http://www.navycs.com/blogs Navy Blog containing the musings of a retired Navy Master Chief Fri, 10 Oct 2008 16:02:22 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en The continuing saga of a Twiget Nuke's first impression of Japan. :) "Another thing that amazed me was how much 18+ things there were in Akihabara. It seemed every single store had its own collection of hentai/porn. We went into a corner store one time just to look for a few ... http://www.navycs.com/blogs/2008/10/10/beware-porn-to-follow [ad#military-blog-right]OK, a herd of Nukes with a food fetish? My Twiget Nuke Son's continuing saga of his first impressions of Japan, Enjoy! :) "One of the things my friend had wanted to do while in Akihabara was go to a famed “Maid Café”. In a society all about social standards and ... http://www.navycs.com/blogs/2008/10/09/akihabara-maid-cafe [ad#military-blog-right]My Twiget Nuke Son's continuing first impressions of Japan, enjoy :) "So when we finally arrived in Akihabara, Japan. It was much much different than the small city of Yokosuka. Being a part of Tokyo, Akihabara isn’t exactly deserted. Masses of people were all over the sidewalks, and when the light ... http://www.navycs.com/blogs/2008/10/08/japan-geeks-paradise [ad#military-blog-right]Navy Veterans (NAVETs) re-accessing into the Active Component do not attend Navy Recruit Training but are ordered to Recruit Training Command Great Lakes for in-processing only (i.e., duty station assignment, administrative processing, uniform outfitting, etc.). All NAVETs must have a complete seabag. To save yourself some money you should bring ... http://www.navycs.com/blogs/2008/10/07/navy-veterans-rtc A Proclamation by the President of the United States of America Fire Prevention Week is an opportunity to call attention to the importance of fire safety, especially in the home, and to honor our Nation's firefighters for their heroism. Americans can help reduce home fires by taking simple steps such as regularly ... http://www.navycs.com/blogs/2008/10/03/fire-prevention-week Two videos showing "Battle Stations" at Recruit Training Command, Great Lakes. I was able to tour the process a couple of years ago before the ship was completed. Definitely not the boot-camp I attended, this is MUCH better! Part One battle stations Part Two battle stations part 2 http://www.navycs.com/blogs/2008/10/01/boot-camp-battle-stations My Son who is a Nuke on the USS George Washington sent me an email with a description of his first day off the ship in the country which will be his new home for a couple of years. I decided to post the part of his day when he ... http://www.navycs.com/blogs/2008/09/29/first-day-in-japan-mass-transit OK, maybe it's just me - wouldn't the organ to best describe the story be the womb? :) Congrats Millington! Full speed ahead: Millington celebrates 10 years as heart of Navy By Tom Bailey Jr. (Contact), Memphis Commercial Appeal Sunday, September 28, 2008 Ten years ago, the Navy officially changed the purpose of ... http://www.navycs.com/blogs/2008/09/28/decade-in-millington [ad#military-blog-right]Aviation Machinist’s Mate require an ASVAB Test Score composite of VE+AR+MK+AS=210 or VE+AR+MK+MC=210 for enlistment. You must have vision correctable to 20/20, normal color and depth perception, normal audio metric hearing levels: Pure tone at 500, 1000, and 2000 cycles per second for each ear of not more than 30dB on ... http://www.navycs.com/blogs/2008/09/28/aviation-machinists-mate [ad#military-blog-right]In the 2009 defense bill, which is expected to be signed into law by 30 September, the Secretary of Defense will be authorized to designate up to 324 general and flag officer joint duty positions that will not count against service star-rank authorizations, and to take steps to improve the ... http://www.navycs.com/blogs/2008/09/27/09-flag-officer-increase