The sheer, unadulterated boredom. In the same way that cowboy fiction ignores how utterly boring life was on beans and coffee three meals a day, it's hard for landlubbers to imagine what boredom looks like when a high-enough officer can ask the place you live, work and ...work in to turn a little so he can shave with the sun more effectively.
"What's life like when they're done shooting the recruitment video?"
edited 19th Aug '15 1:38:12 PM by DeusDenuo
How do you get into the Navy? What was the most difficult thing about training? Who tells you what to do, where and when to go (like deployment), and how do they tell you (and what do they most often tell you)?
How often or how much time do you spend on land, and how do you spend it there?
The Mod with the Migraine
Thanks guys. I'll bring your questions to the group and see if anyone else is stuck on ideas like I am.
So for those who don't know me from OTC, I am an active-duty sailor, currently on deployment. On board my ship, the head chaplain has started a writing group, and given us a challenge. The last week of our deployment, as we head for home, will be what we call a "Tiger Cruise," when sailors can bring out a family member or friend, to experience what life is like on an aircraft carrier. As part of this, the chaplain wants those of us in the writing group to put out short pieces, essays or poems or fiction, about various aspects of life on board, that will be included in the welcome packets for those visitors.
Problem is, I've been living this life too damn long, I don't know what people who only have, at best, second-hand experience, want to know. So, what kind of things about modern life in the US Navy would you like to know? I'll happily post whatever I write here as well.
That’s the epitome of privilege right there, not considering armed nazis a threat to your life. - Silasw