tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4901205574058136834.post4089251562678646639..comments2024-03-26T20:17:30.126-07:00Comments on Every Blade of Grass: Quiet Day At Seadrjimhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05647484115197408897noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4901205574058136834.post-78985496513362534292012-05-23T09:30:42.914-07:002012-05-23T09:30:42.914-07:00Yeah....these days they'd probably consider it...Yeah....these days they'd probably consider it 'hazing'!<br />They had to really tone down the King Neptune ceremony after a customer complained. It wasn't *nearly* as "traditional" as it was in the Navy, but still, somebody griped, and now they just hand out the certificates.<br />Gee....does that make me a real Shellback, or not....?<br />Considering this is my 17th mission, and on each mission we "cross" the Equator 6 times or more while we maneuver the ships around, I've got a LOT of "Equator Crossings"!drjimhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05647484115197408897noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4901205574058136834.post-1281692359756691032012-05-23T08:54:17.251-07:002012-05-23T08:54:17.251-07:00Good points re the vest. :-) And yeah, fitting out...Good points re the vest. :-) And yeah, fitting out through those little windows can be fun! Good thing they don't make y'all go through the dunker...Old NFOhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16404197287935017147noreply@blogger.com