divingduck Posted May 30, 2011 Share Posted May 30, 2011 So as some of you, and by some, i mean a select few from Shyla's chat that I actually talk to, know, I went and joined the military. First day as a Marine was Oct. 25. I've been away from the game since... about October 15. But who cares about that? I'm not going to turn this thread into a Q&A about USMC boot camp, but I'll probably answer questions as they're asked. And I'm not a fleet Marine, yet, so I can't really discuss that much. But I can discuss our shenanigans, and oh are there shenanigans. I'm currently stationed in Florida... at a naval base, learning all about how to fix big planes. It gets boring and repetitive. So of course we have to break the monotony somehow. Usually that's with drinking, fighting, or causing some kind of mayhem and injuring at least one of ourselves in the process. But I'll start with an upside. There's this tradition, see, called Mess Night. Basically, it's like a mini Marine Corps Ball where we all get together, in a designated uniform, and show comroderie by getting [cabbage]faced together and butchering our rich history due to the excessive alcohol intake. They are very rare, but our CO wanted to bring something fun to us with the piles of bland that we endure every day. So we had a mess night. It started with an hour of drinking, went through an entire night of hilarity (I won't discuss what happens there. If you really want to know, search google. There's an entire MCO dedicated to it.), and ended with me calling our executive officer a p***y because he wouldn't play beer pong against us because we'd already drunk all the beer. I have a picture of my delightful paint at the beginning of the night, which was later transfered to my pillow in a drunken stupor. One part of being a Marine is field day. If you've never heard of this, it's basically Marines putting meticulous housewives to shame with our abilities to clean. Weekly, we clean our rooms so spotless that a white glove fails to pick up dirt. Of course, simply cleaning is boring and we regularly spice it up somehow. One of our sergeants totes around a bull horn and yells at everyone. Another makes us stop periodically to come outside, scream something, and then do something to incite some hysteria before going back to clean. When those NCOs aren't watching over us, it still can get boring... so we decided to get ready in, as I've dubbed this picture, "Field Day Uniform in Traditional Manly Pose!" And now we've kinda hit why I'm back to playing. Usually, I'm very active in both our routines and the community. I volunteer at least twice a month, go drinking much more frequently, and PT twice a day. Or at least I did...until I got a hernia. Now I'm bedresting and waiting to heal, so I've got one last picture for everyone... NSFW, though if you've read this far you've already seen it. Once I start to get healthier, or if I manage to get hurt in a new or entertaining way, I'm sure I'll add to this at some point. Again, let's not turn it into a boot camp Q&A, but I will answer some questions. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lenticular_J Posted May 30, 2011 Share Posted May 30, 2011 Very nice. What's your MOS going to be? I'm doing either NROTC or PLC when I get to college, intend to go NFO. Were you at Parris Island or San Diego? catch it now so you can like it before it went so mainstream Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kriegsmier Posted May 30, 2011 Share Posted May 30, 2011 Congrats, late congrats. The wing eh? You got it easy down there in Florida! ;) ;) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
divingduck Posted May 30, 2011 Author Share Posted May 30, 2011 PI. And florida is pretty easy right now, yeah. But this is a navy base. We get to see garbage all around us. Mos is 6211, but you don't stay that forever. Kinda wish I did helicopter so I could do crew chief. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lenticular_J Posted May 30, 2011 Share Posted May 30, 2011 Do you fix up all fixed-wings, or will you learn one in particular? catch it now so you can like it before it went so mainstream Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kriegsmier Posted May 30, 2011 Share Posted May 30, 2011 Yeah the crew chiefs are all pretty cool guys, I work close with them being an 0481. Basically enlisted amongst officers. Just be glad you aren't on an Army base or working with the Army....worst of the worst. As for working with other branches I rank them in this order - Air Force, Navy, Army. 6211 is like a placeholder almost right? Like basics, then you move to a specific aircraft? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lenticular_J Posted May 30, 2011 Share Posted May 30, 2011 Yeah the crew chiefs are all pretty cool guys, I work close with them being an 0481. Basically enlisted amongst officers. Just be glad you aren't on an Army base or working with the Army....worst of the worst. As for working with other branches I rank them in this order - Air Force, Navy, Army. 6211 is like a placeholder almost right? Like basics, then you move to a specific aircraft? That sounds right. I'll be 7570-something during training. I wonder if the flight officers are able to learn anything about their own planes, how to fix them and everything...? I like working with people who know their stuff. catch it now so you can like it before it went so mainstream Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
divingduck Posted June 14, 2011 Author Share Posted June 14, 2011 So I went to the doc's today. 2 more weeks of light duty (instead of the month more that was originally planned) before I can pt for real again. Also, I'm now bald with a very shiny head. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lenticular_J Posted June 14, 2011 Share Posted June 14, 2011 So I went to the doc's today. 2 more weeks of light duty (instead of the month more that was originally planned) before I can pt for real again. Also, I'm now bald with a very shiny head.That's very good. What does light duty entail, exactly? catch it now so you can like it before it went so mainstream Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kriegsmier Posted June 19, 2011 Share Posted June 19, 2011 Light duty is like putting on skates. You can't PT, or do limited PT by orders of the docs and you are limited in doing any real work depending on injury. I guess it depends on the command, but some might give you something else to do instead. Like answer this phone or do this admin work instead of your real job until you are off light duty. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lenticular_J Posted June 19, 2011 Share Posted June 19, 2011 Bummer... In related news you folks might appreciate, I'm applying to Annapolis. And it seems to be going mighty well. catch it now so you can like it before it went so mainstream Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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