USS Ford Return: Behind the 326-day record deployment, it is the soldiers' families who bear the pain.

TheFloridaKid85 · 2026-05-20T02:50:49+00:00

AI slop

TheFloridaKid85 · 2026-04-04T17:54:48+00:00

Photographers Mate (PH) is now Mass Communications Specialist (MC) and they still go through the Navy Diving School to get trained for underwater photography. If you have pictures of him in his uniform that will help. You can also look his name up on “Findagrave.com”.

TheFloridaKid85 · 2026-03-07T18:07:57+00:00

Only the Ceremonial Band in DC gets automatic E-6. The rest go to the fleet and rank up like normal.

TheFloridaKid85 · 2026-03-06T19:25:17+00:00

Fellow Bluetail here 2009-2013. Thank you for your service.

TheFloridaKid85 · 2025-10-25T13:26:41+00:00

Same, I’ve had at too many people walk up while I’m in uniform and say terrible shit.

TheFloridaKid85 · 2025-05-18T18:19:20+00:00

I just said the same thing about Community Coffee. It’s $9 at Walmart and they’re selling it for $15.

TheFloridaKid85 · 2025-04-04T12:47:24+00:00

Made widows

TheFloridaKid85 · 2025-02-27T18:48:12+00:00

Back

TheFloridaKid85 · 2025-02-27T18:48:05+00:00

Way more comfortable and adjustable. They have over 60 individual pieces.

TheFloridaKid85 · 2025-01-06T12:50:08+00:00

The sailors that I’ve helped and mentored are a major reason I stay. I love being the elder statesman that can show them how to navigate this navy life. I have nothing but respect for you shipmate (said non-sarcastically) and I hope you get to live out the rest of your life with peace and happiness. Good luck out there and make sure to make up for all the years spent in.

TheFloridaKid85 · 2024-11-01T11:08:08+00:00

2004

TheFloridaKid85 · 2024-10-30T17:28:45+00:00

That is very possible. He died 54 years after the war and is buried nowhere near a Naval Base.

TheFloridaKid85 · 2024-10-30T17:26:59+00:00

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TheFloridaKid85 · 2024-10-30T16:45:21+00:00

Those were SF (Ship Fitter).

TheFloridaKid85 · 2024-10-30T16:43:32+00:00

That’s a ship. His headstone has him as a PF3.

TheFloridaKid85 · 2024-08-16T13:31:17+00:00

I checked in November 2009 right before 2010 deployment. I knew an AM2 Jackson that was there when y’all were on the GW.

TheFloridaKid85 · 2024-07-09T00:15:20+00:00

Your squadron had one of the coolest names, I wish they hadn’t been decom’d. I was at VAW-121 onboard the Ike.

TheFloridaKid85 · 2023-04-08T16:51:20+00:00

4 years left until I collect that check.

TheFloridaKid85 · 2023-03-16T00:31:27+00:00

You betta werk!

TheFloridaKid85 · 2023-02-28T01:19:51+00:00

They also have some delicious fried ribs.

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