Navy For Moms2024-03-29T07:15:09Zlesliet--son came home:(https://navyformoms.ning.com/profile/lesliethttps://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/1954154558?profile=RESIZE_48X48&width=48&height=48&crop=1%3A1https://navyformoms.ning.com/group/pir03022012/forum/topic/listForContributor?user=2cfd8nakthbd9&feed=yes&xn_auth=noAnyone with Sailors now at Groton? We started a facebook group.. feel free to join!tag:navyformoms.ning.com,2012-03-05:1971797:Topic:69018282012-03-05T14:56:32.115Zlesliet--son came home:(https://navyformoms.ning.com/profile/lesliet
<p>If you would like to meet (or stay in touch with) other parents, wives, or loved ones of Sailors who just left for Groton, please check out a new facebook group, <a class="uiIconText groupsSlimTitle" href="https://www.facebook.com/groups/250890734998846/">Loved Ones of Groton, CT Sailors</a>. It is a closed group for more privacy, but all are welcome! ~betsy</p>
<p>If you would like to meet (or stay in touch with) other parents, wives, or loved ones of Sailors who just left for Groton, please check out a new facebook group, <a class="uiIconText groupsSlimTitle" href="https://www.facebook.com/groups/250890734998846/">Loved Ones of Groton, CT Sailors</a>. It is a closed group for more privacy, but all are welcome! ~betsy</p> 07 div078tag:navyformoms.ning.com,2012-02-28:1971797:Topic:68885542012-02-28T20:29:40.808Zlesliet--son came home:(https://navyformoms.ning.com/profile/lesliet
<p>hello ladies...your comments are refreshing i feel every word...im ellen my son from oh is graduating bootcamp this weekend then A school to tx....planning to attend the grad mar 2nd....ive learned of this meet and greet but im new to all this and time is running out any suggestions?</p>
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This is all new to me. Please tell me what PIR stand for and how do I add my name and son's ship and DIV #?
This is all new to me. Please tell me what PIR stand for and how do I add my name and son's ship and DIV #? Div 915tag:navyformoms.ning.com,2012-02-18:1971797:Topic:68647682012-02-18T00:42:46.261Zlesliet--son came home:(https://navyformoms.ning.com/profile/lesliet
<p>Ok well I am totally behind, my first son had PIR in November and was in a 900 division. Didnt realize there are so many, so I have been following 914 on this website, no wonder I can never find what my mom is talking about. I almost ordered ribbons! Cant wait to be there, and by the way, there are a few fast food restaurants on base, so with any luck they are doing ok! THe first call home was not so great, I think they all had it pretty rough for awhile, his latest letters have been much…</p>
<p>Ok well I am totally behind, my first son had PIR in November and was in a 900 division. Didnt realize there are so many, so I have been following 914 on this website, no wonder I can never find what my mom is talking about. I almost ordered ribbons! Cant wait to be there, and by the way, there are a few fast food restaurants on base, so with any luck they are doing ok! THe first call home was not so great, I think they all had it pretty rough for awhile, his latest letters have been much more upbeat! Cant wait to see my son, and sad that his twin can't come! It will be wierd just seeing one without the other!</p>
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<p>Here is a link to NST site on Captains Cup</p>
<p><a href="http://www1.netc.navy.mil/nstc/news_page_2011_02_26.asp">http://www1.netc.navy.mil/nstc/news_page_2011_02_26.asp</a></p>
<p>Here is a link to NST site on Captains Cup</p>
<p><a href="http://www1.netc.navy.mil/nstc/news_page_2011_02_26.asp">http://www1.netc.navy.mil/nstc/news_page_2011_02_26.asp</a></p> EMOTICONStag:navyformoms.ning.com,2012-02-11:1971797:Topic:68518152012-02-11T23:37:43.669Zlesliet--son came home:(https://navyformoms.ning.com/profile/lesliet
<p>I love this little guy as he hugs the mail box after he reads a letter!</p>
<p><a href="http://media.photobucket.com/image/smiley%20mail/130934/smiley_mail.gif?o=1" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Animated Smiley at mailbox-hugs it!</a></p>
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<p><a href="http://media.photobucket.com/image/smiley%20on%20phone/BJ_BOBBI_JO9/Work%20job%20computer%20TV%20and%20phone%20related/pkg.gif?o=47" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Smiley box delivery</a></p>
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<p>I love this little guy as he hugs the mail box after he reads a letter!</p>
<p><a href="http://media.photobucket.com/image/smiley%20mail/130934/smiley_mail.gif?o=1" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Animated Smiley at mailbox-hugs it!</a></p>
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<p>Note: Not all of these are "clean" or "nice"...sorry...just skip the ones you don't like!</p>
<p><a href="http://runemasterstudios.com/graemlins/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Smiley gallery</a></p>
<p><a href="http://www.theoutdoorsforum.com/forums/index.php?s=&act=legends&CODE=emoticons&editor_id=ed-0" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Emoticons</a></p>
<p><a href="http://www.freesmileys.org/emoticons.php" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://www.freesmileys.org/emoticons.php</a></p>
<p><a href="http://www.pic4ever.com/index.htm" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://www.pic4ever.com/index.htm</a></p>
<p><a href="http://freeemoticonsandsmileys.com/animal-animated-emoticons/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://freeemoticonsandsmileys.com/animal-animated-emoticons/</a></p>
<p><a href="http://www.myemoticons.com/emoticons/what-s-hot/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://www.myemoticons.com/emoticons/what-s-hot/</a></p>
<p><a href="http://messenger.yahoo.com/features/emoticons/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://messenger.yahoo.com/features/emoticons/</a></p>
<p>ANIMATED MARVEL COMIC</p>
<p><a href="http://forums.comicbookresources.com/showthread.php?t=285837" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://forums.comicbookresources.com/showthread.php?t=285837</a></p>
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<p>Some you can just copy and paste (some won't) and some you have a html code so you have to embed them. Just copy the html code, click the embed box (third one over in the comment box taskbar) and paste into the embed box. Click save.</p>
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<p>For some of the pictures I find, I just do a search.</p>
<p>F'rinstance...someone said we veterans were lifesavers...I was feeling silly (as usual) and entered, "Lifesaver images" into my search engine. Lots came up...I chose to just post this:</p>
<p><img class="align" src="http://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/1797791047?profile=original" width="264"/></p>
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<p>I just copied and pasted it. That's why it's SO BIG.</p>
<p>Now, if I wanted to resize it:</p>
<p>I would "Save Picture As..." on my Picture library on my computer and use the "Images" icon to load it from the task bar in the comment box. It's the second one over next to "link". You click it, when it comes up click "browse", find the photo on your Picture library, open it and then when it is done loading change the size of the pixels. Click ok.</p>
<p><a href="http://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/1797791154?profile=original" target="_self"><img width="150" class="align" src="http://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/1797791154?profile=RESIZE_180x180" width="150"/></a>...in the case of the original, one its 264. The resized here is 150.</p>
<p>Or leave it!</p>
<p><a href="http://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/1797791047?profile=original" target="_self"><img class="align" src="http://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/1797791047?profile=original" width="264"/></a>...AUGH!</p>
<p>Here is one I like about OPSEC but don't want to hurt anybody's feelings with...since I post about OPSEC at the start of a PIR group and y'all aren't exactly feeling so hot...I have kind of a dry sense of humor but don't want to inflict myself too much on y'all! But it's funny...</p>
<p><a href="http://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/1797791145?profile=original" target="_self"></a> <a href="http://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/1797791175?profile=original" target="_self"><img class="align" src="http://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/1797791175?profile=original" width="151"/></a>Okay...I found the really clean version of this...insert whatever bad word you want for "shhhhhh"...they have it!</p>
<p>Here is another:</p>
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<p>This one I don't get:</p>
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<p>...'cept maybe it's cause there was a story about a momma cat putting her kittens on a Naval vessel (true story...saw the pics!) Don't qoute me on it...I could be wrong.</p>
<p>DO IT FOR THE KITTENS...HOOYAH and BRAVO ZULU!</p>
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<p>You didn't really think I'd just post a bunch of boring links, did you?!</p> Groton A School - who's going?tag:navyformoms.ning.com,2012-02-10:1971797:Topic:68489762012-02-10T14:50:10.679Zlesliet--son came home:(https://navyformoms.ning.com/profile/lesliet
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<p>My son</p> encouragement questionnairetag:navyformoms.ning.com,2012-02-04:1971797:Topic:68351042012-02-04T04:14:39.872Zlesliet--son came home:(https://navyformoms.ning.com/profile/lesliet
<p>You will have to copy and paste this to word and tweak it a little so that it works for you. This is one of the questionnaires I made and sent to my sailor/daughter. It is a great one to send now that your recruits are halfway through. Plus you can get answers to questions you need answers to. And they take less time than writing a letter so the recruits love them. Change it around and make it yours and have fun with it. There are some very encouraging parts near the end.…</p>
<p>You will have to copy and paste this to word and tweak it a little so that it works for you. This is one of the questionnaires I made and sent to my sailor/daughter. It is a great one to send now that your recruits are halfway through. Plus you can get answers to questions you need answers to. And they take less time than writing a letter so the recruits love them. Change it around and make it yours and have fun with it. There are some very encouraging parts near the end. Enjoy!!!</p>
<p>Thanks,</p>
<p>LaLa, The PIR Ribbon making Queen :)</p>
<p>This is a test of the “NavyMoms” broadcasting system, should this be an actual GPA butt busting exam you would have been informed by your RDC. Remember this is only a test!</p>
<p>1. What is your name sailor? _____________________________<br/>2. What is your rank? __________________________________<br/>3. What is your serial number? ______ JK don’t really put that haha.<br/>4. What is today’s date? _______________ BC day? Ex week-1 day-2______________<br/>5. What is the date of Battlestations for your DIV? _______________________<br/>6. How many ribbons have you won and what were they for? __________________________________________________________________________________________________________________<br/>7. How many flags has your division won? __________________<br/>8. Tell me something funny about your chief or petty officer. _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________<br/>9. Do you get test grades on the book exams or just a pass or fail? ______________<br/>10. If so, what were the highest and lowest scores you have received? ____________<br/>11. Has anyone made you laugh out loud? __________ Who? ___________________ And why? ______________________________________________________________________________<br/>12. Are you happy with your decision to join the Army? _______________________<br/>13. What? You thought this was the Navy? _______ hahahaha<br/>14. Who is your bunk mate? _____________________________________________<br/>15. Does any he/she snore? _________________________________________________<br/>16. Tell me about your best friend at BC _________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________<br/>17. Where will you be going for A-school? _____________________<br/>18. Do you want to be on land, ship, or air? ___________________<br/>(if air you might be in the wrong branch lol.)<br/>19. What is your favorite kind of candy? ______________________<br/>20. What are you missing the most? _________________________<br/>21. Do you even miss your cell phone? __________ I hope not, I donated it to charity, lol JK<br/>22. Is anyone giving you a hard time? __________________ Cause I can come up there and woop some ass!!! No really I can!!! Don't think I won't do it. I have been thinking about breaching that gate.<br/>23. How many hours of sleep do you get each night? ___________<br/>24. Is it getting easier to get up early? _______________________<br/>25. Are you or your whole division Grad N Go or Saturday Departure? _________________</p>
<p>Ok, now is time for some advice.<br/>I guess you have realized that boot camp in many ways has gotten easier in the last couple of weeks. But now it is getting hard again. The RDC’s have loosened up a little and you have made some friends. It is no longer about what you can do. It is about what your group can do together as a team. When you are going through battle stations remember what they want is teamwork. There is no “I” in team. You must be able to work together. Battlestations is to prepare you for an actual emergency on a ship. They have to know that you have what it takes to handle any kind of emergency situation. So when you are going into battlestations think of yourself as just one very small part of a machine. If all the other parts are not working the machine will fail. If one part is having a hard time you must step in and help that part out. If you need to take the lead do it. If you need to let someone else take the lead let them. That’s what teamwork is. You can do this. You should know by now that you have to work together. The RDC’s are not looking for who does the best at this point. They are looking at how well you come together as a group and how you handle an emergency. Take care of your team first and do your part. Help those who are having a hard time. Don’t think you can’t be set back at this point because you can. You have to keep busting your ass to get this done. You have come too far and grown too much to turn back. Now it is time to finish this task. If a division does bad as a group it looks bad on the person in charge. It makes him/her look like they didn’t do their job. So bust your butts and get this done together as a team. You can do this. Most recruits say battle stations is fun after it is over. But you must have that teamwork. So make sure everything y’all do from this point on is all about teamwork. Yeah!!!! GO TEAM!!! You got this, you really do. Good luck! And this Navy Mom loves you all….</p>
<p>26. Answer only questions 1 -3 above. Hasn’t the Navy taught you anything? Lol Only give your name, rank and serial number Sailor !!!!!!</p> ~ Your 1st Navy Test ~ Your depper is learning, so shall you!!!!tag:navyformoms.ning.com,2012-02-03:1971797:Topic:68323632012-02-03T07:20:12.738Zlesliet--son came home:(https://navyformoms.ning.com/profile/lesliet
<p>~ 10 Question Test ~<br></br> (posted with permission from NavyDEP.com)</p>
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<p>Navy Slang test - Do you think you know the Navy basics?</p>
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2. You will answer each question. Each questions counts, so it's better to guess than not guess at all.<br></br>
3. You are…</p>
<p>~ 10 Question Test ~<br/> (posted with permission from NavyDEP.com)</p>
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<p>Navy Slang test - Do you think you know the Navy basics?</p>
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1. These questions are to be answered without the use of the internet. Your sailors will not have access in boot camp, neither shall you.<br/>
2. You will answer each question. Each questions counts, so it's better to guess than not guess at all.<br/>
3. You are <span style="text-decoration: underline;">required</span> to post the ones you got wrong at the end.<br/>
4. The answers are posted below question #10, so when your done, list the questions you got<br/>
wrong, just to compare with other family members....No peeking until you complete your test!</p>
<p>5, Remember, this is only for fun. It truly doesn't matter how high you score. What matters is that you learn something about the Navy before your recruit ships out.</p>
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<p><span class="font-size-5">~ The Test ~</span></p>
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<p>1. You are visiting Mayport, Florida when you walk into a bar and see your old friend, John Smith, in a Navy dress uniform. After exchanging greetings, you say you’re surprised to see that he has become a seaman. John indignantly replies that he is not a seaman, he is a "snipe."<br/> What is a snipe?</p>
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3. An engineer<br/>
4. An aviator</p>
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<p>2. After a few words of conversation, John mentions that he is currently assigned to a "bird farm."<br/> What is a bird farm?</p>
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3. A repair ship<br/>
4. A destroyer</p>
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<p>3. Jack is a Gunners Mate (GM), while performing routine maintenance on a 5 inch gun, he decides<br/> to “Gundeck” the maintenance so he could get done sooner?<br/>
What is Gundeck?</p>
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2. To clean the barrel with a round metal brush, thus, the barrel and the shell will have zero clearance. This is similar to car engines and heads that get decked to make them with zero clearance.<br/>
3. To mark a maintenance or PMS check as complete without doing the actual work (Pencil-whipping).<br/>
4. To oil the barrel of a gun. The oil what originally made by a company called the Deck Gun<br/>
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What is a bubblehead?</p>
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3. A civilian<br/>
4. A welder</p>
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<p>6. Jack comes over to your table to join you. You notice his left arm is in pain. When you ask him about it he replies, "Oh, I just got my crow tacked on yesterday."<br/> What does this tell you?</p>
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<p>1. He has had a vaccination<br/> 2. He has injured himself<br/>
3. He has been promoted<br/>
4. He has been drinking too many beers (12 oz curls)</p>
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<p>7. You also notice Jack is sporting a black eye. When you ask him how he came by it, he replies: "Oh, some friends of mine were out celebrating last night, and we got into a fight with a pack of jarheads."<br/> What is a jarhead?</p>
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<p>1. A member of the Coast Guard<br/> 2. A civilian<br/>
3. A Marine<br/>
4. A homosexual</p>
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<p>8. You and your friends decide to leave the bar and take a tour of John's ship, the USS Monica Lewinsky. While you are walking to your car, you pass a shop and John says, "Wait here for a minute. I want to go inside and get some 'geedunk.'"<br/> What is/are geedunk?</p>
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<p>1. Contraceptives<br/> 2. Shoe polish<br/>
3. Asprins<br/>
4. Candy/Pop</p>
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<p>9. The three of you arrive at John's ship, and he begins your tour. Taking you to the engineering spaces, he tells you that when the ship was returning from its last cruise, she was going "balls to the wall."<br/> What does this mean?</p>
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<p>1. The ship was steering erratically<br/> 2. The ship was leaking<br/>
3. The ship was experiencing mechanical problems<br/>
4. The ship was cruising at maximum speed</p>
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<p>10. You are walking down a passageway when you come to a door. You start to open it, but John stops you. "Don't open that door," he exclaims, "It's the Goat Locker!"<br/> What would you expect to find in a Goat Locker?</p>
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<p>1. Prisoners<br/> 2. Female Sailors<br/>
3. Classified material<br/>
4. Chief Petty Officers<br/>
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<p>1. You are visiting Mayport, Florida when you walk into a bar and see your old friend, John Smith, in a Navy dress uniform. After exchanging greetings, you say you’re surprised to see that he has become a seaman. John indignantly replies that he is not a seaman, he is a "snipe."<br/> What is a snipe?</p>
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<p>Answer: 3. An engineer<br/> Engineering ratings crew members in the engineering rates; someone who works in the engineering spaces and seldom is seen topside when underway. MM's (Machinist's Mates) are the ultimate snipes. In today's modern gas turbine fleet, also includes GSM (Gas Turbine Specialist, Mechanic), GSE (Gas Turbine Specialist, Electrician), and EN (Engineman). Non-rated (i.e., E-3 and below) personnel who work in engineering are known as firemen, not seamen. They can be distinguished by the fact that they wear red stripes on their uniforms, whereas seamen wear white stripes. It is believed that true snipes cannot stand direct sunlight or fresh air, must have machine oil in their coffee in order to survive, and get nosebleeds at altitudes above the waterline. It is also firmly believed that fresh-air Sailors who venture into SNIPE COUNTRY are never seen again.</p>
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<p>2. After a few words of conversation, John mentions that he is currently assigned to a "bird farm."<br/> What is a bird farm?</p>
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<p>Answer: 1. An aircraft carrier<br/> "Bird Farm" a common nickname for a aircraft carrier. "Birds" are the aircraft themselves.</p>
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<p>63 = USS Kitty Hawk</p>
<p>41 = USS Midway</p>
<p>68 = USS Nimitz<br/></p>
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<p>3. Jack is a Gunners Mate (GM), while performing routine maintenance on a 5 inch gun, he decides<br/> to “Gundeck” the maintenance so he could get done sooner?<br/>
What is Gundeck?</p>
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<p>Answer: 3<br/> To mark a maintenance or PMS check as complete without doing the actual work (Pencil-whipping).<br/>
In the Navy if you are caught intentionally falsifying logs or records, filling in the blanks just before an inspection, you will be hammered. This is one of the Navy’s biggest pet peeves.</p>
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<p>4. You order a round of beer for yourself and your friend. As your shipmate takes a drink, He says: "Boy this really hits the spot. We just got back from a Med cruise, and for the last three weeks, all we had to drink was bug juice."<br/> What is "bug juice?"</p>
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<p>Answer: 1. Kool-Aid<br/> Not real Kool-Aid, but a Kool-Aid type beverage ubiquitous on Navy ships. I found it vile. It is usually orange or red in color and is made from some unknown chemical compound. The differences in color are purely cosmetic; it all tastes the same. Med cruise is short for Mediterranean cruise. A Western Pacific deployment is called a West Pac. Believe it or not, Bug juice is used to clean brass fire station hoses nozzles. You leave the nozzles in a bucket of bug juice for a day, they come out nice and bright, much like coke.</p>
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<p>5. As you are enjoying your beer, John spots a friend of his on the other side of the bar and points him out to you. "That's Jack Jones," he says, "he's a bubblehead."<br/> What is a bubblehead?</p>
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<p>Answer: 1. A submariner<br/> Submariners are referred to by personnel on surface ships as bubbleheads (among other things). Submariners call surface ship Sailors “Targets”. They have just approved females to be bubbleheads.</p>
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<p>6. Jack comes over to your table to join you. You notice his left arm is in pain. When you ask him about it he replies, "Oh, I just got my crow tacked on yesterday."<br/> What does this tell you?</p>
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<p>Answer: 3. He has been promoted<br/> When one is promoted to the paygrade of E-4, one becomes a "Petty Officer." Petty Officers wear a badge denoting their rank on their left arm. It consists of an eagle (or crow) on top, with one or more inverted chevrons below it, denoting one's rank. On dress uniforms, there is a symbol embroidered between the eagle and the chevrons that denotes one's specialty, or rating (for Electrician Mates' it is a globe, which looks exactly like a basketball; for Boatswain's Mates, two crossed anchors, etc.) All of one's shipmates of equal or higher rank celebrate your promotion by hitting you, a small smack to so congratulations. However some try to hit as hard as they can, on your rating badge which totally goes against the tradition. This is called "tacking on the crow." This is a lot of fun for the tackers, not so much fun for the tackee. In the newer, more proper Navy, this is not allowed because of the idiots that try to hit hard. I don't care what it is, there is always idiots out there.</p>
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<p>7. You also notice Jack is sporting a black eye. When you ask him how he came by it, he replies: "Oh, some friends of mine were out celebrating last night, and we got into a fight with a pack of jarheads."<br/> What is a jarhead?</p>
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<p>Answer: 3. A Marine<br/> The Marine’s work under the Department of the Navy, the women’s department. j/k<br/>
The word “Jarhead” is reportedly, due to the "high and tight" haircut favored by many marines; it looks as if someone put a bowl on the victim’s head and cut or shaved off all the hair that protruded. At the back of the head, you will see folded up “rings” of skin folds that appear similar to the one used on canning jars, making him, litterally, a "jar head”.</p>
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<p>8. You and your friends decide to leave the bar and take a tour of John's ship, the USS Monica Lewinsky. While you are walking to your car, you pass a shop and John says, "Wait here for a minute. I want to go inside and get some 'geedunk.'"<br/> What is/are geedunk?</p>
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<p>Answer: 4. Candy/Pop<br/> Geedunk is a generic term for any kind of sweet, but usually it implies a candy bar or a can of pop. The National Defense Service Medal, which is given to everyone who served during specific periods of time, is sometimes called the "Geedunk Medal.". BTW: The name Monica Lewinsky was used to throw you off, but it does look like she had too many geedunks.</p>
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<p>9. The three of you arrive at John's ship, and he begins your tour. Taking you to the engineering spaces, he tells you that when the ship was returning from its last cruise, she was going "balls to the wall."<br/> What does this mean?</p>
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<p>Answer: 4. The ship was cruising at maximum speed<br/> This term has nothing to do with the male anatomy. An early type of engine governor (speed control) consisted of two metal balls connected to a shaft. As speed increased, centrifical force made the balls move outward. At maximum speed they would be horizontal, nearly touching the walls of the space that contained them. Hence, when a ship is going "balls to the wall," she is cruising at high speed.</p>
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<p>10. You are walking down a passageway when you come to a door. You start to open it, but John stops you. "Don't open that door," he exclaims, "It's the Goat Locker!"<br/> What would you expect to find in a Goat Locker?</p>
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<p>Answer: 4. Chief Petty Officers<br/> The "Goat Locker" is the berthing space for Chief Petty Officers (CPO) onboard a Navy ship. It may get its name from the fact that CPO's are older than most of the crew (i.e., are "old goats"). The female CPO berthing is called Menopause Manor.</p>
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<p><span class="font-size-5">Did you like this test? Please comment just so I know someone is reading this stuff....I might write more if I see people do read it....</span></p>
<p><span class="font-size-5">(Frankly I'd love for you to list the ones you got wrong, just for fun)</span></p>
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<p>From RTC website:</p>
<p><b>Marlinespike<br></br>Basic Seamanship Phase</b></p>
<p>"I wish to have no connection with any ship that does not sail fast; for I intend to go in harm's way." -- John Paul Jones</p>
<p>One of the most physically challenging and motivating events in your training calendar is Basic Seamanship. You will start with the basics of line handling and…</p>
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<div class="description"><div class="xg_user_generated"><p>There is not a lot about Marlinspike. Here is what I have:</p>
<p>From RTC website:</p>
<p><b>Marlinespike<br/>Basic Seamanship Phase</b></p>
<p>"I wish to have no connection with any ship that does not sail fast; for I intend to go in harm's way." -- John Paul Jones</p>
<p>One of the most physically challenging and motivating events in your training calendar is Basic Seamanship. You will start with the basics of line handling and shipboard watch standing. Don't relax, your training will move quickly. By the end of the third day you will be tested on getting the USS MARLINESPIKE (simulated training ship) underway and back to port safely as a team. Successful completion of this vigorous training will put you one step closer to the final hurdle "Battle Stations."</p>
<p>Are you Sea Worthy?</p>
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<p>Also and older Boot Camp video with a brief portion (They have new ones and that is the one I post...but I like the old ones too...maybe I'll post both from now on).</p>
<p>Start at min 7:13 - 7:58</p>
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