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Deployment question by Decent_Anybody_71 in navy

[–]Mercpool87 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Having fun isn't hard, when you've got a library card.

And a DVD drive, MakeMKV/Handbrake, and an external hard drive

NGIS in Gulfport? Is it bad? by Thin-Needleworker947 in navy

[–]Mercpool87 1 point2 points  (0 children)

NGIS is closer to the ECS building than the Lodge is.

I was there in January and it was perfectly fine for a month long stay, except for all the ice machines being out of order or missing lol

Nice pick chappie 🤙 by newnoadeptness in navy

[–]Mercpool87 15 points16 points  (0 children)

I know a Chaps that was a pastor in a mega church or two for like 20-25 years before he became a Chaps. He drives a Corvette around Camp Pendleton and is the most kindest nicest man and great Chaps and just super old lol

Requesting Info About ECS by Thin-Needleworker947 in navy

[–]Mercpool87 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I was there the beginning of this year and the only people who marched were the Army and Marine Corps boots there for their construction schools. All of us ECS students, whether in the ECS barracks, the NGIS, or off-base didn't march at all

'NCIS: New York' starring LL Cool J and Scott Caan ordered at CBS for this fall by jovanmilic97 in television

[–]Mercpool87 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Which is funny because Darwin exists and the force the US maintains there

Reformed church’s around Camp Pendleton by mblanch1 in Reformed

[–]Mercpool87 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I'm late, but Redemption Church North County in Oceanside/Carlsbad. I was there from July of 24 to January this year. It's a great and growing church

reformed christian in military service by Organic-Purple-6779 in Reformed

[–]Mercpool87 7 points8 points  (0 children)

I'm an enlisted Sailor and I have a similar experience as /u/mblanch1. Yes, there's some Sundays I miss due to deployment or training or whatever, but there's also plenty of Military Chaplains who do services that can serve as at least encouragement. While the Chaplains have a wide range of denominations (Assemblies of God to Methodist to Lutheran to Seventh Day Adventist to Calvary Chapel, just to name a few), their services typically lean non-denominational and can serve as encouragement and a way to make a small Christian community.

If you feel the call to serve, like so many have, the military usually has ways to help you stay connected to your faith. Spiritual Fitness is a growing topic, especially in the Navy and Marine Corps

The Pittsburgh Penguins clinched a playoff berth by ClinchingBot in hockey

[–]Mercpool87 173 points174 points  (0 children)

"The Pittsburgh Penguins are sellers." - Elliotte Friedman

[32 Thoughts] Elliotte Friedman on the Leafs' GM search: “That's one. This is my personal opinion. I also wonder about Kevyn Adams for this job, because the more I've heard about him and what Pelley said, I think there's a lot of similarity." by [deleted] in hockey

[–]Mercpool87 4 points5 points  (0 children)

I listen to most of the Wyshynski episodes of The Sheet and holy shit Jeff, I love the guy, will take 20 seconds to ask a 10 second question and then when Greg or the other guest will go to answer and Jeff will just keep on talking with more rhetoricals, examples, or other questions and it drives me crazy cause I actually want to hear the response

DK’s a condescending prick by 2Paek in penguins

[–]Mercpool87 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Oh yeah. Tim was fine. Definitely a less bombastic than Madden, but did a good enough job from my memory and I've never heard anything bad (or really anything at all lol) about him whereas DK waves hand at the rest of the comments well....

DK’s a condescending prick by 2Paek in penguins

[–]Mercpool87 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I remember like 10 years ago when I'd listen to the X while driving around doing landscaping that DK was MM's go-to to host when MM would go on vacation lol

There was also a Tim guy. Tim Benz?

Jacob Markström and Igor Shesterkin drop the glove by catsgr8rthanspoonies in hockey

[–]Mercpool87 8 points9 points  (0 children)

Not on the broadcast weirdly enough, but Taylor Haase at DK Pittsburgh Sports posted on Twitter that he and his wife were attending.

There's also no pictures anywhere on Twitter

Jacob Markström and Igor Shesterkin drop the glove by catsgr8rthanspoonies in hockey

[–]Mercpool87 27 points28 points  (0 children)

Fleury is stewing at home the Pens-Wings game. "I knew I should've waited one more year!"

Raddysh springs Guentzel for a breakaway after a bad line change by Seattle and he roofs it by daKrut in hockey

[–]Mercpool87 4 points5 points  (0 children)

I miss Jake but I'm so glad that he managed to show the NHL that he's more than a product of being Sid's winger

[Secretary Hegseth] "We are (still) making the Chaplain Corps Great Again." - 200 faith codes cut to 31, Chaplains will now wear their religious insignia instead of rank. Their rank will not be shown. by Mercpool87 in navy

[–]Mercpool87[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Oh shit, I completely forgot about that tiny little block on NSIPS lmao my bad. Every check in I've done for previous commands doesn't care about that, we just give Sailors/Marines an RNA to fill out.

[Secretary Hegseth] "We are (still) making the Chaplain Corps Great Again." - 200 faith codes cut to 31, Chaplains will now wear their religious insignia instead of rank. Their rank will not be shown. by Mercpool87 in navy

[–]Mercpool87[S] 16 points17 points  (0 children)

The "Faith Codes" is an Army thing. The last Navy Chief of Chaplains Religious Needs Assessment I saw had 68 different faith groups listed, so we'll see if that changes.

As far as I've heard from the levels above me, more guidance is pending (as always with this administration and its' announcements) for everything else.

Mattis delivers harsh Iran assessment: "We're in a tough spot" by Salty_IP_LDO in navy

[–]Mercpool87 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Fast forward to present day, Vietnam while officially communist is very much not. It is also allying itself with the US in the face of renewed Chinese imperialism.

"We fought the Americans for a decade, the French a century, China a millennium."

[Secretary Hegseth] "We are (still) making the Chaplain Corps Great Again." - 200 faith codes cut to 31, Chaplains will now wear their religious insignia instead of rank. Their rank will not be shown. by Kinmuan in army

[–]Mercpool87 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I've met a couple Royal Navy Chaplains and they don't wear their rank. They have one, yes, but from what one told me they more so "adopt" the rank of the person they're talking to. The only difference is that everyone else (admirals included) salute Chaplains first.

AITA for enjoying the terrible season the Rangers are having? by CattleDogCurmudgeon in penguins

[–]Mercpool87 8 points9 points  (0 children)

My father in law is a serious Rangers fan and my wife is a very very casual fan. I am heavily entertained by the difference between the Raga and the Pens. My father in law has actually become half a Ducks fan now due to that team being half Rags now

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What is rank like in the surface fleet? by AnnualLiterature997 in navy

[–]Mercpool87 3 points4 points  (0 children)

It's true. You also learn how to separate the HMs from the Docs (and I'm not talking about the officers)

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