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Re: The 5 Most Dangerous Things You Will Hear in the Navy:
Post by cthia   » Thu Nov 12, 2015 6:36 am

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ncwolf wrote:Well, maybe not dangerous, but unpleasant--Is there a naval equivalent to "This is just a courtesy inspection?"

Dangerous? Depending on the culprit, can be handicapping or even fatal if left untreated.

Remember yourself as a precocious bio-scientist in your youth when your mother told you that the onanism you'd accidentally discovered can blind you -- she was sort of on the right track -- or rather, we were. ;) :oops:

Son, your mother says I have to hang you. Personally I don't think this is a capital offense. But if I don't hang you, she's gonna hang me and frankly, I'm not the one in trouble. —cthia's father. Incident in ? Axiom of Common Sense
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Re: The 5 Most Dangerous Things You Will Hear in the Navy:
Post by robert132   » Thu Nov 12, 2015 2:06 pm

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Erls wrote:I would imagine that getting a brand new (and just recently promoted and unknown) CO of the ship addressing a veteran crew before setting off on a 6 month deployment saying "And last but not least, this is going to be a routine, easy mission."

I just think karma bites that in the ass 9 times out of 10, and sailors know it.


Yup, every damned time. :lol:
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Re: The 5 Most Dangerous Things You Will Hear in the Navy:
Post by robert132   » Thu Nov 12, 2015 2:19 pm

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In the middle of February we were preparing to cross from the U.S. to Norway via the Denmark Strait and Arctic Ocean in a 40,000 ton FLAT BOTTOM amphibious assault ship.

I know my naval history and warned my work center guys to "secure for sea," that is tie down, tape down, screw down or otherwise make certain loose gear won't go flying around when the ship starts to get "lively."

My Chief (first time at sea after a career ashore) said "don't bother, this ship won't roll." :roll:

Our second night above the Arctic Circle winds were hurricane force, seas running 40 feet high (no exaggeration, I checked the deck log) with the ship rolling about 10 degrees (very mild to an old destroyerman) when we got hit by two 60 foot rogue waves in close succession.

Ship rolled 36 degrees first to port and then starboard quickly. Crap went flying, people thrown to the deck and heavy gear came loose. Damage all over the ship EXCEPT in my work center.

Think I could get an apology from the "know-it-all" Chief? I'd have been shocked if I did.

And I didn't even slop my coffee. :P
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Re: The 5 Most Dangerous Things You Will Hear in the Navy:
Post by saber964   » Thu Nov 12, 2015 5:11 pm

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robert132 wrote:In the middle of February we were preparing to cross from the U.S. to Norway via the Denmark Strait and Arctic Ocean in a 40,000 ton FLAT BOTTOM amphibious assault ship.

I know my naval history and warned my work center guys to "secure for sea," that is tie down, tape down, screw down or otherwise make certain loose gear won't go flying around when the ship starts to get "lively."

My Chief (first time at sea after a career ashore) said "don't bother, this ship won't roll." :roll:

Our second night above the Arctic Circle winds were hurricane force, seas running 40 feet high (no exaggeration, I checked the deck log) with the ship rolling about 10 degrees (very mild to an old destroyerman) when we got hit by two 60 foot rogue waves in close succession.

Ship rolled 36 degrees first to port and then starboard quickly. Crap went flying, people thrown to the deck and heavy gear came loose. Damage all over the ship EXCEPT in my work center.

Think I could get an apology from the "know-it-all" Chief? I'd have been shocked if I did.

And I didn't even slop my coffee. :P




Been there, done that, got the T-shirt. My first deployment we went through the front quadrant of a typhoons and took a 42 degree roll and the AOE (fully loaded) we had with us to a 25 degree roll.
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Re: The 5 Most Dangerous Things You Will Hear in the Navy:
Post by cthia   » Tue Nov 17, 2015 10:56 am

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"We believe there are enemy subs operating in the area."

- suggested by a Romanian friend.

Son, your mother says I have to hang you. Personally I don't think this is a capital offense. But if I don't hang you, she's gonna hang me and frankly, I'm not the one in trouble. —cthia's father. Incident in ? Axiom of Common Sense
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Re: The 5 Most Dangerous Things You Will Hear in the Navy:
Post by GofyTomcat1   » Sat Mar 05, 2016 3:26 am

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RHN one:

"Shannon just pressed a button."

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Re: The 5 Most Dangerous Things You Will Hear in the Navy:
Post by Vince   » Sat Mar 05, 2016 5:22 am

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GofyTomcat1 wrote:RHN one:

"Shannon just pressed a button."

:mrgreen:

Also known as: "Oops."
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Re: The 5 Most Dangerous Things You Will Hear in the Navy:
Post by zuluwiz   » Mon Mar 07, 2016 6:29 pm

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Heard this one myself, from my Captain. "Don't force it, use a bigger hammer." (On the CG-12)
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Re: The 5 Most Dangerous Things You Will Hear in the Navy:
Post by saber964   » Mon Mar 07, 2016 7:00 pm

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zuluwiz wrote:Heard this one myself, from my Captain. "Don't force it, use a bigger hammer." (On the CG-12)

Been there done that, got the T-shirt. We were trying to install the lower platform on a accommodation ladder.
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Re: The 5 Most Dangerous Things You Will Hear in the Navy:
Post by darrell   » Mon Mar 07, 2016 8:04 pm

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saber964 wrote:
zuluwiz wrote:Heard this one myself, from my Captain. "Don't force it, use a bigger hammer." (On the CG-12)

Been there done that, got the T-shirt. We were trying to install the lower platform on a accommodation ladder.


my great grandfather, who has been dead more than 50 years has been there, done that. :mrgreen:
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