Do they call you Chembob on the ship? Maybe cold could call yourself Chembouy there.

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2/23/2009 12:43:39 PM

No, I'll be George/JORG (Junior Officer Requiring Guidance), Riley, Ensign Riley, etc.

I actually go by Bobby with acquaintances now.

2/23/2009 2:00:16 PM

^^ they call him Chemboi

2/23/2009 3:48:37 PM

I think he means NUB for short.

2/24/2009 5:16:42 PM

BTRBR Riley

2/24/2009 5:23:22 PM

Can you explain this? Kthx!

Quote :

" Navy corpsman faces weapons charge Posted: Today at 6:04 a.m. Updated: Today at 9:39 a.m. JACKSONVILLE, N.C. — A Navy corpsman has been charged with possession of a weapon of mass destruction in eastern North Carolina. The Daily News of Jacksonville reported that 25-year-old Gregory Desmond McGill was charged Thursday by Onslow County sheriff's deputies. McGill had been arrested Tuesday after deputies said he had a concealed gun, ax, machete and Molotov cocktails in his car. The vehicle was about 100 feet from the Hubert Volunteer Fire Department, where his estranged wife's roommate works. While McGill was in jail, detectives found a military M81 time blasting fuse in his home Thursday and added the charge of possession of a weapon of mass destruction. McGill was scheduled for a first appearance in court Friday. It was unclear where McGill was stationed and whether he had an attorney."

3/6/2009 11:37:48 AM

what part of the "War on Terrar" do you not understand?

3/6/2009 1:26:19 PM

*ding ding*

ENS Riley, arriving (home).

4/6/2009 10:08:32 AM

How'd it go?

4/6/2009 11:43:53 AM

did you get a VD?

4/6/2009 11:45:20 AM

^^Oh man, let me tell you.

^Yea, joe_schmoe snuck on and violated me in the 76mm magazine. Then he said, "gotcha, you're now a real sailor."

4/6/2009 11:54:24 AM

ttt

4/13/2009 1:26:23 PM

ttt

5/5/2009 6:26:14 PM

Where can I get my hands on a surplus river patrol boat?

5/5/2009 6:38:49 PM

don't know if its been asked...dont feel like going through all the pages, but...

What would you do with a drunken sailor?What would you do with a drunken sailor?

5/5/2009 6:38:56 PM

5/5/2009 7:04:16 PM

^^^we usually sell to other countries depending on the type of craft.

I know the Bahamians have some of our old patrol boats.

^^Put him in the long boat till he's sober.

^sup

5/5/2009 7:09:33 PM

Is the navy operating ship based UCAVs yet?

5/5/2009 7:20:23 PM

I'm going in as an E2 AM this coming June. In order to be an E3 are there any special requirements other than the minimum 9 months.

^ I'll be able to answer that a month from now

5/5/2009 7:35:40 PM

WHY DO YOU HATE ME?

5/5/2009 7:46:59 PM

^^^Sea trials begin in 2011. http://www.theregister.co.uk/2008/12/18/x47b_rollout_ceremony/

^^Not sure. Not coming from enlisted so I wouldn't know how somebody comes in as an Seaman Apprentice or Seaman (or in your case, AMSA).

^Because you were treating your girlfriend like shit.

5/5/2009 8:03:57 PM

Quote :

"Where can I get my hands on a surplus river patrol boat?"

You could always pick up a surplus German police patrol boat. The have a few here: http://www.vebeg.de/

5/5/2009 8:20:49 PM

^^He treats me quite well now, actually. Let it go, he beat you to the punch.

5/5/2009 8:24:35 PM

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"Not coming from enlisted so I wouldn't know how somebody comes in as an Seaman Apprentice or Seaman (or in your case, AMSA)."

Since you are going to be in a position of leadership and responsibility, it seems to me that knowing how the people below you advance in rank (or how they come into the service with advanced rank) might be a good idea.

[Edited on May 5, 2009 at 8:27 PM. Reason : ]

5/5/2009 8:27:36 PM

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"I'm going in as an E2 AM this coming June. In order to be an E3 are there any special requirements other than the minimum 9 months."

Other than showing up on time, in the right place and (mostly) sober, no.

You will need to take an advancement exam for E-4 and above.

5/5/2009 8:51:30 PM

^^^I haven't really been on TWW as much (let alone at all) as much as I used to be, ok. Also, I used past tense (were), not present.

^^Sorry for not knowing the intricacies at where someone can come in as an E-2 as opposed to E-3. I do know how they advance, because it is my duty to make sure they are prepared for the examinations and boards required.

^Exactly.

5/5/2009 8:54:51 PM

Apparently coming in at E2 takes 30 or 40 college credits? I believe.

To come in at E3 you need that plus referrels from 2 other navy applicants. Figure i'm coming in kinda late, but job security is rare nowadays and with the Navy filling up so fast why wait. Looking forward to working on something substantial instead of a damn pizza pan if you know what I mean. Its pretty funny, my grandad was a MM and so was my dad. My recruiter is also one as well. Figure I switch it up and be an AM. Fuck stoves.

5/6/2009 12:08:44 AM

3 years in NJROTC in high school = E-3 in the Navy when you join last I heard.

5/6/2009 12:23:32 AM

^^"Fuck stoves." LOL

5/6/2009 6:48:00 PM

E2-E3 advancement is automatic unless i'm mistaken. Advancement to E4/E5/E6 requires a test, or you can get automatically advanced based off of your rate or by star re-enlisting. I'm a nuke - I entered as E3 and am automatically advanced to E4 at the end of a-school (about another month and a half). After that I have the option of taking the advancement test in 6 months or automatically making E5 when I sign my 2 year extension (plus I get a nice 100k bonus but that's neither here nor there )

5/10/2009 12:41:46 PM

My boyfriend's dad and brother are both in the Navy. It sucks because either one or the other is almost always out at sea, so I didn't meet scary navy dad until we'd been dating a few months, and I met CJ at Christmas, when they both happened to be home.

I'm too cool for questions.

5/10/2009 3:41:39 PM

^Damn straight.

5/17/2009 1:15:04 PM

At what range would WWII subs generally engage with torpedoes?

5/20/2009 1:12:27 PM

So are you generally assigned to one ship for a long period of time, or are you moved around frequently?

5/20/2009 3:44:45 PM

Compare and contrast hydrogen peroxide propulsion and diesel-electric propulsion in submarine applications.

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5/20/2009 4:06:34 PM

Quote :

"So are you generally assigned to one ship for a long period of time, or are you moved around frequently?"

It depends.

Enlist guys are now trying to shift to a 36 at sea, 36 on shore.

Submarine officers are 30 at sea, 24 on shore for their initial tours, and then they change based on...wait for it..."the needs of the navy."

All of this is after initial training.

Personally, I spent two years on my first boat, then split-toured to a new construction in the shipyard (USS NORTH CAROLINA, to be specific) and was on her for 18 months. Now I'm on shore duty and will be transferring to the civilian community in two years or so.

So it is pretty standard, but exceptions can be made.

5/20/2009 6:18:06 PM

Quote :

"Is the navy operating ship based UCAVs yet?"

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BlV_Ytp4YXQ

I'd recommend skipping to 2:20, its got better bgm

5/21/2009 12:16:27 AM

^^when did they start calling subs "ships" instead of "boats?"

for surface warfare, officers spend 18-36 months depending on what rotation they're on, what their job is, etc. for example, as a JO, I was supposed to do a 2 year tour then an 18 month tour. but I extended and did 31 months then rotated to stand up an anti-terrorism unit for a two year tour.

department heads do 18 month tours usually, unless they're in the weapons/combat systems pipeline and then they'll usually do a full 36 months on one ship. I think CO's and XO's are usually do 18 month tours

[Edited on May 21, 2009 at 12:24 AM. Reason : .]

5/21/2009 12:24:40 AM

Quote :

"The term "boat" refers to small craft limited in their use by size and usually not capable of making independent voyages of any length on the high seas. The old navy adage to differentiate between ships and boats is that boats are capable of being carried by ships. (Submarines by this rule are ships rather than boats, but are customarily referred to as boats reflecting their previous smaller size.) "

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Navy#Boats

5/21/2009 3:29:02 AM

ah yes - a practicing sea lawyer, huh? because I'm really going to take wikipedia over navy tradition and my decade in uniform

[Edited on May 22, 2009 at 2:52 AM. Reason : .]

5/22/2009 2:49:33 AM

Quote :

"department heads do 18 month tours usually, unless they're in the weapons/combat systems pipeline and then they'll usually do a full 36 months on one ship. I think CO's and XO's are usually do 18 month tours"

now they're implementing "fleet-up" XO's - they'll do 39 months, half as XO, then relieve the CO. their relief as XO will relieve them, and so on.

7/6/2009 4:56:44 PM

you probably want to stay in the military, seeing that there is no jobs out there....

7/6/2009 5:02:17 PM

Quote :

"At what range would WWII subs generally engage with torpedoes?"

I'd go between about 700-1500 m, and an impact angle as close to 90 degrees as possible

I also play entirely too much silent hunter

also for the sailor, what's a guy got to do to get on one of those new LCS ships

7/6/2009 7:38:04 PM

Quote :

" ah yes - a practicing sea lawyer, huh? because I'm really going to take wikipedia over navy tradition and my decade in uniform "

okay...here goes to a reply to that one with one word.

SHIPMATE....?!

7/6/2009 8:58:10 PM

Where's my fucking tie?

7/11/2009 3:49:10 PM

7/11/2009 3:51:36 PM

Do you have your NWU's yet?

Want to buy mine?

7/11/2009 11:07:29 PM

Yea, our XO made us all switch to it by 1 June. The joy's of being a Battle 'E' ship. Bye bye wash khakis.

7/12/2009 4:40:02 PM

what's up, bitch!

7/12/2009 4:42:12 PM

set up the sails

7/12/2009 4:49:27 PM