Comments on: Ropeyarn Sunday “Sea Stories” and Open Trackbacks http://www.chaoticsynapticactivity.com/2007/11/28/ropeyarn-sunday-sea-stories-and-open-trackbacks-62/ It's not random, it's CHAOS! Wed, 07 Jan 2009 18:00:21 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.2.3 By: MM2 Slug http://www.chaoticsynapticactivity.com/2007/11/28/ropeyarn-sunday-sea-stories-and-open-trackbacks-62/#comment-11050 MM2 Slug Thu, 29 Nov 2007 20:33:40 +0000 http://www.chaoticsynapticactivity.com/2007/11/28/ropeyarn-sunday-sea-stories-and-open-trackbacks-62/#comment-11050 That has to rate as one of the saddest stories ever. Having to park 2 miles from the ship to be onboard a 0330 for light off watch before getting underway at 8 am was SOP. As a snipe we would put in 12 hours of watch at either end of a 12 hour day. At sea it was 5 on 7 off 7 on 5 off. And the time would slowly pass One of our greatest successes was stealing the Flag off the Admirals car - and the Ships Plaque off quarter deck the USS Sterett back in the day. Now that was skill and cunning at work That has to rate as one of the saddest stories ever.

Having to park 2 miles from the ship to be onboard a 0330 for light off watch before getting underway at 8 am was SOP.

As a snipe we would put in 12 hours of watch at either end of a 12 hour day. At sea it was 5 on 7 off 7 on 5 off. And the time would slowly pass

One of our greatest successes was stealing the
Flag off the Admirals car - and the Ships Plaque off quarter deck the USS Sterett back in the day. Now that was skill and cunning at work

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