My daughter is a Shell Back now
 

When I was in the Navy, we crossed the equator and went thru an age old tradition, one of the oldest, it was used to test the resolve of the new sailors and turned into what it is now. There has been some changes since I went thru I'm sure, with all the hazing problems that has happened in the military since I was in.
Shell Back
It feels great to have my daughter experience what I told her about in bed time stories about my life. She's going to different countries like China, she had a blast getting dinner there!
She's aboard the USS Ronald Reagon, the biggest baddest war ship on the planet and is serving as a Avionics Calibration tech. When she gets out, she wants to continue schooling in holistic medicine with the help of a program she gets thru the military.

Anyways, heres some pics she sent me
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Congrats! Can I get some fresh seafood? Something to be proud of Vendsy

Congrats Vendzilla... as an aside what boat were you on? I was on the Topeka in the 90's.

congrants to everybody!

I was on the USS Tautog (SSN639)

Grats... looks like some sort of strange Baptismal (sp?)

Just aheads up... dont post pics of your girl where weirdos hang out.

(GFY)

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Congrats to her man, I know you must be one proud papa

Congrats man :) aweome achievement for her

What a great way to get out and see the world.

I went through that on the Kitty Hawk :)

I got close on the USS America but Saddam sneezed or something so we went back to the gulf.

But I am a Bluenose.

Congrats!

Tell her congrats from a fellow shellback. I knew some "men" that were too pussy-fied to go through with it when I did it on The Independence in 89. I'm sure a lot HAS changed - but it is still the single-most event that makes a sailor a sailor.

I'm careful what I post about my daughter, she was raised to take care of herself, she's tougher than a lot of men I know. She's my best friend in the world, and I wouldn't have it any other way

My boat did that 3 months after I got off it, I almost reenlisted just for that

Nice!!!!!

I spent some time on a FF called the Clifton Sprague.

I was in the Air Force though so I didn't get to do Shell Back.

Was on the LA (688) myself for many years - and a few others - but went through shellback init there - I dont see any firehose pieces in those pics (have they gone soft???)

I did mine in 1985 from the USS Carl Vincent

There were no shellaghies used in my shellback either and that was in 96 or so. They stopped that a long time ago.

Big_D was on the USS Virginia and I think they stopped a lot of what we went thru, I had welts on my legs from those damn things when I went thru

since i was on the latest and greatest sub hazing was REALLY frowned on, i think another, although i did get my dolphins tacked to my chest the old school way (-:

I got my dolphins and my crow the same day, both got tacked on, I had a very big bruise, yeah they connected into one bruise

Proof positive that Navy men ( Women ) have way to much time on thier hands!
FUckin slackers!

Nights on the flight deck inside the circle with the Aurora Borealis was, and still is to this day is, the most incredible thing I have ever seen, it will just leave you speechless.

Linkster: They REALLY pussified all the traditions down even when I was there in the early ?90?s, they started to allow women on board right after my last cruise which forced all the change, for good or bad.

If you haven?t seen the miniseries ?Carrier? look for it, it?s amazing what has changed and what has stayed the same.

There are days I miss it, but man am I happy I am out.

You need to watch the series "Carrier", most are working 12 hour days 7 days a week

During the Gulf War 1.0 we worked 108 days in a row 12 on 12 off.

On the Cal Vinson we did 120 straight with 3 weeks of 14 hours a day and the rest were 12 hours:Oh crap

we did 58 on the Kitty Hawk in 1993 I believe. my 2nd "cruise" of the 3 I did.

I was a cook. 12 hours was a short day. :)

we ran on 18 hour days, working 6 on and 12 off, was weird being on a 18 hour day, but underwater, we never saw the sun! LMAO