tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post396429372162261909..comments2024-03-28T22:08:48.577-07:00Comments on Chant du Départ: USS Dwight D. Eisenhower, "My" CarrierOldAFSargehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15935839956936191547noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-4786287474931616232013-07-08T06:51:34.985-07:002013-07-08T06:51:34.985-07:00Um, yes. We'll leave it at that. I won't p...Um, yes. We'll leave it at that. I won't press you for details. No need. (Though I shall remain, ever curious!)OldAFSargehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15935839956936191547noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-90949532897728220192013-07-08T06:44:43.826-07:002013-07-08T06:44:43.826-07:00I missed the one "dependents cruise" on ...I missed the one "dependents cruise" on my ship because of a two-week stint in Balboa Hospital.<br />There were two stories related to me that are not repeatable in family friendly blogs.<br />(not necessarily your) Uncle Skiphttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02705753220273516841noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-19883831310722877662013-07-07T13:16:42.881-07:002013-07-07T13:16:42.881-07:00I try to give the Air Force and the Navy equal tim...I try to give the Air Force and the Navy equal time here. Though the Navy <b>does</b> get a lot of play. Probably because of the recency of those stories and the excitement which is in them.<br /><br />My days on the flight line were long ago. And there are <b>no, repeat no</b> exciting computer programming stories. Though there is a tale from Offutt I need to tell some day. Involves an F-111 pulling a U-Turn on a one way bombing route. And almost having a mid-air with the BUFF a couple of miles behind him on the route.<br /><br />I almost went on an Enterprise Tiger Cruise when Big Time came back on his penultimate cruise on the Big E. But I deferred. Worked out really well, Big Time's Dad and kid brother went (kid brother in my stead) and they had an awesome time. But there will be more Tiger Cruise's. At least I hope so!OldAFSargehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15935839956936191547noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-30830286590787941632013-07-07T13:12:01.589-07:002013-07-07T13:12:01.589-07:00It is amazingly easy to get lost on a carrier. The...It <b>is</b> amazingly easy to get lost on a carrier. There were a couple of times when, in theory, I knew where I was. But had no idea how to get to where I wanted to go.<br /><br />A carrier in port is not that exciting. At sea though is a whole different thing.OldAFSargehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15935839956936191547noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-44524082810867778412013-07-07T13:01:00.297-07:002013-07-07T13:01:00.297-07:00Ah... Navy, Navy, Navy. Squid, Squid, Squid. WHE...Ah... Navy, Navy, Navy. Squid, Squid, Squid. WHEN is this gonna end?<br /><br />All kidding aside, you were blessed to spend a day at sea on <i>Ike.</i> SN2 alerted me there was a possibility of a Tiger Cruise when he was comin' home from "over there" a couple o' times but they always got scrubbed, for one reason or another. I'd have gone... in a heartbeat.Buckhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05319116022465066060noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-76642710776090892792013-07-07T12:53:59.425-07:002013-07-07T12:53:59.425-07:00I've been on a carrier exactly one time
It was...I've been on a carrier exactly one time<br />It was in port<br />I got lost immediately after leaving the quarterdeck<br />I was with a crew member<br />He was lost<br />I don't care if I ever visit a carrier again<br />About the only real attraction was the mess deck was open 24/7<br />IT (aka Ivan Toblog)https://www.blogger.com/profile/07484236901066944983noreply@blogger.com