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<blockquote data-quote="jogilli" data-source="post: 113909" data-attributes="member: 1265"><p>Brought back memories.. I was in the U.S. Navy for 20 years before retiring and I still remember my DIs. I actually had fun in boot camp.. back when it was in Florida.. We actually had girls there with us.. what a hoot.</p><p></p><p>You never would have figured it but the first year I spent at sea many of the things we learned were actually used.. especially the ability to function without too much sleep. I worked 8 months 12 on 12 off (about 4 hours of sleep a day) hated coffee when I left, started drinking a litte coffee with a lot of milk and left drinking it black..</p><p></p><p>Love it to this day. The last ship I was on.... The USS John Hancock had the smoke deck in the starboard break and every time I'd pop in there to light a bowl you could smell the tobacco all through the lower deck since they left the hatch open most of the time. One chief smoked a pipe and we used to swap tobacco every once in a while.</p><p></p><p>Nothing like watching the sun set or rise on the open ocean. </p><p></p><p>Fair winds and following seas shipmate</p><p></p><p>James</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="jogilli, post: 113909, member: 1265"] Brought back memories.. I was in the U.S. Navy for 20 years before retiring and I still remember my DIs. I actually had fun in boot camp.. back when it was in Florida.. We actually had girls there with us.. what a hoot. You never would have figured it but the first year I spent at sea many of the things we learned were actually used.. especially the ability to function without too much sleep. I worked 8 months 12 on 12 off (about 4 hours of sleep a day) hated coffee when I left, started drinking a litte coffee with a lot of milk and left drinking it black.. Love it to this day. The last ship I was on.... The USS John Hancock had the smoke deck in the starboard break and every time I'd pop in there to light a bowl you could smell the tobacco all through the lower deck since they left the hatch open most of the time. One chief smoked a pipe and we used to swap tobacco every once in a while. Nothing like watching the sun set or rise on the open ocean. Fair winds and following seas shipmate James [/QUOTE]
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