From: ByTor on
In article <pmp9c5hrj7q89ftte1oi43qt6lrkdgsd38(a)4ax.com>,
MoveOn(a)outa.here says...
>
> On Thu, 1 Oct 2009 11:12:54 -0400, ByTor <ByTor(a)snowdog.com> wrote:
>
> >In article <chh9c5541n3e66vnomtbghngj6k706n6gs(a)4ax.com>,
> >MoveOn(a)outa.here says...
> >>
> >> On Thu, 1 Oct 2009 08:46:18 -0400, ByTor <ByTor(a)snowdog.com> wrote:
> >>
> >> >In article <e9cc768b-ac58-43e2-8fb8-
> >> >e0a468e9239a(a)o9g2000prg.googlegroups.com>, larrymoencurly(a)my-deja.com
> >> >says...
> >> >
> >> >> GW Bush joined the military to avoid fighting a war.
> >> >
> >> >How does one do that?
> >>
> >> ROFL.
> >>
> >> Great point.
> >>
> >> ....and GWB flew one of the most dangerous planes the Air Force ever
> >> had.
> >
> >When I joined the inevitably of war possibilities was a common
> >acceptance when you take oath........I guess I joined a different
> >military than......;0)
>
> I, luckily, got out on 11 June 1961. My expertise would have meant an
> automatic extension if I had been in one month later. My ship
> (Enterprise) was in the yards refueling its 8 reactors.
>
> Viet Nam was the next duty for the Big E....

Airdale?

I was on the USS Dwight D. Eisenhower (1982-86)........Guess I enlisted
at a time when there was no wars, just a few pain in the asses, Khadafy
being one of them.......;0)
From: ByTor on
In article <3o6ac55kg7fs4djdmeq1allo295eecu3qg(a)4ax.com>,
MoveOn(a)outa.here says...
>
> On Thu, 1 Oct 2009 16:33:11 -0400, ByTor <ByTor(a)snowdog.com> wrote:
>
> >In article <pmp9c5hrj7q89ftte1oi43qt6lrkdgsd38(a)4ax.com>,
> >MoveOn(a)outa.here says...
> >>
> >> On Thu, 1 Oct 2009 11:12:54 -0400, ByTor <ByTor(a)snowdog.com> wrote:
> >>
> >> >In article <chh9c5541n3e66vnomtbghngj6k706n6gs(a)4ax.com>,
> >> >MoveOn(a)outa.here says...
> >> >>
> >> >> On Thu, 1 Oct 2009 08:46:18 -0400, ByTor <ByTor(a)snowdog.com> wrote:
> >> >>
> >> >> >In article <e9cc768b-ac58-43e2-8fb8-
> >> >> >e0a468e9239a(a)o9g2000prg.googlegroups.com>, larrymoencurly(a)my-deja.com
> >> >> >says...
> >> >> >
> >> >> >> GW Bush joined the military to avoid fighting a war.
> >> >> >
> >> >> >How does one do that?
> >> >>
> >> >> ROFL.
> >> >>
> >> >> Great point.
> >> >>
> >> >> ....and GWB flew one of the most dangerous planes the Air Force ever
> >> >> had.
> >> >
> >> >When I joined the inevitably of war possibilities was a common
> >> >acceptance when you take oath........I guess I joined a different
> >> >military than......;0)
> >>
> >> I, luckily, got out on 11 June 1961. My expertise would have meant an
> >> automatic extension if I had been in one month later. My ship
> >> (Enterprise) was in the yards refueling its 8 reactors.
> >>
> >> Viet Nam was the next duty for the Big E....
> >
> >Airdale?
> >
> >I was on the USS Dwight D. Eisenhower (1982-86)........Guess I enlisted
> >at a time when there was no wars, just a few pain in the asses, Khadafy
> >being one of them.......;0)
>
> Actually, I miss spoke...I got out 11 June 1965.
>
> I was ships company. OE Division.
>
> The Big E was still faster than the new bird farms...
>
> We had a new skipper take over while we were in the Med. At the time
> our shop was down in the chow line on the hanger deck. Dead calm
> which happens every once in awhile. Ship came to a stop. Then.....all
> hell broke loose.
>
> Turns out we were having a drag race with the Long Beach (nuke, too).
>
> Then the action got really rough. Backing down race. We beat Long
> Beach in the drag race. Long Beach beat us backing down by EIGHT
> miles...LOL

The fastest I've ever seen & felt our ship go was after we left Spain on
a full recall after the marine barracks was bombed in Lebanon in 83,
Enterprise had their fair share as well. We were fully loaded on a Med
deployment, I've never felt the ship vibrate as much as it did.

This was hilarious when we faced this situation.......(LMAO)

http://navysite.de/cruisebooks/cvn69-83/027.htm

http://navysite.de/cruisebooks/cvn69-83/028.htm

I did 3yrs 9 months on the Ike......V-2 division, catapults, best fun &
proudest moments I ever had in my life........;0)