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Honestly, I don't think the fix is solely on the shoulders of NAVSUP but NAVSUP does need to give SUPPOs afloat more freedom to take charge of their messing service and spice it up when needed. At the same time, SUPPOs need to actually lead their departments and place as much emphasis on the...

I'm curious as to the reason why. I thought the whole point of expanding the post-9/11 GI Bill was to allow for use in vocational programs such as flight school. There are still professional salvage diving courses that take the GI Bill, I'd assume getting a commercial or ATP rating wouldn't be...

We Sailors sure are a superstitious bunch.

Can confirm, the Brits are consummate professionals. A word of advice, never go drinking with them. I made that mistake in Key West and not only was it in my top 10 of the drunkest I've ever been, but I also couldn't understand a word they were saying. And we were all speaking English (supposedly)!

Yes. In the early 2000s through to the mid-2010s it was largely all CBT-based with training expected to occur in the Fleet. It's getting better and I've been told the product coming out of the Fleet is vastly improved. There are also a number of C Schools that run the gamut from how to manage...

For only $625,000 you, too, could own the look of satisfaction on that Yankee Air Pirate's face. http://www.shermanaircraft.com/douglas/1952-douglas-as4-na-skyraider-plus-spares/#prettyPhoto

How many Sailors or JOs have you met who can't cook? I've met a bunch. CSC is simply too busy running the messing and food stores management as well as all of the goat locker and collateral duty nonsense he needs to do to get promoted to CSCS. He ain't got time for actually being in the galley...

Do you know what those regulations on food quality are? If it's a regular Navy ship, then it's governed by NAVSUP P-486. Any conversation you have with SUPPO, the FSO, or CO/XO should reference this because that's what they're going to use to smack down your complaints. If you're on a ship where...

Don't lie, those well-manicured golf courses and squadron bars had something to do with it as well.

This is more or less correct. The Navy eliminated closed messes (which is how wardrooms used to operate), switched to a standardized 21 week menu that is decided upon by SUPPOs somewhere in DC, streamlined the logistics pipeline for food, placed severe restrictions on how and why SUPPOs at sea...

That's a perfectly fine complaint. The thing is that SUPPO and DISBO aren't the dudes actually running the galley on a DDG, CG, or FFG. That's often entrusted to a chief or CS1 (which is more usual since the Navy can't seem to figure out how to manage their supply of CSCs effectively) who are...

All money from the sale of items at the ship's store and the vending machines goes to pay the overhead for the store/machines (e.g. requisition items out of the DLA or GSA supply system) and then any leftover profits go to the ship's MWR fund. So when you guys are running separate gedunks, you...

Some of y'all have never had to deal with water hours and it shows. The funk gets real for us to tin can Sailors. Though, as modern reverse osmosis systems get better and have become standard on ships, we now have the opposite problem as we can't use the water fast enough some days which means...

Is that similar to what this video is talking about?

Is it as good as Georgian wine? I wish I could find that stuff in the States; it was so good. According to the lady who ran the shop in Batumi, I have the same tastes in wine as Comrade Dzhugashvili.

They still have a T-34B left. I wish I had the time to fly. Maybe in the Fall when we're done with this Coronavirus business and my thesis is completed. https://www.montereynavyflyingclub.org/index.htm

So are samovars standard in every wardroom and on the mess decks like we have coffee makers installed? Do you have the same unspoken requirement to always have hot tea ready like we always have a coffee maker with coffee ready?

Brilliant! Your water bill must be through the roof, though.

I buy the Kirkland Signature Espresso Blend and then run it through a Gaggia Brera. Most days I drink a lungo but sometimes I find I need a quick pick-me-up and drink a shot or two throughout the day. I typically drink my coffee with sugar and heavy cream. I can't stand the fake creamer anymore...

So does one wear 8 point or pisscutter (with properly salty dip) with this particular uniform? Inquiring minds and all that.

Former NAVEUR/NAVAF/C6F/STRIKFORNATO Staff weenie here and that hideous use of patches is because NAVEUR/NAVEUR is also triple-hatted as Commander, Allied Joint Force Command Naples, which is a joint command and NATO command which means there is standardization of stuff across multiple branches...

That thing must be a bitch to keep untangled.

100%. The same people wanting to bring back Rosey Roads also expressed that same opinion. They largely blamed themselves for their shortsightedness.

We should never have gotten rid of Rosey Roads. When I was in PR a few years ago doing CNT Ops, whenever the locals found out the Navy was in town, they asked the same question: "Is Roosevelt Roads coming back?" Shutting that base down tanked the local economy and I think many of the older...

The weapon was captured during a VBSS mission and then one of the partner nations who was participating in that mission mounted it as a gift to the crew for their hard work and dedication. My time spent TDY on the 'Wood was probably some of the best I've had in the Navy.

Not a picture, but it's 360 degree video of the back seat of one of the two-seater U-2s. Now you can see @HuggyU2 's office.

That's the one! Not sure why my memory remembers it as being gold-plated. Probably the same reason I always remember the fish I catch as being bigger than they actually were. :D

Because of our attention to detail to administrative tasks? This is something the Navy History and Heritage Command does very well. Every item a ship has is catalogued and tagged and then returned to some archive and warehouse somewhere near DC upon the ship's decommissioning. For instance...

Wow, that's really cool.

Are those F-8s or A-7s?

Surprisingly, no.

Man, those SPECWAR bubbas have some of the best boondoggles.

If you're into surrealist comedy and historical drama, The Great is pretty good. If you're super into Russian history, don't expect it to be super accurate.

Then that's why it looks familiar. That's just a stone's throw from New Market and the battlefield.

Whereabouts were you when this pic was taken? That particular bend of the Shenandoah looks mighty familiar. I'm curious if it's part where I used to go stomping around when I was at the Virginia Institute for Wayward Youth.

I'll get the paperwork ready for course equivalency from DAU. :D

From my understanding, MPM is a specific job title as there's a formal DoD-level review and anyone can apply (Civilian, military, EDO, non-EDO) but they have to meet certain Defense Acquisitions Professional qualifications. I'm not quite sure on the specifics, but from my understanding is it's a...

You may be interested in the spin off site: https://thelexicans.wordpress.com/2016/09/23/index-the-best-of-neptunus-lex/#more-17838

Gotta figure out which desk I want to sit behind to finish out my 20. ;) I don't know if it's title inflation per se. I would say AEGIS is a pretty major program based upon how much it costs. The dude's managing billions of dollars. But yeah, it's a NAVSEA billet inside PEO Integrated Weapons...

Does she come with the coin?

Sorry for being a realist. I guess the MPM for the AEGIS program won't let me come work for him now.

To clear up some confusion: There is a complete VBSS pipeline that represents approximately 7 to 12 weeks of training depending upon the team member's position within the team. The VBSS program requires that a Sailor volunteer, have a Good Low on the PRT, pass a 2nd Class swim qual, and be at...

Most likely. From what I can gather, they're a by-product of the joint operations and environment we've been in for the last 20 years. They were really only an Army and Air Force thing and have slowly made their way throughout the military and are now even getting passed around in civilian and...

Thank you. I'm very proud of my time on board and everything we accomplished.

If that was the point he was trying to get across, then I agree. Most importantly, they need the time to train and really focus on that training. VBSS teams learn 90% of the same shit SEALs do (at least concerning the VBSS/MIO mission set) but the biggest difference is that SEALs/Force...

I have no idea what the hell you're talking about. The Surface Navy has been relying on those "super tactical gunner's mates" for the last two decades to perform maritime interception operations (the technical term for VBSS ops) for the last two decades. And that "armed adult" handing out...

You'll be sad to know that as Navy port calls to Naples have dwindled, the Hey Joes are no longer a thing. They have been replaced by African street merchants peddling various knock off items and trinkets. They prey off of tourists instead of Sailors.

Is that not normally done?

My modest collection. I've kept the most uninteresting and non-doxxing sides of the coins visible. I have a mix of Goat Locker, CO, and special event coins. In all honesty, I've never been much of a coin guy. I always gravitated towards belt buckles and Zippos. I also buy my dad a ball cap for...

I'm not debating that BJJ can be a great tool if you're well practiced and you understand its limitations and your own. My argument is that the Navy cherry-picked a handful of moves, stripped them of all context, purport them to be the be-all, end-all of hand-to-hand combat, and then provide...