Karma for Veterans: Clutch and Brake lever tassels

[GG54172]

Congrats KiteSquid.

 

Thanks to all our veterans, you inspire us all.

 

http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y191/Ggerg1186/Venture/100_0809.jpg

 

http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y191/Ggerg1186/Venture/100_0145.jpg

Edited March 9, 2009 by Gregory Gill

[KiteSquid]

Branch of service

 

United States Navy

 

Date of service

 

Active October 1981 - October 2001

 

Fleet Reserve November 2001- October 2110

 

Occupation while in service

 

Chief Firecontrolman

 

Chief= Pay-grade E7, Initiated and PROUD of it!!! I had up to 107 guys working for me at one time, and all the headaches that came along with it.

 

Firecontrolman = I operated and maintained the computers and RADAR that controlled the firing of the guns and missiles. I was the guy that "Projected Power" There is NOTHING like the sound of a Phalanx CIWS, a 5" gun firing, or the sound of an SM-2 launching.

 

Firecontrolman motto: If it flies, it dies.

 

Optional: funny boot camp story

 

Getting yelled at by my Company Commander MSCS (SW) Gloria.

 

I am 6'6" tall and he was about 5' 2" tall......

 

He was a Philippine National and this was my first experience with a heavy Philippine accent.

 

 

He use to yell "You are so pucked up, drop and give me twenty"

 

I could never get past the fact that he was calling me a puck, which is a disk of rubber that is used in Ice Hockey.

 

I could never get past it without laughing and having to give him twenty more push-ups......

 

I was such a pucked up recruit!!!!

 

 

http://slog.thestranger.com/files/2007/09/puck.jpg

Edited March 9, 2009 by KiteSquid

[ArcsSparks]

9 in the Army (mos 11B and 00F) (Vietnam '70-'71) 12 in the Navy (AN/SPG-55B radar and CIWS)retired in '92

My funny story is: I've always been sort of a rebelous person which lead to this. when I arrived in Great Lakes

having been prior service as a drill instructor the company commander made me Recuit Cheif Petty Officer.

Ships serviceman 2nd class Sloan (company commander) being as dump as a stump we did not hit it off to well. Myself

having taught drill and Ceremonies I taught the company to do a about face to the left (a** backwards) and we did it that way

for two weeks until another company commander caught me. that was the first time I was fired. On graduation Day I still presented the sabre

Edited March 2, 2009 by Arcs&Sparks
to tell story

[Bubber]

I was F4 in 1968 does that eliminate me altogether?

The military never ever called me back. It has been 40 years, Ok I give up waiting.

 

 

Congrates to the winning Vet!

[GG54172]

Last call...

[jonesy]

Army, 9/69 - 9/71, chaperral/vulcan crewman, spent 22 mos. of it at Ft. Bliss, Texas

[GG54172]

I used the =rand() function in excel and decided whoever was closest to the number 1 would win:

 

kitesquid0.358092arcs&sparks0.160627bubber0.137425jonesy0.265901

 

 

Congratulations KiteSquid. Email or PM your address, I will ship the tassels later this week.