“Skinner Did It!”
Every now and then I recall a refrain from my past. When I think back on my time in boot camp, I hear the echo of voices saying, “Skinner did…
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Every now and then I recall a refrain from my past. When I think back on my time in boot camp, I hear the echo of voices saying, “Skinner did…
Shipboard Pranks: Mail Buoys, Sea Bats, Water Line, and Monkey Shit I learned a lot of new things during my time aboard ship. A Westpac cruise is filled with all…
MOB (Man Overboard) – The Adventures of OSCAR Ships worldwide use flags to communicate important messages to passing ships. The “O” flag is part of the International Code of Signals…
NOT AT HOME ON THE RANGE or WHY I (HAPPILY) DIDN’T QUALIFY FOR A MARKSMANSHIP RIBBON Amidst the daily drudge of PT (Physical Training), marching on “the Grinder,” learning to…
There is a particular day in boot camp that stands out for me, and not in a good way: Chicken Salad Sunday.* I arrived at US Naval Training Center Orlando…
Around and Around and Around She Goes… In 1980, I was assigned to serve aboard the USS Jason. This was the first time in US Naval history that women would…
My Top Ten Navy Boot Camp Lessons (Good, Bad & Ugly…Smelling) Not gonna lie, Navy Boot Camp was no picnic. In fact, the initial Recruit Division Commander (RDC) assigned to…