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Offline DiabloTX

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« Reply #30 on: June 17, 2005, 11:18:45 PM »
Hehe, don't take it so hard, Jarhead, kid's got brains after all!!

Congrats and good luck, Smidsy.

Look me up when you get off active duty, if you do.

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Offline SMIDSY

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« Reply #31 on: June 17, 2005, 11:41:28 PM »
will do.


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now remember, a marine is just a salor with anger issues and an attitude problem.
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« Reply #32 on: June 18, 2005, 12:22:14 AM »
My Uncle was a SeaBee in the Pacific in WW2 as well. Good luck to you.

Hey... Guns...   It's a JOKE son, Ah say a JOKE!
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« Reply #33 on: June 18, 2005, 12:39:53 AM »
my grandfather joined the navy durring WWII because he "was too old to be drafted and too young to stay home." so he has been very supportive of me.

my dad was initialy pissed, then he got over it, then he found out i signed up for 8 years, then he found out that was the standard enlistment length, then he got pissed when he found out a seabee is a dangerous job. and now he is over it again.
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« Reply #34 on: June 18, 2005, 12:59:48 AM »
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My Uncle was a SeaBee in the Pacific in WW2 as well. Good luck to you.

Hey... Guns...   It's a JOKE son, Ah say a JOKE!


That's humor.........I recognize that.....
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Offline DiabloTX

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« Reply #35 on: June 18, 2005, 05:32:10 AM »
Hey bootcamp!  Don't forget these little nuggets o' wisdom:

1.  Fallopian tube does NOT exist in the paintlocker.
2.  Mail-buoy watch.  Don't fall for it.
3.  Saltpeter may or may not be in the food.  Hehe.
4.  "Ricky" Sunday is actually only about 4 hours long, not a full day.
5.  Nothing's more comfortable than a pair of broken-in boondockers.  No, seriously, I ain't lying.
6.  They don't "tack-on" crows anymore.  GD PC Navy.
7.  You're first liberty in a foreign country does not mean walking around the city yelling, "Where's the woman with the donkey bar?!?!?"
8.  Every sailor on that other ship in port is the enemy.  That is until the real enemy starts shooting first.
9.  If it doesn't need paint, you're gonna paint it anyway.
10.  Listen to your chief, he/she has years of wisdom to help you.  When he/she walks away, do it your way.
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« Reply #36 on: June 18, 2005, 06:20:40 AM »
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well, its official. i am to be a Seabee in the united states navy. although i was slated to be an sonar tech. why change my rating? well, my decision to be a sonarman was sort of a spurr of the moment decision adn i did not think it though very well. however, for years now i have wanted to be a seabee. and now my dream has come true. i ship out for basic training in august.:aok


so you traded a dark ops room for beaches and hula girls giving you drinks while you pick seashells off the beach..

sounds like a smart choise
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« Reply #37 on: June 18, 2005, 06:17:46 PM »
i also gave up the rank of petty officer 3rd classs. but oh well
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« Reply #38 on: June 18, 2005, 06:37:45 PM »
What did you give E-4 up for ?
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« Reply #39 on: June 18, 2005, 07:56:23 PM »
didnt like the job. besides, i didnt join for the pay. also, rank should go with field experience and not 10 weeks of training.
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« Reply #40 on: June 18, 2005, 08:24:45 PM »
Didnt mean why, as in what rank are you getting instead ?
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Offline DiabloTX

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« Reply #41 on: June 18, 2005, 08:26:55 PM »
Assuming no JROTC, he would have gotten PO3 after ST school.  Now, it looks like he'll be an E2 after TIR is met after bootcamp.
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« Reply #42 on: June 18, 2005, 08:40:51 PM »
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didnt like the job. besides, i didnt join for the pay. also, rank should go with field experience and not 10 weeks of training.


have you signed up yet, IE: actually been to MEPs and taken the oath?

If not talk to your recruiter about all the benies you can, especialy an enlistment bonus.  The services are giving out mad cash right now for recruiting and why should you be left out of it?

Don't worry bout him he wants you to sign up more than you do and will usually bend over backwards for a good canidate.

Good luck either way.  READ YOUR ENTIRE CONTRACT FRONT AND BACK EVERY SINGLE WORD BEFORE YOU SIGN IT.  IF YOU HAVE QUESTIONS ABOUT IT ASK!
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« Reply #43 on: June 19, 2005, 01:02:23 AM »
took the oath on march 12. CB was one of the career choices so the transition will be easy. scored 81 on the ASVAB...mostly because of the electronics section because my dad has an obsession with vacum tubes.
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« Reply #44 on: June 19, 2005, 08:55:37 AM »
Congrats!  It will be hard work under some brutal conditions, but you will learn a ton of transferable skills for when its time to get out.
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