Topic: Speaking of submarines

[AlienLXIX]

Cute comments.  Also, one other thing is the specialties listed, the other services use the MOS designation.  The Navy uses NEC's.  That is another difference that needed to be pointed out.

Uh reread Ferret's comments and you'll see that he did . . .

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Thanks for calling Stephen allot of those RATES (Remember the MOS lable is a landlubber thing) look as if they are under the old system that was abolished close to 20-30 years ago.  The rates listed looks as if they are using the primary and secondary rating.  For example, my rate Interior Communications Electrican (IC) used to be a secondary rating under the Electricains Mate (EM) rating.  It would've been listed as EMIC but, I could be wrong since the rateing system has changed so often.  I copied the list you posted and will do some research for ya to see what I can find for you.

[AlienLXIX]

I love his weasel!  It's so cuddly!

Watch ou, it spits.

Heh heh heh Ja I know.  AND I won't go any farther with that comment! 

[KBF-Angel Slayer]

Okeee.  My error.  I thought he was tallking strictly about Rates and Ranks, not the specialty designations such as ASAC, ATACO and such.  Apologies to Ferrit and Alien.

[Max Power]

Rank Recognition, Navy

ADMIRAL:
Leaps tall buildings with a single bound, is more powerful than a locomotive, is faster than a speeding bullet, walks on water amid typhoons, reviews policy with God.

CAPTAIN:
Leaps short buildings with a single bound, is more powerful than a switch engine, is just as fast as a speeding bullet, walks on water if sea is calm, talks to God.

COMMANDER:
Leaps short buildings with a running start and favorable winds, is almost as powerful as a switch engine, is faster than a speeding BB, walks on water in indoor swimming pool, talks to God only if a special request chit is approved.

LT. COMMANDER:
Barely clears Quonset hut, loses tug-of-war with switch-engine, can fire a speeding bullet, swims well, is occasionally addressed by God.

LIEUTENANT:
Makes high marks by trying to leap buildings, is run over by the locomotive, can sometimes handle a gun without inflicting self injury, dog paddles, talks to animals.

LIEUTENANT jg:
Runs into buildings, recognizes locomotives two out of three times, is not issued ammunition, can stay afloat if properly instructed in the Mae-West, talks to bulkheads.

ENSIGN:
Falls over doorstep when trying to enter building, says look at the Choo-Choo, wets himself, plays in mud puddles, mumbles to himself.

CHIEF:
Lifts buildings and walks under them, kicks locomotives off the tracks, catches speeding bullets in his teeth and eats them, freezes water with a single glance, makes policy and enforces it,
HE IS GOD

ROFLMAO...I haven't seen this in several years but it's still true. I can distinctly remember sitting in the box standing throttleman w/ a brand new EOOW (an ensign) who made the mistake of doing something without checking w/ the EWS (a senior chief in this case). *Rough* transcript of what followed afterwards:

"Request to enter manuvering"
"Enter" (mistake)
"WHAT THE f*ck ARE YOU DOING YOU MORON!"

The rest of the conversation was about as printable....the hard thing is how to manage to look straight ahead at the SPCP w/o bursting out laughing, rolfmao...