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Back on the TR in 95 we had two VF squadrons. During the TransLant home they hold a 'rack-a-thon' against each other. Both squadrons have 10 guys in the rack. The rules are you are allowed out of the rack for 30 minutes each day. The CAG LSOs were the inspectors.
So, to help out the squadron the O-4's picked up SDO duty. During the final man overboard of the deployment the CNAL inspectors are grading for Battle E points.
The JO's tell the SDO that everyone is accounted for, including the designated rackers who can leave their racks or else face elimination.
The SDO is an idiot and calls in the name of one of the rackers. Now this JO has to put on his khakis (having already packed them) and shower and shave since he's been in the rack for 4 days straight so he can report to Deck House 1.
So the ship is calling this one guys name for about 20 minutes before he finally reports.
The BATGRU Commander is pissed and goes to yell at CAG. CAG not wanting to take the face shot, drags the Admiral down to the offending Ready Room. The CO and XO now have to deal with a pissed off CAG and BATGRU Commander when the CAPT of the TR shows up and wants to know why he just lost the Battle E....
All eyes turn to the SDO (our fearless Dept Head) and the Admiral asks him what happened. The SDO starts talking about the Rack-a-thon and how the mix up happened. The Admiral is not getting more pissed off, asks the SDO if someone had reported to him that the JO was accounted for at the beginning. The SDO fesses up that the last man was reported accounted for, but since he didn't see him, he called in his name.
The Admiral turns around and looks at CAG and tells him that the O-4 standing duty is going to stand duty everyday until we return to Norfolk and he is NOT going to fly-off!
Couldn't have happened to a nicer bunch of guys!!
Back on the TR in 95 we had two VF squadrons. During the TransLant home they hold a 'rack-a-thon' against each other. Both squadrons have 10 guys in the rack. The rules are you are allowed out of the rack for 30 minutes each day. The CAG LSOs were the inspectors.
So, to help out the squadron the O-4's picked up SDO duty. During the final man overboard of the deployment the CNAL inspectors are grading for Battle E points.
The JO's tell the SDO that everyone is accounted for, including the designated rackers who can leave their racks or else face elimination.
The SDO is an idiot and calls in the name of one of the rackers. Now this JO has to put on his khakis (having already packed them) and shower and shave since he's been in the rack for 4 days straight so he can report to Deck House 1.
So the ship is calling this one guys name for about 20 minutes before he finally reports.
The BATGRU Commander is pissed and goes to yell at CAG. CAG not wanting to take the face shot, drags the Admiral down to the offending Ready Room. The CO and XO now have to deal with a pissed off CAG and BATGRU Commander when the CAPT of the TR shows up and wants to know why he just lost the Battle E....
All eyes turn to the SDO (our fearless Dept Head) and the Admiral asks him what happened. The SDO starts talking about the Rack-a-thon and how the mix up happened. The Admiral is not getting more pissed off, asks the SDO if someone had reported to him that the JO was accounted for at the beginning. The SDO fesses up that the last man was reported accounted for, but since he didn't see him, he called in his name.
The Admiral turns around and looks at CAG and tells him that the O-4 standing duty is going to stand duty everyday until we return to Norfolk and he is NOT going to fly-off!
Couldn't have happened to a nicer bunch of guys!!