Sea Stories
The great decaf experiment of 2008
I checked onboard USS Ronald Reagan, as a Senior Chief, with one underway period before our deployment.The ship's coffee was worse than awful I made sure to bring my own...
The great decaf experiment of 2008
I checked onboard USS Ronald Reagan, as a Senior Chief, with one underway period before our deployment.The ship's coffee was worse than awful I made sure to bring my own...
"It's A Small World"
I had the extraordinary pleasure of meeting (for the second time) Nghia (Le) Firth, a native of Cần Thơ, Vietnam. Nghia is the newest member of the pain-management clinic at...
"It's A Small World"
I had the extraordinary pleasure of meeting (for the second time) Nghia (Le) Firth, a native of Cần Thơ, Vietnam. Nghia is the newest member of the pain-management clinic at...
Recreation of Full Metal Jacket
Firstly, I was never a sailor, but I do know a few, mostly Australians though, and I do enjoy a good cup of coffee. Circa March 2003 I was with...
Recreation of Full Metal Jacket
Firstly, I was never a sailor, but I do know a few, mostly Australians though, and I do enjoy a good cup of coffee. Circa March 2003 I was with...
A Painful Lesson
We were on deployment in the Persian Gulf. The majority of Reactor Mechanical Division was standing watch on a five and dime--five hours on and 10 hours off for the...
A Painful Lesson
We were on deployment in the Persian Gulf. The majority of Reactor Mechanical Division was standing watch on a five and dime--five hours on and 10 hours off for the...
Clear night at periscope depth
It was a clear dark night once and I had the midwatch as Officer of the Deck (OOD) on a deployed submarine. We were set to spend the whole watch...
Clear night at periscope depth
It was a clear dark night once and I had the midwatch as Officer of the Deck (OOD) on a deployed submarine. We were set to spend the whole watch...