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01-19-2007, 06:24 PM
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#1 | | Junior Member
Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: New Jersey USA
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Enlisted and entered Great Lakes boot camp 1991.
Directly to "A" school, Millington TN. First choice on Order Choosing day.
One week later, orders taken from me, torn in half, and I'm told I am not USN but rather USNR-TAR(AD).
"What does this mean," I ask.
"You are not an active duty sailor, you are an active duty naval reservist that will train and administer reservists on the weekends. You're in the Navy but you won't be seeing any boats. Any problem, airman?"
Nope. Sounds good to me. 
Orders come for NAF Washington D.C. ABSOLUTE BEST FOUR YEARS OF MY LIFE, 1992-1996.
My billet there is discontinued, I take an extension and assignment to NAS JRB Willow Grove. Absolute worst two years of my life, 1996-1998. 
Tough it out, separate in 1998.
I enlisted at 27, after high school, college, and five years civilian work.
My military time was the best time of my life.
Ken | 
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01-19-2007, 08:07 PM
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#2 | | Senior Member
Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Jacksonville, NC
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Country: | Very cool. I took my pre-service aviation physical as NAS Willow Grove! I almost passed out at the Subway after they put the drops that dilate your pupils in... good times thanks to Uncle Sam!
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01-19-2007, 08:40 PM
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#3 | | He who does not skim
Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Halifax, Nova Scotia
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Country:  | Six years in the Navy and not a single ship? Nice. 
...Reservists, eh?  | |
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01-19-2007, 09:36 PM
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#4 | | Minister of Whoopass
Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Long Island Native in Mississippi
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Country: | Any sailor that serves ZERO time at sea is no sailor, but a reservist is just that, a TARD....
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01-19-2007, 09:46 PM
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#5 | | Senior Member
Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Edmonton,Alberta
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01-19-2007, 09:59 PM
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#6 | | IP/Mech THE GREAT GAZOO
Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Colorado, USA
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Originally Posted by lesofprimus  Any sailor that serves ZERO time at sea is no sailor, but a reservist is just that, a TARD.... | Hey watch it dude - I'm pollywog and proud! Besides you can't fit a P-3 on a boat!
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01-19-2007, 10:12 PM
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#7 | | Junior Member
Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: New Jersey USA
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A tard?
I think I've been verbally abused. 
I guess you don't wanna hear about duty or standing watches or any other way of redeeming myself? Didn't think so. 
Anyway, I loved it and I'm proud.
Ken
P.S. FLYBOYJ, a P-3 reference? I remember them well. | |
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01-19-2007, 11:08 PM
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#8 | | Minister of Whoopass
Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Long Island Native in Mississippi
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I guess you don't wanna hear about duty or standing watches or any other way of redeeming myself? Didn't think so.
| I guess u havent done alot of reading here.... I was in the Navy from 1987-1997 and served with distinction with ST2 and 4.... Ive sood my watches as well shipmate....
And as for all u brown shoes and Polywogs??? This here Shellback says u dont deserve Davey Jones' blessing or King Neptunes cherry...
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01-20-2007, 08:08 AM
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#9 | | Der Crewchief
Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Ansbach, Germany
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Country:  | Ah screw boats! The only way to spend time in the military is in the air!
__________________  US Army Blackhawk Crewchief 2000-2006 Classic ww2aircraft.net quotes: fly boy said: "isn't that the first jet bomber? becasue i have flown one in a flight sim before and i know how it handles" "wait what ok who made the b-2 crash come on people that messed up its a b-2" "ah yes the mistel those things are so annoying is games and in real life" | |
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01-20-2007, 08:24 AM
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#10 | | IP/Mech THE GREAT GAZOO
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Originally Posted by lesofprimus And as for all u brown shoes and Polywogs??? This here Shellback says u dont deserve Davey Jones' blessing or King Neptunes cherry... | You're right - it's hard to get the blessing when you're flying OVER the equator!
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01-20-2007, 08:26 AM
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#11 | | IP/Mech THE GREAT GAZOO
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Originally Posted by typhoonken
P.S. FLYBOYJ, a P-3 reference? I remember them well.
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I was an AD in VP-65, Point Mugu - 1996 - 2002.
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01-20-2007, 08:29 AM
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#12 | | Der Crewchief
Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Ansbach, Germany
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Country: | You ever noticed how all the guys with aviation experience finally make there way out into the civilian world.
For me it was the military made flying a job for me and I wanted to fly just for fun. Besides I can make more money as an aircraft mechanic on the outside. If I can ever get to Alaska that is! It is really hard to get a job workin on the Blackhawks here in Germany.
__________________ US Army Blackhawk Crewchief 2000-2006 Classic ww2aircraft.net quotes: fly boy said: "isn't that the first jet bomber? becasue i have flown one in a flight sim before and i know how it handles" "wait what ok who made the b-2 crash come on people that messed up its a b-2" "ah yes the mistel those things are so annoying is games and in real life" | |
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01-21-2007, 05:08 AM
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#13 | | Master of Ewes
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You ever noticed how all the guys with aviation experience finally make there way out into the civilian world.
| isn't that the way it's supposed to be though? you do your time and leave?
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01-21-2007, 06:04 AM
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#14 | | Senior Member
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Originally Posted by the lancaster kicks ass isn't that the way it's supposed to be though? you do your time and leave? | Yeah. | |
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01-21-2007, 10:37 AM
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#15 | | Der Crewchief
Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Ansbach, Germany
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Country: | You would be surprised how many stay in because they love the job. Lanc the US military is a complete voluntary military. You dont have to join.
__________________ US Army Blackhawk Crewchief 2000-2006 Classic ww2aircraft.net quotes: fly boy said: "isn't that the first jet bomber? becasue i have flown one in a flight sim before and i know how it handles" "wait what ok who made the b-2 crash come on people that messed up its a b-2" "ah yes the mistel those things are so annoying is games and in real life" | |
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