Great photographer doing some really neat things in the PNW: https://www.facebook.com/cadbytim/

One of the junior guys at my command got out of the Navy today after a 4 year contract. He trusts me enough to tell me what he told me today. He confessed to me that 3 years ago, he knew he was going to fail a urinalysis so he went UA so he could clean out. I remember that day. His name got called at quarters for command urinalysis. Literally an hour later we all noticed that he was no where to be found. We all tried calling him, texting him, reaching out to people we knew he was cool with, the whole 9 yards. He eventually got marked UA. 28 days later, I come into work, line up at quarters, and lo and behold, he is standing there. He went to mast, got busted from E-2 to E-1 and got 45/45. He told the captain that he went UA because he had a meltdown and feared that a relatives days were numbered and needed to spend time with them. He took the NJP across the chin, fulfilled his punishment, finished his contract, and is now out with an honorable discharge. This dude legit told me that the reason he decided to go UA 3 years ago was because he knew he was gonna pop for weed and figured it would be wiser to catch a UA charge and not get kicked out than to get kicked out and lose all his benefits. It baffled me because I have NEVER heard of anybody doing that. Everyone else just does the urinalysis, pops, and gets kicked out. As a leader, I’ve never felt so conflicted in my life. Part of me was disappointed in him but the other part of me couldn’t even be mad because that was kinda the smart thing to do in order to avoid the absolute certainty of getting kicked out and losing everything. All I could do was look at him and say “I wish you the best of luck out there brother.” He found a way to beat the system.

As someone who has spent line periods of 45 and 98 days back when ships were wood and men were steel, curious about how long the at sea periods are for the present swabs in the gulf/arabian sea.

My cousin got into the naval academy and is currently in pleab summer. Did this drawing for him when he gets out. I think it’s pretty cool and thought I’d share it with someone.
(I know that you don’t get the ring after pleab summer obviously)

tight tight tight let’s keep punishing Iranian civilians for the crimes of the IRGC surely this will be a positive contribution to restoring freedom of navigation and not radicalizing more people to do harm against Americans tight tight tight

(Today is 22JUL2026. It has been 144 days since 28FEB2026 and the opening strikes of this war.)

Can someone tell my why “US Navy” is on right side and name tape is on the left?? Why is it flip flopped??

Trump really posted this like dead Americans are numbers on a fucking campaign graphic.

“Venezuela: 0 dead.”

“Iran: 18 dead.”

Eighteen service members are still eighteen human beings. Eighteen families who lost someone. Eighteen lives that do not magically become acceptable because previous wars killed more people.

Imagine being commander in chief and responding to American deaths by basically saying, “Relax, my number is lower than Vietnam.” That is not leadership. That is a malignant narcissist grading his own war with a curve.

He is also comparing conflicts with completely different timelines, objectives and circumstances because the numbers look flattering when stripped of all context. Human beings reduced to statistics so an elderly billionaire can congratulate himself online.

And his supporters will still call this “respecting the troops” because apparently wrapping callous bullshit in an American flag makes it patriotism.

Veterans and service members are not political props. The dead are not points on Trump’s fucking leaderboard.

Fuck Donald Trump. Every preventable death matters, even when the number is inconveniently small for his victory lap.

How long does it take for a coffee cup to be properly seasoned?

I am an old salty Sailor who recently broke his last active duty coffee mug that was properly seasoned during my time on the USS Port Royal CG-73. I left the Port Royal in 2004.

Not only did I drop but but tried to hacky-sack it up and ended up breaking into several pieces because I had steeled toed boots on.

Needless to say that I am devastated.

I'll be in aft-steering sulking if anyone needs me.

Mahalo and have a great Navy day!

Hello, I was wondering if anyone went from AC2TAR. I have been trying to go TAR but they keep saying it’s overmanned and I asked if they do any waiver but they don’t provide straight answer. Does anyone know if there’s a waiver for overmanned TAR rating or no? Also, what did you do? Thank you.

So as the title says, I am in need of housing advice and things to know before I get to Rota, Spain, which is very, very soon. I have received. contradicting information regarding “runners” and using the homes.mil website. Why haven’t I asked my sponsor this? Well, it is complicated and I’ll just leave it at that. Anywho, all advice is very much welcomed, will be coming in with no car so transportation advice too is also welcomed. Thanks for all the help and your time! :) More Info: Single no kids

In Meridian MS for LS A school and I’m headed to Dam neck VA for C school. What should I expect there? I heard there’s more freedom there compared to A school, like no watches, no marching to class etc.
Also should I expect to be on hold when I get there? There’s only 3 of us from the current LS class headed there so I wasn’t sure how classing up works there.
Any info works! Thank you in advance!

I just got to my first shore duty AE squadron out here in SD and not even 2 weeks in, they assigned me TAD to ASF for the next 6 months, with recall for about 18 months. Anything I should be aware of? I’m already feeling upset with the situation, as a fellow sailor said it really does suck. But I’m wondering if there’s somewhat a bright side to it? Any advice is appreciated.

Is anyone very knowledgeable with LIMDU and medical retirement that I could ask some questions?!

Memory impaired Gunner's Mate here: I would like to print some recognizable and unclassified parts found on a Ship/Boat/Shop/etc., and could use your help determining which parts to take on.

The handwheel for a watertight door is a good example, the only caveat being that it needs to be something I can find online or at DRMO so I can scan it. Any assistance will be greatly appreciated. Thank you Shipmates.

Semper Fortis

I have worked as a recruiter & RDC and the Future Sailor Prep Course (FSPC) has been a great way to get recruits to boot camp. What are your thoughts of the program, and how have you seen this program affect the fleet?

I served aboard the PEL from 2012- until we decommissioned her in 2015. did a few cruises on her. Any other peleliunatics on here?

According to sources she was officially sunk yesterday by Japanese and Spanish ships off the coast of Hawaii

Application process in the NAVADMIN. A great opportunity for 170 Sailors

The meat, THE CHEESE!! TERRIFYING.

No, but really, I don't even have thalassaphobia or anything but the idea of a huge black metal cylinder of mass destruction lurking in the deep dark water is actually intriguing and creepy as fuck.

Sorry for the goofy picture.

Edit: Just for clarification, and to respond to some comments. This is almost a 30% increase from where I'm at.

Was notified today my name was on a list for an upcoming IA. That being said, it was explained to me that only meant I was being considered, not necessarily that I would be going. CoC literally had no other information to offer at the moment. Is this how IAs normally work? Should I plan to go or, if CoC offers a compelling explanation as to why I can’t (which is what they told me they were going to do), what are the odds on being selected? Any guidance is appreciated!