Text 4956, 72 rader
Skriven 2006-08-27 12:03:40 av hap newsom (1:275/311)
     Kommentar till en text av CAROL SHENKENBERGER
Ärende: Re: sailor chat
=======================
Hi Carol!
-> 
-> -> In his rate, yes.  Others, harder to advance in, it's not a bad thi
-> hn> to be a 
-> -> PO2 at 6 years.  He's the edge where most would make BM1 if 'hard 
-> hn> charger' 
-> -> ormake it by no more than 8 years if 'good'.
-> 
-> hn> At the very least I'd expect a couple of "PNA"'s in his file! I had on
-> hn> when for some reason all the billets were filled (for only two months
-> hn> were filled!!) and they couldn't advance me witout a billet...next exa
-> hn> a billet 
-> hn> was open and "poof"! There I was! LOL  My detailer said he could not f
-> 
-> We still have vagaries like that.  On this BM2, not sure if he's up for BM1 
yet
-> 
-> but suspect he would be this next year if not.  Me, I made DP1 in a little 
-> under 6 years and was on my 3rd try when I made it.
-> 
See, it's not ucommon for those who have at least half a brain and a bit more 
motivation and drive to make it....but then again we ARE talking bout Bo'sn's 
aren't we (grin).

-> hn> at the time (from what I understand now the rating no longer exists bu
-> hn> been combined with Missle Tech's (MT) into one rating). Heck my VRB 
fo
-> 
-> I think FC now?

I dunno, I'm so outta the loop these days ! 
-> 
-> hn> Well I guess on a big ship that might slip by..on a sub it'd be a diff
-> hn> story, might not include a Captain's mast on the record, but you'd bet
-> hn> believe that that Skipper would know all the details!
-> 
-> Yeah, well with 1,200 people, some can go un noticed easy enough.  The 
Ensign 
-> is now wearing bulls <g>.  I assigned her to be escort for a group of 25 
-> juniors for 'Prevent' class (a class to help folks make wise choices in 
-> drinking and very effective i might add).
-> 
We were about 1/10th your size with crew of under 150 so very little 
happened onboard that was not known by most. When you screwed up you 
heard it from top to bottom! Glad to hear that the Ens survives! LOL

-> -> transfers and i get a new one.  Normally I'm 'Combat Systems'.
-> -> 
-> hn> And Combat Systems would be Weapons division as well? What is your 
-> hn> rate/rating now? ITCM?
-> 
-> Weapons Division is part of Combat Systems department, so yes.  On me, 
naw, 
-> ITCS.  E9 was 1% selection last year and unless I take another tour, I'll 
have 
-> to put in for retirement before the next board.
-> 
Been looking at the job market in the Newport News area? (G)

-> Oh the peanuts I mentioned last night?  The lower salt type?  Came out 
pretty 
-> well!  Not quite as good as my salt attack ones, but decent enough.  I 
want to 
-> tweak a little more before MM'ing them though.
->                                        xxcarol
-> 
Yummy! I've been toying with the idea of making up a batch again 
myself.....I'll take your lower salt ideas and add them to my recipe!
chat with ya soon!
hap 
--- Platinum Xpress/Win/WINServer v3.0pr5a
 * Origin: FidoTel & QWK on the Web! www.fidotel.com (1:275/311)