Gunners Mate Drinkwater reporting aboard, Sir.

[Long Drinkwater]

Greetings from The Republic of Vermont (est. 1777), home of Robert's Rangers, Ethan Allen, and USS Eagle.
Been fooling around with black powder since 1966, but on my own, as I'm not much of a joiner. Back in the 60s and 70s muzzle loading shoots were a real blast, but then life got complicated and other "priorities" seduced my attention until I retired a few years ago. Currently building a .45 flintlock longrifle to go with my assortment of Hawken style T/Cs and CVAs and the hybrid 1873 Springfield/Numrich Instant Muzzleloader mongrel that started it all. Glad to be aboard, Sir, where do I hang my hammock?

 

[Duk]

Welcome from North Dakota. Good to see a navy brother here.

 

[_Silver_]

welcome

 

[Stevan]

Find two tree about 5 to 8 in diameter and 12', , , come on you know. Hi, from Michigan. Thanks, Steve

 

[andy52]

USN HT-2 welcomes you aboard Gunnery's mate Drinkwater.

 

[Long Drinkwater]

USN HT-2 welcomes you aboard Gunnery's mate Drinkwater.

In the interest of full disclosure, the "gunners mate" was merely in jest. If I used my actual rate (TraDevman), you squids would all be going "Huh?". That rate was abolished 36 years ago, 14 years after I got out. We were the "Toy Doctors" who kept all manner of training devices, from movie projectors to flight simulator/weapon system trainers, to PLAT cameras, to submarine escape tanks, working, and our customers happy. When our gear went walkabout on us, and training schedules got held up, we quickly became "Turd Dunkers" in the local vernacular. And the gear would always choose 1600 on Friday to go walkabout on a party weekend. My F4 Phantom radar trainer was especially reliable in that regard.

 

[Stumpkiller]

Welcome from New York State's Central-Leatherstocking region. Established in 1624 by the Dutch. ;-). (At least the lower part of it up to the Eastern shores of the Susquehanna River).

Of course the Haudenosaunee have a valid argument that it had been "established" much earlier.

 

[CuNosecap]

Welcome from NC. Green side Navy here. FMF.

 

[Eutycus]

Howdy and Welcome from Texas!

 

[oldwood]

Welcome from Pa.. , and thank yee for ure service to our Country.

 

[toot]

Welcome.

 

[Rancocas]

Welcome.
QM-3, destroyer man here. The "Galloping Greyhounds".

 

[LANEY REECE]

THANKS for your SERVICE, from Nth. LOUISIANA.

 

[VA Hawken]

Welcome from Winchester, VA!

 

[kelljp]

Welcome from East TN

 

[Cliffdweller]

Welcome also from Vermont

 

[Old-Duckman]

Welcome. I was a GMG3, spent 3 years and 5 months on the USS Detroit AOE4, the last couple of years (or there abouts) I was the ships armourer. Back then we still had Thompsons and BARs though we also had M14s and M60s too, 1911s, some pump shotguns (I don’t remember the make/model) and a bunch of shotline guns which we, of course, used for UNREPs.

I hope you enjoy your time here, I know that I have.

 

[LSLibelo]

Welcome from California.

 

[Mulebrain]

Welcome aboard! BM-3

 

[Whughett]

Welcome from Rhode Islamd MM3 here. Only a few miles from the piers that my destroyer was tied to. 60 to 64.