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THE SNIPES LAMENT
NOW EACH OF US FROM TIME TO TIME, HAS GAZED UPON THE SEA,
AND WATCHED THE WARSHIPS PULLING OUT, TO KEEP THEIR COUNTRY FREE.
AND MOST OF US HAVE READ A BOOK; OR HEARD A LUSTY TALE,
ABOUT THE MEN WHO SAIL THESE SHIPS; THROUGH LIGHTING, WIND AND HAIL.
BUT THERE'S A PLACE WITHIN EACH SHIP, THAT LEGEND FAILS TO TELL
IT'S DOWN BELOW THE WATERLINE, IT TAKES A LIVING TOLL
A HEATED METAL LIVING HELL THAT SAILORS CALL "THE HOLE".
IT HOUSES ENGINES RUN BY STEAM, THAT MAKES THE SHAFTS GO ROUND.
A PLACE OF FIRE AND NOISE AND HEAT, THAT BEATS YOUR SPIRITS DOWN.
WHERE BOILERS ARE THE HELLISH HEART, WITH BLOOD OF ANGRY STEAM;
THESE MOLDED GODS WITHOUT REMORSE, LIKE NIGHTMARES IN A DREAM.
THE ROARING FIRES POSE A THREAT LIKE LIVING LIFE IN DOUBT,
FOR AT ANY MINUTE WITHOUT SCORN, COULD ESCAPE AND CRUSH YOU OUT.
WHERE TURBINES SCREAM LIKE TORTURED SOULS, ALONE AND LOST IN HELL,
WITH ORDERS FROM SOMEWHERE ABOVE, THEY ANSWER EVERY BELL.
THE MEN WHO KEEP THE FIRES LIT, AND MAKE THE ENGINES RUN,
ARE STRANGERS TO THE WORLD OF LIGHT, AND RARELY SEE THE SUN.
THEY HAVE NO TIME FOR MAN OR GOD, NO TOLERANCE FOR FEAR,
THEIR ASPECT PAYS NO LIVING THING THE TRIBUTE OF A TEAR.
THERE'S LITTLE THAT MEN CAN DO, THAT THESE MEN HAVE NOT DONE,
BENEATH THE DECKS, DEEP IN THE HOLE, TO MAKE THE ENGINES RUN.
AND EVERY HOUR OF EVERY DAY, THEY KEEP THEIR WATCH IN HELL,
FOR IF THE FIRES EVER FAIL, THEIR SHIPS A USELESS SHELL.
WHEN SHIPS CONVERGE TO HAVE A WAR UPON AN ANGRY SEA,
THE MEN BELOW JUST GRIMLY SMILE AT WHAT THEIR FATE MIGHT BE.
THEY'RE LOCKED BELOW, LIKE MEN 'FORE DOOMED, WHO HEAR NO BATTLE CRY,
IT'S WELL ASSUMED THAT IF THEY'RE HIT THE MEN BELOW WILL DIE.
FOR EVERY DAY'S A WAR DOWN THERE, WHEN GAUGES ALL READ RED.
TWELVE HUNDRED POUNDS OF HEATED STEAM, CAN KILL YOU MIGHTY DEAD.
SO IF YOU EVER WRITE THEIR SONS, OR TRY TO TELL THEIR TALE,
THE VERY WORDS SHOULD MAKE YOU HEAR A FIRED FURNACE WAIL.
THESE "MEN OF STEEL" THE PUBLIC NEVER GETS TO KNOW.
SO LITTLE'S HEARD ABOUT THE PLACE, THAT SAILORS CALL "THE HOLE".
BUT I CAN SING ABOUT THIS PLACE, AND TRY TO MAKE YOU SEE,
THE HARDENED LIFE OF MEN DOWN THERE, 'CAUSE ONE OF THEM IS ME.
I'VE SEEN THESE SWEAT SOAKED HEROS FIGHT, IN SUPERHEATED AIR.
TO KEEP THEIR SHIP ALIVE AND RIGHT, THOUGH NO ONE KNOWS THEY'RE THERE.
AND THUS THEY'LL FIGHT FOR AGES ON, 'TIL STEAMSHIPS SAIL NO MORE,
AMID THE BOILER'S MIGHTY HEAT AND TURBINE'S HELLISH ROAR.
SO WHEN YOU SEE A SHIP PULL OUT TO MEET A WARSHIP FOE.
REMEMBER FAINTLY, IF YOU CAN, "THE MEN WHO SAIL BELOW".
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Comment by Absoltuekraze on June 2, 2012 at 9:52pm
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Jheart - I typed a reply, but its loong, so I pm'd you :)
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Comment by Jenn_NicksWifey on June 2, 2012 at 9:06am
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Thank you for the welcomes. Marianne - We do have two little ones an 8 yr old boy (mine from prev marriage) and a 5 month old girl. Plus we have 3 german shepherds that round out our family. They all keep me busy!
Absoltuekraze - My hubby is wanting to go to San Diego, but we're from IL. I'm feeling really crappy right now. Hubby wants to make it a career, so I keep thinking about how this seperation thing is basically what I have to look forward to for the next 20 years. Its really hard right now. Eight weeks of bootcamp, I can handle. Yeah, I'm lonely, but I can get over that. It's all the sea duty, being apart for so long that scares me. I want to support him in his goals. I just have so much going on in my head right now, it's hard to think about it. We're not young kids, I'm 30 and he is 27. I think the enormity of this decision is really hitting me hard.
Could you tell me a little about when your hubby is out? How often and for how long is common? What kind of stuff do you do while he's gone? I remember being single, and entertaining myself, but I always worked, and we've agreed that me being a SAHM is best for the kids, so I really don't know what to do with myself! I'm not really social.... Posting on here is even a little difficult, but I figure of all the people in the world, you guys will be the ones who can understand. I don't have people I can really pour my heart out to here at home.Sorry so long. Just got carried away.
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Hey jheart, welcome! My husband is a snipe as well, was in GL for A school, then got stationed in San Diego , which is our hometown! (How lucky are we?) He's out for his third underway atm, meanwhile I'm moving us into a new house. So is the life of a navy wife. Hahaa.
How are you feeling so far? Boot camp was hard for me. I promise it gets easier though. Every time my sailor goes out it becomes more and more normal. :)
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Comment by MarianneKT's Mom on June 1, 2012 at 1:11pm
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Jheart99 - Welcome! Yes, your husband will be a snipe - EN (Engineman) is one of those rates. My daughter Katie is a DC. After BC she was in GL for training and then sent to Japan for 3+ years. Now she is back in the states and stationed in Norfolk. Looks like from your pic that you and your husband have children, and a little cutie at that!
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Hello everyone. I'm new here. My hubby just shipped out to bootcamp and then he'll stay on at GL for A School. His rate is EN, so that makes him a Snipe, right? I'm just here to learn everything I can and hopefully make some friends in the process.
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Comment by Deborah GC on May 28, 2012 at 8:56am
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She will be a GSM. She will be st Great Lakes for the next 8-9 weeks. We are not sure where she will go after Great Lakes, unless she stays on for C school? Hoping for somewhere on the west coast?
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Deborah GC - My daughter joined the navy 10-08-08. She was offered Corpsman, but she would have had to wait until sometime in 2009 for that rate, so she asked what other rates were avaiable for her and she chose DC. After A school she was sent to Japan for 3 years and served on the USS Essex (LHD 2) until the hull swap in April 2012 with the USS Bonhomme Richard (LHD 6). Now she has re-enlisted for 4 years and is serving on the USS George HW Bush (CVN 77). Will your daughter be a DC?
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@ MarianneKT's Mom your daughter is obviously a Snipe?! Our daughter graduates this week from Boot Camp and will be continuing on at Great Lakes for A school. I have looked at this group before, not much activity, so was GLAD to see someone else here. How long has your daughter been in the Navy? Was this the rate they offered her? And how does she like it? Look forward to hearing from you!!
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I would be suprised if the MWR doesn't plan some things for them to do. We went to the aquarium while we were there, but didnt get to the zoo. Walked up town did some shopping, ate at Sushi-go-Round and Stix (sp?), went to visit some of Katie's shipmates that lived off=base. I know that Katie has gone camping and also to the beach.
I wonder how long the process will be once they arrive in port to switch everything over.
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