Awesome KP! My first grandchild will be here just before March Madness. Her name will be Isabella, but I'm calling her Izzy.
Kp ever serve on a Carrier? I used to see them across the harbor from NTC. Pretty impressive boats and they were pretty much the only ones that had a dental clinic.
Terry, I was on 3 carriers. USS Franklin D. Roosevelt (CV42), USS Eisenhower (CVN69), and USS Coral Sea (CV43) and yes we had Flight Surgeons and a Dentist.
Interesting kp... that's two Coral Sea's for you. Must've been a big change when you got on a Nimitz class...
Yeah I actually was on the decommissioning crew of the FDR and the Coral Sea and I was on the commissioning crew of the Ike. (Plankowner).
Plank owner is a crewmember of a ship at the time of commissioning. Traditionally, A plank owner receives a plank of the ship's deck when the the ship is decommissioned, obviously dates from the times of wooden ships.
That's great KP! My Dad is a plank owner from the USS Talbot DD-114. He tells me he must be really old since she was decommissioned a good while ago.
Yeah the FDR was decommissioned in 1977. Coral Sea in 1990. So I know the feeling. Hell the Ike was Commissioned in 1977
So I was on the Battleship Wisconsin, which was in Newport News Navy Yard for tourists...there are no wooden planks on the decks so what do you get?
I'm not sure. Probably a coin or a certificate. I actually got a coin after the FDR was decommissioned. I think they used the ship's MWR funds to mint a limited edition serialized silver.coin for.all of the crew that made the last cruise.
Michigan State wins over Kentucky tonight in a double OT 86-77 in the State Farm Champions basketball classic.
Michigan State looks really good even though they came into the season unranked But they gave #2 rated Gonzaga all they could handle out on the west coast and then they beat #4 rated Kentucky in a great game. Look out Big 10, which looks wide open as they have no teams in the top 10 and only 3 teams in the top 25.
Kansas beats Duke in the second game of the State Farm Champions game 69-64. First loss for their new coach. We will play Duke on their home court in the ACC challenge game this season.
I read that some (don't know who) have picked IU to finish first in the Big 10. I'm somewhat puzzled by that, but what do I know?
Big Ten race should be an interesting one this season. Michigan State, Iowa, Michigan Illinois, Indiana, Purdue all are contenders. Winner will have four losses in my opinion.
AJ, yes I think Teak was used on parts of Navy ships decking, or so I've read. I old but not old enough to know from experience.
There was no Tiki or other wood planks on the Battleship Wisconsin when I toured it in fact there wasn't a lot to keep a sailor from going over board, no high railings like you see on cruise ships. Damn scary if you ask me.
AJ wouldn't know... they never let the jarheads above the bilge tanks... and by the way... the Aggies are ranked for the first time since 2017. WOOHOO!!!