I think I know my calling...
 

but there's just not that many jobs out there where you yell at dirtbag sailors.

Customer service manager?
Resturant manager?
Construction foreman?
Auction caller?

Are you a drill instructor?

I should have been. I've been told that probably a thousand times. The guys that I've met here at the board would find that funny, because I certainly don't look the type.

I actually requested a transfer last year to recruit training command and was accepted, but my wife fractured vertabrae in her back. I went home to take care of her instead. When I came back to the base, my slot was taken.

By the way, I'm 2 for 2 in sailors crying today.

What do you do, then? I've been trying to guess - you've got to be some sort of NCO.

dola

I mean apart from being a Volunteer cheerleader.

I've had three job titles on this base in three years.

I started out as a civilian contract supervisor for a schoolhouse. That job was too easy.

I was eventually moved to a new position, student coordinator, in the same schoolhouse. That's where I learned how to "counsel" students. Eventually, I became a one man show, and was known as the sheriff of the schoolhouse.

In October, I was moved to the barracks and I am now known as a Barracks Duty Officer. I'm a glorified baby sitter. I was moved her because of staff deficiencies at this barracks. Things are shaping up here now.

Clean up guy at a porn theater?

Oh, wrong seamen.

And I am a Volunteer cheerleader.

Man, now I'm 2 for 3.

Maybe I could work at one of the military schools.

That seems like it would be a great job.

Man, you need to video record a bitch out session. It'd make for great entertainment.

Believe or not, I've already been asked that by staff.

I think I specialize in drunken sailors.

I've had three of those tonight.

Prostitute?

Ouch. I ran into that one. From a new guy, no less.

Word ;)

My favorite was the loud mouth. He kept calling me ET1 (referring to my rating and paygrade). I'm an ET2. Thanks for the promotion, buddy. Now go to sleep.

Navy head football coach. Sounds good.

Uhh, I'm not sure what to think right now. One of the sailors I've been the hardest on just came into the office and thanked me for believing in him.

He gave me a book to read and keep. It looks like it's a self help motivational book. I'm baffled. Puzzled. Surprised.

I will, of course, have to report this to the chain of command, and explained as much to him. But, wow.

From a guy named Ben Dover, no less ;)

SI

My buddy John was a drill sergeant in the Army, and he definitely doesn't look the part. He's 5'8" or 5'9", maybe 160 pounds. And what make is it worse is that he's British. Yep, not an American citizen. He's lived here since he was 15, but he still has a green card. I still haven't figured out how he became a drill sergeant in the US Army without being a citizen.

"Don't fire, even if you see the whites of their eyes!" :D

?

In a bad way, or....?

A good percentage of the military are non-citizens.

We're not allowed to accept gifts from students. It's not like I was getting him in trouble. Just alerting the NCAA to possible rules infractions, if you will.

Ah.

What'll ye do with a drunken sailor?

1. Put him in the long boat till he's sober,
2. Keep him there and make 'im bale 'er.
3. Shave his belly with a rusty razor.
4. Put him in bed with the captain's daughter.

I was just curious, seeing as you may have some experience with this.

Drunken sailors...depends on their attitude, mostly. Happy drunks typically go to their racks. Unhappy drunks are usually unhappy in general. Being unhappy, they want to explain their unhappiness to others. This, of course, makes everyone unhappy and we can't have that. We typically dole out some sort of unhappy scurvyish punishment to those wogs.

Update: The sailor that gave me the book has lost it. He's now in a mental hospital. Maybe I was too hard on him.

Today has been a good day.

AE - I saw this series on the Discovery Channel and I think you'd be perfect for this job. I think it was called Navy Seals: BUDS. It follows a bunch of Seal trainees through the five month training program. Those instructors were total studs. You should do that.

Either that or you should be in Annapolis. I hear Tyrese takes his shirt off. :D

I'll look into those. :)

Got a good one upcoming tonight. I can't wait.

Sailor was told be *me* yesterday that he was 100% moving this afternoon. The sailor happens to be on duty today, which means he should be in the barracks if he isn't moving.

He hasn't moved. He's not in his room. He's out on "liberty" according to his roommates.

I thank God for every day I work at this barracks. Ooh rah. I'm going to have some fun tonight when he gets back!

Ah. That hit the spot.

Ever had to supervise groups of troops (in your case, saliors) that were being court-martialled, AE? I had "prisioner" detail while I was in the Air Force. Good times! :rolleyes:

I'm qualified to, but alas, I've never been asked to perform this duty.

You would be throughly entertained. They'll pull one stupid stunt after next.

There was one who decided to build a meth lab in the trunk of his car and set the damn thing on fire while trying to mix up a batch. He did it because he got caught and was being prosecuted for building a lab in on-base housing.

I've always wanted to go stomping up to a room in riot gear. That would be awesome.

Heh. To a room might be fun, into a cell, according to my buddy, not so much.

My very first sponsor (The guy that helps you transition and set up when you get to base) is in Leavenworth for analy raping his step-son and child pornography on his computer. Everyone was surprised when this came out because at work, he was one of the most outstanding works and very religious and seemed family oriented. Pretty much the last guy you would think to do something like that.
Here's one article on him: http://www.altus.af.mil/PA/patriot/a...ul01/news.html
NCO reaches youth through American Red Cross program
by TSgt. Robert Burgess
97th AMW Public Affairs
When we see pictures on television of people who survive a disaster, the first reaction for some is sympathy – for others, it's “How can I help these people?”

If you're a teenager or the parent of a teenager and want to know more about how to get involved in helping victims of a disaster or if you just want to help out in the community, the America Red Cross youth program is a place to start.

According to SSgt. Michael Rangel, 97th Communications Squadron, alternate base software license manager and America Red Cross youth coordinator, young people can find a wide range of ways to help in the community through this program.

Sergeant Rangel has been involved with the program for about two months. “We do community projects, and every once in a while we'll throw in a fun project for the students, like roller skating, but our main focus is community projects,” he said.

His next big project is building “goodie bags” to give to children of disasters. Sergeant Rangel said, “There are already bags that we give to adults that include soap, shaving cream, shampoo and the bare necessities. But we don't want to forget about kids who've lost everything, too. We want to make sure they have the little things we often take for granted.”

Sergeant Rangel said the students in the program say they do it because they want do. Rangel himself said he feels the same way when it comes to being the coordinator for the program.

Teaching and guiding youths comes naturally to the 32-year-old staff sergeamt, who's been leading young people since he started teaching Sunday school at the age of 15.

He first got involved with the American Red Cross at Randolph AFB, Texas. “Our squadron at Randolph needed instructors for CPR and first aid for the folks who had to have it because of their job -- people working with electronics,” said Sergeant Rangel.

Besides being the youth coordinator for American Red Cross, Sergeant Rangel also teaches infant, child and adult CPR classes, first aid, baby-sitting and others related to different type of first aid classes.

Sergeant Rangel's goal for the youth program is to be a community oriented group. He plans to visit nursing homes, maybe to read a book to people who can't read for themselves because of poor eye sight or other health reasons. “We want to help with writing as well. If someone needs a letter written, our students can help them – maybe the adults have arthritis and can't write for themselves.”

In addition, the group plans to set up aid stations at community events and provide baby sitters for parents who want to donate blood. Sergeant Rangel said his goal is to have the students running the program, making calls and coordinating activities with community agencies.

Sergeant Rangel's plans are to include youths and parents from other towns. Those who are interested in becoming a part of the group can call SSgt. Michael Rangel, 481-7770 or the American Red Cross, 482-5303.

See? Outstanding guy... NCO of the Year type.

Here is his article a few years later: http://www.altus.af.mil/PA/patriot/a.../18March05.htm
Altus NCO found guilty of forcible sodomy
by Lt. Col. Karen S. White
97th Air Mobility Wing judge advocate
Staff Sgt. Michael Rangel from the 97th Communications Squadron was found guilty of forcible sodomy in a court-martial which ended March 10.
After three days of testimony and deliberation, a panel of officers found Sergeant Rangel guilty of forcible sodomy on diverse occasions and acquitted him of failure to obey a lawful regulation for misuse of a government computer.
The panel sentenced him to 35 years of confinement, a dishonorable discharge, reduction to airman basic and total forfeiture of all pay and allowances.
The case centered on a boy in his teens who lived with Sergeant Rangel and was forcibly sodomized by Sergeant Rangel four to five times a week over a period of two and a half to three years.
The victim testified about the coercion that Sergeant Rangel asserted over him, forcing him to submit to the acts of sodomy against his will.
The government also presented evidence of prior acts of forcible sodomy committed by Sergeant Rangel when he was a teenager on his nephew and another boy he babysat seventeen years ago.
During the sentencing, Capt. Tamara Girton, a member of the trial team, argued that although Sergeant Rangel’s on-duty performance was thought of as “exemplary,” his off-duty conduct was far from that.
She also stated that his misconduct was deserving of lengthy confinement and dishonorable discharge.
Maj. Ralph Paradiso, chief military justice, said, “The sentence today ensures that this man will not be anywhere where he might be able to hurt any more victims for a very, very long time.”
All over the news:
http://www.af.mil/news/story.asp?storyID=123010059
http://www.airforcetimes.com/story.p...925-730806.php

Just goes to show that the world is a scary place...

Luckly, I've never had a troop that bad. Just a few lazy ones that required my boot in their face.

Leavenworth, eh? Woo, a local boy! :)

SI

The video that they showed of an actual incident didn't make me think going into a cell of the brig would be that difficult. The punk wanted to straighten up immediately when he saw the riot gear. Too late for him.

I would imagine going into a cell in a prison would be a totally different matter. In the brig here (well, there, I'm home now) I think they have less of an opportunity to defend themselves.

Ah. I just took a step to being back to the old me. That poor kid probably doesn't realize how good he just made me feel.

Everytime I see this thread, I picture AE telling some poor sod "You come from Texas?! There's only two things..."

HEY!

SI

Boy, I've heard stories about that. And correctional custody people, too.

Wow. This is nuts.

This is known the world over. When I was in Italy, the brother of one one my co-workers said to me (in broken English) "I am told that you are from Texas. I hear that there are only two things that come from Texas: cows and gay people"

I guess something got lost in the translation... :D