My last one was... I was good. 
I hafta roll-- have a good weeken Deano!
I hafta roll-- have a good weeken Deano!
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Wow, a very slow afternoon at the madness forum.
Mmm...Donuts
Trooper
I never dreamed that you could hurt me, and leave me blue 
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Bloody 'ell. Yesterday was supposed to be the party of the year. I went all the way to Chemnitz to have a brilliant start but ended up puking out all my gastric acid because I ate something bad. Damn Communist Eassies.
What a bunch of dreamers!
@Deano, that is a nightmare!
@Perun, what a drag of a way to celebrate.
@Yax, I wouldn't call you a geek, but...dreaming bout maidenfans?
@Mmm...Donuts, I hate it when I'm left blue.
@Deano, that is a nightmare!
@Perun, what a drag of a way to celebrate.
@Yax, I wouldn't call you a geek, but...dreaming bout maidenfans?
@Mmm...Donuts, I hate it when I'm left blue.
Albie
Keeping an open eye on the Weeping Angels.
I will leave one day - but I may have to die first.Yax said:I dreamed today that Albie left the forum. I am such a geek, now I'm DREAMING about Maidenfans.
However - I am Vader, Darth Vader Lord Vader, I can kill you with a single thought.....
Well you'll still need a tray.
Deano said:
Congrats on making Gunny! Remind me never to fuck with you.
(I once read a news story on how an 84 year old retired gunny who had served in Guadacanal beat the hell out of some kid who broke into his house. Never mess with the Marines.)
Now, if I remember correctly, Gunnery Sergeant is the highest enlisted rank in the Marines without being the Command Sergeant?
My old man just made Chief Petty Officer 1st Class in the Canadian Forces, so I know what kind of an achievement it can be...
My old man just made Chief Petty Officer 1st Class in the Canadian Forces, so I know what kind of an achievement it can be...
Deano
Ancient Mariner
No, it is a high rank but not the highest enlisted rank. The enlisted rank structure in the Marines progresses like this-
E-1 - Private
E-2 - Private First Class
E-3 - Lance Corporal
E-4 - Corporal
E-5 - Sergeant
E-6 - Staff Sergeant
E-7 - Gunnery Sergeant
E-8 - Master Sergeant or First Sergeant
E-9 - Master Gunnery Sergeant or Sergeant Major
(For the E-8 and E-9 ranks you can progress into the ranks I listed first if you remain doing your primary military occupational specialty, you would progress into the ranks listed second if you choose to handle more of the administrative work for the Company or Battalion, essentially working side by side with the Commanding Officer. Once you choose a path at E-8, that's the path you stay on, I.E.: a Master Sergeant would progress to a Master Gunnery Sergeant, not a Sergeant Major and vice versa.)
Congratulations to your father as well! So, now educate me please; would a Chief Petty Officer 1st Class be an E-8 in the Canadian Navy?
E-1 - Private
E-2 - Private First Class
E-3 - Lance Corporal
E-4 - Corporal
E-5 - Sergeant
E-6 - Staff Sergeant
E-7 - Gunnery Sergeant
E-8 - Master Sergeant or First Sergeant
E-9 - Master Gunnery Sergeant or Sergeant Major
(For the E-8 and E-9 ranks you can progress into the ranks I listed first if you remain doing your primary military occupational specialty, you would progress into the ranks listed second if you choose to handle more of the administrative work for the Company or Battalion, essentially working side by side with the Commanding Officer. Once you choose a path at E-8, that's the path you stay on, I.E.: a Master Sergeant would progress to a Master Gunnery Sergeant, not a Sergeant Major and vice versa.)
Congratulations to your father as well! So, now educate me please; would a Chief Petty Officer 1st Class be an E-8 in the Canadian Navy?
Yes. CPO1 is an E-8 rank, equivalent to Chief Warrant Officer in the Army or Navy. I don't think the CF has E-9 grade, but I could be wrong.
It looks a little like this:
E1: Ordinary Seaman
E2: Able Seaman
E3: Leading Seaman
E4: Master Seaman
E5: Petty Officer, 2nd Class
E6: Petty Officer, 1st Class
E7: Chief Petty Officer, 2nd Class
E8: Chief Petty Officer, 1st Class
CPO1s can hold a bevy of different positions: coxswain of one of our combat ships, Regimental Sergeant-Major for non-combat units, Base Command Chief, Fleet Command Chief, or Command Chief Warrant Officer of the Canadian Forces. Dad is going to be working on NATO related stuff in Ottawa, at least to start with.
It looks a little like this:
E1: Ordinary Seaman
E2: Able Seaman
E3: Leading Seaman
E4: Master Seaman
E5: Petty Officer, 2nd Class
E6: Petty Officer, 1st Class
E7: Chief Petty Officer, 2nd Class
E8: Chief Petty Officer, 1st Class
CPO1s can hold a bevy of different positions: coxswain of one of our combat ships, Regimental Sergeant-Major for non-combat units, Base Command Chief, Fleet Command Chief, or Command Chief Warrant Officer of the Canadian Forces. Dad is going to be working on NATO related stuff in Ottawa, at least to start with.
Deano
Ancient Mariner
Wow, I didn't realize that our rank stuctures were all that different.
Chief Warrant Officers in any of our branches of service are their own rank stucture: W-1 through W-5, you then have the officer rank structure of O-1 through O-10. W-1 through W-5 are the equivilent of O-1 through O-5 respectively.
The U.S. Navy enlisted rank structure:
E-1 - Seaman Recruit
E-2 - Seaman Apprentice
E-3 - Seaman
E-4 - Petty Officer Third Class
E-5 - Petty Officer Second Class
E-6 - Petty Officer First Class
E-7 - Chief Petty Officer
E-8 - Senior Chief Petty Officer
E-9 - Master Chief Petty Officer
I guess it's really not that different. That's really great your dad will be working with NATO, my experience with them has been good up to this point.
Chief Warrant Officers in any of our branches of service are their own rank stucture: W-1 through W-5, you then have the officer rank structure of O-1 through O-10. W-1 through W-5 are the equivilent of O-1 through O-5 respectively.
The U.S. Navy enlisted rank structure:
E-1 - Seaman Recruit
E-2 - Seaman Apprentice
E-3 - Seaman
E-4 - Petty Officer Third Class
E-5 - Petty Officer Second Class
E-6 - Petty Officer First Class
E-7 - Chief Petty Officer
E-8 - Senior Chief Petty Officer
E-9 - Master Chief Petty Officer
I guess it's really not that different. That's really great your dad will be working with NATO, my experience with them has been good up to this point.
Ah, I do so love friday!!!! Just a few more hours and I can be rid of this tie!!!