G.I. Jolonco

Navy Seabee Senior Chief (Retired!). OIF/OEF Veteran.
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@EODHappyCaptain VA: Not service connected.

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@ThrillaRilla369 No matter how bad it seems, the reason its bad is temporary. Dont make a temporary problem have a permanent solution.

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@howcoryseesit @SSN_685 This is what I was going to question, but then realized that at our level we tend to scrub them more than write them. And scrubbing (them for me) is easily in the thousands.

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@howcoryseesit Damn! I'll bet there was a good story behind that one. What was the next one like?

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@SGTWipper1Each The worst-worst? On our FOB we had some shitter CHUs. They were great, but the PVC that moved the black water to the tanks was broken. 120° and shitwater. Almost made me gag when I'd walk by it.

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@FrankenforIowa @BuzzPatterson @CynicalPublius Admiral, it's time to put down the phone and let this one simmer to cool for a month or two. It sucks to get called out, I know, but it ain't gonna get better by engaging more.

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@CynicalPublius @spraguepond Dude, when were you there? I was there in 06 with the Seabees, and we worked with some 82nd bubbas.

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@SGTWipper1Each I did 22 years, nearly 23. I wasn't going to make E9, and there's only 64 of my rated billets in the Navy. It was time to move out of the way and let someone else do it. I'd lost my passion for it, and the physical toll was adding up too

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@SGTWipper1Each 17 days. The Swamp-Ass was prevented by about 3000 baby wipes.

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@WellitHappened1 Did that with my furnace, my fridge, my washer and my dryer. YouTube and Google saved me thousands, and the parts are not as bad as you may think.

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@JoelFeldmanPhD Depends. As an E4, that meant I could be in trouble. As an E8 that was a Company level Chief or a Dept Chief, it's probably for a meeting or if they had a question.

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@itsrosesm Yes. Because sometimes that one meal gets you through a shitty week.

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@RudySchulz1 @gsd7373 @TonyBaumstarck @Astraeajustice1 @ImBreckWorsham I had an A2E3, full auto lower with the A3 upper. Two low-vis sights. Came out of NWS Crane with a bunch of X-models.

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@phillipsharring @Kristinartz Crap. I missed this one. This is the correct answer.

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@Kristinartz Single woman?

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@AnMattiStan @adamsb6 @Fat_Electrician @DefiniteBear And I dont either, I want to point that out. Anyone with less than 9 figures to their net worth probably doesnt get to have an opinion.

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@AnMattiStan @adamsb6 @Fat_Electrician @DefiniteBear In fairness to them, neither do you.

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@Wix47 Most of us real vets can't wear the armor because of a crushed L4, knee cartilage that left the chat during a formation "fun-run", and chronic bursitis from doing overhead work.

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@RichFlores1981 @DavidAsmanfox Love the handle, BTW. And I agree 100 percent.

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@DavidAsmanfox Or, complain and just be mindful that others out there have it bad, too. It does not have to be an all or nothing mentality.