39 years ago today I became a sailor

[madokie]

or I was inducted into the Navy I should say. What a different world we live in today, about the only thing still recognizable is the planet itself and it's changing fast too. We didn't have microwave ovens, remote controls, no such thing as a cd, dvd, video, hell even a computer. One thing that stands out as being the same is we were soon to have a Crook in the Whitehouse as we do now. sigh

[sabra]

1. kick

:kick:

[BOSSHOG]

2. Happy Anniversary Shipmate

Man the Rails, shipmate going ashore. You are right Madokie, we didn't have all that crap, but damn did we have a good time.

ANY MAN WHO MAY BE ASKED IN THIS CENTURY
WHAT HE DID TO MAKE HIS LIFE WORTHWHILE
CAN RESPOND WITH A GOOD DEAL OF PRIDE AND SATISFACTION
I SERVED IN THE UNITED STATES NAVY
- President John F. Kennedy
1 August 1963
USNA, Annapolis, MD


FAIR WINDS SHIPMATE

My 34th is coming up next month. Just what do you do with a drunken Sailor?

[EFerrari]

3. Happy anniversary, madokie! We used to have smarter crooks

didn't we?

lol

[Ezlivin]

4. Piping you aboard

Madokie arriving!

Ah, for the simple days of being an E-4 on topside watch.

[BOSSHOG]

7. E-4 is a paygrade shipmate

You were a Petty Officer Third Class in the world's greatest Navy proudly serving your country and I salute your for your service.

[Ezlivin]

15. Well, hell, I could have said I was an IC2-SS

But they got rid of the Interior Communications rating.

Sigh.

[TahitiNut]

8. Not up near Ocean Station Bravo ... Brrrr!!

Up there, I far preferred the Black Gang.

[TahitiNut]

5. Hi there, sailor! (Thrteen buttons, huh?)

:rofl: :hi: Bell bottoms - so, so, "sixties" (1760s, that is.)

"The Coast Guard: The hard nucleus around which the Navy forms in time of war."

[tularetom]

6. 43 years ago today I became a civilian

discharged 9/7/63.

[maveric]

9. NTC San Diego?

Or Great Lakes?

[BOSSHOG]

12. RTC SAN DIEGO

Graduated December 1972. Got my Anchor yearbook prominently displayed in my I love Me Room. Wasn't it amazing how in pictures we all looked alike.

[MADem]

10. Ah, but we did have typewriters, and stencil machines, and

boyoboyo, when the Selectrics with the correcting tape and the interchangeable balls came along, those were the cat's meows. And the XEROX machines!!! Wowza!!! And VELCRO--damn, velcro changed the world!!!

Time to toss this crook like we did with Dick...

[ProfessorGAC]

11. Some Things Never Change Do They?

Crooks then, crooks now! Bummer. But congrates on the anniversary.
The Professor

[sweetheart]

13. the reframing you've lived

You've lived to see the earth's population double:
Communications around the planet are ubiquitous,
The cold war was raging hot and now is as a dream,
more people are in slavery than ever before in human history,
but back when you're talking about, janis joplin was still alive, jimi hendrix, jim morrison, and a whole
world who've rocked this place and moved on in to the light.

Good to sail this ship earth with you madokie,

namaste

[madokie]

17. San Diego, early '69 Janis Joplin with Big Brother and the Holding Co.

The Doors and Jimi Hendrix at the same concert playing in that order, for the sum total of $2.50 with my Navy discount. First real concert I ever attended and what a concert it was. It was awesome to say the least.

[lonestarnot]

14. Sad isn't it. We come so far and in 6 of the longest years, we're nearly

ruined by this fook'n freak.

[oneighty]

16. July 1951

For me. Wow, I am getting old.

Yes indeed, 55 years ago. Truman was Pres. I took a trip on a sailing ship and when I reached Korea I made a stop. Hahahahaha

180

Do not ever let 180 take the helm.