ORIGINAL: Oberst
ORIGINAL: CGRetired
ORIGINAL: CowboyLifesaver
HEY CG.......
How about the engine room or boiler room of a boat with steam turbines, and boilers in the gulf in the summer?
Bet you've seen that in your time.
Those guys would be down there slugging down coffee by the pot.
Well, to tell you the truth, I started out in the Nuke Navy, then, 7 years later, went to the Coast Guard. Being an Electronics Technician at the time, well, I didn't get down to the engine room much. But, when I did, well, it wasn't the most comfortable place on the ship. I did 6 years Navy time and 22.5 Coast Guard time.
But, my Navy time had me on Guam in the Spring and Summer doing sonar work on a boomer in drydock. Now, that's hot!!!
I had a Coast Guard tour on Marcus Island.. half way between Wake Island and Iwo Jima in the Pacific. The island was 3/4 square miles of white coral atol. There was a Loran ''C'' station there, 9970 Whiskey Secondary for the NW Pacific Chain. That was an interesting place. Yearly average temp was 79 degrees. The Summer temps hovered very close to 100 degrees with darn near 100% humidity. I also spent 7 years along the Mississippi Gulf Coast. So, this doesn't bother me all that much, as you can imagine.
CGr.
Oh so you didn't have the ''Old Navy Tradition '' or privilage of having powdered green eggs, powdered milk, dried fruit, Spam and fresh fly larvae for fresh meat? My Father told me that no matter how hard you tried to avoid eating them, they couldn't always sift them out. The ''Flat Top Service'' and the supply ships had the best food and they even had ice cream, fresh eggs and fruit!
This newer US Navy is spoiled! LOL!
Pete
Now, I didn't say that.. Remember, I did some time on a Coast Guard ship and, well, for the first few days of a patrol, the food was pretty good. After that....
CGr.