Navy to give Breathalyzers to sailors, Marines as they report for duty...
The U.S. Navy will start giving Breathalyzer tests to Marines and sailors reporting for duty aboard ships and submarines and at squadrons, Secretary of the Navy Ray Mabus announced Monday in a...
View ArticleRe: Navy to give Breathalyzers to sailors, Marines as they report for duty...
I see nothing wrong with this at all--and I drank and still do. I know, during my 24 years in Army Aviation, I was subject to a breathalyzer anytime I came back from lunch. In addition, at least once...
View ArticleRe: Navy to give Breathalyzers to sailors, Marines as they report for duty...
This should eliminate a lot of hangovers. Charlie
View ArticleRe: Navy to give Breathalyzers to sailors, Marines as they report for duty...
I forecast the navy will have NO volunteers in a couple years . Nearly everyone went to the Acey/ Ducey club for lunch and a beer or two when in port. Also after 60-75 days at sea ,your ready to blow...
View ArticleRe: Navy to give Breathalyzers to sailors, Marines as they report for duty...
ole salt wrote:I forecast the navy will have NO volunteers in a couple years . Nearly everyone went to the Acey/ Ducey club for lunch and a beer or two when in port. Also after 60-75 days at sea ,your...
View ArticleRe: Navy to give Breathalyzers to sailors, Marines as they report for duty...
The Seahorse club holds many, many great memories...They just don't engage in the type of shenanigans we did these days.Oh well... they will never miss what they don't know.Perhaps that is a good...
View ArticleRe: Navy to give Breathalyzers to sailors, Marines as they report for duty...
Chief , Portsmouth ,Va. navy yard acey/ducey club had Go-Go dancer at the noon hour in a cage . Great memories .
View ArticleRe: Navy to give Breathalyzers to sailors, Marines as they report for duty...
Mixed feelings. I believe in responsible drinking, which is tough for some. During my mere 4 years I saw a lot of evil things involving alcohol. Both among youngsters and old timers. Some old timers...
View ArticleRe: Navy to give Breathalyzers to sailors, Marines as they report for duty...
That will take all the fun out of a WestPac deployment!ldomac
View ArticleRe: Navy to give Breathalyzers to sailors, Marines as they report for duty...
I was a drunken sailor like many, and over twenty years I saw many deaths of quite young people due directly and only to alcohol. This is a good thing.
View ArticleRe: Navy to give Breathalyzers to sailors, Marines as they report for duty...
But one wonders how many have to fail to cancel a sailing? And what Skipper is gong to do that ?
View ArticleRe: Navy to give Breathalyzers to sailors, Marines as they report for duty...
I don't think the Sipper would delay sail if he had a significant number of his crew report for duty and blew bad on the breathalyzer. I think he would instead request a delay of 12 hours. However, I...
View ArticleRe: Navy to give Breathalyzers to sailors, Marines as they report for duty...
Something some you may have never known, sailors have Cinderella liberty .Meaning in my day ,they havd to be back to the ship at midnight . If the ship was to sail at 0800 that would be 8 hrs. of no...
View ArticleRe: Navy to give Breathalyzers to sailors, Marines as they report for duty...
It is graduated liberty, well it was on the carriers, E4's and below one time, the E7's and above were the last that had to embark. It was all dependent on what time we were getting underway. I...
View Article
