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"I was there from May76-jul76. My CC was MMC Connell. Heard some other CC;s refer to him as, Bluto. He was a good man.
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"Fair winds and following seas, Mr. Ogden.
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"Stationed aboard USS Bowen FF1079 when I made my first trip to the Gulf in 1977.
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"I did RTC Great Lakes in 1976. We had a CC,company comander. What does RDC stand for? Is it the same as an RPOC, recruit chief petty officer?"
"I was attending my grandsons football game today and during the playing of the national anthem a man in front of me saluting. I've heard that veterns in civies may salute. Is this true and if so what about hats? On or off."
"Remember, my reference is from a 1950s' Blue Jacket. Come to think of it I served from 76-80 and I don't remember seeing that rate."
"I've got a 1950s' version of the Blue Jackets' Manual and Ron is right, it's a Radarman."
"Right.The ol Blue Jacket Manual sez: Alway use your right hand. If your right arm is injured or so encumbered as to delay your salute too long, you may use your left hand for saluting.( The Army and Air Force never salute with the left hand; the…"
"I was in company 922, May 76.I remember the tunnel but we marched 3 abreast.Six squads. RPOC called cadence. The only ones I knew who sang were the hummers and strummers. Our company was state flags also."
"I walked into a bar ordered a brew and the bar keep seemed jolly so I decided to tell him a joke. "Bar Keep", I say, "do you know why the Navy keep Marines on their ships?" The bar keep put his hand up and said,"swab, before you go any further with…"
"Enlisted in Mansfield and got sworn in in Columbus. That was 24May76. We flew to Chicago and arrived late afternoon. I'm here to tell you that afternoon I made the stupidest decission of my life. Instead of taking an earlier bus to RTC I stayed…"
"Did my boot in May76.Grew up alot that spring. What really stands out in all my memories of RTC is what we called the "A" shot. The one where we were told to face the wall and they stuck you in the ___ with a big ol' horse needle full of penicillan.…"
"Know ye:That on 2Oct77 my shipmates and I crossed @ longitude054 degrees30 minutes, on board the USS Bowen FF1079, on our way to the Seychell Islands. We had on our ship a golden shellback. A big boy he was. And before we started the course we had…"
"I received my Order of the Ditch certificate on20Nov78. By canal it's only fifty miles from ocean to ocean. 7,837 miles to go around South America. My ship mates and I did both. From Charleston,SC we started UNITAS XIX. The best cruise I was ever on."
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