CMJeepster 2,765 Posted November 10, 2020 And a big thank you to all veterans and active duty personnel! 2 1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Sniper 6,372 Posted November 10, 2020 I'll second that!! Thank you guys for serving! Also remember, tomorrow is Veterans Day... I'll be flying the colors again in tribute! 1 1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Displaced Texan 11,652 Posted November 10, 2020 Happy birthday, crayon eaters. 2 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
JohnnyB 4,289 Posted November 10, 2020 Happy Birthday Marines from the U.S.N. 1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Displaced Texan 11,652 Posted November 10, 2020 17 minutes ago, JohnnyB said: Happy Birthday Marines from the U.S.N. I didn’t know you were a squid. What did you do? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
BillC. 26 Posted November 10, 2020 semper fi usmc 1973-1977 1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
JohnnyB 4,289 Posted November 11, 2020 1 hour ago, Displaced Texan said: I didn’t know you were a squid. What did you do? FTG Fire Control Technician "Guns" We were electronics techs specializing in RADAR guidance and jamming systems. 2 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Displaced Texan 11,652 Posted November 11, 2020 7 minutes ago, JohnnyB said: FTG Fire Control Technician "Guns" We were electronics techs specializing in RADAR guidance and jamming systems. Damn skimmers. I was a ET1/SS. ESM ET. 1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
JohnnyB 4,289 Posted November 11, 2020 Just now, Displaced Texan said: Damn skimmers. I was a ET1/SS. ESM ET. Okay Bubblehead! The FTs always fixed the shit the ETs could not! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Displaced Texan 11,652 Posted November 11, 2020 12 minutes ago, JohnnyB said: Okay Bubblehead! The FTs always fixed the shit the ETs could not! Maybe that happened on skimmers. Submarine ETs fixed everything. 1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
High Exposure 5,635 Posted November 11, 2020 Happy Birthday Devil Dogs! 2 1 2 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Golf battery 1,223 Posted November 11, 2020 4 hours ago, Displaced Texan said: Happy birthday, crayon eaters. Jealousy gets you nowhere. 1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Golf battery 1,223 Posted November 11, 2020 245 years. Trumps 45 th president. Im good with that. Trump 2020 1 1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
JohnnyB 4,289 Posted November 11, 2020 2 hours ago, Displaced Texan said: Maybe that happened on skimmers. Submarine ETs fixed everything. that's because FTs or FCs as they call them now, were smart enough to avoid serving on ships that deliberately sink themselves in salt water with a nuclear reactor on board! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
JC_68Westy 1,024 Posted November 11, 2020 15 minutes ago, Golf battery said: Jealousy gets you nowhere. I agree, no matter what dress uniform they adopt, they will always look like bus drivers and can never claim the title. 1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Golf battery 1,223 Posted November 11, 2020 Its my casket suit. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
JC_68Westy 1,024 Posted November 11, 2020 Just now, Golf battery said: Its my casket suit. Same here. 1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
JohnnyB 4,289 Posted November 11, 2020 Is it true that the red crayons taste best? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
JC_68Westy 1,024 Posted November 11, 2020 Just now, JohnnyB said: Is it true that the red crayons taste best? No, they are all equally good. Different but good. 1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Displaced Texan 11,652 Posted November 11, 2020 42 minutes ago, JohnnyB said: that's because FTs or FCs as they call them now, were smart enough to avoid serving on ships that deliberately sink themselves in salt water with a nuclear reactor on board! Remember, there are only 2 types of ships. Submarines, and targets. Skimmers are always at test depth. 32 minutes ago, JohnnyB said: Is it true that the red crayons taste best? One of my jarhead buddies told me that purple crayons are best. They taste like grape. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
JohnnyB 4,289 Posted November 11, 2020 What.....Subs can't be targets? The Mark 46 torpedo is the backbone of the United States Navy's lightweight anti-submarine warfare torpedo inventory and is the NATO standard. These aerial torpedoes are designed to attack high-performance submarines. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Displaced Texan 11,652 Posted November 11, 2020 1 minute ago, JohnnyB said: What.....Subs can't be targets? The Mark 46 torpedo is the backbone of the United States Navy's lightweight anti-submarine warfare torpedo inventory and is the NATO standard. These aerial torpedoes are designed to attack high-performance submarines. Gotta find us before we find you. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
GRIZ 3,365 Posted November 11, 2020 I'm Army. Glad I had all my fights on land. Moved on an LST once. 1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
JohnnyB 4,289 Posted November 11, 2020 All kidding aside @Displaced Texan , you had the balls to serve on a sub! I could NEVER do that. I don't enjoy tight spaces to that degree! I sincerely salute you sir and thank you for your service! 8 minutes ago, GRIZ said: I'm Army. Glad I had all my fights on land. Moved on an LST once. Thank you for your service sir! 1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Displaced Texan 11,652 Posted November 11, 2020 8 minutes ago, JohnnyB said: All kidding aside @Displaced Texan , you had the balls to serve on a sub! I could NEVER do that. I don't enjoy tight spaces to that degree! I sincerely salute you sir and thank you for your service! Thank you for your service sir! And also you, sir. I enjoy a little friendly shit talking between bubbleheads and skimmers. It’s always fun! 1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
GRIZ 3,365 Posted November 11, 2020 2 minutes ago, JohnnyB said: All kidding aside @Displaced Texan , you had the balls to serve on a sub! I could NEVER do that. I don't enjoy tight spaces to that degree! I sincerely salute you sir and thank you for your service! Thank you for your service sir! Thank all you guys!!! National defense is a multiservice thing. Everyone has their niche. 1 1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
JohnnyB 4,289 Posted November 11, 2020 Just now, Displaced Texan said: And also you, sir. I enjoy a little friendly shit talking between bubbleheads and skimmers. It’s always fun! I agree wholeheartedly! We are almost brothers......We both went to BEEP school! 1 1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Displaced Texan 11,652 Posted November 11, 2020 1 minute ago, JohnnyB said: I agree wholeheartedly! We are almost brothers......We both went to BEEP school! And at least we weren’t Coast Guard.... 1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
JohnnyB 4,289 Posted November 11, 2020 4 minutes ago, Displaced Texan said: And at least we weren’t Coast Guard.... I hope RayRay doesn't see this post! I had to use a Simpson 260 in Beep, what about you? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
GRIZ 3,365 Posted November 11, 2020 24 minutes ago, Displaced Texan said: And at least we weren’t Coast Guard.... Hey Tex, don't knock the Coasties. Many Soldiers and Marines hit the beach in Sicily, Anzio, Salerno, Normandy, and other places with Coasties driving those LCVPs. A friend of mine's father was a coasty and in WW2 flew as a radioman in a Navy PBY hunting Uboats. Coasties in Vietnam were based on Cong Son Island...along with the South Vietnamese POW camp for NVA and VC. Coasties basically do the same job (along with a lot of others) in peacetime as they do in wartime. While the Navy does a great job at Search and Rescue (SAR). Coasties are the best at it. A lot of pilots in Vietnam are alive because Coasties pulled them out of the drink. That's Navy, Marine, Air Force, and Army. Pilots knew if they were hit and can make the ocean, Coasties will find you. I did a lot of work with the Coast Guard. It was always clear to me that no matter what mission they were on, if they got a SAR mission everything got dropped for that. I know the guy who was the coxswain on the cutter in "A Perfect Storm". Given my choice of being on that cutter or getting shot at, I'd take my chances getting shot at. Everyone has a niche. 1 1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites