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I'm on USS Kidd right now and was involved with that operation. Pretty crazy stuff. Interesting that they went for some more Iranian fishermen.

CIWS firing off my ship. I love this gun.

A little time on the carrier.

Disconnect the battery after you park it. Pretty simple.

Seriously. Who the hell goes to taco bell in SoCal? Shit just hit up a random taco stand somewhere.

I still don't understand why they didn't go with a grey dominant digi uniform with some black thrown in. There is absolutely no reason for NWUs to have so much fucking blue in them. But I will say that toting the M9 around on watch is way more comfortable than in khakis.

Aside from all the good stuff already listed here I'd send some premium toilet paper. The stuff they have on the ship sucks.

I was doing an unrep that same day at night. Most intense experience at sea I've had yet. The waves were crashing well over the foc'sle and the wind was unyielding. Probably will be the most dangerous evolution at sea I'll do in my career I imagine. It was also the most fun I've had at sea...

Yes, I suggest studying and then retesting. Remember 45 is the minimum. Aim exceed that standard.

With regards to SWO Options the MILPERSMAN 1212 series provides excellent guidance about each of the programs. SWO/IW, SWO/Oceano, SWO/Intel, etc. It was my understanding that if you ever intend to go Oceano you need an applicable degree. As for the OAR requirement I don't have good gouge on...

My thoughts exactly. Plus I could get a real workout in the process.

I'd still do it.

I'll take the 100 miles on a bike. I could do that shit in a day.

I could roll with a 5k. I am firmly against the idea of shuttle runs and I don't understand why that would be better than an endurance test anyways. But if they really want sailors to get in shape they need to stop serving all that fattening food on the mess decks first.

This belongs in the stupid questions about OCS thread, because this question is pretty fucking stupid. No class rings. Coins and shirts are what you get.

Never said it was gonna be cheap. :D

Shit...I'd go about getting my Z-Card and get on a merchant ship and grab some work in the meantime. Seriously though it's more about grades, LORs, extra's, scores, and that moto statement. But I'm willing to bet most applicants don't even know what a Z-Card is and maybe having one MIGHT make...

I was on watch during both evolutions.

USS KIDD Battle Ensign and DIVTACs

Some photos I took last week.

Coveralls are still authorized. Nothing weird about that. But I have heard some COs not allow them at all. They force their ships to wear NWUs even out to sea. Madness I say!

I saw it from my ship. Looked great using the big eyes.

Fixed. as for 24/7....yea that's a myth, unless you're serving on USS FUBAR.

M25.

You need to upload them to a photo hosting website such as flickr or photobucket first. After doing that you get the link from that website and click the little photo button on top bar when you are posting a new comment and insert the link there.

Worst Advice Ever.

I wholeheartedly agree that they had bad ass paint schemes, but in Germany, reminders of the the Third Reich are not met well amongst the people.

Yea about that.....I don't think that'd go over too well in Germany, you know with swastikas and all.

Except it needs to be a secret folder :D That trick will never stop working.

the toilet is the best place at OCS. you can take a dump and take a nap at the same time.

While at OCS there were only a handful of days where I wasn't knocking out 5-6 hours of sleep. All of those days were of my own doing. Some other classes had the misfortune of having writing assignments, which probably contributed to their lack of sleep. I found ways to keep my energy peaked...

Or you could just fill out the little foot paper form they give you at the beginning, go to the podiatrist and they'll fix you up with a pair of insoles for FREE!

Just remember this valuable lesson. It's ALWAYS easier to ask for forgiveness than permission. :D

Was that the backdoor?

Just bring your Ray-Bans man. The DIs won't care. :D

Well my BAH went up so I've got nothing to complain about. :D

The best way to improve the waffles and pancakes is putting peanut butter on them or fruit(especially when there is still pineapple left). And if you're at the scullery and you see someone that didn't finish their french toast sticks, it is totally legit to grab them and shove them in your face...

No, I'm not saying it's like sickle cell or cystic fibrosis.

Yea they stopped doing the last meal when I was there.

Oh you mean like this one where they actually changed the sexuality? http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,316316,00.html http://www.nytimes.com/2005/06/03/health/03iht-cell.html

This is money. Thanks for sharing.

See that's where you're WRONG. There is no federal legislation that exists that puts homosexuals at a disadvantage. Okay, they can't get married to each other but I can't marry a person of the same-sex either so I lack that right as well. I don't believe homosexuality isn't a choice. Here's...

Yea it's real simple. Destroyer trains 5in onto carrier. BOOM BOOM BOOM BOOM BOOM BOOM! Carrier go to bottom of ocean and all zombies die.

Touche.

Well considering the angle of the light on the ship I'd say this occurred well after everyone was awake. Just sayin' :D

They have outlets but you'd have to unplug them everyday since you can't have crap on your desk during the day unless specifically told to. Just bring a battery powered one that you can toss into a drawer.

Yea to hell with you and KJ and Zinger. And I'm pretty sure it was more than one hour of mark timing. I still remember the day we lost fruit privileges because someone dropped a grape on their plate.

One tip to surviving at OCS is getting tons of dinner rolls when they have them. Easy to eat and lots of carbs and calories in each one. I'd get 4 every time and I was good to go. Steak is not as hard to cut with a spoon as people make it out to be. You have to learn to scout the food for the...

Saw that the other day and it literally blew my mind. Amazing stuff they're coming up with these days and this tech (wherever it came from) is beyond anything I've ever heard of.

Seriously? Restricted Line means not eligible for command at sea. A VBSS team isn't a "command".