Stokes litter clamshell
08-08-23, 09:12 AM
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Stokes litter clamshell
Any Navy veterans in the forum who find the humor in this that I did? I passed it on my ride yesterday and it made me chuckle enough that I had to go back and get a picture of it. I’d seen them used in sets before…two for one person…but never knew of them being bought/sold as a set.
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08-08-23, 12:09 PM
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I'm ex-Navy and I don't see anything humorous.
08-08-23, 12:48 PM
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08-08-23, 04:14 PM
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Didn't happen on my ships - 3 deployments to 6th fleet (Med) and 1 to 7th fleet (WestPac). Or my 2 ships as a Middie with summer cruises Europe and Phillippines/VietNam. 1970-1977.
I have transferred ship to ship in a boatswain's chair. No fun. Certainly would not want to transfer in one of those.
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One of the most disturbing things I saw many, many times was men jumping off the ship as it left pierside. Some think of the Navy as easy duty; but, 6-9 months away from family/friends regularly over 4 years is very tough on many. Good enough reason for drunk and/or disorderly. Leaving Subic for VietNam there were so many jumpers that the USS Providence left 'em for the tugs to rescue and take to the brig. Needs of the Navy. My experiences were days of the universal draft - which was a good policy and should be reinstated (given our large military) so that every son born in USA has the equal opportunity to become a veteran Patriot. No deferments for bonespurs or the wealthy. Patriot needs a specific definition, not the loose use of the term thrown around today for anyone who 'claims' to Love America, while complaining about it. Fixes the military staffing issue as well.
I have transferred ship to ship in a boatswain's chair. No fun. Certainly would not want to transfer in one of those.
Mini-rant
One of the most disturbing things I saw many, many times was men jumping off the ship as it left pierside. Some think of the Navy as easy duty; but, 6-9 months away from family/friends regularly over 4 years is very tough on many. Good enough reason for drunk and/or disorderly. Leaving Subic for VietNam there were so many jumpers that the USS Providence left 'em for the tugs to rescue and take to the brig. Needs of the Navy. My experiences were days of the universal draft - which was a good policy and should be reinstated (given our large military) so that every son born in USA has the equal opportunity to become a veteran Patriot. No deferments for bonespurs or the wealthy. Patriot needs a specific definition, not the loose use of the term thrown around today for anyone who 'claims' to Love America, while complaining about it. Fixes the military staffing issue as well.
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08-08-23, 04:31 PM
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My dad, a former summer forest ranger, tales of a rescue in the 1940s, where he was not present, with a Stokes carrier up a steep slope in Sequoia national Park. Unfortunately they forgot to strap the rescued party in, the Stokes carrier flipped over, OOPS!!!
