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BlueJ1 · « **Reply #30 on:** January 23, 2008, 08:58:36 PM »

Thanks for the advice Eagl. But I have to turn down anything that has to do with Cali. the only time I'll go back is for vacation.

BlueJ1 · « **Reply #31 on:** January 23, 2008, 09:01:40 PM »

Hornet, thank you very much. I thought about the Coast Guard when I was younger. Its a definite possibility. Im only hesitant because it sounds to good to be true, just like when I joined the Navy. I wonder what conversion would be like for Navy to Coast Guard. I know Army to Navy has some good deals.

I would take you up on the offer for a beer but Im only 20 as of December. But I'll be here for another 2 years at least. So when next December rolls around I'll buy you one.

eagl · « **Reply #32 on:** January 24, 2008, 10:20:20 PM »

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Originally posted by BlueJ1
Thanks for the advice Eagl. But I have to turn down anything that has to do with Cali. the only time I'll go back is for vacation.

Too many parking tickets eh?

BlueJ1 · « **Reply #33 on:** January 25, 2008, 12:42:31 AM »

None of those. Luckily.

Cali people dont take kindly to people from NY. And I didnt take kindly to them after about a dozen times for being called out on it. From my experience people out there are more stuck up then east coast. Oh well, its their opinion, their allowed it, and Im allowed mine.

Oh yea, its EXPENSIVE too.

Sandman · « **Reply #34 on:** January 25, 2008, 01:26:52 AM »

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Yeah...14 Years in so far. almost 11 of that is sea duty. E-6 with no hopes of ever making Chief (I run my mouth too much these days)

I think what has really done me in is the year turn around between deployments. I don't mind that so much, but when they fill up that year with a bunch of misc. underway time, a 3 month yard period(when the ship needs 6), then expect the ship to meet all our deployment certifications compressed into a few weeks which leaves no room for any mistakes. The pace is getting crazy.
with so much money going into new shipbuilding programs and the war on terror, we can't get much needed repairs. The ship was designed for a 15 year service life and we are going on 30. This thing leaks like crazy. The paint is quite literally keeping the water out. Add to that the constant threat of an IA hanging over your head (which not really a problem, but quite disruptive if you are not a volunteer).

Granted I know that the army and marines have it much worse having to actually be in Iraq all the time, but most of them live for that stuff. My ship is stuck doing counter narcotics a useless job in the big scheme of things, so I guess you can add that it feels like our mission isn't important.no matter how much you capture since for every ton we get 100 tons gets through.

Sea time sucks. It's why I got out after 10.