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1st Class Cruises...Where are you going?
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Not that anyone is going to do this, but please remember, please do not post dates or ships names. While it is only a midshipman cruise the dates are still part of the ship's deployment and there is no need to post when a certain ship will be where to pick you up.
Other than that, all you guys have a good time, I loved my 1/C cruise.
Other than that, all you guys have a good time, I loved my 1/C cruise.
Av8or72Dan
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I have asked to be stationed at Oceana at the end of the summer. I can't wait.
Dan
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Fly Navy said:If any of you get San Diego Aviation Ashore..... yeah that's a gooooood time. That's what my 1/C cruise was
Yes, I agree. San Diego AA was awesome....and not because I'm originally from there
. hehehe. I recommend the In-n-out double double, animal style. It will be the culmination of your being.
NozeMan said:
I took that cruise my 1/C summer. AWESOME!!! The Japanese Navy will show you a great time, and treat you like you've never been treated. Very nice people, and they will try (I said try) to get you wasted every opportunity you allow. I suggest taking advantage of that. And don't worry about free time, they keep you pretty busy and they'll (Japanese Mids) show you around when you have free time. That was easily my greatest cruise as a Mid. It's the reason I want my first duty station to be Japan.
Going to Japan? Prepare to Karoke (seriously!)
O.K. .... that's it!!! I'm jumping in here now .... especially since Brett posted something --- and we know he ain't goin' on 1st Class "Middie cruise" anytime soon. 
) ... and XOXOXOXO for Brett)
One of my 1st Class NROTC "buds" got the 7th Fleet --- destroyers. No problem-o .... except that shortly after he got there --- "they" (either the USS Borie or the USS Epperson -- can't remember) got a hurry-up call to go to the ...... (***drum roll***) ..... GUNLINE
...... off Vietnam. No time to off-load the 2-3 Middies aboard. I think he did both South and North --- got some shootin' time and got a couple of ribbons as well. And as a Mid ..... supposedly, it will not happen.
Yours truly??? I got the so-called "plum" cruise ... a "MED" cruise (not as in "medical") aboard an LSD(ock) with the 6th Fleet. The only problem with my cruise (and it was very sweet, overall--- ) was with the GATOR NAVY -- not the pretty, admiral-heavy 6th Fleet bluewater "face" Navy. Oh, yeah, another problem was the F'in' Ruskies chose that summer to roll over Czechoslovakia !!!! General Quarters ... !!!!!
We pulled the chocks from a landing-EX we were doing up in Kavala, Greece (I actually got to "lead" a wave of 8 "Mike" boats into the beach --- muy machismo for a Middie --- with a CPO watching closely ... ) ... and headed for Izmir, Turkey. I'm not sure why, they didn't ask me. Personally, I would have stayed with the locals in Kavala -- I had met my Greek version of the Girl from Ipanema .....( smiles just won't do it here .... sorry .)
Anyway ...... we made a night transit across the Aegean to be really sneaky --- only glitch was that the Rooskies knew where we were and sent a 6-8 boat squadron of Komars spitting out of the mouth of the Dardanelles (Aegean side ...edit: I originally said "Bosphorus" --incorrect -- there goes my short-term 37-year memory) with the intent of giving us some major league harrassment. They had been operating somewhere around there with a tender -- intel thought to "monitor" our landing as we were the major amphib force for the Med. -- with the Russians then intent on becoming a real presence in the "Middle Sea".
Remember, this was not the pretty "face" Navy -- it was the Gators -- with no "big guns" and no air support. Crazy IVAN started blowing through our formation of 6 ships @ 0100 and the Commodore didn't like that ---- so he rang up "GQ" .... that's not Gentleman's Quarterly. As we Middies had been assigned to crew on one of the 40mm Quads --- that was our battle station. We manned up, turned the big, old searchlights on the bad guys, loaded & locked, fired starshells and flare rounds, pointed barrels --basically trying to look really big and mean. The Czech invasion had put everyone on alert and this was a major Cold War malfunction between East & West. The result? IVAN decided his Borsch was cold and retreated back to the NE in the general direction of the Strait ---- never mind their original intent of "intimidating" us. BTW, we didn't get any ribbons for that one.
Have a great 1st class Midshipman cruise, little brothers. You will acquire some memories that will last a lifetime. Maybe you'll find your Girl from Ipanema .... (sorry ladies ... there's just not any "Boys" from Ipanema -- check the song )
) ... and XOXOXOXO for Brett)One of my 1st Class NROTC "buds" got the 7th Fleet --- destroyers. No problem-o .... except that shortly after he got there --- "they" (either the USS Borie or the USS Epperson -- can't remember) got a hurry-up call to go to the ...... (***drum roll***) ..... GUNLINE
...... off Vietnam. No time to off-load the 2-3 Middies aboard. I think he did both South and North --- got some shootin' time and got a couple of ribbons as well. And as a Mid ..... supposedly, it will not happen.Yours truly??? I got the so-called "plum" cruise ... a "MED" cruise (not as in "medical") aboard an LSD(ock) with the 6th Fleet. The only problem with my cruise (and it was very sweet, overall---
) was with the GATOR NAVY -- not the pretty, admiral-heavy 6th Fleet bluewater "face" Navy. Oh, yeah, another problem was the F'in' Ruskies chose that summer to roll over Czechoslovakia !!!! General Quarters ... !!!!!
We pulled the chocks from a landing-EX we were doing up in Kavala, Greece (I actually got to "lead" a wave of 8 "Mike" boats into the beach --- muy machismo for a Middie --- with a CPO watching closely ...
) ... and headed for Izmir, Turkey. I'm not sure why, they didn't ask me. Personally, I would have stayed with the locals in Kavala -- I had met my Greek version of the Girl from Ipanema .....( smiles just won't do it here .... sorry .)Anyway ...... we made a night transit across the Aegean to be really sneaky --- only glitch was that the Rooskies knew where we were and sent a 6-8 boat squadron of Komars spitting out of the mouth of the Dardanelles (Aegean side ...edit: I originally said "Bosphorus" --incorrect -- there goes my short-term 37-year memory) with the intent of giving us some major league harrassment. They had been operating somewhere around there with a tender -- intel thought to "monitor" our landing as we were the major amphib force for the Med. -- with the Russians then intent on becoming a real presence in the "Middle Sea".
Remember, this was not the pretty "face" Navy -- it was the Gators -- with no "big guns" and no air support. Crazy IVAN started blowing through our formation of 6 ships @ 0100 and the Commodore didn't like that ---- so he rang up "GQ" .... that's not Gentleman's Quarterly. As we Middies had been assigned to crew on one of the 40mm Quads --- that was our battle station. We manned up, turned the big, old searchlights on the bad guys, loaded & locked, fired starshells and flare rounds, pointed barrels --basically trying to look really big and mean. The Czech invasion had put everyone on alert and this was a major Cold War malfunction between East & West. The result? IVAN decided his Borsch was cold and retreated back to the NE in the general direction of the Strait ---- never mind their original intent of "intimidating" us. BTW, we didn't get any ribbons for that one.
Have a great 1st class Midshipman cruise, little brothers. You will acquire some memories that will last a lifetime. Maybe you'll find your Girl from Ipanema .... (sorry ladies ... there's just not any "Boys" from Ipanema -- check the song )
Brett327 said:
Yea...the weather sucked on some days. I remember one time it was raining and 90F at the sametime. So I was literally sweating along with the rain soaking me. Not a good feeling. Also, make sure your rack isnt too dirty. I got pink eye my 2nd week and that sucked. Ppl began to think I was smoking the gone-gee if ya know wut i mean. And yes, the japs will do their best to F-you up so watch out. Saki....whew.....that snake in the jar nearly knocked me over!
1st Class Cruise memories
Stardate: June 1985
USS Capodanno (FF-1093)
First Wardroom mess bill: 90 dollars
New set of wash Kahki's: 20 dollars
Polished steel toe boon dockers: 15 dollars at the Navy Uniform shop
Realizing that ROTC has taught you didly squat about leading Bo'sun Mates... PRICELESS!!!
Stardate: June 1985
USS Capodanno (FF-1093)
First Wardroom mess bill: 90 dollars
New set of wash Kahki's: 20 dollars
Polished steel toe boon dockers: 15 dollars at the Navy Uniform shop
Realizing that ROTC has taught you didly squat about leading Bo'sun Mates... PRICELESS!!!
WannaBEaP3gal
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My cruise was awesome last summer. Went to Oceana, f-14s, I didn't even get to fly in one due to a previous incident banning backseat rides (something about some O-6 getting a backseat ride and ejecting on "accident"), but I still had a blast. We'd get in around 10am, do the daily crossword, make fun of our MIDN coordinator to all the other LTs, walk around the place, and then go to the O club for a bit. On weekends we'd hang out w/ LTs and have fun at the beach... freakin awesome. Have fun, cause you'll need those positive memories to get you through some of the bull#$*t flight school has to offer.
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