Farewell.....

[mrmertz]

..... for now.

I leave for the Navy tomorrow, so my wife will be assuming control of our late breeders this season.

Not to worry! We'll take good care of her here! Are you already active and going duty again or basic? I'll tell ya one thing, Navy hands down has the best chow when it comes to the military. I was USAF based at Pensacola for a while and man oh man, those made to order omelettes in the mornin'.

Mmmm...

Anyways, thanks for your service . I only wish I had stayed in. Stupid is as stupid does though.

I'm not a breeder but perhaps could help in other ways (and please - no comments, BigGunns)!

Jeff in Tucson AZ aka mrmertz

[Turbo Serpent]

Not to worry! We'll take good care of her here! Are you already active and going duty again or basic? I'll tell ya one thing, Navy hands down has the best chow when it comes to the military. I was USAF based at Pensacola for a while and man oh man, those made to order omelettes in the mornin'.

Mmmm...

Anyways, thanks for your service . I only wish I had stayed in. Stupid is as stupid does though.

I'm not a breeder but perhaps could help in other ways (and please - no comments, BigGunns)!

Jeff in Tucson AZ aka mrmertz

Going in for Basic at Great Lakes, then straight off to SC for Nuke School (going in for Nuclear Engineering) and after 2 years of school out to the fleet on either a sub or a carrier. I am hoping for Sub. as for food the subs get steak and Crab every week.

[mrmertz]

Congrats! Decent station to have basic at! Wow, 2 years...I complained about 6 months! And yes you nailed it - squids get the cream of the feast when it comes to food supplies. And if you get carrier based and push 72" like me, you'll learn to duck, constantly. The passageways are not designed with ease-of-comfort when going through! Just take two hands and vault yourself through.

So I take it they give you some time off in between basic and schooling? That's nice if it's the case. It wasn't with me.

As I mentioned before, I only wish I had stayed in but when your in your 20's tomorrow seems like such a long ways away and then all of a sudden you find yourself being an old washed up has-been sitting at a computer keyboard pushing 50 and typing to someone how you wish you could have done things differently in life - but the only difference is now it's too late. Stick with it bro!

Either way, best of luck and seriously speaking for all of us here we'll do our best to help out with things on the homefront with the critters and all.

[Turbo Serpent]

Congrats! Decent station to have basic at! Wow, 2 years...I complained about 6 months! And yes you nailed it - squids get the cream of the feast when it comes to food supplies. And if you get carrier based and push 72" like me, you'll learn to duck, constantly. The passageways are not designed with ease-of-comfort when going through! Just take two hands and vault yourself through.

So I take it they give you some time off in between basic and schooling? That's nice if it's the case. It wasn't with me.

As I mentioned before, I only wish I had stayed in but when your in your 20's tomorrow seems like such a long ways away and then all of a sudden you find yourself being an old washed up has-been sitting at a computer keyboard pushing 50 and typing to someone how you wish you could have done things differently in life - but the only difference is now it's too late. Stick with it bro!

Either way, best of luck and seriously speaking for all of us here we'll do our best to help out with things on the homefront with the critters and all.

Im 74" so sub and carrier will hurt my head. I don't believe I get a break for school. I am 26 so I am a little older than 90% of the new recruits, so I will get crap for it, but will also hopefully appreciate it a little more as well.

[zeke]

Thank you for your service in the military.. Good luck and keep your head down. I have some family that was in Iraq... i hear goat milk will give ya the runs, not sure if it's true but just a lil piece of news. lol

Oh and kick some arse if need be.

Cheers

[hoax]

Good luck in the Navy.

Thanks for volunteering for our country

I am sure there won't be any major crises.

Mike

[mrmertz]

Im 74" so sub and carrier will hurt my head. I don't believe I get a break for school. I am 26 so I am a little older than 90% of the new recruits, so I will get crap for it, but will also hopefully appreciate it a little more as well.

LOL...yeah, you'll knock your noggin' for sure! But after one or two raps to the head you'll quickly learn!

At 26 yeah, that's pretty much the old man! Just tell all of those young kids that in order to survive Navy basic all one has to do is develop an affinity for rum, the lash and sodomy! And then lean waaay over to 'em and go "Aaaaargh!"

[Sariel]

I spent a few years out in the greatlakes area. Nice base, alittle strict, but thats good. Right outside it is crap though, if you want to go out, hitch a ride to the Kenosha area or take the train thats right outside into Chicago. They wont let you go into the city without friends though, lotta squid rolling goes in in that city.

[baller29]

Best wishes and come back safe, I have deep respect for you for what you are doing for our country And good luck with the breeders.

[Seru1]

Thanks for your service turbo! You'll be in my prayers.