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70cst10 · 09-20-2002, 05:48 PM

Well, after 9 weeks of basic training, I'm back on the net. I miss my truck like crazy. I've been gone for 9 weeks. Fortunately, the nuclear power school is only about 100 miles from home! YES!

ebfabman · 09-20-2002, 05:53 PM

Welcome back!

**Yukon Jack** · 09-20-2002, 05:56 PM

Definitely welcome back, glad you survived in good spirits.

70cst10 · 09-20-2002, 06:11 PM

It was actaully a lot easier than I expected.. They should call it sneaker camp. We only wore boots when it rained pretty much. It was kindof fun, though. I wish I was just a little closer to home. I just finished blasting and painting the frame of my 70 swb before I left, and now I'm still too far away to work on it..

I'll just have to wait a little longer I guess.

GMC1967 · 09-20-2002, 07:31 PM

I hear ya buddy, right now I attend the Coast Guard Academy, and I can only get home every so often to work on my truck. But what I do is plan my attack when i'm here, and make money to pay for it of course

Trust me I feel your pain... but it's all worth it

WORNBRAKES · 09-20-2002, 09:31 PM

If you would have went into a aviation rating you would have come down here for school. Pensacola that is. Or if you went aircrew you would have come to my school house and I could have tought you water and land survival. We could have worked on the trucks on off time. But the nuclear program is one of the best. I wish you the best of luck at school and at sea! You will have a great time! I know I am!

ChevLoRay · 09-21-2002, 09:41 AM

So, Anchor Clanker, Airdale or Blackshoe?

My son is in the USAF, so he also is familiar with "separation anxiety". With the possiblity of desert duty, it will become a way of life, from time to time. 100 miles from your truck, huh? Best my son could do was 400 miles. Now, he's 2000 miles from our home. He has his truck at HIS home, which is in California. Just got his enlistment bonus, furnished his room and is kickin' back in his leisure time. My old Hut in VietNam didn't have any of the amenities he has. Taiwan TV wasn't the greatest either, except they dubbed-in the Chinese with subtitles and let Hoss and Little Joe speak English.

You have almost all of your life ahead of you. Don't rush it, and enjoy every minute! Work on your truck, when you can. Don't forget to call your family. It will mean a lot to them.

chewed 71'er · 09-22-2002, 01:51 AM

Congratulations so far on your progress! My son is a nine-year Navy nuke, I think he's considering another 11 (years). Are you wanting sub duty or carrier? My son did a couple of tours on the George Washington.
Good luck with your remaining training... and your truck.

70cst10 · 09-22-2002, 07:16 PM

Well, at this point, I think I'd rather be put on a carrier. The small crew size on a sub sounds pretty nice though. I've still got a long time to make that decision, though. Tomorrow is only my first day of class.

phanatic32212 · 09-22-2002, 09:02 PM

you want to be on the sub. the people are more like family. the chow lines are smaller and the food is better. i myself have a 70 C-10 that i am working on. i have also been on 5 different carriers, 2 subs, and 3 small boys. work on the truck when you can but make the navy fun. it really can be. good luck in you adventure.

WORNBRAKES · 09-23-2002, 08:48 PM

Hey phanatic, what is your rate? 5 carriers, 2 subs, and 3 small boys. I want your job. Are you a DC?
70cst10 one piece of advice I have for you is don't let someone elses feeling about the Navy affect yours. I know it sounds stupid but I see it all the time. One bad apple can spoil the rest. It is a fun and exciting place with good bennies if you keep an open mind. Phanatic is right about the sub community though. They are a much smaller group of individuals that become a family and work better together. Which ever way you go, I wish you all the luck.
Mario

Larry Farris · 09-23-2002, 10:21 PM

I would highly recommend staff duty - if available. A bit top heavy but the hotels, rental cars & food was great! NATO headquarters was the happening place. Best of Luck. I have an employee that leaves in 6 mos. for the SEABEEs.. Lot's of fun - seen so much, yet sea duty is not much fun sometimes - just a long vacation.

09-20-2002, 05:48 PM	#1
70cst10 Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2001 Location: Gaston, SC Posts: 580	I'm back! The navy is goood... Well, after 9 weeks of basic training, I'm back on the net. I miss my truck like crazy. I've been gone for 9 weeks. Fortunately, the nuclear power school is only about 100 miles from home! YES! __________________ Milan 1964 Chevelle SS 283/M20

09-20-2002, 05:56 PM	#3
Yukon Jack Post Whore Join Date: Feb 2000 Location: Rose Hill, KS, USA Posts: 12,683	Definitely welcome back, glad you survived in good spirits. __________________ 1970 Blazer with a 400 sbc and 4" lift 1980 Pontiac Trans Am, 455 Oldsmobile 2012 Kawasaki Concours 14

09-20-2002, 06:11 PM	#4
70cst10 Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2001 Location: Gaston, SC Posts: 580	It was actaully a lot easier than I expected.. They should call it sneaker camp. We only wore boots when it rained pretty much. It was kindof fun, though. I wish I was just a little closer to home. I just finished blasting and painting the frame of my 70 swb before I left, and now I'm still too far away to work on it.. I'll just have to wait a little longer I guess. __________________ Milan 1964 Chevelle SS 283/M20

09-20-2002, 07:31 PM	#5
GMC1967 Registered User Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: South Deerfield, MA Posts: 162	I hear ya buddy, right now I attend the Coast Guard Academy, and I can only get home every so often to work on my truck. But what I do is plan my attack when i'm here, and make money to pay for it of course Trust me I feel your pain... but it's all worth it __________________ 1967 GMC Custom 8ft Fleetside 292 L6, 4spd. 1973 Oldsmobile Delta 88 Convertible 455, TH 400 1969 F#$% Bronco 302, 3spd 4.11's 1958 Oldsmobile Super 88 Fiesta Wagon

09-20-2002, 09:31 PM	#6
WORNBRAKES Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2001 Location: Hughesville, MD Posts: 1,350	If you would have went into a aviation rating you would have come down here for school. Pensacola that is. Or if you went aircrew you would have come to my school house and I could have tought you water and land survival. We could have worked on the trucks on off time. But the nuclear program is one of the best. I wish you the best of luck at school and at sea! You will have a great time! I know I am! __________________ Mario and Mandy Hughesville, MD 20637 69 C10 305/350 71 K5 Basket case 75 K10 Rescue Parting out 77 MG Midget Parting out 15 6.7L Cummins

09-20-2002, 05:53 PM	#2
ebfabman Registered User Join Date: Nov 2001 Location: Concord, NC Posts: 2,489	Welcome back!

09-21-2002, 09:41 AM	#7
ChevLoRay Old Skool Club Join Date: Jun 2001 Location: Benton, AR "The Heart of Arkansas" Posts: 10,880	So, Anchor Clanker, Airdale or Blackshoe? My son is in the USAF, so he also is familiar with "separation anxiety". With the possiblity of desert duty, it will become a way of life, from time to time. 100 miles from your truck, huh? Best my son could do was 400 miles. Now, he's 2000 miles from our home. He has his truck at HIS home, which is in California. Just got his enlistment bonus, furnished his room and is kickin' back in his leisure time. My old Hut in VietNam didn't have any of the amenities he has. Taiwan TV wasn't the greatest either, except they dubbed-in the Chinese with subtitles and let Hoss and Little Joe speak English. You have almost all of your life ahead of you. Don't rush it, and enjoy every minute! Work on your truck, when you can. Don't forget to call your family. It will mean a lot to them. __________________ Member Nr. 2770 '96 GMC Sportside; 4.3/SLT - Daily driven....constantly needs washed. '69 C-10 SWB; 350/TH400 - in limbo The older I get, the better I was.

09-22-2002, 01:51 AM	#8
chewed 71'er Registered User Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: KC, NW Missouri Posts: 144	Congratulations so far on your progress! My son is a nine-year Navy nuke, I think he's considering another 11 (years). Are you wanting sub duty or carrier? My son did a couple of tours on the George Washington. Good luck with your remaining training... and your truck.

09-22-2002, 07:16 PM	#9
70cst10 Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2001 Location: Gaston, SC Posts: 580	Well, at this point, I think I'd rather be put on a carrier. The small crew size on a sub sounds pretty nice though. I've still got a long time to make that decision, though. Tomorrow is only my first day of class. __________________ Milan 1964 Chevelle SS 283/M20

09-22-2002, 09:02 PM	#10
phanatic32212 It's Done When It Runs!! Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: Jacksonville, FL (Orange Park) Posts: 220	navy? you want to be on the sub. the people are more like family. the chow lines are smaller and the food is better. i myself have a 70 C-10 that i am working on. i have also been on 5 different carriers, 2 subs, and 3 small boys. work on the truck when you can but make the navy fun. it really can be. good luck in you adventure.

09-23-2002, 08:48 PM	#11
WORNBRAKES Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2001 Location: Hughesville, MD Posts: 1,350	Hey phanatic, what is your rate? 5 carriers, 2 subs, and 3 small boys. I want your job. Are you a DC? 70cst10 one piece of advice I have for you is don't let someone elses feeling about the Navy affect yours. I know it sounds stupid but I see it all the time. One bad apple can spoil the rest. It is a fun and exciting place with good bennies if you keep an open mind. Phanatic is right about the sub community though. They are a much smaller group of individuals that become a family and work better together. Which ever way you go, I wish you all the luck. Mario __________________ Mario and Mandy Hughesville, MD 20637 69 C10 305/350 71 K5 Basket case 75 K10 Rescue Parting out 77 MG Midget Parting out 15 6.7L Cummins

09-23-2002, 10:21 PM	#12
Larry Farris Senior Member Join Date: Dec 1999 Location: Marshall, MO, US Posts: 209	I prefered staff duty I would highly recommend staff duty - if available. A bit top heavy but the hotels, rental cars & food was great! NATO headquarters was the happening place. Best of Luck. I have an employee that leaves in 6 mos. for the SEABEEs.. Lot's of fun - seen so much, yet sea duty is not much fun sometimes - just a long vacation. __________________ (For Sale) 67 SWB 2WD 402 BB Lowered 01 Fatboy - Custom paint w/flames & lots of chrome Parts for sale & buyer 660-229-4474 cell



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