- you scream out to the guy in front of you "hey shipmate!" even
though his name is written accross his ass
- you scream "hey shipmate!" to the guy in front of you when his name
ISN'T written across his ass and proceed to shit all over him for it
- you "help" out your division by taking any and all problems straight
to the boss (i.e. division officer or chief and above) to "receive input"
on how to solve them.
- a backpack over someones shoulder means something to you
- you notify your "chain of command" about everything except your
need to attend TAP class
- you grab a free copy of "All Hands" magazine to READ instead of
grabbing a whole bunch for your dog at home
- you wear camouflage and you're in the navy
- you think a counseling chit is a useful tool vice a punishment
- you think its wrong to have a PAPERCLIP attached to you uniform (People Against
People Reenlisting Civilian Life Is Preferable=paperclip)
- your friends all have the same size nest under their crow, or bigger
- when asked to perform any mundane task for the division, your first impulse
is to find someone with less stripes
- its more important to you to have a clean uniform than to actually soil it
doing work
- other people do your work for you
- you are always the first person in line for food
- you want to be president of the first class association
- you're proud that people don't like you
- you think "lifer" is an honorable title