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re: Navy guys: how do you fill your down time?
Posted on 3/6/17 at 1:00 am to FLBooGoTigs1
Posted on 3/6/17 at 1:00 am to FLBooGoTigs1
Thanks for your service.
Posted on 3/6/17 at 1:03 am to SlapahoeTribe
My BIL was in the Navy 20 years and never set foot on a ship. Went to work for a contractor after he got out and they stuck him on an aircraft carrier for six months
Posted on 3/6/17 at 1:04 am to GeorgeTheGreek
Gtg
All the men in my family have served. I guess my boys are next also.
All the men in my family have served. I guess my boys are next also.
Posted on 3/6/17 at 1:07 am to SlapahoeTribe
Our esteemed poster Terd says that's none of your damn business and he would appreciate it if you would stay out of his personal life
Posted on 3/6/17 at 1:12 am to Jim Rockford
Sounds like my younger brother. He did 10 years in the Navy on a ship mostly. Everyone of us told him to stay in another 10 years and get his retirement. Nope dummy got out I got him a very good job with me out here stays 2 years here then heads back to Louisiana for a supposedly great job. Fast forward to now layed off 3 times and going in and out to sea on a oil platform now.
Posted on 3/6/17 at 1:12 am to SlapahoeTribe
I read my kindle or watch movies on my laptop. I'll also go to crew's mess and see if there are any snacks for eating or interesting people to talk to.
Posted on 3/6/17 at 1:19 am to Deactived
Terd was on submarines we all know what went on under the sea.
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Posted on 3/6/17 at 1:24 am to SlapahoeTribe
During my time on the USS Theodore Roosevelt (CVN-71) in the early 90's; I played a lot of spades, read a bunch, and watched some movies on ships TV. I'm sure there are a lot more entertainment options today. I was a Machinist Mate, so I did not have a lot of down time while underway. Usually on watch, working or sleeping.
Posted on 3/6/17 at 1:30 am to RollTide1987
Thanks for your service
Posted on 3/6/17 at 1:34 am to ScrapPack
quote:Don't know why, but I always figured that when we weren't at war most of the people on a ship worked a normal-ish workday/workweek. I guess I assumed that if you worked all out then you'd burn out too fast and be ineffective.
did not have a lot of down time while underway. Usually on watch, working or sleeping.
Thanks for your service
Posted on 3/6/17 at 3:00 am to SlapahoeTribe
I got out in 09 so I'm not sure what has changed, but no you can't skype home, the few computers there are suck and you can't use your own laptop to connect, and no wifi. Calling home was a luxury, only a couple phones, spotty service, if any, and expensive.
We played cards daily, usually a pretty big game of hold em, worked out daily, watched movies and most of all played Halo on Xbox.
We played cards daily, usually a pretty big game of hold em, worked out daily, watched movies and most of all played Halo on Xbox.
Posted on 3/6/17 at 3:05 am to ScrapPack
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ScrapPack
I was on CVN-72, Lincoln
Were you a nuke MM or conventional?
Posted on 3/6/17 at 3:08 am to SlapahoeTribe
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Don't know why, but I always figured that when we weren't at war most of the people on a ship worked a normal-ish workday/workweek.
That's pretty true of the flight deck and weapons folks, but for us engineer type folks it doesn't really matter what we are doing. The ship still has to go and shite is constantly breaking or needs maintenance.
Posted on 3/6/17 at 3:12 am to SlapahoeTribe
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Don't know why, but I always figured that when we weren't at war most of the people on a ship worked a normal-ish workday/workweek.
Every job is different. Earlier in this thread, I saw an airwing guy say they were always going and he is right. Seems like they were always doing flight ops on the Roosevelt. Most engineering space guys like MM's, EM's, ET's had pretty hectic schedules. 5 hours on 10 hours off was usually the norm for watch schedule (taking logs, operating machinery). and that did not include your normal work day. Sometimes when we did not have enough guys quallified, and we did 6 and 6 which was absolutely terrible.
Posted on 3/6/17 at 6:52 am to RollTide1987
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see if there are any snacks for eating
...what else would snacks be for?
Nevermind. Probably really don't wanna know.
Posted on 3/6/17 at 6:57 am to TigerstuckinMS
There's a reason Navy boys are called seamen (semen)
Posted on 3/6/17 at 7:00 am to SlapahoeTribe
When I was on ship, they spent most of their free time bitching about the Marines crowding the gym and eating all the food.
Posted on 3/6/17 at 7:03 am to SlapahoeTribe
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When your at sea for months at a time what do you do to keep yourself occupied during your off time? How much, during a routine day/week do you have?
Depends on your job. If you are a supply guy pretty much work 7-4 and can watch movies on hard drives, work out, and get plenty of sleep.
If you have a job that involves standing watches it depends on how many qualified watch standers you have. If only enough for 2 sections you are 6 on 6 off on watch, while also working any time between 7-4. So you could have midnight to 6am watch, work 7 to noon, then have watch noon to 6pm. Then you essentially have 6 non working hours to decide if you want to eat, sleep, or workout before midnight watch. If you want to do all of the above you are running on 3hrs sleep all week. No time to worry about movies.
This is Monday through Saturday, then Sunday you only work 12 hours (watch hours). Shitty life
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I'd imagine that today you can get on the internet, Skype home, watch movies and such
Not really. Internet is terrible (like worse than dial-up), and there are limited computers per division. You can watch DVD or hard drive movies if you have time (a lot don't). You can make calls but there are limited phones and a noticeable delay, not to mention time differences. They have navy television (for sports and such), if the ship is heading in the correct direction you can get a shitty picture
When I would watch LSU games it would normally be on WatchESPN.com waiting for a description of the last 3 plays to load up, at 3am, in a jacket because the room with our computer was cold for equipments sake. I would also be going 40+ hours without sleep as I'd trade watches because I needed my 6hr off window to be during the game.
^ All of this is based off of a deployed destroyer. Aircraft carriers had it better, subs likely worse.
This post was edited on 3/6/17 at 7:16 am
Posted on 3/6/17 at 7:04 am to SlapahoeTribe
Former submariner here. Was on an SSBN . Days are based on 18 hours not 24.
6 hours on watch, 12 hours to study (most important on subs) work on equipment and sleep.
I personally did not get a lot of sleep underway.
6 hours on watch, 12 hours to study (most important on subs) work on equipment and sleep.
I personally did not get a lot of sleep underway.
Posted on 3/6/17 at 7:14 am to SlapahoeTribe
TBH there wasn't much downtime on a sub even on deployment (at least for us guys back aft operating the reactor). Sub days are split into 3 shifts of 6 hours. 6 hours of watch, 6 hours or maintenance and training, and 6 hours of sleep. It NEVER worked out that way.
We had so much maintenance and training during sleep time, and constant running of drills (simulated drills while on deployment) that resulted in the entire ENG department being awake for upwards of 36 hours on the regular.
Most of us did bring a laptop for movies and such, also if you weren't fully qualified all of your time was spent trying to qualify for your dolphins and several watchstations.
We had 2 60" TVs in the Crew's Mess with Playstation and XBOX so that was alright I guess.
We had so much maintenance and training during sleep time, and constant running of drills (simulated drills while on deployment) that resulted in the entire ENG department being awake for upwards of 36 hours on the regular.
Most of us did bring a laptop for movies and such, also if you weren't fully qualified all of your time was spent trying to qualify for your dolphins and several watchstations.
We had 2 60" TVs in the Crew's Mess with Playstation and XBOX so that was alright I guess.
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