I know, but I’m not at the lectern, so no money involved.
Would you date a woman in the Navy?
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Clearly the myths have been debunked!
Sounds like: “If you like her go for it” is the answer.
More acronymn usage must be revealed however, “Hey babe can you submerge my DD?”
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Except one item (which I’ll get to in a moment), all the points on this list sound like unsubstantiated misogynistic stereotypes. I’ve been to the U.S. Naval Academy on a couple of occasions, I’ve stayed for a few days at a Canadian Naval Reserve housing facility (at which I made use of both the mess hall and the bar/lounge area), and I’ve visited various naval vessels; this is admittedly a small sample, but I don’t recall any of the female sailors I saw on those occasions (both officers and enlisted) fitting any of those unflattering descriptions. Rather the contrary, in fact: as I recall, they were almost invariably clean-cut, polite and very professional. In terms of looks, I don’t recall the distribution range (from very attractive to average to not-my-type) being any different from that of the civilian female population at large. There may indeed be some women in the Navy who do fit the description provided by Gargartua’s buddies, just as there may be civilian woman who do, but there are also plenty (both in and out of the Navy) who don’t fit it. And I would further argue that one of the points on the list – “are disloyal and dishonest” – is a characteristic that no Navy recruiting officer wants to see in a candidate of either sex.
The item about being away for long periods of time is a valid one, and it’s an exigency faced by military spouses in all the services…but even then, the situation varies depending on the assignment that a serviceman/woman has at a given moment. Being assigned to, let’s say, a staff position at the Pentagon or at a military facility in an urban area is pretty much like having any kind of desk job: for the most part, you go to work in the morning and return home at night.
As for the item about “they are constantly surrounded by dudes who want to get in their pants all day long” – at the risk of sounding flippant, in what way does this make female sailors different from women in other professions? It also strikes me as odd to argue that guys are irresistibly attracted to women who (according to the rest of the argument) are dirty, dishonest, foul-mouthed, un-ladylike and so forth. If that were true, what would it say about the taste and judgment of the guys in question?
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Well said Marc.
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I wouldn’t want to be married to someone with a dangerous job. I can see myself worrying all the time and being victim to my overly vivid imagination.
Then again, when love strikes i’d probably curse myself and go for it anyway.
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@special:
I wouldn’t want to be married to someone with a dangerous job. I can see myself worrying all the time and being victim to my overly vivid imagination.
Not to diminish the navy, but I don’t think either the US or Canadian Navies are exactly hazardous occupations. I am sure many more women construction workers or athletes get seriously injured each year than those in the navy. Barring working on a flight deck or being a Marine… or perhaps a pilot… US Navy ships are comparably much safer to be on in the current state of world affairs than to be in land combat; either now in “peacetime” or in a full out war.
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I would have to have complete trust in her. That’s a new meaning to long distance relationship. I had a friend in the navy that was a very good looking woman, she told me she loved her time in the navy, but would never join again. Getting hit on while out on patrol never let up.
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@special:
I wouldn’t want to be married to someone with a dangerous job. I can see myself worrying all the time and being victim to my overly vivid imagination.
Not to diminish the navy, but I don’t think either the US or Canadian Navies are exactly hazardous occupations. I am sure many more women construction workers or athletes get seriously injured each year than those in the navy. Barring working on a flight deck or being a Marine… or perhaps a pilot… US Navy ships are comparably much safer to be on in the current state of world affairs than to be in land combat; either now in “peacetime” or in a full out war.
I got a papercut this one time….got a Purple Heart for it :wink:
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If you get an infection, is that TWO purple hearts?
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@special:
I wouldn’t want to be married to someone with a dangerous job. I can see myself worrying all the time and being victim to my overly vivid imagination.
Not to diminish the navy, but I don’t think either the US or Canadian Navies are exactly hazardous occupations. I am sure many more women construction workers or athletes get seriously injured each year than those in the navy. Barring working on a flight deck or being a Marine… or perhaps a pilot… US Navy ships are comparably much safer to be on in the current state of world affairs than to be in land combat; either now in “peacetime” or in a full out war.
I got a papercut this one time….got a Purple Heart for it :wink:
Must have nearly cut your finger off. Nasty.
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@special:
I wouldn’t want to be married to someone with a dangerous job. I can see myself worrying all the time and being victim to my overly vivid imagination.
Not to diminish the navy, but I don’t think either the US or Canadian Navies are exactly hazardous occupations. I am sure many more women construction workers or athletes get seriously injured each year than those in the navy. Barring working on a flight deck or being a Marine… or perhaps a pilot… US Navy ships are comparably much safer to be on in the current state of world affairs than to be in land combat; either now in “peacetime” or in a full out war.
I got a papercut this one time….got a Purple Heart for it� :wink:
Must have nearly cut your finger off. Nasty.
If you find away to prevent future papercuts, then you get a Navy Achievement Medal….unless you are the CO, then I think you get a Bronze star for it.
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@special:
I wouldn’t want to be married to someone with a dangerous job. I can see myself worrying all the time and being victim to my overly vivid imagination.
Not to diminish the navy, but I don’t think either the US or Canadian Navies are exactly hazardous occupations. I am sure many more women construction workers or athletes get seriously injured each year than those in the navy. Barring working on a flight deck or being a Marine… or perhaps a pilot… US Navy ships are comparably much safer to be on in the current state of world affairs than to be in land combat; either now in “peacetime” or in a full out war.
I got a papercut this one time….got a Purple Heart for it :wink:
Purple heart shaped sticker to cover the cut :)
edit: can’t find the correct english word, my english is really failing today, ugh)
edit 2: band aid, of course!
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I like women, alot :-D
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I have been recently told, that women and sailors are two different things… ?
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I have been recently told, that women and sailors are two different things… ?
Did the person who said this to you provide any kind of explanation for this cryptic comment?
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She did not…
Though I can only imagine it’s something in line with the difference between Men and Marines.
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Though I can only imagine it’s something in line with the difference between Men and Marines.
Sounds like a good USMC recruiting slogan.
Back during the First Gulf War, I saw a news item on television in which a reporter spoke (on separate occasions) to a guy from the US Marines and a guy from the US Army. When he asked the leatherneck why he was in the USMC rather than the Army, the guy answered (as I recall) “Well, I think the Army is kind of ordinary, and I think of myself as somebody who’s more than just ordinary.” When he later asked the GI why he was in the Army rather than the Marines, the soldier answered, “I know some guys who are in the Marines and they’re all crazy.”
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@CWO:
Though I can only imagine it’s something in line with the difference between Men and Marines.
Sounds like a good USMC recruiting slogan.
Back during the First Gulf War, I saw a news item on television in which a reporter spoke (on separate occasions) to a guy from the US Marines and a guy from the US Army. When he asked the leatherneck why he was in the USMC rather than the Army, the guy answered (as I recall) "Well, I think the Army is kind of ordinary, and I think of myself as somebody who’s more than just ordinary." When he later asked the GI why he was in the Army rather than the Marines, the soldier answered, "I know some guys who are in the Marines and they’re all crazy."Â
It does not take long to get there either! Semper Fi.
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@wittmann:
Not sure my wife would appreciate me dating anyone else.
I could not.ditto,
My wife and I are now too old to enlist.
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This is all in fun, do not take it personal as I am only kidding.
Hell yeah. She would know how to cook a mean breakfast and she can mop.
Marine wife would be dumb and have a giant chin.
Air Force wife would be good landscaper and mow the lawn.
Army wife would be dirty and greasy, probably good mechanic.
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