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I did. It is quite interesting they went through all that trouble for it only being there 3 years.
I did. It is quite interesting they went through all that trouble for it only being there 3 years.
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Never heard of this before. Very interesting.
Brad Steele
W.D.
They always told me that old sailors would rather hear a fat boy fart, than a pretty girl whistle.[;)]
W.D.
'It ain't gay if you're underway.'
Brad Steele
'It ain't gay if you're underway.'
Yes it is. [:D]
When I was on the Submarine Tender we had a Chief that was a hardcore alcoholic. He kept a bottle in the main deck starboard side fan room. One day when he had the afternoon Officer of the Deck watch he turned the Quarter Deck over to his Petty Officer of the Watch and departed to make his rounds.
As luck or fate would have it, the first stop on his rounds was the starboard side fan room. He opened the door and there was two samesexuals engaged in being samesexual. He slammed the door, went back to the Quarter Deck and didn't mention it or report it to anybody.
Somehow the scuttlebutt got to the Executive Officer about a month later. He chewed the Chief a bit for not reporting it, and explained there was nothing he could do about it now, a month later and based on scuttlebutt. He asked the Chief, "How would you handle this situation?"
The Chief said "Well, if it was me XO, I'd just tell 'em if they're gonna do that poop during working hours they're gonna have to knock it off altogether."
quote:Originally posted by Don McManus
'It ain't gay if you're underway.'
Yes it is. [:D]
When I was on the Submarine Tender we had a Chief that was a hardcore alcoholic. He kept a bottle in the main deck starboard side fan room. One day when he had the afternoon Officer of the Deck watch he turned the Quarter Deck over to his Petty Officer of the Watch and departed to make his rounds.
As luck or fate would have it, the first stop on his rounds was the starboard side fan room. He opened the door and there was two samesexuals engaged in being samesexual. He slammed the door, went back to the Quarter Deck and didn't mention it or report it to anybody.
Somehow the scuttlebutt got to the Executive Officer about a month later. He chewed the Chief a bit for not reporting it, and explained there was nothing he could do about it now, a month later and based on scuttlebutt. He asked the Chief, "How would you handle this situation?"
The Chief said "Well, if it was me XO, I'd just tell 'em if they're gonna do that poop during working hours they're gonna have to knock it off altogether."
There were a few strongly suspected on the USS Leahy in the early to mid 80s, but the 'Don't ask, Don't tell, Don't care' attitude was pretty much adopted by all on board.
To my knowledge, there was never an incident reported, and I don't know if there ever was an incident on board. Although 160 days in the IO after a port call in Mombasa probably had a few folks thinking....
Brad Steele
There were a few strongly suspected on the USS Leahy in the early to mid 80s, but the 'Don't ask, Don't tell, Don't care' attitude was pretty much adopted by all on board.
To my knowledge, there was never an incident reported, and I don't know if there ever was an incident on board. Although 160 days in the IO after a port call in Mombasa probably had a few folks thinking....
Frigging in the rigging ain't a new thing, but now it can be done with the opposite sex. [:D]