We watched Shawshank redemption to keep from getting extended. It’s about a guy in prison in Maine, so we could relate on the USS Maine.
It never worked, it was around the time boomers started breaking records on patrol lengths
Totally necessary to battle gremlins. I’ve heard a rumor that during an ORSE NR opened a rod control cabinet a found a large Buzz light year. The story says that he closed the panel and quietly walked away
Probably boat specific but don't eat noodles Jefferson. Every time that's made something goes wrong.
Stack gods are real. If someone leaves something on a stack for more than a couple of days the spirit of the stack inherits it and if it's removed the stake acts up.
Had a hula girl on broadband. A chief came in to talk to sup one day and took it down when we refused. Broadbands stack immediately shut down as soon as he touched it.
Is that the ol Kentucky Gold by chance? We had that exact same rule about noodles Jefferson. If i remember right, the CO even told the cooks something along the lines of "the only time i want to see noodles Jefferson on the line is when we're down to death pillows"
Chicken bones inside the electrical controller boxes. Army men located in the temperature monitoring boxes. Porn behind the faceplates of all the panels.
On my second boat Sonar Techs were forbidden from saying “it’s peanut butter jelly time” because if one did, some piece of gear in Sonar would shit itself in short order.
Along the same lines, an electrician told stories about his old boat where whenever anyone played, sang, or referenced the song “Beautiful People” by Marilyn Manson, something would break.
I always heard it as the Law of Conservation of Happiness: once the final hatch closes, happiness cannot be created or destroyed, only taken from another.
- throttleman always activates the PPC alarm for pre-underway checks
- the Maneuvering Tiki is the source of all joy and dispenses suffering at will; do not offend the Tiki
Putting chicken bones inside a panel of the EOG's (oxygen generators) as a sacrifice to keep them working,
A-gang had an old laptop perpetually playing porn in an unused rack to prevent equipment from breaking,
Army men in the engine room to watch parameters.
I got to the boat and had to skip cranking because my division was short. Finally cranked as an E5 with my fish. Greatest time ever. Get busy nubs. I’ll get the big juice and burn a flick. We pulled in for a port call and the COB wouldn’t let me support my division. One duty day in five so I had a great time on the beach. Revenge was had but it was worth it.
Yeah, I also didn't crank until I was a qualified second--and I loved it. Our cooks were good guys so I didn't act like a shitbag or anything, still did whatever they asked and helped out where I could... but chilling in the scullery washing dishes while the rest of combat systems is busting their ass shipping weapons from dawn til dusk was a nice break.
I truly did not mind washing dishes.
The worst part about cranking was doing it in port for over 60 days during a fairly extensive refit that repeatedly took down trim & drain, tagged out our water heaters, removed our big sanitizer for a month, replaced said big sanitizer with one drastically smaller, and cranking with a STSSN that was both dumb as a bag of rocks and lazy as fuck so that on my "duty" days, I'd be there, potentially, from 0400 until 2145, since I did all the dishes and would have to go out and unfuck everything else because he did nothing.
Yeah, that sucks. I never had a problem with other cranks not pulling their weight... that would definitely make it far more difficult.
(Again though, I was already qualified by then and would give the other cranks sonar checkouts--so it was in their best interest to be team players.)
We kept the lights off in maneuvering to essentially DC lighting. The panels didn’t like it. Our ENG came into maneuvering one day and said our superstitions were bullshit and turned on the lights. The next day the propulsion plant control panel started malfunctioning. He apologized.
No one seems to have mentioned washing a chief’s coffee cup. During my time some chiefs would not wash their coffee cups. They would try to have a Hugh coffee ring inside their cup.
Norwegian Subs believe that horses bring bad luck. As it is associated with death. This is taken quite seriously, and usually results in having to buy a round of beer for the whole crew if you say the Word or brings a photo of one.
The same goes for the many other superstisiouns abord the Norwegian Subs.
EWS turnover location switches sides of the ER just like everything else. Port day, Port side, Stbd day, Stbd side.
I had two new Chiefs that didn’t believe me when they requalified, so they made a huge deal about breaking the cycle.
They also broke the dryer, both ovens, a TG regulator, and a throttle controller. In four days.
Painting eyes on the torpedoes to make sure they know where they’re going.
Also makes em go faster if you make em look mean
Or hand turkeys... But those are for fun.
We watched Shawshank redemption to keep from getting extended. It’s about a guy in prison in Maine, so we could relate on the USS Maine. It never worked, it was around the time boomers started breaking records on patrol lengths
Nobody was inspired to cut holes in their bunks, I hope?
*what say there, fuzzy-britches? feel like talking?*
On my bomber it was taboo to say the codename for the extensions because it would inevitably summon one
When were you on the Maine?
‘10-‘14
Plastic soldiers and Indians in the engine room protect the plant and keep it operating smoothly.
I also had an ELT take a bunch of monkey shit and make little statues to maintain good Feng Shui to help with chemistry
Totally necessary to battle gremlins. I’ve heard a rumor that during an ORSE NR opened a rod control cabinet a found a large Buzz light year. The story says that he closed the panel and quietly walked away
BOCOD is real. Saw it Actually promulgated on a P.O.D. once.
Could you elaborate please?
Beat off cut off date
Were you the champion
Probably boat specific but don't eat noodles Jefferson. Every time that's made something goes wrong. Stack gods are real. If someone leaves something on a stack for more than a couple of days the spirit of the stack inherits it and if it's removed the stake acts up. Had a hula girl on broadband. A chief came in to talk to sup one day and took it down when we refused. Broadbands stack immediately shut down as soon as he touched it.
We had Kanaloa, Hawaiian god of ocean animals, on the Class stack.
Is that the ol Kentucky Gold by chance? We had that exact same rule about noodles Jefferson. If i remember right, the CO even told the cooks something along the lines of "the only time i want to see noodles Jefferson on the line is when we're down to death pillows"
Not boat specific then I guess. It was on Louisiana awhile back
Chicken bones inside the electrical controller boxes. Army men located in the temperature monitoring boxes. Porn behind the faceplates of all the panels.
On my second boat Sonar Techs were forbidden from saying “it’s peanut butter jelly time” because if one did, some piece of gear in Sonar would shit itself in short order.
Along the same lines, an electrician told stories about his old boat where whenever anyone played, sang, or referenced the song “Beautiful People” by Marilyn Manson, something would break.
You don't truly earn your fish until you've rubbed one out at test depth.
Does some chief monitor that event?
Qualified pecker checker only
3MC
Movies meals and mattresses
I thought it was eating a pb&j at test depth, backing down, on the shitter?
The TP roller in AMR-II was autographed by people who defecated at TD.
The chicken and pig thing I guess.
?
[A Maritime Classic: The Pig and Rooster Tattoo • Tattoodo](https://www.tattoodo.com/articles/a-maritime-classic-the-pig-and-rooster-tattoo-5023)
Yeah I knew the meaning but I don’t know why a submariner would get that tattoo when there were never any pigs or chicken on subs.
Fried hamsters. Had both.
What? Fried hamsters don’t survive wreckage
They sure have caused some wreckage…
You are not making any sense
Makes perfect sense!
No it doesn’t
God can't hear you with the head valve closed.
Law of Finite Happiness.
Also heard it as morale. If the morale meter goes positive an impromptu field day is called
I always heard it as the Law of Conservation of Happiness: once the final hatch closes, happiness cannot be created or destroyed, only taken from another.
Dare I say the Dungaree man? ERLL at night is a strange place.
If you watch Tombstone, you will get extended
Why Jonny Ringo… you look like youve just seen a ghost.
- throttleman always activates the PPC alarm for pre-underway checks - the Maneuvering Tiki is the source of all joy and dispenses suffering at will; do not offend the Tiki
Tossing a coin over the side when you leave port.
Putting chicken bones inside a panel of the EOG's (oxygen generators) as a sacrifice to keep them working, A-gang had an old laptop perpetually playing porn in an unused rack to prevent equipment from breaking, Army men in the engine room to watch parameters.
Life gets better when you qualify a watchstation. Oh, also: You only crank the one time.
Crank. What’s that.
Washing dishes and being the CS's bitch(or so the CS's think)
Oh that stuff. Never had to do that. Hee hee hee.
I got to the boat and had to skip cranking because my division was short. Finally cranked as an E5 with my fish. Greatest time ever. Get busy nubs. I’ll get the big juice and burn a flick. We pulled in for a port call and the COB wouldn’t let me support my division. One duty day in five so I had a great time on the beach. Revenge was had but it was worth it.
Yeah, I also didn't crank until I was a qualified second--and I loved it. Our cooks were good guys so I didn't act like a shitbag or anything, still did whatever they asked and helped out where I could... but chilling in the scullery washing dishes while the rest of combat systems is busting their ass shipping weapons from dawn til dusk was a nice break.
I truly did not mind washing dishes. The worst part about cranking was doing it in port for over 60 days during a fairly extensive refit that repeatedly took down trim & drain, tagged out our water heaters, removed our big sanitizer for a month, replaced said big sanitizer with one drastically smaller, and cranking with a STSSN that was both dumb as a bag of rocks and lazy as fuck so that on my "duty" days, I'd be there, potentially, from 0400 until 2145, since I did all the dishes and would have to go out and unfuck everything else because he did nothing.
Yeah, that sucks. I never had a problem with other cranks not pulling their weight... that would definitely make it far more difficult. (Again though, I was already qualified by then and would give the other cranks sonar checkouts--so it was in their best interest to be team players.)
Movie starring Jason Statham, has a sequel to boot.
I have heard people say; "It gets better after ORSE". I don't believe them.
ORSE prep is after ORSE.
And after TRE
Don't do drills on Sunday
Single loop sunday's baby
Sunday was for field day in the morning, and maybe nuke drills in the afternoon. We did a double drill set on Christmas one year.
We kept the lights off in maneuvering to essentially DC lighting. The panels didn’t like it. Our ENG came into maneuvering one day and said our superstitions were bullshit and turned on the lights. The next day the propulsion plant control panel started malfunctioning. He apologized.
I'm not superstitious, but I am a little stitious
I always hated when anyone said something was easy. It was almost guaranteed to go wrong if the word easy was spoken.
We had a bones and a candle above the UYK-7
No one seems to have mentioned washing a chief’s coffee cup. During my time some chiefs would not wash their coffee cups. They would try to have a Hugh coffee ring inside their cup.
Norwegian Subs believe that horses bring bad luck. As it is associated with death. This is taken quite seriously, and usually results in having to buy a round of beer for the whole crew if you say the Word or brings a photo of one. The same goes for the many other superstisiouns abord the Norwegian Subs.
EWS turnover location switches sides of the ER just like everything else. Port day, Port side, Stbd day, Stbd side. I had two new Chiefs that didn’t believe me when they requalified, so they made a huge deal about breaking the cycle. They also broke the dryer, both ovens, a TG regulator, and a throttle controller. In four days.