Odie's Personal Log

[trekz 7]

trekz, how did you survive with all those airdales?!?  This is my 2nd one. 

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LOL good question! Actually most of them were very nice, although a few were a bit crazy or slightly crazed (mostly kidding).

 

Underway Report:

 

So far I haven't gotten sea sick.      The ship's air has been very, very, very, very, I can't put enough very, dry.  I have stop drinking coffee for the two days, because I was getting dehyrodrated.  Now I have stop drinking coffee I don't feel as tried as when I was drinking it.  That doesn't even make sense to me, but I am not figure that one out. 

During the class the ship that I am on had tranferred fuel to another ship. Its called underway repleshment. They are very exceting to be in, but it also has lots of risks. While the other ship was beside us we thought a person fell into the water, but which wasn't a good thing. When the ship got closer we found out it wasn't a person, but an object. The object that fell in the water will not be given back to the other ship and be used for taget practice by order of the my ship's captain.

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I was lucky enough to be on a larger, more stable ship (carrier). I didn't drink much coffee, drink almost none now. When I was on 12 hour work rotation, I did sometimes drink coffee to stay awake. Watching fuel and cargo transfers always made me a bit nervous. Especially when they transferred a person between ships.

 

P.S. - I saw some pictures of your ship on the internet. What a beautiful ship! The pictures of it leading a couple destroyers in formation was very cool!

[Lursa 0]

I don't like ships so i would get seasick lol.

[Odo 0]

You sick no way your navy unheard of.

Glad your doing ok.

take care think i can remeber how to write

[Odie 0]

I don't like ships so i would get seasick lol.

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There still people in the Navy that get sea sick for the first fews days when the ship is underway. I am just surprised I didn't sick myself.

 

You sick no way your navy unheard of.

Glad your doing ok.

take care think i can remeber how to write

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Thanks. I look forward to when you do write.

[Bethlehem 7]

Odie, so what do you do with your dog Astro when out on the ship? Also glad to hear that is your picture you have posted. If you stand enough duty you might end up a flat foot, then you could change your MOS to military police

[Odie 0]

Odie, so what do you do with your dog Astro when out on the ship? Also glad to hear that is your picture you have posted. If you stand enough duty you might end up a flat foot, then you could change your MOS to military police

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Astro is being take care by girlfriend of one of the sailors on the ship. He is fine. I can't wait to see him.

 

In the Navy there are no MOS. They are called rates, and mine is Quartmaster (QM) which is the one of the oldest rates in the Navy. I am having feet problems, because all the standing, but I have inserts in my boots and I stand on rubber mats on the bridge. That does help alot. Right now I just don't have enough people quilified to stand the watch so it makes very long hours standing on my feet. As far as me changing jobs I would rather get out of the Navy before I even thinking about changing it from being a Quartermaster. Miliary police in the Navy is called Master-At-Arms (MA). If I am forced to change my rate it would most likely be Operations Specialist (OS). They are the closest to my job right now.

[trekz 7]

Odie, I was wondering if your ship has a library, and if so if it has a good variety of reading material, beyond the Navy manual , althought I know it's a real page turner.

[Odie 0]

Odie, I was wondering if your ship has a library, and if so if it has a good variety of reading material, beyond the Navy manual , althought I know it's a real page turner. B)

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The ship does have a library, but the books are somewhat old. Like I have the time to go down there and find a book to read. B) Yeah, Navy manual they are page turners! B)

[Odie 0]

Today is Sunday and it another holiday on the ship. I got to sleep in today, which I really needed. There is still lots of work to do today, but I will take my time to get them done. Right now the ship is going through a storm. The winds are very high with 4 to 6 foot waves. The ship is rocking a lot! B)

 

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I really don't hope I don't get sea sick.

[Itchygomba69 0]

Inever got seasick before, I hope you dont cause Im sure its not fun

[BakulaBabe 2]

Being seasick is no fun! When I was in the Brownies, we were taken on a short boatride (my first). I don't remember where we went, but I do remember being sick as a dog! I hope the storm doesn't last too long!

[Odie 0]

The storm is over and I didn't get sick. No one that works under me got either! Its just another busy night for me.

[deadmeatsecurityguy 0]

The storm is over and I didn't get sick.    No one that works under me got either!  Its just another busy night for me. 

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I can think of few things more unpleasant, than being on a destroyer in heavy seas. The helicopter carrier I was on, was bad enough. I'm proud to say, I missed morning formation 3 days running because I was in the head, barfing up what little to eat. The straits of Formosa was where we were, heading to Hong Kong. You have my admiration for not being sick.

[Odie 0]

The storm is over and I didn't get sick.   B)   No one that works under me got either!  Its just another busy night for me.  

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I can think of few things more unpleasant, than being on a destroyer in heavy seas. The helicopter carrier I was on, was bad enough. I'm proud to say, I missed morning formation 3 days running because I was in the head, barfing up what little to eat. The straits of Formosa was where we were, heading to Hong Kong. You have my admiration for not being sick.

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I wonder how your fellow HM's that are assign to the ship reacted when you got sick?

[deadmeatsecurityguy 0]

They were in fact largely there with me actually. Those who weren't showed the usual amount of Naval sympathy, they laughed at me and told me to get over with it. I was eating dramamine like crazy, so it wan't like I was inviting it. I got over it eventually. Still get queasy on the ocean though.

[Odie 0]

This is the first time that I have been on a Small Boy and I haven't gotten sick.

[deadmeatsecurityguy 0]

Keep up the good work Odie. Stay safe out there. One anecdote about the cruise to Hong Kong is that we had to shut the laboratory during the trip for a day . Try drawing blood on a platform that's taking a 5 degree roll evry couple of minutes unpredictably. There is more to that anecdote but not for mixed company. Stay safe and steer around the heavy stuff

[Odie 0]

Lets just say I am very glad that I was the person that day that needed blood drawn.

 

Today I shot the 9mm. It was very cool, but I didn't quilify for it. I was told I did a very good job for my very first time. Next time I will do better.

[Jim Phaserman 0]

Odie, so what do you do with your dog Astro when out on the ship? Also glad to hear that is your picture you have posted. If you stand enough duty you might end up a flat foot, then you could change your MOS to military police

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Astro is being take care by girlfriend of one of the sailors on the ship. He is fine. I can't wait to see him.

 

In the Navy there are no MOS. They are called rates, and mine is Quartmaster (QM) which is the one of the oldest rates in the Navy. B) I am having feet problems, because all the standing, but I have inserts in my boots and I stand on rubber mats on the bridge. That does help alot. Right now I just don't have enough people quilified to stand the watch so it makes very long hours standing on my feet. As far as me changing jobs I would rather get out of the Navy before I even thinking about changing it from being a Quartermaster. Miliary police in the Navy is called Master-At-Arms (MA). If I am forced to change my rate it would most likely be Operations Specialist (OS). They are the closest to my job right now.

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I cross rated after my 8 week stint at BUD/S. I was an FT, and really didn't have any urges to go back to the world of the bubbleheads, so I became a GM. Much nicer. I could have gone MA, but I figured I'd rather work with big weapons rather than trouble makers.

 

Lets just say I am very glad that I was the person that day that needed blood drawn.

 

Today I shot the 9mm. It was very cool, but I didn't quilify for it. I was told I did a very good job for my very first time. Next time I will do better.

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I had trouble with the pistol also. Shotguns were easy, I was used to firing one anyways. and Rifles, too. But before I joined the Navy, I never had a whole lot of experience with pistols. I eventually qualified as a sharpshooter with the 9mm. I am sure you will qual with it, So don't sweat it.

[deadmeatsecurityguy 0]

You kids have it easy. Back in my day it was the .45, even corpsmen had to be familiar if not qualified with it. I have and always have had really poor eye sight ( not coke bottle glasses, but strong glasses) On the range we had to wear goggles and my glasses wouldn't fit so I saw a very fuzzy target, but I hit it more often than not

[Odie 0]

Maybe or maybe not. I still work 16 to 18 hours underway and most of it on my feet. Sleep right now is hoppy that I enjoy very much.

[Bethlehem 7]

As exciting as seasickness and sore feet are I am going to change the subject a little. what type or recreation does the ship you are on offer? Such as a rec room, movie room, can you get satalite TV, how much computor time, do you have your own computors?

Also I think I read in one of your posts that you are Catholic? Do you come from a large family or small? Was there a main reason you joined the Navy? Just some things I am curious about. B)

[Itchygomba69 0]

besides sleep what else do you do on your free time?

[Odie 0]

As exciting as seasickness and sore feet are I am going to change the subject a little. what type or recreation does the ship you are on offer? Such as a rec room, movie room, can you get satalite TV, how much computor time, do you have your own computors?

Also I think I read in one of your posts that you are Catholic? Do you come from a large family or small? Was there a main reason you joined the Navy? Just some things I am curious about. B)

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The ship doesn't have a req room, but a library that has old book. The ship plays the areas that we sleep and eat it do each TVs that play movies 24 hours. There is no statliet TV. Everyone can get access to a computer, but it also depends on amount of time the person is allowed on the computer.

I am a Catholic. I come from a large family. The main reason for joining the Navy, because my family has been in it for generations.

 

besides sleep what else do you do on your free time?

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On my free time, which is not much, I read a book.

[deadmeatsecurityguy 0]

Ships are not big on entertaiment facilities for sure. We had the movies. Thanks to the Navy I know where crappy movies go to die. In one 40 day stretch they ran 4 movies that had been in any movie theater any where. These were worse than anything Ed Wood ever did. They also had the annoying habit of playing the (I cant't say this with out offending anyone, but I'll try) movies of a non secular nature. My guess is they were cheap and "good for us". We wanted Eastwood and Bronson. We got Bubba Someone and a cast of anonymous people..

 

I think the Navy needs to address the lack of distactions on board ship. Movies, books, CD's If you're going to be on deployment fo 6 months fresh stuff to do runs out real quickly. Unless you get lots of time in a liberty port things get BOOORRRRIIINNNNGGGG :bored: fast

 

It's a good time to read stuff you've never read and wouldn't ordinarily read. It sounds strange but that's how I got hooked on LOTR I read the Fellowship on deployment I've read it anuallt since. I didn't like reading Sci-Fi/ fantasy then.

[Odie 0]

I have some goods news. The movie selection on the ship is current. They are just a year old. Our next port visit we will get new movies!

[Itchygomba69 0]

If you want a good book to read get the DaVinci Colde

[WEAREBORG4102 0]

mmmm.... movies.... those are things I haven't seen in a while....

[Bethlehem 7]

Besides Trek, what kind og movies do you like

[Odie 0]

I have re-quilified to stand my watch on the Bridge! :lol: