Comments on: Sadly, these have a ring of authenticity http://www.neptunuslex.com/2007/07/13/sadly-these-have-a-ring-of-authenticity/ The unbearable lightness of Lex. Enjoy! Fri, 10 Feb 2012 08:11:29 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Randy @ 1936 Buffalo Nickel http://www.neptunuslex.com/2007/07/13/sadly-these-have-a-ring-of-authenticity/comment-page-1/#comment-384075 Randy @ 1936 Buffalo Nickel Fri, 17 Jul 2009 01:13:02 +0000 http://www.neptunuslex.com/2007/07/13/sadly-these-have-a-ring-of-authenticity/#comment-384075 Hi - just wanted to say I like your design and your blog - Hi – just wanted to say I like your design and your blog -

]]> By: Alen http://www.neptunuslex.com/2007/07/13/sadly-these-have-a-ring-of-authenticity/comment-page-1/#comment-97001 Alen Mon, 16 Jul 2007 17:37:50 +0000 http://www.neptunuslex.com/2007/07/13/sadly-these-have-a-ring-of-authenticity/#comment-97001 CO to XO aboard an east coast ship, when asked if they could have ? CO to XO aboard an east coast ship, when asked if they could have ?

]]> By: Alen http://www.neptunuslex.com/2007/07/13/sadly-these-have-a-ring-of-authenticity/comment-page-1/#comment-410713 Alen Mon, 16 Jul 2007 17:37:50 +0000 http://www.neptunuslex.com/2007/07/13/sadly-these-have-a-ring-of-authenticity/#comment-410713 CO to XO aboard an east coast ship, when asked if they could have ‘Aloha Fridays’ (knock off work at noon on Friday): “Sure XO, no problem. When it’s noon in Hawaii, then you can leave.” I have met, and worked for this CO. We came back from our deployment, spent 2 weeks refitting and went back to sea to releave another amphib who broke down in the middle of work-ups off the Carolina coast. All leave canceled, no time with the fam, nothing. He did get his star though, and I like to think I helped. Cause it gives me a warm fuzzy CO to XO aboard an east coast ship, when asked if they could have ‘Aloha Fridays’ (knock off work at noon on Friday): “Sure XO, no problem. When it’s noon in Hawaii, then you can leave.”

I have met, and worked for this CO.

We came back from our deployment, spent 2 weeks refitting and went back to sea to releave another amphib who broke down in the middle of work-ups off the Carolina coast. All leave canceled, no time with the fam, nothing.

He did get his star though, and I like to think I helped. Cause it gives me a warm fuzzy

]]> By: Jim Collins http://www.neptunuslex.com/2007/07/13/sadly-these-have-a-ring-of-authenticity/comment-page-1/#comment-410724 Jim Collins Mon, 16 Jul 2007 14:08:55 +0000 http://www.neptunuslex.com/2007/07/13/sadly-these-have-a-ring-of-authenticity/#comment-410724 I remember a day when we had helos going down right and left for gripes during startup. After about the sixth aircraft change in about two hours I heard our squadron CO ask one of my Plane Captains "Who's in charge here?". The PC promptly replied "I thought you were. Sir.". I remember a day when we had helos going down right and left for gripes during startup. After about the sixth aircraft change in about two hours I heard our squadron CO ask one of my Plane Captains “Who’s in charge here?”. The PC promptly replied “I thought you were. Sir.”.

]]> By: Justthisguy http://www.neptunuslex.com/2007/07/13/sadly-these-have-a-ring-of-authenticity/comment-page-1/#comment-96860 Justthisguy Mon, 16 Jul 2007 07:41:21 +0000 http://www.neptunuslex.com/2007/07/13/sadly-these-have-a-ring-of-authenticity/#comment-96860 Pixelkiller, interpolating the F-word between innocent syllables of ordinary words is one of the characteristics of what Tom Wolfe called "Army Creole." Maybe, here, we should call it "Navy Pidgin"? Pixelkiller, interpolating the F-word between innocent syllables of ordinary words is one of the characteristics of what Tom Wolfe called “Army Creole.”

Maybe, here, we should call it “Navy Pidgin”?

]]> By: AlbanyRifles http://www.neptunuslex.com/2007/07/13/sadly-these-have-a-ring-of-authenticity/comment-page-1/#comment-410723 AlbanyRifles Sun, 15 Jul 2007 02:47:26 +0000 http://www.neptunuslex.com/2007/07/13/sadly-these-have-a-ring-of-authenticity/#comment-410723 Not Navy but…best thing I ever heard over the radio. FT Stewart, GA…1986…we are evaluating a National Guard Infantry brigade and are trying to find the unit’s tactical operations center. They had moved from the old location and we figured we would meet them at the new site (shower opportunity). We knew where they were supposed to go but they were not there (yes, we could all read maps). Battalion commander (O-)5 gets on the radio and starts asking all of us if we knew where they had gone. Negatives all around. Finally he asks the Intel Officer if he knew where they were. To the day I day I will remember the response over the radio on the brigade Net….”Lewis and Clark couldn’t find these idiots!!!” BC, who was a spitting image of Bill Cosby laughed so hard I thought I was going to have to give him CPR. Turns out they had transposed the coordinates and we found them sitting on a trail requesting road clearance to get off post and head out about 45 miles to the “correct” location. Not Navy but…best thing I ever heard over the radio.

FT Stewart, GA…1986…we are evaluating a National Guard Infantry brigade and are trying to find the unit’s tactical operations center. They had moved from the old location and we figured we would meet them at the new site (shower opportunity). We knew where they were supposed to go but they were not there (yes, we could all read maps).

Battalion commander (O-)5 gets on the radio and starts asking all of us if we knew where they had gone. Negatives all around. Finally he asks the Intel Officer if he knew where they were.

To the day I day I will remember the response over the radio on the brigade Net….”Lewis and Clark couldn’t find these idiots!!!” BC, who was a spitting image of Bill Cosby laughed so hard I thought I was going to have to give him CPR.

Turns out they had transposed the coordinates and we found them sitting on a trail requesting road clearance to get off post and head out about 45 miles to the “correct” location.

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