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Roll Call by VFRWolf on 09 Apr, 2007 05:02
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List your branch, years of service, job/mos/rates, duty stations.
US Navy, 1983-1992. 83-86-USS Midway CV-41 out of Yokusuka, Japan, 86-89 USS William H. Standley CG-32 out of San Diego, CA. 89-92 USNA Lemoore, CA, Military Police. BT3 (ok, I got busted down once
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#1 by Dtopford on 09 Apr, 2007 09:17
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Hey wolf check out the "First post" thats where all who am I posts are.
LOL now I know why the monkys mates called you guys the bairly trainables LOL -
#2 by buddy on 10 Apr, 2007 06:14
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U.S. Navy from 1982-1993.
82-85, Lemoore, CA (VA-192) Deployed onboard USS Ranger (83/84 Westpac)
85-87, Yokosuka, Japan (USS Blue Ridge)
87-88, Great Lakes, IL (Advanced School)
88-90, Long Beach, CA (USS Mt. Vernon)
90-93, Great Lakes, IL (Recruit Company Commander (Drill Instructor)
Got out in 1993 under the "Bill Clinton" military downsizing program....
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#3 by Dtopford on 10 Apr, 2007 08:57
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Hey MM1 glad to see more pitsnipes cruising around here.
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#4 by tomgallagher on 10 Apr, 2007 13:41
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Army, '62 to '68, E5, Commo Instructor, Fort Knox, Ky.
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#5 by tomgallagher on 10 Apr, 2007 13:42
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Hey MM1 glad to see more pitsnipes cruising around here.
That's a new one on me. What's a pitsnipe.? -
#6 by VFRWolf on 10 Apr, 2007 14:22
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Hey MM1 glad to see more pitsnipes cruising around here.
That's a new one on me. What's a pitsnipe.?
Any engineer that works in the hole. ie boiler room, engine room, evaps, etc. They're fresh air snipes, mostly A gang. Engineman, some Machinist mates, electricians. -
#7 by Dtopford on 10 Apr, 2007 16:07
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For those not accustomed to Navy slang
Pitsnipe = Engineer (the best and the brightest of the united states Navy)
Twidget = Combat Systems (these are the guys who create those lovely images on CNN of the missle launches and such)
Cannon Cocker = Gunners mates (these guys deal with the small arms IE: the 60s the 50s the 25MM and all that jazz Also known as the FCs (fire controlman) B***ch)
Deck Ape = Bosun Mates (these guys are responsable for the day to day evolutions of the ship.)
Ship rider = every one else on board
An additional tribute to the Pitsnipe
THE SNIPES LAMENT
NOW EACH OF US FROM TIME TO TIME, HAS GAZED UPON THE SEA,
AND WATCHED THE WARSHIPS PULLING OUT, TO KEEP THEIR COUNTRY FREE.
AND MOST OF US HAVE READ A BOOK; OR HEARD A LUSTY TALE,
ABOUT THE MEN WHO SAIL THESE SHIPS; THROUGH LIGHTING, WIND AND HAIL.
BUT THERE'S A PLACE WITHIN EACH SHIP, THAT LEGEND FAILS TO TELL
IT'S DOWN BELOW THE WATERLINE, IT TAKES A LIVING TOLL
A HEATED METAL LIVING HELL THAT SAILORS CALL "THE HOLE".
IT HOUSES ENGINES RUN BY STEAM, THAT MAKES THE SHAFTS GO ROUND.
A PLACE OF FIRE AND NOISE AND HEAT, THAT BEATS YOUR SPIRITS DOWN.
WHERE BOILERS ARE THE HELLISH HEART, WITH BLOOD OF ANGRY STEAM;
THESE MOLDED GODS WITHOUT REMORSE, LIKE NIGHTMARES IN A DREAM.
THE ROARING FIRES POSE A THREAT LIKE LIVING LIFE IN DOUBT,
FOR AT ANY MINUTE WITHOUT SCORN, COULD ESCAPE AND CRUSH YOU OUT.
WHERE TURBINES SCREAM LIKE TORTURED SOULS, ALONE AND LOST IN HELL,
WITH ORDERS FROM SOMEWHERE ABOVE, THEY ANSWER EVERY BELL.
THE MEN WHO KEEP THE FIRES LIT, AND MAKE THE ENGINES RUN,
ARE STRANGERS TO THE WORLD OF LIGHT, AND RARELY SEE THE SUN.
THEY HAVE NO TIME FOR MAN OR GOD, NO TOLERANCE FOR FEAR,
THEIR ASPECT PAYS NO LIVING THING THE TRIBUTE OF A TEAR.
THERE'S LITTLE THAT MEN CAN DO, THAT THESE MEN HAVE NOT DONE,
BENEATH THE DECKS, DEEP IN THE HOLE, TO MAKE THE ENGINES RUN.
AND EVERY HOUR OF EVERY DAY, THEY KEEP THEIR WATCH IN HELL,
FOR IF THE FIRES EVER FAIL, THEIR SHIPS A USELESS SHELL.
WHEN SHIPS CONVERGE TO HAVE A WAR UPON AN ANGRY SEA,
THE MEN BELOW JUST GRIMLY SMILE AT WHAT THEIR FATE MIGHT BE.
THEY'RE LOCKED BELOW, LIKE MEN 'FORE DOOMED, WHO HEAR NO BATTLE CRY,
IT'S WELL ASSUMED THAT IF THEY'RE HIT THE MEN BELOW WILL DIE.
FOR EVERY DAY'S A WAR DOWN THERE, WHEN GAUGES ALL READ RED.
TWELVE HUNDRED POUNDS OF HEATED STEAM, CAN KILL YOU MIGHTY DEAD.
SO IF YOU EVER WRITE THEIR SONS, OR TRY TO TELL THEIR TALE,
THE VERY WORDS SHOULD MAKE YOU HEAR A FIRED FURNACE WAIL.
THESE "MEN OF STEEL" THE PUBLIC NEVER GETS TO KNOW.
SO LITTLE'S HEARD ABOUT THE PLACE, THAT SAILORS CALL "THE HOLE".
BUT I CAN SING ABOUT THIS PLACE, AND TRY TO MAKE YOU SEE,
THE HARDENED LIFE OF MEN DOWN THERE, 'CAUSE ONE OF THEM IS ME.
I'VE SEEN THESE SWEAT SOAKED HEROS FIGHT, IN SUPERHEATED AIR.
TO KEEP THEIR SHIP ALIVE AND RIGHT, THOUGH NO ONE KNOWS THEY'RE THERE.
AND THUS THEY'LL FIGHT FOR AGES ON, 'TIL STEAMSHIPS SAIL NO MORE,
AMID THE BOILER'S MIGHTY HEAT AND TURBINE'S HELLISH ROAR.
SO WHEN YOU SEE A SHIP PULL OUT TO MEET A WARSHIP FOE.
REMEMBER FAINTLY, IF YOU CAN, "THE MEN WHO SAIL BELOW".
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#8 by buddy on 10 Apr, 2007 16:50
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Amen to the Pit-Snipe eh...........
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#9 by BaldRob on 10 Apr, 2007 19:56
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Twidget = Combat Systems (these are the guys who create those lovely images on CNN of the missle launches and such)
Cannon Cocker = Gunners mates (these guys deal with the small arms IE: the 60s the 50s the 25MM and all that jazz Also known as the FCs (fire controlman) B***ch)
Ahhhh how misguided the snipes are... in no way, shape or form can you group the FC (Elite of the Fleet) in with the gunner's mate.... FCs, as mentioned before, are the reason for warships to exist. I don't want to hear about how the snipes provide us with the power or any of that crap... without weapons, there's no reason to go anywhere or do anything other than to transport the USMC (which is like a little pest of a brother, hence the BOYS department of the Navy)
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#10 by buddy on 10 Apr, 2007 21:24
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Oh boy. This is just like being on a ship brother......
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#11 by Dtopford on 10 Apr, 2007 21:59
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LOL I forgot the apostraphy I am sorry. But don't the GMs load the guns for you guys to shoot?
IE: the FC's B**TCHS -
#12 by BaldRob on 12 Apr, 2007 06:01
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LOL I forgot the apostraphy I am sorry. But don't the GMs load the guns for you guys to shoot?
IE: the FC's B**TCHS
Why else would they be called Gun Monkeys??
And just for future reference, my system needed no GMs to load... I was stand alone, all in one, system of DESTRUCTION!!!!
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#13 by kenny on 12 Apr, 2007 09:22
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i guess i'll join in on this one:)
united states navy 1998-2002 uss cole (ddg-67) MS2 (SW) -
#14 by Kajun on 12 Apr, 2007 10:48
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welcome shipmate! so you was on the Cole when they got bombed huh?