tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post2798828423635739250..comments2024-03-29T05:28:17.263-07:00Comments on Chant du Départ: “Lifeblood of the Navy”OldAFSargehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15935839956936191547noreply@blogger.comBlogger23125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-34354507494828942612015-12-29T19:51:01.053-08:002015-12-29T19:51:01.053-08:00Currency comes in many forms. For instance, a Fig...Currency comes in many forms. For instance, a <a href="http://oldafsarge.blogspot.com/2015/05/a-fighter-pilots-worth.html" rel="nofollow">Fighter Pilot</a> seems to be worth one bag of rice.juvathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09096708575138552532noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-56305791957897104142015-12-29T19:12:44.305-08:002015-12-29T19:12:44.305-08:00The standard ( 5#) can of Navy coffee was the univ...The standard ( 5#) can of Navy coffee was the universal cumshaw currency any where in the world for my entire career. Captain Stevehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17297301009511642108noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-91882756259625934302015-12-28T16:07:10.984-08:002015-12-28T16:07:10.984-08:00I always wondered why Army Coffee tasted a little ...I always wondered why Army Coffee tasted a little gritty.juvathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09096708575138552532noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-61400750443043293482015-12-28T16:06:06.066-08:002015-12-28T16:06:06.066-08:00Sounds like the Navy got it's money's wort...Sounds like the Navy got it's money's worth. That was about the time I pulled a similar <a href="http://oldafsarge.blogspot.com/2014/11/thanksgiving-with-juvats.html" rel="nofollow">stunt</a> so the Juvats could have Thanksgiving Dinnerjuvathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09096708575138552532noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-27675899228569634722015-12-28T15:23:52.936-08:002015-12-28T15:23:52.936-08:00Army field coffee. 30 gallon pot of boiling water....Army field coffee. 30 gallon pot of boiling water. Three #10 cans of ground coffee. Reduce to a slow boil. The effete tried to find ways of straining out the grounds but most of use just drank the grounds down. More caffeine that way. Well Seasoned Foolhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16670165728759453075noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-70713786250608125302015-12-28T14:14:37.043-08:002015-12-28T14:14:37.043-08:00"Lifeblood of the Navy" immediately remi..."Lifeblood of the Navy" immediately reminds me of attending the teletype maintenance course (Model 28 ASR) at Naval Training Center, San Diego, as a young lance corporal in 1977. The chief that ran the school had all of the students circled up and went down the roster. Seems that some people didn't need orders to attend the school. When the chief got to one of the RM1s from some ship down at 32nd Street, the chief asked him if he brought his "payment" for the course. The RM1 pulled a clear plastic bag of about 10 pounds of coffee out of a gym bag and handed it over. stlviewhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05949243384073850698noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-76788198965611125462015-12-28T13:31:30.788-08:002015-12-28T13:31:30.788-08:00Yes, the research we put into decisions of this ma...Yes, the research we put into decisions of this magnitude should not be short circuited. Research away my friend!juvathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09096708575138552532noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-88974205403208952622015-12-28T13:11:02.084-08:002015-12-28T13:11:02.084-08:00Our combo grinder/coffee-maker from Cuisinart is o...Our combo grinder/coffee-maker from Cuisinart is on its last legs so this is a good suggestion. However, I've been eying the one that's currently being pitched by Sofia Vergara- that horribly shaped Colombian from Modern Family. I just need to see that commercial a dozen more times before I make up my mind.Tunahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04930237104692982421noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-78486498598232792722015-12-28T12:51:33.930-08:002015-12-28T12:51:33.930-08:00Well, I couldn't make it anymore, that's f...Well, I couldn't make it anymore, that's for sure. juvathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09096708575138552532noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-53851729286731946792015-12-28T12:48:14.712-08:002015-12-28T12:48:14.712-08:00I did make it to Germany three times in my career,...I did make it to Germany three times in my career, once while I was at CinCPac. I don't remember the coffee as being particularly strong. Of course, the Gunner's coffee may have changed the definition of strong a bit.juvathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09096708575138552532noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-71690924695335113252015-12-28T12:45:56.023-08:002015-12-28T12:45:56.023-08:00I've asked Skip to share. Let's see if he...I've asked Skip to share. Let's see if he's a buddy!juvathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09096708575138552532noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-61550203521048454902015-12-28T12:44:33.324-08:002015-12-28T12:44:33.324-08:00Skip,
Given the comments below, any coffee procedu...Skip,<br />Given the comments below, any coffee procedures you'd like to share?juvathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09096708575138552532noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-53681370176601787292015-12-28T12:08:10.706-08:002015-12-28T12:08:10.706-08:00When I was a fairly junior guy (still working airc...When I was a fairly junior guy (still working aircraft maintenance) I didn't drink coffee. That's a habit I picked up in college (the years between my F-4 days and my later computer guy days). On the flightline I drank Coca Cola (25 cents out of the vending machine, yeah, I know, a long time ago).<br /><br />The Germans introduced me to two things, great beer and strong coffee. I could not, I still can't, get enough espresso.<br /><br />No piddle pack crossing either of the ponds? Man, I couldn't make it past the initial refuel after launch. My cockpit would, no doubt, have been a smelly one.OldAFSargehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15935839956936191547noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-50976496223684420112015-12-28T10:50:39.864-08:002015-12-28T10:50:39.864-08:00When I was stationed in a NATO bunker in Germany w...When I was stationed in a NATO bunker in Germany we always had coffee - Particularly if you had dais duty - talking with various AA missile batteries at oh-dark-thirty, the coffee was welcomed. I don't remember anything special about it. <br /><br />But we all had our own mugs and I remember somebody brought in a bucket filled with water we'd use to rinse out our mugs. <br /><br /><br />You'd go to the German coffee houses and I remember being served espresso in these little teeny cups - and the coffee was so strong you thought it'd get up and walk out. <br /><br />I have heard that Navy coffee is similar. <br /><br />Now, flying across the Pacific with no piddle pack in a fighter - that would qualify as one of the festivus feats of strength. I know I wouldn't make it. Williamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05720206407574457665noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-15425414121662954832015-12-28T10:34:19.954-08:002015-12-28T10:34:19.954-08:00As a lowly E-3 (at the 8th Radio Research Field St...As a lowly E-3 (at the 8th Radio Research Field Station, Phu Bai, Vietnam back in 1967) I was on a detail rotation to pull "House Mouse" duties. This entailed clean-up and maintenance of the Analysis Shop, to include keeping the coffee flowing. I had to learn the recipe for the shop coffee . . . water from the hose next to the emergency exit, 1/2LB issue ground coffee, big pinch of salt, crushed egg shell, plug it in, and "viola," an hour later there'd be coffee for all. BUT . . . across the hallway was the Navy Shop, a sort of mini field station, and they had their own coffee maker . . . and it made the BEST coffee. I learned to befriend the squids, and as long as I never disparaged the navy, I could scrounge a cup from them at least once during my swing shift. Good stuff, that coffee. (Never could get their formula from them.) snuffynyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12843569994073955970noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-14382121880359865202015-12-28T09:34:18.946-08:002015-12-28T09:34:18.946-08:00I should've said 'unautnorized' as in ...I should've said 'unautnorized' as in it wasn't in the ship's design.<br /><br />I learned to make coffee in the Chief's mess when I was a mess cook.<br />That was the only job I ever actually took voluntarily.<br /><br />(not necessarily your) Uncle Skiphttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02705753220273516841noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-80082230424390969512015-12-28T08:25:00.519-08:002015-12-28T08:25:00.519-08:00Chief's mess was always the best, IMO.Chief's mess was always the best, IMO.Captain Stevehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17297301009511642108noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-81349198495261409662015-12-28T07:58:24.842-08:002015-12-28T07:58:24.842-08:00Coral Maru? Had a buddy at Holloman that saw the ...Coral Maru? Had a buddy at Holloman that saw the light and switched his commission to the Air Force. He'd been a Corsair driver on her. Asked him why he'd switched (grass always being greener, I thought carriers were pretty cool), he said 6 months of salt water showers had cooled his ardor for the Navy.<br />Yep, 40% off made a big difference in convincing Santa that this was an option.juvathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09096708575138552532noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-77238679340446972062015-12-28T07:38:45.447-08:002015-12-28T07:38:45.447-08:00Hmm, thought I, who enjoys a morning large (16oz) ...Hmm, thought I, who enjoys a morning large (16oz) espresso (served with a federally mandated warning) from the local très chick coffee shoppe. DeLonghi Magnifica, from Amazon. The very thing. EEEEK! Guess I missed the especial price. I'll let Java Blend continue to serve me...<br /><br />Re navy coffee. Well, to be specific, Carrier Coffee. Some boats have jape in the potable water, some DFM. To my knowledge it's always one or the other, never a mix. Non-flavored water is not an option. Or at least it wasn't bitd. It took a while, but after about six months on Coral Maru I found I liked DFM flavored coffee better than the more pedestrian JP-5 flavored stuff. And don't forget the salt. Pinch of salt per gallon of flavored water.PrairieAdventurehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06466447251827774900noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-87267568443948140802015-12-28T06:43:57.955-08:002015-12-28T06:43:57.955-08:00Yes, well there's something about illegal that...Yes, well there's something about illegal that enhances the flavor.juvathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09096708575138552532noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-5890109402681064442015-12-28T06:43:14.803-08:002015-12-28T06:43:14.803-08:00Chock full o Nuts made a K cup with chicory. Tried...Chock full o Nuts made a K cup with chicory. Tried that and thought it interesting. I'll keep an eye out for Luizianne. Thanks.juvathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09096708575138552532noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-21846335441506472652015-12-28T06:41:09.199-08:002015-12-28T06:41:09.199-08:00Coffee from the mess deck or the Ward room was nev...Coffee from the mess deck or the Ward room was never as good as the coffee from CIC's [illegal] coffee mess.<br /><br /> (not necessarily your) Uncle Skiphttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02705753220273516841noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-26871667575283724482015-12-28T06:35:57.800-08:002015-12-28T06:35:57.800-08:00I became addicted to coffee with chicory while bui...I became addicted to coffee with chicory while building a ship in New Orleans. Luizianne being my favorite variety, though CDM (expensive!) will do in a pinch. Try it!Captain Stevehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17297301009511642108noreply@blogger.com