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Year of the SeaBee (and CEC)

HeyJoe

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090313-N-8637R-001 (March 13, 2009) The Navy Memorial has designated 2009 as the "Year of the Civil Engineer Corps/Seabees." The kick off is scheduled for April 4 at the Navy Memorial in Washington, D.C., with the remarks from Naval Facilities Engineering Command (NAVFAC) Rear Adm. Greg Shear, commmander and chief of Civil Engineers. The kick off will also feature the traditional "Blessing of the Fleet" and "Charging of the Fountain." NAVFAC is preparing graphic displays, book signings, films, discussion panels, and Seabee equipment that will be featured throughout the year to educate the public on the mission of the Seabees, Civil Engineer Corps and Naval Facilities Engineering Command. (U.S. Navy Illustration by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Kurt Riggs/Released)
 
Big Biff

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"Year of the Seabee" ? Sounds like my rotation in Okinawa in 2003 when it took a 6 man crew of Seabees, I kid you not, 9 months to build an outdoor head for the community ball park on Camp Foster, Okinawa. The funny thing is these guys worked five days a week the entire time so its not like they left the job for another priority... They where masters of moving a pile of dirt from one side of the street to the other. Not going to lie, it was a beautiful head once it was complete.

Deployed forward however, those guys could throw up a secure Observation Post along the highway in a heartbeat. I guess its all about the level of motivation.
 
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Hey Biff,
I would for the most part agree with your post....

For the most part, SeaBees have 2 speeds....High and Stop!
 
insanebikerboy

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Big Biff said:
Deployed forward however, those guys could throw up a secure Observation Post along the highway in a heartbeat. I guess its all about the level of motivation.
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My uncle was a reserve Seabee who did two tours in Iraq. While I'm sure there was some embellishment in his stories, those guys were pretty dang good at living up to the "We Fight" part of their mantra.
 
Big Biff

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insanebikerboy said:
My uncle was a reserve Seabee who did two tours in Iraq. While I'm sure there was some embellishment in his stories, those guys were pretty dang good at living up to the "We Fight" part of their mantra.
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I'd say damn yes. It takes a hell of alot of fortitude to build some of the observation posts out past the wire. Definitely wasn't uncommon for them to take sniper fire before the barriers were built up. It could be justified that was easier to provide security for them than them doing their job. Our focus was simply reacting to the potshots, there focus was to ignore it and to get the job done.
 
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