Uss Missouri BB-63 1986 World Cruise Golden Shellback Ceremony - Shellback Pn2 Buzz Garvey in black vest/tan boots feeding the wogs and having them bob for radishes in the bowl.
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MEMORIES!! I became a shellback on the USS Schenectady (LST-1185) in 1981, and can still hear the THWOCK of the shellalies pushing along the wogs...knees and non-skid don't mix...the morning breakfast off the messdecks didn't taste all that different than normal...the certificate sits proudly beside my degrees and a photo of my son...
That video brings back many good simular to what I went through in Dec 1986 when my ship the USS Jack William crossed the Equater. I retired in 2002 and after 80's the initiation wasn't what it use to be, they considered it HAZING which made it a more kinder and gental event. Another thing that the new navy turned to shit.
Ahhh... the last great days of the traditional US Navy, dressing like Disney Priates from the Hell Angels and beating crew member w/pieces of old fire hoses while they crawl through garbage.
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