Humor for my Navy and Marine friends

Capt MJ said:
I like the guys grinning in the background, just appreciating.

Reminds me of XO days, when department heads and I would decide which of the new ensigns or JOs got what SLJO collateral duty jobs, laughing because we had been on the receiving end years ago as new officers. The most annoying too-cool-for-school ensign was always a delight to assign. Note: these can appear from any commissioning source.

For non-military, SLJO is “crappy“ little jobs officer. Everyone has their primary duty, but also a collection of collateral duties, either permanent or one-time. SLJs can include: urinalysis coordinator, PRT coordinator, legal officer at commands too small to have a JAG, CMCO (classified material control), PAO, Combined Federal Camapign coordinator and if you did well you also got to run Navy and Marine Corps Relief Society fund drive, dental readiness coordinator, financial readiness officer, command picnic coordinator, wardroom mess officer, change of command parking coordinator (among many fun ones associated with COC), and there are so many more.

CACO, Casualty Assistance Calls Officer, is often assigned to JOs to get trained and be on a watchbill, but it’s serious business, very important and unforgettable. Thought goes into those selections.
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I was Welfare and Rec officer on my first ship - was in charge of multiple ship's teams and assorted other stuff. Thankfully, turned it over to another JO before we got really busy with that kind of stuff (new ship). Sadly, I got out of that as I slid into Wardroom Mess Treasurer and that was a big headache as our wardroom mess was separate from the crews mess and some of our mess bills were large so SOME wardroom mates were a bit reluctant to pay.
On my second ship I was a Junior (very) Department Head and thankfully was not in the line of fire for much of this. I think I did some postal audits and the like while greatly appreciating my avoidance of the painful duties.
 
Physicsguru said:
The real fun goes to the Bull Ensign. Talk about having a target on your back!
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Sea story from the ancient sea chest: My first CO was not a fan of women in the Navy, had protested against female line officers coming to his Naval Station, except for female nurses. I have many stories relating to him :)bang:), but one of them is he would not present me with the Bull ensign big fat butter bars engraved with Bull, even though I was finally the senior ensign assigned. I simply parked in the Bull Ensign spot at the O Club or wherever I found one. To his credit, the next senior ensign who the CO gave the Bull collar insignia to, did not wear them and never parked in the Bull Ensign spots until I made LTJG. Even my LDO LCDR department head told me he was fine with me parking in those spots. Since my car was the only one of its kind on the base, it was obvious. One of those butter bars is in my retirement shadow box...but how I got them is a story for another day.

For parents of daughters, relax, this was in the turbulent very late 70’s, as line officer women were sent to non-traditional shore billets as the first stage of sending women to sea on non-combatant ships, which led to the eventual clearance for women to go into all the warfare specialties. I escaped being the CNO’s wife’s social aide, and had the fun being the DivO of 4 yard tugboat crews who got the very first enlisted women in the seagoing ratings.
 
Capt MJ said:
Postal Officer! How could I overlook that one.
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Thankfully not postal officer, I was on the postal audit so we got to count stamps to check on the Postal Clerk's books.
I remember also counting controlled medicinals a time or two. Pill after Pill after Pill.
 
i'd be more concerned that she's underway with nobody at the helm!

maybe more likely, she was tied up pierside (which explains the fender) but was set adrift by a jealous AF retiree who's airplane walker was taken away
 
A6E Dad said:
i'd be more concerned that she's underway with nobody at the helm!

maybe more likely, she was tied up pierside (which explains the fender) but was set adrift by a jealous AF retiree who's airplane walker was taken away
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MORE likely...it was cut adrift by a stealthy octogenarian AF pilot in their stealth walker...

Steve
USAFA ALO
USAFA '83
 
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