Got this in my e-mail last week. You have to admire Sailors and their ability to make a joke out of any situation.
The Navy Times apparently has overlooked this story but it appears that sailors at sea everywhere are applauding the new NWU for its versatility. Based on empirical data collected it seems that [...]
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New Navy Working Uniform a Hit With Fleet Sailors.
The REAL Sailor’s Creed.
I know I haven’t posted in forever, but my job is taking up my life at the moment. However, I was out at a local bar here in Singapore, and on the wall was a picture of a ship with this inscription. I dub it:
The REAL Sailor’s Creed.
Between the security of childhood and the insecurity [...]
Senior Sailor of the Quarter Board.
UPDATE: Well, I didn’t make it. I could say it’s because of this or that, but I did everything right. No worries, because there’s always next time.
I was nominated for Senior Sailor of the Quarter for the 1st Quarter of 2009. I’m a little proud, since I’ve only been here for the same amount of [...]
Today, I committed “douchery.”
Today wasn’t a great day. From the get-go at morning PT, I just wasn’t motivated. I couldn’t concentrate. I wasn’t pushing myself. I was just thinking about my 12 hour watch and just feeling pretty indifferent about everything. It was weird. The day dragged on forever, as can be expected, and I didn’t accomplish much. [...]
Do Dead Pirates Motivate Anyone Else?
Before I begin, let me wish everyone a belated Happy Dead-Pirate Monday. I, for one, could not have been happier for the outcome of the pirate situation. I admit that I thought our “negotiations” were some sissy liberal tactic to reach and agreement with piratesterrorists at sea, but I was sooo wrong. In fact, I [...]
I’m LPO.
I apologize for the lack of posts on my part, but I’ve recently been promoted, temporarily, to LPO. The current one went on leave for a few weeks, so they decided to bestow it on me. I’m only been doing it for a few days, but I will say one thing…I really really don’t like [...]
Does the Navy even have Sailors anymore?
I recently attended a facilitators course on Navy Pride & Professionalism (NP&P). NP&P has replaced the Navy’s Rights & Responsibilities (NR&R) program, which anyone who has been on a ship will remember as a nearly week long waste of time spent going over PowerPoints about drinking responsibly, sexual harassment, etc. On the first day of [...]
China sending patrol boat to South China Sea.
China ups the ante in the tit-for-tat that’s going on in the South China Sea. Nearly a week after after we sent the Detroyer Chung-Hoon to escort the USNS Impeccable, China has decided to send a “large patrol boat” which belongs to the Chinese Fisheries Administration. From the article:
BEIJING: China has deployed a large fisheries [...]
Navy Destroyer sent to protect ship in Chinese incident.
On Wednesday, Navy officials sent the Guided-missile Destroyer Chung-Hoon to the South China Sea, in order to protect the USNS Impeccable from Chinese harassment. I fully expected us to back down and bring IMP back home, but I’m glad to see we’re reasserting our right to transit in international waters, and not giving in to [...]
PRC ships harass the USNS Impeccable.
When I read the OPREP-3 about this some days ago, I didn’t really think too much of it. Over the past few years, Chinese ships routinely shadow our ships, operating in international waters, in a manner that completely goes against all military courtesy and professionalism. In addition to that, they conduct aggressive fly-bys of our [...]
The new Navy uniforms kinda suck.
I know I’m a little late to the party regarding the Navy’s new uniforms, but I couldn’t help but to give my two cents. I remember filling out the survey on these uniforms when they were originally proposed, and while I’m happy we’re getting the digi-blue BDU style Navy Working Uniform (NWU), I absolutely [...]