65-69 US MARINES
71-89 USCG Retired
Wow, I may very well have slept in that same barracks! That was were I learned my preference for the upper rack, in case the other guy comes in liquored up enough to barf over the edge.Originally Posted by Montego
Living in the old wooden World II barracks at Ft. Benjamin Harrison, IN, I was just about asleep in my rack (three sheets to the wind) when fire warden (remember them?) shouted fire. Without thinking, I staggered through the second floor door onto the fire escape then proceeded to jump off the little wooden landing. I landed butt first in a hedge, scratched and cut up pretty good but I didn't burn (BTW there never was any real fire)
To be fair, the fire watch was one of the most tedious watches I've ever had to stay awake through.
I was a little too gleeful when I was getting to my last few months of enlistment -- found myself transferred to the fire fighting crew. I kind of enjoyed the school, though. Workin' a hose team can be fun.
CoyoteWhips:
So, wondered who it was below me in the rack. Sorry about "annointing" 'ya - I promise to use a bucket from now on
USN 1980-1987 ARS-8 USS Preserver and CGN-39 USS Texas
What about the Merchant Marine?
They do have one of the service Academies you know!
http://www.usmma.edu/
A good friend who spent years stationed and deployed at both NAS Sangley Point and NAS Cubi Point had a video shot from the fantail of the last US Ship to leave the PI. The "ladys" were all standing at the pier waving goodbye. Now this guy was a man's man, a retired Master Chief, and he said he cried like a baby, saddest sight he ever saw. So ends all good things.I would post some great photos of Masaysay Drive, but I don't know how!
Air Force 1975-1979
WalkingStick"75"
I can hear those girls now...."You take me Stateside.......you buy me airconditioned Honda"A good friend who spent years stationed and deployed at both NAS Sangley Point and NAS Cubi Point had a video shot from the fantail of the last US Ship to leave the PI. The "ladys" were all standing at the pier waving goodbye. Now this guy was a man's man, a retired Master Chief, and he said he cried like a baby, saddest sight he ever saw. So ends all good things.
I think everyone should experience the PI.
Truth
US Navy 1955 - 1959 USS
taking the high roads and the low roads
U S Navy, 1955 - 1959, USS ERBEN, USS CHANDLER,
taking the high roads and the low roads
I know, I just couldn't resist. This thread does breed nostalgia.
In 1967 at MCRD San Diego we succesfully stole AND exported from the base the CG's Two Star flag from atop the base HQ.I am going to try and lighten things up......What is the dumbest thing you did in the military.......but you didn't get caught? I'll go first.....
We were off-loading vehicles at Kadena Airforce Base, and some guys in my platoon dared me to drive a Mule off the back of a flatbed truck. Being the dumbazz that I am, I did an Evel Knevel right off the back of that truck. To everyone's surprise the Mule didn't breakup into 100 pieces. It never drove straight again, but it still ran and I never got in trouble.
Just Jim
Cars and personnel exiting the base were searched for weeks afterward but no one thought to check outgoing mail.
US Army 1981-2002
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Why was it that so many (if not all) the yound ladies where GI's are stationed abroad thought we all lived in Hollywood ??
'Slogger
The more I learn ...the more I realize I don't know.
Nice!!
USN 77-97 Retired
USN 2000-Present; USS Constellation(CV-64), NAS Patuxent River
Alan
US Navy 1985-1991 Sonar Tech Subs
USS Sunfish SSN-649, USS Bergall SSN-667
My old man was a merchie too. He graduated from the Merchant Marine Academy on Hydra in the 30's. Ist Mate on 3 ships lost during convoy duty in the Atlantic.
sad to see the current state of our maritime service.
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