Normally, the last thing a daughter wants to do is wish her mom’s new boyfriend good luck in anything he does; however, this case is far from normal. My mom cares for you very much, CheifScott, and I see you do for her as well. I can only thank you for making my mother happy and I wish you good luck on your tour. I’ll be waiting with her for your return!!!
Ahem, the navy is for smart folks like the Chief and myself that like to sleep in a warm bed and have hot food every day. it’s not without its hardships but MREs and living in tents usually aren’t among them. When I go camping I want to take my fishing pole.
Good on you Chief. Be safe and make up some good sea stories for us. Don’t be too hard on the pollywogs, you were once one yourself. Don’t go too easy on them though. They all need to learn about bulkhead removers, soap separators and the dreaded sea bat. With a little creativity you can drive a new guy nearly to tears before he realizes he’s never going to find that tube of relative bearing grease you sent him for.
Dang if this ain’t a reality check, Chief. All the bitching, moaning and self-pitying we do about work and then we get slapped up side the head with what sacrifices many good folks make as part of their work.
All the best to you, stay well, and stay in touch. Hey, even innundated with totally undeserved smileys, you’ve still generously brought GBS and now her daughter into our eccentric fold.
You may be “out there” on deployment but that doesn’t mean you don’t have a whole bunch of folks “back where” wishing you well.
As a line in a forgotten book put it, “loyal absences punctuated by passionate reunions”.
I would like to thank you all for your best wishes. I know Chiefscott will appreciate each one of them. ooops… Hope that this will make him smile also. Thanks again.
::spanking GBS’s butt for the inadvertent smiley::
Thanks, guys.
But you know there is such a thing as the Challenge-Athena Satellite and satellite web service? Your hard working tax dollars and my few off duty hours should provide me ample opportunity to keep you up to date on what’s happening with the IKE in the Adriatic and Persian Gulf (between e-mails to GBS o’ course).
You’ll have to do better than a six-month deployment to the other side of the globe to keep me from continuing my Quixotic anti-smiley crusade!
:: GBS – “Thank you chief! May I have another?”::
For excessive smiley useage:
“Cancel the kitchen scraps for widows and orphans! No more merciful beheadings!! And cancel Christmas!!!”
Mrs. RenMan joins me in wishing you a speedy, safe and quiet deployment. Gather up a crop of stories for our next get-together!
…And GBS?:
The missus asked that you e-mail us at your leisure. We’ll get together for dinner n’ drinks while the Chief is off defending our country.
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You can easily judge the character of others by how they treat those who can do nothing for them or to them. – Malcolm Forbes
RenMan:: Tried to send email. Came back to me… Just wanted to say thank you and that I too hope that we can get together. I treasurer the friendship that I have found in the both of you. Keep in touch…
GBS, being retired military myself (USAF), I’ve been on many a TDY, and know what the both of you are going through; If I can be of any long distance assistance, please let me know.
God speed, Chief, and may you safely return!
VB
I could never eat a mouse raw…their little feet are probably real cold going down. :rolleyes:
“May the wind always be at your back”. Godspeed, Chief, I know what the separation is like. I hung up my Air Force suit last year after doing twenty. To quote Dickens, “It was the best of times, it was the worse of times”, but every minute very unforgettable.
When you drop anchor for the last time, I’ll buy the first round and toast to righteous times, absent comrades, and why the Air Force always kicks the Navy’s ass in football! (I have a theory)
ChiefScott: Best to you on the waves, and best to GBS as she waves to you. Keep that satellite busy with your communiques! Your rapierness often makes my day. www.Land-O-Smileys seems to be having technical difficulties…