Just Spent 11 Hours at MEPS today...

[Deadlyx39]

...And now I'm part of the U.S. Navy. I ship out July 11th after my school year ends. Not gonna lie it feels pretty good to know I have my future planned out for once.

[pedolad]

Congrats man! I'm planning on enlisting too, maybe we'll cross paths by accident

[Arntonach]

Holy shit get shiprek'd 8)

[Deadlyx39]

Originally Posted by pedolad

Congrats man! I'm planning on enlisting too, maybe we'll cross paths by accident

Have fun spending 11 hours at MEPS in Troy when you get your physical.

Also, an actual quote my 85 year old doctor said during my physical...

"Okay, now bend over and spread your butt cheeks."

[Mahou]

Congrats on enlisting! I did 4 years in the Air Force, and I loved it. It is what you make out of it though.

My best advice to you is...
1)surround yourself with people that are trying to head in the right direction.
2)Don't get caught up in something stupid that could potentially end your career.
3) Keep yourself in shape as well so you can always be on top of your PT test.
4) Find a mentor that actually gives a damn about helping you go up the ranks.
5) Take advantage of your benefits.

[Arntonach]

Oh, and while you're in basic, try to be on the division staff (RPOC, AROC, MA, Mail, anything). it'll give you a bit of motivation. And go to church, even if you're not religious. It'll help you unwind.

[contrapatior]

go to religious services
donate blood
stay under the radar

[Ksl33zy24]

Did five years navy enlisted. Good luck; have fun.

[Deadlyx39]

Going to take my NAPT right now. If I get a good score on this I'll have the job I've been looking at the most available to me. Will keep this updated.

[Deadlyx39]

Hey I got approved to go into the Nuke Program.

[contrapatior]

nice, grats! I should have gone nuclear but the army recruiter told me I would be working with computers so I naively believed that lol

[Arntonach]

Originally Posted by Deadlyx39

Hey I got approved to go into the Nuke Program.

rip don't get too depressed when you rerate as an AT.

[Deadlyx39]

Originally Posted by Arntonach

rip don't get too depressed when you rerate as an AT.

I'm looking forward to it. Doesn't hurt that I'll be E-4 out of Nuke School lmao.

[DotKritic]

Congrats on the Navy. I've been in the Army for 16 months now (my term is 3 years 21 weeks). Stationed in the middle of nowhere in Kansas, but going to South Korea (Camp Humphreys) in 1 1/2 weeks for a 9 month rotation. PCSing afterwards. I need to be somewhere else other than Kansas.

edit: I bet they made you do the duck walk. Everyone does the duck walk.

[top]

Lol I thought of the duck walk too.

Standing in a cold, bare room in my boxers with a bunch of other guys in their boxers and all types of weird body odors floating around and merging is my favorite memory of my whoooole life

[Arntonach]

They indeed do the duck walk, right before the turn and cough.

[Deadlyx39]

Duck Walk wasn't as weird as it could've been since I was in the last group of the day to do the body physical.

[MinaciousGrace]

Originally Posted by Deadlyx39

Hey I got approved to go into the Nuke Program.

god help us all

[choof]

Originally Posted by MinaciousGrace

god help us all

"nuke" program in navy generally means working with or on nuclear submarines
it's actually less of an intelligence thing and more of a security thing
deadly probably did really well on the asvab but he also is not a felon