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Posted: 5/23/2017 8:34:25 PM EDT

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Thank you for these explanations. I understand better now.

And I am thrilled to receive my first DK-Prof "Lol."

Posted: 5/23/2017 8:35:18 PM EDT

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It's really not a private sector kinda job.

Posted: 5/23/2017 8:35:22 PM EDT

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I think the standard procedure for noro virus is to shit yourself silly for about two days then back to business as usual pretty much everywhere.

Posted: 5/23/2017 8:38:12 PM EDT

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Someone has to make the God damned steam for the God damned steam trebuchets

Posted: 5/23/2017 8:39:37 PM EDT

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I wasn't even in the Navy and I know that--magnets.

Posted: 5/23/2017 8:44:07 PM EDT

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You need 5000 people to eat 10000 chocolate chip cookies.

Posted: 5/23/2017 8:44:30 PM EDT

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They put sand under the front wheels yo

Posted: 5/23/2017 8:44:38 PM EDT

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Wow, and nobody claimed the OP was a Chinese spy and they need to figure it out on their own

I have wondered how well a USS Nimitz with full battle load would do against say the USS America with 12 F-35 VSTOL craft. I know that is another topic and I assume one that has been argued before.

Posted: 5/23/2017 8:46:45 PM EDT

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I wasn't even in the Navy and I know that--magnets.

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If water is slick and the hull of a ship is slick, how does the ship move?

I wasn't even in the Navy and I know that--magnets.

Posted: 5/23/2017 8:47:08 PM EDT

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There is alot of shit to do.

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Posted: 5/23/2017 8:50:31 PM EDT

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There are no fucking hallways in the Navy only passageways and yes you buff them!

There are no ceilings, floors, stairs or walls either. There are however overheads, decks, ladders and bulkheads.

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You still have doors and windows, though, right?

Posted: 5/23/2017 8:54:06 PM EDT

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4,000 chiefs, 1,000 Indians.

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Now that's fuckin funny

Posted: 5/23/2017 8:54:31 PM EDT

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You still have doors and windows, though, right?

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There are no fucking hallways in the Navy only passageways and yes you buff them!

There are no ceilings, floors, stairs or walls either. There are however overheads, decks, ladders and bulkheads.

You still have doors and windows, though, right?

Hatches and portholes but the Os may call the entry devices to their staterooms doors.

Posted: 5/23/2017 9:03:00 PM EDT

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You've obviously never put on a Broadway musical.

Posted: 5/23/2017 9:07:04 PM EDT

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You ever notice how there's never any water that's perfectly level? Since part of the ship is always on a downhill they can just release the brakes to start moving and only use the propellers to maintain speed.

Posted: 5/23/2017 9:11:15 PM EDT

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Hatches and portholes but the Os may call the entry devices to their staterooms doors.

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There are no fucking hallways in the Navy only passageways and yes you buff them!

There are no ceilings, floors, stairs or walls either. There are however overheads, decks, ladders and bulkheads.

You still have doors and windows, though, right?

Hatches and portholes but the Os may call the entry devices to their staterooms doors.

Doors are in bulkheads. Hatches are in decks and overheads.

Posted: 5/23/2017 9:11:16 PM EDT

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3 shifts; flight deck, maintenance, engine room, mess deck, CIC, 3 air wings and the personal to maintain the aircraft, etc...........
Not sure if serious!

Posted: 5/23/2017 9:12:02 PM EDT

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You ever notice how there's never any water that's perfectly level? Since part of the ship is always on a downhill they can just release the brakes to start moving and only use the propellers to maintain speed.

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Posted: 5/23/2017 9:12:33 PM EDT

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Who else is going to eat all that chow they cook every day?

Posted: 5/23/2017 9:12:34 PM EDT

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Do they buff the hallways in the Navy?

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PASSAGE WAYS

Posted: 5/23/2017 9:15:50 PM EDT

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You ever notice how there's never any water that's perfectly level? Since part of the ship is always on a downhill they can just release the brakes to start moving and only use the propellers to maintain speed.

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I guess I never thought it be like it did, but it do.

Posted: 5/23/2017 9:18:18 PM EDT

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I don't know how you squids stand it, all cooped up on a ship with nothing much to do but your duty and to get on each others nerves...it was hard enough in the Army in a big old base on the ground with room to spread out.

I can't even imagine sub life.

Posted: 5/23/2017 9:18:26 PM EDT

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There are no fucking hallways in the Navy only passageways and yes you buff them!

There are no ceilings, floors, stairs or walls either. There are however overheads, decks, ladders and bulkheads.

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If you throw somebody out of a porthole, is it still defenestration?

Posted: 5/23/2017 9:19:16 PM EDT

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Just in case the reactor burns out...

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I didn't know we had green energy.

Posted: 5/23/2017 9:20:04 PM EDT

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The defense is wrong

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CFdJza0AbeA

Posted: 5/23/2017 9:23:58 PM EDT

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there's like 60 people on there just running the Sexual Harassment briefings.

Posted: 5/23/2017 9:25:54 PM EDT

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Affirmative action probably eats up 4,000 jobs the rest of the folks have to work to make up for them...

Posted: 5/23/2017 9:26:34 PM EDT

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Aircraft carriers are large industrial sites that have lots of jobs to make them operate.

Posted: 5/23/2017 9:27:18 PM EDT

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If water is slick and the hull of a ship is slick, how does the ship move?

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That is how/why it moves. If the hull wasn't slick and water wasn't slick, it would take a hell of a lot more propulsion.

Posted: 5/23/2017 9:28:37 PM EDT

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This and there really isn't anyone not necessary on one.

Posted: 5/23/2017 9:29:17 PM EDT

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When DK-Prof "lol"'s you, you've officially made it to GD.

Posted: 5/23/2017 9:55:40 PM EDT

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Some of them staff the bowling alley.

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Really

Posted: 5/23/2017 10:00:05 PM EDT

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You do know that they have a Barber.

Posted: 5/23/2017 10:01:34 PM EDT

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Generally speaking all US Navy warship have many more personnel than are necessary to get from point A to B. In addition to the safe operation and maintenance requirements warships are expect to go into battle. That means that you must have enough personnel to conduct operations, war fighting, and damage control. That means a lot of people.

Posted: 5/23/2017 10:08:52 PM EDT

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I think the standard procedure for noro virus is to shit yourself silly for about two days then back to business as usual pretty much everywhere.

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Once you get the Noro virus and get over it, you are then immune to catching it again.

Posted: 5/23/2017 10:11:38 PM EDT

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Generally speaking all US Navy warship have many more personnel than are necessary to get from point A to B. In addition to the safe operation and maintenance requirements warships are expect to go into battle. That means that you must have enough personnel to conduct operations, war fighting, and damage control. That means a lot of people.

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You have no idea what you are talking about.

Sometimes not have two or three people who are normally in a watch rotation really fucks things up.

Posted: 5/23/2017 10:11:47 PM EDT

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You need a certain amount of people so that there are long line for chow.

You need a certain amount of people to play spades.

You need a certain amount of people on the fantail smoking.

You need a certain amount of people to clean something that was just cleaned.

Posted: 5/23/2017 10:12:39 PM EDT

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It's embarrassing, actually.

Posted: 5/23/2017 10:14:00 PM EDT

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There is alot of shit to do.

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This and nobody want to work 12-18 hours shift for 7 days a week.

You need personnel so you can have enough people to give time off and take into account people getting injured while
underway.

Posted: 5/23/2017 10:15:47 PM EDT

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Posted: 5/23/2017 10:16:49 PM EDT

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This and nobody want to work 12-18 hours shift for 7 days a week.

You need personnel so you can have enough people to give time off and take into account people getting injured while
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There are no "days off" underway.

Posted: 5/23/2017 10:18:06 PM EDT

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Could probably cut it down a good deal if we only did sweepers once a day, and scratched all FOD walkdowns and field days.

In all seriousness, they aren't 5k most of the time, and it could be less if a lot of rates upped their watch and duty rotations, but you gotta sleep sometime.

Posted: 5/23/2017 10:21:44 PM EDT

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Posted: 5/23/2017 10:22:17 PM EDT

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Posted: 5/23/2017 10:24:25 PM EDT

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Please explain.

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Because it's big as fuck. Any other questions?

Posted: 5/23/2017 10:24:55 PM EDT

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Where is the captains quarters and does he have a hot tub in there ?

Posted: 5/23/2017 10:25:06 PM EDT

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There are no "days off" underway.

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This and nobody want to work 12-18 hours shift for 7 days a week.

You need personnel so you can have enough people to give time off and take into account people getting injured while
underway.

There are no "days off" underway.

Well that sucks

Posted: 5/23/2017 10:38:21 PM EDT

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My question is do they get large norovirus outbreaks like cruise ships, and how does that effect their readiness?

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Not saying it can't happen but I'd imagine it's easier to prevent/contain norovirus on a military ship than civilian.

Medical screenings prior to boarding, cleaning procedures, easier to order a sick sailor to see medical and quarantine/restrict movement on the ship vs a civilian whose paid their way.

Plus cruise ships probably have many more areas where large numbers of people gather that aid infection spreading. Pools, multiple restaurants/buffets, bars, night clubs, theaters, casinos, day care centers etc etc.

Posted: 5/23/2017 10:44:12 PM EDT

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You need a certain amount of people so that there are long line for chow.

You need a certain amount of people to play spades.

You need a certain amount of people on the fantail smoking.

You need a certain amount of people to clean something that was just cleaned.

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And then 2 nukes to start a line for 87 dumbass skittles to line up behind for several hours.