illinois
Posted by sumpter250 on Tuesday, September 11, 2007 2:40 PM

Eddie,   that first shot is really neat! someone should build a diorama of that! 

   Now, by the look of the angle of roll in the other shots, I think most Destroyermen will agree, that's a calm day. Before surface warfare qualifications, Destroyermen thought they should be able to wear "half a set of dolphins", for the amount of time they spent under water.

Lead me not into temptation ..................I can find it myself

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  • From: West Virginia, USA
Posted by mfsob on Friday, September 14, 2007 9:51 AM
Looking at Eddie's pics of the USS Midway, and how far she rolled to one side ... it really does put the power of the sea in perspective. I mean, aircraft carriers are not small objects! My Dad said it was not uncommon for the Victory ships he served on in WWII to roll 45 degrees (or more) during the Atlantic convoy runs. How he kept from puking the entire trip, I have no idea ... I'd be lashed to the stern rail just to save me the trouble of having to stumble to the heads every 5 minutes.
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