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re: USS Abraham Lincoln
Posted on 8/13/26 at 10:15 pm to Saint Alfonzo
Posted on 8/13/26 at 10:15 pm to Saint Alfonzo
On second thought imagine having emails and Sally's letter didn't arrive with à perfume smell.
MARS radio now FaceTime?
MARS radio now FaceTime?
This post was edited on 8/13/26 at 10:16 pm
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Posted on 8/13/26 at 10:19 pm to KiwiHead
Guys who never sailed any significant length of time deep sea as military or civilian should actually stfu.
Posted on 8/13/26 at 10:19 pm to cajunangelle
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Or the raisin heads on mail buoy watch also looking for the left handed monkey wrench.
We sent a dude up to the flight deck for monkey watch coming past Gibraltar one time. We made sure he was dressed properly, with the right monkey-fighting equipment and off he went.
Posted on 8/13/26 at 10:24 pm to Saint Alfonzo
I need to ask a sailor of today if they still dress up for shellback initiations?
Posted on 8/13/26 at 10:32 pm to cajunangelle
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I need to ask a sailor of today if they still dress up for shellback initiations?
I don't know what they do for shellback nowadays. When I crossed the line they still used shillelaghs on wogs.
Posted on 8/13/26 at 10:37 pm to AGGIES
Glad this didn't happen during WWII after less than a year deployed.
Posted on 8/13/26 at 11:03 pm to AGGIES
Not reading thru 8 pages, but my grandfather was in every hot spot in the Pacific except Peleliu during WW2, followed by several months of occupation on mainland Japan after VJ Day. He didn't get home until mid-'46. Living every day like it's your last, and he made it through without ever getting wounded. No Purple Heart. Beating the odds like that has to take it's own toll as much as getting hit might, just wondering when your time is up. Nobody can be THAT lucky. He didn't even hate the Japanese after the war, but instead had a very deep respect for them.
He made it through over four years. These guys can go a little longer without being able to check Facebook.
He made it through over four years. These guys can go a little longer without being able to check Facebook.
Posted on 8/13/26 at 11:11 pm to AGGIES
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food and water shortages.
Food and water shortages. On an aircraft carrier.
mmm hmm.
Posted on 8/14/26 at 12:56 am to KiwiHead
The longest I ever experienced being at sea without replenishment was 2 months, and all we had to eat was canned ravioli for all 3 meals. It wasn't hell on earth, but it wasn't nice. We just kept doing boxes off the coast of Lebanon waiting for the order to launch TLAM Charlies at Hezbollah. We always had hot water, clean showers and working laundry facilities though.
Sounds like things have gone a little downhill since then.
Sounds like things have gone a little downhill since then.
Posted on 8/14/26 at 1:13 am to CastleBravo
After reading all 8 pages…
A lot of y’all are comparing completely different things.
A peacetime deployment in the Pacific is not this. A WWII story from your grandfather is not this. Even Desert Storm is not a clean comparison.
Lincoln has been underway 200+ days with no port call, on an extended deployment, while operating in an active missile and drone threat environment against Iran. That means ballistic missiles, cruise missiles, drones, submarines, mines, fast attack craft, and shore-based weapons are not theoretical threats. They are the reason the strike group is there.
And unlike Desert Storm, this is not six carriers, a giant coalition air arm, overwhelming regional basing, and dozens upon dozens of U.S. ships flooding the theater. Lincoln and her escorts are carrying a much heavier share of the burden with far less depth around them.
We also have no idea how many hours that crew has spent at general quarters, elevated readiness, flight quarters, broken sleep, missile alerts, and combat operations. But pretending that does not matter because “sailors belong at sea” is ridiculous.
Nobody is saying the crew is collapsing. Nobody has to believe every anonymous claim in every article.
But comparing this to some peacetime cruise you did 20 years ago and calling these sailors soft is nonsense.
They are operating in a genuinely unusual situation, under real threat, for an extraordinary amount of time, with no break ashore.
That deserves a little more respect than “weak generation.”
A lot of y’all are comparing completely different things.
A peacetime deployment in the Pacific is not this. A WWII story from your grandfather is not this. Even Desert Storm is not a clean comparison.
Lincoln has been underway 200+ days with no port call, on an extended deployment, while operating in an active missile and drone threat environment against Iran. That means ballistic missiles, cruise missiles, drones, submarines, mines, fast attack craft, and shore-based weapons are not theoretical threats. They are the reason the strike group is there.
And unlike Desert Storm, this is not six carriers, a giant coalition air arm, overwhelming regional basing, and dozens upon dozens of U.S. ships flooding the theater. Lincoln and her escorts are carrying a much heavier share of the burden with far less depth around them.
We also have no idea how many hours that crew has spent at general quarters, elevated readiness, flight quarters, broken sleep, missile alerts, and combat operations. But pretending that does not matter because “sailors belong at sea” is ridiculous.
Nobody is saying the crew is collapsing. Nobody has to believe every anonymous claim in every article.
But comparing this to some peacetime cruise you did 20 years ago and calling these sailors soft is nonsense.
They are operating in a genuinely unusual situation, under real threat, for an extraordinary amount of time, with no break ashore.
That deserves a little more respect than “weak generation.”
Posted on 8/14/26 at 5:37 am to Bunk Moreland
Well it seems they are just pussies. A nine month deployment is too hard? With no actual combat?
Cry me a river. Use the UCMJ and put all of them in the brig.
Cry me a river. Use the UCMJ and put all of them in the brig.
Posted on 8/14/26 at 5:53 am to cajunangelle
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The rations are nothing like the boomers that died for this country in WW2.
Boomers are now the Greatest Generation
Posted on 8/14/26 at 6:00 am to AUstar
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Navy expects it next year, so we're looking at 12 years total
Probably not getting it next year now with Trump changing the catapult and elevators yesterday.
Posted on 8/14/26 at 6:29 am to AGGIES
I've also been awaiting posted topic concerning the situation on some of our carriers.
Now I understand why...folks in denial of the truth .
Now I understand why...folks in denial of the truth .
Posted on 8/14/26 at 6:49 am to loweralabamatrojan
2 months is not beyond the pale. I would suspect you guys put into port regularly at 45 days on average..60 could be considered normal, but anything beyond 90 is pushing it before the sailors start to get stir crazy. It's not like you can go out on the flat tops on those things on a daily basis.
200 days is better than 2X as long than what the Navy typically recommends before putting in for replenishment. One of my former Para's son's was a Systems Admin on the Roosevelt and he said that the longest they would ever be out was 70 -75 days before putting in.
With the GW relieving them they are still at least 35 days from San Diego.
200 days is better than 2X as long than what the Navy typically recommends before putting in for replenishment. One of my former Para's son's was a Systems Admin on the Roosevelt and he said that the longest they would ever be out was 70 -75 days before putting in.
With the GW relieving them they are still at least 35 days from San Diego.
Posted on 8/14/26 at 6:52 am to AGGIES
Somebody could organize a go fund me for the sailors. 5000 sailors.
Probably if they all got some new air Jordan’s and a video game they’d be ready to kick some arse again.
Probably if they all got some new air Jordan’s and a video game they’d be ready to kick some arse again.
Posted on 8/14/26 at 7:22 am to fairweatherfans
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I've also been awaiting posted topic concerning the situation on some of our carriers. Now I understand why...folks in denial of the truth .
10% of the responses have been with thoughtful consideration and acknowledging that there are issues to be resolved
90% have been negative emotional reactions, being either:
-shooting the messenger/personal attacks
-denial, claims of fake news/propaganda
-calling sailors’ families liars
-calling our sailors pussies
Redefining TDS and patriotism
Posted on 8/14/26 at 7:25 am to KiwiHead
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2 months is not beyond the pale. I would suspect you guys put into port regularly at 45 days on average..60 could be considered normal, but anything beyond 90 is pushing it before the sailors start to get stir crazy. It's not like you can go out on the flat tops on those things on a daily basis.
90 days at sea is a normal deployment thing. I've done longer a couple of times. The flight deck is usually open every morning and evening for walking around, jogging, etc. You're not trapped in the bowels of the ship. Plus there's plenty of accessible outdoor spaces.
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200 days is better than 2X as long than what the Navy typically recommends before putting in for replenishment. One of my former Para's son's was a Systems Admin on the Roosevelt and he said that the longest they would ever be out was 70 -75 days before putting in.
I've seen this "pulling in to replenish" thing a few times in here. That's not a thing, unreps are normal operations.
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With the GW relieving them they are still at least 35 days from San Diego.
Closer to three weeks and not over a month.
Posted on 8/14/26 at 7:27 am to rwestmore7
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Maybe we should not put a TV personality in charge of the military.
Posted on 8/14/26 at 7:30 am to AGGIES
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10% of the responses have been with thoughtful consideration and acknowledging that there are issues to be resolved
90% have been negative emotional reactions, being either:
Show your fricking work on those stats and stop pulling shite out of your arse.
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