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Of all my Navy assignments, the Connie was my favorite, even though I was a black shoe in a brown shoe world.

She was the ship where I ::
- qualified as a Surface Warfare Officer,
- got to try to run down a Soviet AGI with an aircraft carrier,
- got to Scuba dive a Kenyan beach,
- was the only time I was able to professionally use my degree in Wildlife & Fisheries Sciences,
- arranged/scheduled/sold/distributed over $300K worth of nature tours in Kenya
- spent a week's leave in Perth Australia,
- was sitting on the crapper 40 feet from where the Bangla Joy (Bangladeshi merchant ship) rammed a hole in a sponson deck and "stole" several of our life rafts,
- was the conning officer who successfully threw a 3 ton tractor over the side right through a hangar bay elevator door,
- convinced a JC Penny store manager to give a lowly LTjg an $8000 line of credit
- was able to successfully piss off an entire air wing's maintenance personnel
- was able to buffalo an NMPC outlet into issuing me, and the Connie by extension, 2000% allowance of ship's movies, which allowed me to thereby piss off a whole fleet of ships :eek::D:rolleyes::D
- found 50# of marijuana that was being smuggled back to the US from the Philippines because I searched where no one told me I was not supposed to search :D (for safety reasons)

and that was just on my FIRST deployment aboard her. :D:D:D

The second deployment had just as many memories, as well.
 
You should write a book Mr Z. :thumbup: I want to hear more.

Also, I started a thread dedicated to discussing Kabar rigging knives. I moved some quotes of yours from this thread about them. I hope you dont mind but if you dont like anything I did just let me know.
 
X2 on the book.

Or if that's too ambitious, maybe we should just start a "Zzy's story of the week" thread and check back in every seven days for a new tale.
 
I'm game, but we probably would need a mod's approval/permission, unless posting a pic of an old, discontinued Kabar as part of a written reminiscence would qualify as being a "relevant Knife related" post.
 
zzyzzogeton said:
Of all my Navy assignments, the Connie was my favorite, even though I was a black shoe in a brown shoe world.

She was the ship where I ::
- qualified as a Surface Warfare Officer,
- got to try to run down a Soviet AGI with an aircraft carrier,
- got to Scuba dive a Kenyan beach,
- was the only time I was able to professionally use my degree in Wildlife & Fisheries Sciences,
- arranged/scheduled/sold/distributed over $300K worth of nature tours in Kenya
- spent a week's leave in Perth Australia,
- was sitting on the crapper 40 feet from where the Bangla Joy (Bangladeshi merchant ship) rammed a hole in a sponson deck and "stole" several of our life rafts,
- was the conning officer who successfully threw a 3 ton tractor over the side right through a hangar bay elevator door,
- convinced a JC Penny store manager to give a lowly LTjg an $8000 line of credit
- was able to successfully piss off an entire air wing's maintenance personnel
- was able to buffalo an NMPC outlet into issuing me, and the Connie by extension, 2000% allowance of ship's movies, which allowed me to thereby piss off a whole fleet of ships :eek::D:rolleyes::D
- found 50# of marijuana that was being smuggled back to the US from the Philippines because I searched where no one told me I was not supposed to search :D (for safety reasons)

and that was just on my FIRST deployment aboard her. :D:D:D

The second deployment had just as many memories, as well.
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Sounds like someone never signed a Non-disclosure agreement when he left the service, LOL. Some of that sounds..."sensitive"
 
Wasn't necessary as nothing I did on the Connie was of a "sensitive" nature -

The AGI incident went to the Hague World Court for Maritime Disputes (or whatever it's called over there) like they all did when ever the US Navy and the USSR navy got in a pissing match about an incident. Fortunately, the CO and I had our butts covered before anything happened.

The only person who got in trouble over the lost tractor was the poor E3 who parked the damn thing incorrectly - no chocks, parked athwartships while heavy maneuvering was going on.

The hate and discontent re: movies and electrical tools, caused by my sunny disposition and an absolute mulish attitude about following procedures to the letter whenever lives were not at risk and having the ability to buffalo even O6s with my wit, charm and innocence.:rolleyes::D
 
I spent time on the Bohomme Richard and the LPD-9 Denver. The Denver was our taxi during our West Pac and the Bohomme Richard took me to Kuwait to begin the Iraq invasion.
 
The Denver was my first ship after commissioning. I was the Electronic Warfare Officer at first and the later the Combat Information Center Officer.

For amphib ops, I bored many a hole in the ocean as a safety boat officer. Where I was made an honorary Marine for saving an LVT off San Clemente Island.
 
zzyzzogeton said:
Of all my Navy assignments, the Connie was my favorite, even though I was a black shoe in a brown shoe world.

She was the ship where I ::
- qualified as a Surface Warfare Officer,
- got to try to run down a Soviet AGI with an aircraft carrier,
- got to Scuba dive a Kenyan beach,
- was the only time I was able to professionally use my degree in Wildlife & Fisheries Sciences,
- arranged/scheduled/sold/distributed over $300K worth of nature tours in Kenya
- spent a week's leave in Perth Australia,
- was sitting on the crapper 40 feet from where the Bangla Joy (Bangladeshi merchant ship) rammed a hole in a sponson deck and "stole" several of our life rafts,
- was the conning officer who successfully threw a 3 ton tractor over the side right through a hangar bay elevator door,
- convinced a JC Penny store manager to give a lowly LTjg an $8000 line of credit
- was able to successfully piss off an entire air wing's maintenance personnel
- was able to buffalo an NMPC outlet into issuing me, and the Connie by extension, 2000% allowance of ship's movies, which allowed me to thereby piss off a whole fleet of ships :eek::D:rolleyes::D
- found 50# of marijuana that was being smuggled back to the US from the Philippines because I searched where no one told me I was not supposed to search :D (for safety reasons)

and that was just on my FIRST deployment aboard her. :D:D:D

The second deployment had just as many memories, as well.
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Mr. Z your Navy stories are amazingly entertaining. Although I was a Paratrooper with the 82nd, I can picture your situations since all young servicemen behave basically the same across the armed forces. Thanks for sharing!
 
h minus said:
Mr. Z your Navy stories are amazingly entertaining. Although I was a Paratrooper with the 82nd, I can picture your situations since all young servicemen behave basically the same across the armed forces. Thanks for sharing!
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Zzz. Didn't they have a TV show at some point....about you....or at least, based on you? Something about a lawyer, who flew jets, worked for the CIA and only reported directly to the SECNAV, all while capping terrorists with his female marine recon counterpart? ;)

Just kidding buddy.
 
Couldn't be about me

- I know my parents - :D,
- I wear glasses - :o,
- I interviewed with but never hired by any alphabet organization- :eek:,

and

- SECNAV is in Washington D.C. - :thumbdn:, which is one of those places on my "I will never go there" list.
 
My dad was career Army. 22 years. We lived on the Presidio of San Francisco for 6 years. Every year I went down to fleet week and checked out all the ships. Very fun time of my life.
 
1066vik said:
my sister was born at the presidio
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Cool must have been Letterman hospital. I lived right across the street on Presidio Blvd. I was there in the 89 earthquake. Did you know the hospital is gone and the star wars headquarters Lucas Film Ltd was built where it used to be?
 
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