Sitting duty as the the 'Navy's SDO' you get to see some interesting things cross your desk from time to time, it happens when you get every OPREP/SITREP/Navy Blue from big Navy. Last Friday's duty had more gems than usual, and I thought some here would find them informative:
-If you plan on starting the weekend by getting high when you get back to the barracks, don't pull out your bag of weed and lay it on the counter when you are at the shopette buying your munchies so everyone can see it. Not only will a few of your fellow sailors report it, you might leave behind a little bit of a 'green leafy substance' so the cops can confirm that it is indeed an illegal substance. So when they finally find you meandering back to the barracks they have probable cause to search you and find that bag of 'leafy green substance' still on you.
-Don't toss around live ammo, especially into a metal can. Even a hippie like me knows that a live round doesn't need to be in a gun to go off and hit you in the hand.
-When you commit a 'lewd act' in public, make sure you 'illegally' carrying a handgun on you, especially in New York City. It doesn't really matter what your politics are, don't be stupid and break the law, twice.
-Finally, no matter how good of an idea it may seem at the time, I can assure you that the carved wooden pirate you saw sitting in front of the restaurant will not look better in your front yard. Especially when the restaurant wants their pirate back and asks the Navy to get it back for them. You don't want to be 'that guy' just a few weeks after you started your Navy career, Ensign.
And just so you know, the SECNAV and CNO will be briefed on your shenanigans, and anyone on SIPR will be able to read about them too (and yes, there are a lot of people who do).
Have a fine Navy day!
-If you plan on starting the weekend by getting high when you get back to the barracks, don't pull out your bag of weed and lay it on the counter when you are at the shopette buying your munchies so everyone can see it. Not only will a few of your fellow sailors report it, you might leave behind a little bit of a 'green leafy substance' so the cops can confirm that it is indeed an illegal substance. So when they finally find you meandering back to the barracks they have probable cause to search you and find that bag of 'leafy green substance' still on you.
-Don't toss around live ammo, especially into a metal can. Even a hippie like me knows that a live round doesn't need to be in a gun to go off and hit you in the hand.
-When you commit a 'lewd act' in public, make sure you 'illegally' carrying a handgun on you, especially in New York City. It doesn't really matter what your politics are, don't be stupid and break the law, twice.
-Finally, no matter how good of an idea it may seem at the time, I can assure you that the carved wooden pirate you saw sitting in front of the restaurant will not look better in your front yard. Especially when the restaurant wants their pirate back and asks the Navy to get it back for them. You don't want to be 'that guy' just a few weeks after you started your Navy career, Ensign.
And just so you know, the SECNAV and CNO will be briefed on your shenanigans, and anyone on SIPR will be able to read about them too (and yes, there are a lot of people who do).
Have a fine Navy day!
