Or Pansit, Balut, and chocolate meat.Without the Filipino mafia, there'd be no lumpia. Without lumpia, there'd be no Navy.
Trust me, it's as real as it gets. As a former Division Officer I know. What I said was the sage advice given to me by my Filipino uncles before commissioning. All Navy Chiefs. The Filipino Mafia can make or break your career as a SWO. They can run interference and create shortcuts to help you get your job done. Dismiss them at your own peril. If it requires paperwork ie supplies, food, spare parts, fuel, ammo, the Filipino Mafia has a hand in it. Your next duty station can be swayed by the FM. Everyone knows a guy that knows a guy etc. It was the difference between my twilight tour being Pearl Harbor HI not Norfolk VA. Take care of the FM and they will take care of you. It's been an institution since the old whiteship days of the Navy. YW.The what now?
That's not a real thing.
Concur. If you have to put a qualifier in front of mafia, like Filipino or Russian or anything else, it ain't the mafia. The mafia really means one thing - Sicilians.The what now?
That's not a real thing.
You obviously didnt serve in the fleet. Otherwise you'd know the deal.Concur. If you have to put a qualifier in front of mafia, like Filipino or Russian or anything else, it ain't the mafia. The mafia really means one thing - Sicilians.
There may be a little bit of truth to this. Although I’m not sure they’re as all-powerful as you’re making them out to be. It’s more like sailors looking out for each other since they have that bond of shared heritage. And those connections can indeed be useful. But no, IT1 Gutierrez isn’t going to help you get stationed in Hawaii or get an EP on your fitrep.Trust me, it's as real as it gets. As a former Division Officer I know. What I said was the sage advice given to me by my Filipino uncles before commissioning. All Navy Chiefs. The Filipino Mafia can make or break your career as a SWO. They can run interference and create shortcuts to help you get your job done. Dismiss them at your own peril. If it requires paperwork ie supplies, food, spare parts, fuel, ammo, the Filipino Mafia has a hand in it. Your next duty station can be swayed by the FM. Everyone knows a guy that knows a guy etc. It was the difference between my twilight tour being Pearl Harbor HI not Norfolk VA. Take care of the FM and they will take care of you. It's been an institution since the old whiteship days of the Navy. YW.
Nope but LT Quoanco who plays golf with my detailer did. It's all about connections which they use to its fullest.There may be a little bit of truth to this. Although I’m not sure they’re as all-powerful as you’re making them out to be. It’s more like sailors looking out for each other since they have that bond of shared heritage. And those connections can indeed be useful. But no, IT1 Gutierrez isn’t going to help you get stationed in Hawaii or get an EP on your fitrep.
I've been around the block. More than a couple of times. Sometimes I'd make them an offer they couldn't refuse. Although it is nice to have connections that can help when warranted. Mafia or not.You obviously didnt serve in the fleet. Otherwise you'd know the deal.
I guess it must be because I haven't done my division officer ride yet. I think that comes later on in the career pipeline.Trust me, it's as real as it gets. As a former Division Officer I know. What I said was the sage advice given to me by my Filipino uncles before commissioning. All Navy Chiefs. The Filipino Mafia can make or break your career as a SWO. They can run interference and create shortcuts to help you get your job done. Dismiss them at your own peril. If it requires paperwork ie supplies, food, spare parts, fuel, ammo, the Filipino Mafia has a hand in it. Your next duty station can be swayed by the FM. Everyone knows a guy that knows a guy etc. It was the difference between my twilight tour being Pearl Harbor HI not Norfolk VA. Take care of the FM and they will take care of you. It's been an institution since the old whiteship days of the Navy. YW.
It's nothing illegal. It's just a nickname for a network of guys who do eachother favors and pay it forward and always remember when they got a favor somewhere along the line. I've seen it's magic. As a Division Officer in the engineering dept of a Destroyer, I remember ungettable spare parts suddenly showing up on the pier the next day. The paperwork involved for getting a spare part is sometimes beyond rediculous but they somehow know how to bypass all the red tape. I never questioned it, but I definitely benefitted from it. Aloha Braddah!!I've been around the block. More than a couple of times. Sometimes I'd make them an offer they couldn't refuse. Although it is nice to have connections that can help when warranted. Mafia or not.
YeahFor all you newly commissioning SWO's, The Filipino Mafia is your friend. Get in good and use their services to your benefit. Your career as a SWO will thank you. Piss them off and your life could be a seagoing hell. PSA.
The first part of the sea story is what makes it an epic. So stop holding out brother SWO!Yeah
Little Sea Story here. . . I'll mostly skip the early part and just say when I was Nav on my 2nd ship, I did a solid for the crew's mess cooks and they were extremely thankful. For the rest of that tour, no matter how late I came down from the bridge or other reason to miss a meal, the Wardroom cooks would somehow know that I'd returned to my stateroom and bring me fresh hot food. The only other officers aboard who had that kind of care were the CO and XO.
Well, OKThe first part of the sea story is what makes it an epic. So stop holding out brother SWO!
First rule of Fight Club.I guess it must be because I haven't done my division officer ride yet. I think that comes later on in the career pipeline.
Nothing like that exists. Don't ask about it. Don't talk about it. Just understand the process.
Snubbing the FM. Especially 2nd generation Filipino officers who think they're above. Do it at your own peril. They're not only in the enlisted ranks, some are warrants and mustangs. Get in good and your life as a DivO/Dept Head is that much easier.In your opinion what is the biggest mistake new SWO's make?