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Back in the days of sailing ships woman were never welcome aboard the ships
There was a superstition that Seaman and Woman don't mix....
Some of us Sailors can identify with this definition..
Here's a question about sailors and probably the most famous; Popeye, was he a Chief Petty Officer? I did see a challenge coin of Popeye as one. I know this is a bit off topic, but maybe someone may have the answer. We had been talking about old cartoons and that had come up. I always thought he was a regular enlisted man.
A chief IS a regular enlisted man ... . But, I've never seen a Popeye with rating insignia's. Your challenge coin does show him as a chief, but, the comic strip did not. He wears a "Dixie Cup" for a lot of his strips, then another cap that could be a chief's cap, but there is no insignia on it. His uniform is more inline with the non-chief enlisted uni. I guess, as long as he was a sailor, he should of made Chief by then, but, all the fighting might of ruined that ... LOL
Bout nails it Bubba.:clapping:
Served many MidRats to drunken shipmates, and had only one actually challenge me to a fight for not serving "fresh" chow at the midnite hour...
Popeye was definitely not "Chief" material. Maybe he was "promoted" posthumously???:Shrug:
CPO initiationBubba
Yes it does. I was initiated in 1989 and I still remember it like it was yesterday.Now that brings back some memories ... "It was the best of times. It was the worst of times."
Yes it does. I was initiated in 1989 and I still remember it like it was yesterday.
You’re right! It’s not Navsta Chasn anymore. It’s Joint Base Charleston. Naval Weapons Station and Nuclear Power School are down there along with a bunch of support units. They’ve got a decent exchange and such too. It’s about 145 miles from my house, so I only go down there once a year to harass the selectees.Straying off topic but, I thought they closed NAVSTA Chasn a few years back?
I served 2 years of "shore duty" there in the early 80's. That was one base where you wouldn't walk alone at night outside the gates...
Anyone know the difference between a Sea Story and a fairy Tail?orag:
fairy tale starts with "once upon a time" while a sea story starts "now this ain't no s$$t.
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