rd -- yeah, that's the thing. i'd like to be a pen pal again, but it just seems like something more for chicks to do. *chuckle* i'm definitely not wanting to kick up some lonely sailor's romantical instincts! *ducks*

(we all know it's only those guys on SUBMARINES to avoid. 20 sailors go out, 10 couples come back, yadda yadda!) 😉

it would just be me writing, though. sara's got no time for stuff like that (teachers do a LOT of work at home). but i'd hate to be the trooper overseas looking forward to a little personal howdy from home and instead of getting Mary Jane Girlnextdoor, he gets sicilian tony saying YO! lol

damn, sounds like there are some serious horror stories about relationships gone south while the bf/hubby is deployed. that's gotta hurt. welcome home, hero? yeah, RIGHT! 😛 poor bastids.

To finish out the above as to what CW was saying...

my Divorce including all the credit card bills, $1,568.00 phone bill, $330.00 cell phone bill, and $148.00 internet bill Grand total including my lawyer fee's $37,000 plus I walked away with no furniture accept the 28 cu ft chest Freezer for my hunting meats.. and my Harley (paid off pryor) she got a 94 Olds Delta 88 Royal, the house and a part of my retirement (federal) not my Military because it's based on a points system and at the time of Divorce wouldn't have been worth fighting for is what her lawyer told all in a meeting behind the scenes...

within 3 1/2 yrs I paid all the debts off, reistablished my Credit.. and to this day will never own another CC accept for the manditory military card... bought a house and now own a 2002 FWD Ford extended cab.. my next purchase will put my Arse back in the saddle again... tina my new wife laughs at how anal I am about credit and bills and ****... but one has to walk it to know.... we have a joint account and I have my accounts.... I love her, I trust her, But I will never be burned again....

Macs it is great to hear about you and yours.. and many others out there that know the meaning of the word Marrage....

sorry for the rant on about a differnt topic now back to the reguraly scheduled corpsman... damn sure is enough navy guys around these parts LMAO!!!!

any you guy's run into any Ordies???

or drink beer with em???

Hog

Cav,

At this point I don't really think in terms of a traditional "pen pal." I figure there are guys (or girls) deployed that need things they can't get or have trouble getting where they are. My sister used to send me paperback books. She'd send a package of 5 or 6. When I read them I'd pass them on, or sometimes I'd initial them, so she'd know I read them and not send them again, and send them back. Cookies, I've already mentioned. Cigars, wet wipes, new socks. Hell, these kids are putting their lives on hold and their a$$e$ on the line.

Hi Honey,

I've been lonely lately waiting for you to get home. I'm so excited that your deployment is almost up and you'll be back in my arms soon. These past 5 1/2 months have gone by so slow.

By the way, I have some wonderful news. Yes, we're pregnent. You know all that trying before you left finely paid off. I went to the doctor this morning and he said I'm already at 12 weeks. I haven't called your mom yet, I thought you may want to suprise her yourself.

I've got to run now. Only 16 days and a hook.

Love always,

Jane

(I apologize to anyone that's ever gotten this letter for making light of the situation, but this would have to be one of the worst.)

Hey Hog? Know why divorces are so f**king expensive? Because they're worth it!!

That's what my buddy Dan told me. He is the mellowest guy in the world and his ex was just verbally abusing him one day when I was over at his house. I am an extremely loyal friend and I just couldn't sit there while she belittled him in front of his best friend... so I says to Dan - "Why did you marry her? She's got no tits, a flat ass and a moustache."

To this day we still call that the "Trifecta" and laugh every time we think of it.

Woulda had some real "weirdness" between us if they'd have stayed together! We've been like brothers since 1992 though and he understands I was just defending him.

speaking of divorce and abuses and such, i'm gonna start a couple of threads. these are topics about which i've recently become enlightened -- talking to guys who have been royally screwed in divorces and also the very invisible problem of men as VICTIMS of abuse (contrary to the notion that men are abusers). my wife -- hardcore feminist that she is -- was talking to me today about research she'd just read about, from sources she trusts, that basically reveal that women and men are about equal as victims of domestic violence and abuse; the percentage of women is only slightly higher, and domestic violence where men are victims is becoming increasingly more deadly. :/

i guess that i am the only corpsman around oh well

To all deployed - DON'T SIGN THE POWER OF ATTORNEY!!! You might catch hell from the skipper and legal, but it's worth it to keep your sh*t. Just say no!

Tony, you served and defended. Only difference was, instead of wearing the Colors on your sleeve and 782 gear, you wore a badge and a duty belt. Never forget that. Good to go in my book!

E4A (Mike)

What E4A said!

skimmers all, what no Dolphins?

thanks, guys. i appreciate that.

corpsman, sorry for jackin' your thread there. looks like you're the singular medicine man on board here. my best friend just got out of the navy -- she was a 2nd LtJG at the navy hospital down in mayport. had nothing but good things to say about the corpsmen she worked with.

hn,

Marines always take care of their docs. Send me your snailer at [email protected]

email sent and as for nurses until i met my wife i did not think to highly of them but there are some good ones out there corpsman do almost all of the work in the medical field but it is kind of nice we practice without a degree that is if the doctor trust us you get to do some cool stuff drop tubes small surgeries

hn, i hear ya. my friend was one of the good 'uns. she recognized all the corpsmen did and was quick to back them up and acknowledge that. she's always been a very gung-ho and hands-on type (wanted to be a flight nurse), and i think partly she envied the corpsmen getting to "get their hands dirty" while she did more administrative stuff (she hated that). heh.

she's a hottie, too, so i think that helped the hours pass a little easier. 😉

when i met my wife she asked me what i thought of nurses after that she never asked again she works at portsmouth as an rn go figure but then again she isnt military

rd2thbn: hey, i made contact with that USMC BOTL who's deployed right now -- he and his boys are in a vile place of it, too.

actually, his wife got back to me and assured me that her husband had under his command "many young marines in desperate need of some 'love' from home."

you were looking for someone deployed overseas to write to and/or send care packages to -- please email me at BBELTRISI at ec.rr.com if you're still interested, and i'll get you this 1stSgt.'s mailing address.