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And I can tell you from personal experience that this is a fallacy. Yes, the world's biggest potheads might have short-term memory issues until they stop using it for a month or so, but using weed as much as a normal person drinks (ie, 1-2x per week) isn't going to turn you into an imbecile, and...

Lazer, Yes, if you smoke up everyday, you're probably going to have some adverse effects. But getting drunk everyday would result in health effects that are far worse. Moreover, impairing memory for "a few weeks after extended use" is not a long term effect in my book. I have not seen any...

Anyone who can write more than a form letter about your character.

I was actually disappointed to discover that living out of an empty room with just a rack and a seabag is a legit and regularly used punishment for enlisted guys living in the BEQ when they screw up, instead of the class team's own creation to screw with us. I guess that's why the mind games at...

Which is why I don't do drugs ;)

I suppose, then, that you'd consider the civil rights movement of the 1960s the "wrong" way to effect change? Our country was founded by people who felt that it was not only right, but a civic duty, to disobey laws that they feel are unjust. And if we want to talk Constitution, the Supreme...

I've been in the Navy for 8 months and have taken 6 piss tests.

Your point?

Speaking of poor grammar/spelling, I saw a CNN headline scroll that said "Obama is launching a probe to find out if one of his aides has talked with the gov. of Illinois." Wtf? You get PAID to make headlines, at least use proper grammer. I probably wasn't very clear: alcohol and nicotine, both...

Haha, I had a JG in my nuke class whine about having to speak to her advisor because he was a DIO JG, but she EARNED her rank. Your gunnys do a decent job of it, too.

What about people flying with the jitters from too much coffee? Our society is a little hypocritical when it comes to drug use. Nicotine, caffeine, and alcohol are fine. Nicotine causes cancer and is highly addictive. Alcohol is responsible for a ton of deaths, particularly while driving...

hoorah Marine Corps, *clap clap* KILL

You get paid as an E-5 unless you're nuke, in which case you get paid as an E-6. If you recruit someone into the nuke program, you get E-7 pay.

I thought officer collar devices were universal between branches. Learn something new everyday.

You're nuking this. Only answer yes if you had/have a condition that is serious and may recur. As has been said, you don't need to disclose every time you had a cold.

Thus far, everything I've seen/heard/read has said that it will be up to the skipper regarding BDU vs. coveralls when underway. I realize the goal is to cut down the number of uniforms, I was just pointing out that you're still going to see multiple uniforms being worn on a Naval base simply...

This uniform is replacing WORKING uniforms ASHORE - ie, utilities, wash khakis, and coveralls. You will still see people in the aforementioned service and dress uniforms if that's what they are prescribed to wear. Perhaps the Navy is planning on authorizing working uniforms more often, but...

Yes, but it was the best picture I could find of old school dungarees.

We're fucking sailors. If you want to be around everyone being uptight about their uniform, join the Marines. http://www.uscg.mil/history/gifs/Uniform_WWII_6_300.jpg

Seriously, do NOT tell him off. I stand by what I said before about your dad just being worried about your well-being, and A4s gave excellent advice on how to handle the situation. You can handle this one of two ways: 1) be mature and attempt to be understanding about it, even though it's...

It's no secret that the military is a dangerous line of work. Your dad is most likely afraid that you're going to get hurt, but he's unable to say it that way. So, he's just bashing the military in general in hopes that he'll convince you not to join. You should try to talk to him and...

Pretty damn good. Nothing is binding until you swear in and start getting paid. Even after you interview, you have up to 30 days to decide if you are going to accept the job or not. You will start collecting E-6 pay + BAH once you swear in, so there is no incentive for you to graduate early...

Honestly, give whatever you feel is right. A lot of people feel pressured into getting $20-30 coins just because of the group mentality that comes out of being in OCS, which is a little ridiculous. As far as picking up tabs for class staff members: After a $60/head dining out tab thanks to...

Major causes of rolling, in the approxomite order of frequency: -In-pfa failure/not cutting it in indoc week -Injuries/illness -RLP failures -Academics (if you fail a test and the retest, you roll. 80% is the passing cutoff) -6th/8th week PI (very rare when I was there, but I don't know...

My guess is that some people up the chain wanted the Navy to join the other services in having a camo working uniform, but still somewhat maintain our identity by making it blue. Just a guess, though. Utilities and coveralls are both blue, so yea...nothing's changed in that regard.

Sounds like it's just an ashore uniform, where a lot of officers/chiefs are usually wearing service khakis anyway.

Hey now! I say, I resemble that remark!

Hated it. Too dinky, and you need a microscope to see the sights. The upshot is that it kicks like a girl.

In the spirit of the holiday season:

Of our 24 graduates, we had ~45% who originally started with our class. Started with something like 39 or 41 candidates. We lost about 6-8 due to in-PFA failures, gained some H'ers, and lost another 11 from bronchitis (3 for going to medical on their own accord, and 8 when our class LT herded us...

We lost our chairs before RLP....and then our R2D2s, war lockers, and chairs afterward.

That's why your first DI resorts to taking away furniture instead of beatings after RLP.

Yea, maybe them. Their wakeup wed featured our di and 'rabdo king' making them bear crawl for 60-90 minutes while their di was on leave. They had 3 dors and a heat exhaustion case that morning. Fun stuff.

Eh...I thought that when I was a jr. candio. Then I saw 23(?)'s wakeup wednesday and found out that it was just all dependent on the DIs style. Some are just more PT-oriented than others. However, there have been two big policy changes that make OCS markedly easier since I left not so long ago...

Don't you think that spending $250-300 on first salute coins is a bit...much?

Thanks.

Of course, but, like I said, I was wondering if the whole immediately cut buttons off jacket step could be avoided. Was more a matter of making sure that they are straight/even. Probably, but I don't like looking like a bag of ass. Especially when the coat is friggin expensive to begin with.

Well, it's not that simple. For starters, the enlisted peacoat comes with black buttons already sewn on it. My question stemmed from hoping that there was some way to get the reefer without having to chop it up. If it's unavoidable, then it's unavoidable, but I wanted to double check before...

The ASTB takes the score of the last test taken. Having said that, if you feel that you can improve your score, and you are not near the age limit (27) you should retake the ASTB before applying. It is a much longer process to get rejected and reapply than to just re-take the test in 30 days...

Along this route... The uniform shop here has the enlisted pea coats (black buttons, no shoulder epaulets), but the people working there were totally dumbfounded when I mentioned wanting to obtain the officer version. The way I read the NEX online store, it sounds like you can purchase the...

Most complaints about the military "not keeping their promises" is from the individual failing to read the fine print of their paperwork and/or failing to research things beyond taking the recruiter's word for it. Make sure you read and understand everything before you put your name on the...

ALL news media is biased. The devil is in the verbs used. Best thing to do is acknowledge that bias is inevitable and read the same story from both sides and form your own opinion on the matter.

lmao...reminds me of my neighbor when I was in HS. Owned an early 90s Buick Electra. He was so fat that he had to reinforce the driver's seat in order to avoid collapsing it...and did so by wedging a trashcan between the back of the driver's seat and the back of the rear seats.

You're joking, right?

To reiterate: Told by whom? Did you ask to see the instruction stating that NROTC MIDN had to put nuke down on the service select? As far as the service select guys are concerned you requested nuke. It may not have been your first choice, but it was on the request sheet nonetheless. The minute...

Putting nuke down on your service select request sheet is considered volunteering. EDIT: If you really were opposed to subs, you should not have included it on your request sheet. I know, you were told that you "had" to put it on there. Well, that was the time and place to raise the issue if...

Do a search. These forums are chock full of info. Marines = OSO. Navy = Officer Recruiter.

I thought my language was pretty clear that I was. It's based on asking a ton of questions of officers prior to signing on the dotted line. Not as good as the "real thing," but enough to give me a basic understanding of what may be expected of me during my shore tour. Pretty much what I was...

No, our main job is to protect the seas. As unpopular an opinion as this will be on this board, our Navy is entirely too big and excessive compared to today's demands. Someone back in the 60s-80s thought that war in the 21st century was only going to be fought with cruise missiles and fancy...

In my home county in NY, in addition to NYC and the county next to mine, military service gives you a whole 5 points on the civil service test. 5+ years is a long time to do something you hate for a 5% boost. Beyond that, they don't give a shit. If you get the requisite score, pass the...