Humor for my Navy and Marine friends

IRT the homeward bound graph. My wife eulogized her 90 year old dad a few days ago. He was a retired senior chief bosun's mate who had a bunch of those tattoos and in mostly the same location. They asked me to write his obituary which I won't bore you with and this is not what I wrote, but if you looked in some reference book that lists things like: salty mean old sailor with lots of tattoos and even more sea stories, you'd find Frank's photo. He was on a ship during the Korean War and ran PBRs in Vietnam. The 'Apocalypse Now' type of patrol boat except he was not a calm man like the chief in the movie. Not a post for the humor thread I know but if Boats was here he would surely tell a funny story. And it just might be true.
 
Capt MJ said:
The buffer! I was known at OCS for my ace buffer skills, and it was a good solitary thing to do at oh-dark-thirty to nourish my introverted personality needs for a bit of alone time. No one intruded on my space when I was working that thing.
Click to expand...
I used to enjoy working the buffer. You could tell when a passageway had been buffed with pride not by the shine as much as the swirls and wave like appearance as you looked from near to far. The "passageway secured" signs with tape running from bulkhead to bulkhead or at the ladder was a pain and a disruption to the day, but one did not dare walk on a buffing job in progress.
 
The buffer person had to get up earlier to get it done, which I didn’t mind, for the peaceful time and more time back in the room to get ready for the day.
 
Devil Doc said:
I used to enjoy working the buffer. You could tell when a passageway had been buffed with pride not by the shine as much as the swirls and wave like appearance as you looked from near to far. The "passageway secured" signs with tape running from bulkhead to bulkhead or at the ladder was a pain and a disruption to the day, but one did not dare walk on a buffing job in progress.
Click to expand...
I have a pretty funny story involving a buffer with its operator, a kid waiting for A School plus a chief in my command who at the time was awaiting trial for murder and yours truly. Probably not for posting here as the Chief's nickname which includes his last name plays into the story.
Full Disclosure: Said Chief was convicted and served a bunch of time in the greybar hotel.
 
Photos like that make me really thankful that I wasn't with the Fleet much at all. I understand that there are people who think that's fun, however.
 
THParent said:
Photos like that make me really thankful that I wasn't with the Fleet much at all. I understand that there are people who think that's fun, however.
Click to expand...
That’s a 376 foot Fletcher class destroyer. Over a hundred feet shorter than today’s cans. And, it’s taking on fuel. UNREP, or FUNREP.
 
That isn't normal, @A6E Dad . Someone special in that helo?
 
My sea service friends will understand the key to this is “CHT.”
 

Attachments

  • D290303C-679C-4FA2-A529-6E247F700FF8.jpeg
    D290303C-679C-4FA2-A529-6E247F700FF8.jpeg
    41 KB · Views: 63
You must log in or register to reply here.
Back
Top