Humor for my Navy and Marine friends

SHADOW or PUFF or any loaded C-130 would take him out big time. Hey it was only a butter Bar, there are thousands of them wandering around.
 
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This is probably a joke but as I have lived the best of both the USN and Marine Corps life, green side and blue side, and as a Navy Corpsman for 2.5 decades, I have seen it all. Many of my posts here are probably met with, "yeah sure," but give me a scenario and I will match it with a story. I can see this happening.

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Devil Doc said:
This is probably a joke but as I have lived the best of both the USN and Marine Corps life, green side and blue side, and as a Navy Corpsman for 2.5 decades, I have seen it all. Many of my posts here are probably met with, "yeah sure," but give me a scenario and I will match it with a story. I can see this happening.

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Yep, sounds like a typical “seemed like a good idea at the time” scenario. These make the best gut-laugh sea stories.

The mids at our dinner table were sometimes not quite sure if the stories told by me, DH and DBIL, all retired captains, with great relish, were all believable. Then, they would come see us during that first sea duty tour or Corps assignment, or send an email or text, with some hilarious story, that started out “Sir, ma’am, you’re not going to believe what one of my guys did - oh, wait, yes, you will.” Then it was our turn to howl like hyenas.

Lest anyone think it is always the enlisted sailors who get into trouble like this, rest assured officers get into their share of crazy situations. Admirals too.

My fellow USNA BattOs and I used to say “mids will tell the same ‘seemed like a good idea at the time’ stories as sailors and Marines, but use much better grammar and vocabulary.”

You cannot make this stuff up.
 
@Devil Doc So the racoon is at fault; the chief petty officer, the one with the injuries, is the victim!
 
Capt MJ said:
Yep, sounds like a typical “seemed like a good idea at the time” scenario. These make the best gut-laugh sea stories.

The mids at our dinner table were sometimes not quite sure if the stories told by me, DH and DBIL, all retired captains, with great relish, were all believable. Then, they would come see us during that first sea duty tour or Corps assignment, or send an email or text, with some hilarious story, that started out “Sir, ma’am, you’re not going to believe what one of my guys did - oh, wait, yes, you will.” Then it was our turn to howl like hyenas.

Lest anyone think it is always the enlisted sailors who get into trouble like this, rest assured officers get into their share of crazy situations. Admirals too.

My fellow USNA BattOs and I used to say “mids will tell the same ‘seemed like a good idea at the time’ stories as sailors and Marines, but use much better grammar and vocabulary.”

You cannot make this stuff up.
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Trust me, it is NOT service related!

"Zoomies" are just as bad (good, uh...)

Steve
 
Capt MJ said:
To my point above about admirals/can’t make this up:

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Two-Star Navy Admiral Relieved after Wandering Hotel Drunk, Naked

A two-star Navy admiral was fired, punished and reprimanded after an April incident in which he was observed wandering naked outside his hotel room in a drunken state.
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Okay...my vision of navy lore is shaken...I see this quote: " After consuming a gin and tonic and some wine with dinner, he went to a nearby bar, where he was served four scotch whiskeys within two hours. "

I thought, you know famous quotes..."drinking like sailor on liberty..." and such were, well, real. THIS guy....he wouldn't survive a USAF fighter pilot Friday afternoon "end of duty" relaxation period. I mean, if you're going to tie one on as a flag officer, take a lesson from an air force general!!

Read about Major General Michael Carey. He had a decent job, he was "Commander, 20th Air Force, Air Force Global Strike Command, and Commander, Task Force 214, U.S. Strategic Command." That's AF speak for the one in charge of a HUGE chunk of our land-based ICBM force, among other things.

He went to Moscow (not Idaho) and attempted to lessen Russia's GDP by putting a dent in their domestic vodka production.

When the dust settled and he retired, not too long afterward, the AF said "farewell" to Brigadier General Carey.
(The investigation report is available online...truly a shake your head read)

VERY expensive Vodka!

Steve
 
flieger83 said:
Okay...my vision of navy lore is shaken...I see this quote: " After consuming a gin and tonic and some wine with dinner, he went to a nearby bar, where he was served four scotch whiskeys within two hours. "

I thought, you know famous quotes..."drinking like sailor on liberty..." and such were, well, real. THIS guy....he wouldn't survive a USAF fighter pilot Friday afternoon "end of duty" relaxation period. I mean, if you're going to tie one on as a flag officer, take a lesson from an air force general!!

Read about Major General Michael Carey. He had a decent job, he was "Commander, 20th Air Force, Air Force Global Strike Command, and Commander, Task Force 214, U.S. Strategic Command." That's AF speak for the one in charge of a HUGE chunk of our land-based ICBM force, among other things.

He went to Moscow (not Idaho) and attempted to lessen Russia's GDP by putting a dent in their domestic vodka production.

When the dust settled and he retired, not too long afterward, the AF said "farewell" to Brigadier General Carey.
(The investigation report is available online...truly a shake your head read)

VERY expensive Vodka!

Steve
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Good one.

Apparently Congress was not amenable to retiring him with 3-star pay. Imagine that conversation with spouse, explaining how the expected income is going to be not quite what they planned on. And the shame of it all.

I’ve been to various events with Russian officers back a few years. I was awestruck (not necessarily admiringly) by their capacity and tolerance for vodka.
 
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