Shipmate

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a simple two syllable word that is said in so many ways

originally it was a positive term that showed affection and helped to build camaraderie

its use has changed over time though

walking on wet floor wax is the move of a shipmate

walking during colors (flag ceremony) is the move of a shipmate

the ass chewing that follows is the move of a shipmate

walking on wet paint is the move of a shipmate

the term shipmate has nothing to do with walking though

setting up two work areas parallel to each other to block off passage is the move a shipmate

ignoring signs and work areas is a shipmate move

crushing a guys foot playing with a hydraulic hoist is the move of a shipmate

the term shipmate has nothing to do with erecting or breaking bones or barriers though

a forty five minute crap with a line is the move of a shipmate

taking the time to rub two out while in the shower is the move of a shipmate

shitting in the shower or urinal is the move of a shipmate

the term shipmate has nothing to do with the head (bathroom) though

eating fourteen cookies so there are none left is the move of a shipmate

cooking a meal that runs out in the middle of the meal is the move of a shipmate

eating for time with a huge line waiting on you is the move of a shipmate

the term shipmate has nothing to do with the galley though

not making rank because a shipmate reenlisted and took your billet is the move of a shipmate

not making rank because a shipmate made a typo and graded your advancement exam on the wrong key is the move of a shipmate

making rank at the same time as people who made it off the next cycle due to others errors is the move of a shipmate

the term shipmate has nothing to do with personal advancement

hiding extreme psychological problems is the move of a shipmate

hiding extreme social problems is the move of a shipmate

ignoring requests for help is the move of a shipmate

telling a broken person to shut the fuck up and grow the fuck up is the move of a shipmate

the term shipmate has nothing to do with interpersonal problems

having reserved parking for ship safety based on rank is the move of a shipmate

towing a guys car off base where it gets broke in to is the move of a shipmate

laughing in his face when he tells you of this is the move of a shipmate

scraping someone's car in the parking lot then putting a sorry note on their car with no contact info is the move of a shipmate

the term shipmate has nothing to do with cars though

locking a roommate out of the room is the move of a shipmate

stealing all of his change is the move of a shipmate

eating all of his food is the move of a shipmate

unplugging the alarm clock is the move of a shipmate

putting dirty underwear under the pillow is the move of a shipmate

the term shipmate has nothing to do with courtesy

messing up a guys pay and taking months to fix it is the move of a shipmate

ignoring his requests to fix it is the move of a shipmate

bitching him out for fixing it himself is the move of a shipmate

the term shipmate has nothing to do with office work

it has gotten to the point that it has application outside the military

a guy off my boat came near me and some girls in a club

he asked her how long I have been her boyfriend for she said never and he said that's not what he said ... ha heoe

he was not my friend but a shipmate

we let guys off our boat stay at our house free while we were underway and paying rent

one broke a window which has still not been fixed

the best guy stole $600, ran up 2 phone bills, stopped paying for garbage and left it on the porch, ran up a huge electric bill, used all the heating oil, borrowed a car for a few thousand miles, and never paid one cent of any bill (update: paid $400 after was threatened to be turned in. my roommates are willing to let that slide and it disgusts me)

the term shipmate has nothing to do with being human and not a piece of shit

the perfect example would be when I met a cool girl on a Thursday and she was going to drive an hour and a half to see me

some of my shipmates came over to pick me up and we went to exercise then to a cage fight at the casino

the fight started later than we thought, and they were lasting long

I always take an end seat at public events so a pretty girl can sit next to me which one did half way through

she said she was a model and she was flirting with me a lot

when she got up a guy sat where she was sitting to shipmate me

I, being aware of shipmate moves, got up and got a soda

I accidentally bumped her as she had me earlier many times and then I sat back down before the girls did

she made that guy move

I then shipmated myself by leaving without hooking up with this pretty girl and missing the best fights

the other girl got off work early to come to my house and my roommate said I wasn't around and ....

she was gone by the time I had gotten home and I had to ride back 45 minutes each way to pick up my friends completed the self administered shipmate move

My name is Aaron Wall. I am 76 inches of manlove hunk with green eyes who is in great .... Just kidding. I grew up in Illinois although they probably would not want to claim me. I grew up moving to smaller and smaller towns. After high school I became a nuclear reactor operator in the navy. Found that lifestyle and life in general not worthwhile, and understand why there are so many suicides or suicide attempts in the navy. I did 5.5 years on a 6 year contract to get no benefits and told what a piece of shit I am. I am honored to have wasted so much of my life on something so horrible. I feel I will never again be able to be that wasteful without actually killing myself. I drank and used drugs into trouble. Many people tried to define me and what I believe is that I have a hard time lying to myself. Each waking day in the Navy for about 2.5 years I was forced to lie to myself when justifying life as I knew it. Before and after my enlistment I have never woke up in a place not knowing how I got there. While enlisted I probably completed this feat 20 times. This was the source of my problems.

In a no so rare twist of irony I am forced to smile. The kid that turned me in for my drug usage (after frequently talking to me about his WEED habit) was advanced based on the fact that he turned me in, not on merit, over some deserving people. This guy was so loyal to the navy that within one week of my discharge he had already threatened to cut up his wrists to leave the boat. He obviously was a far greater asset to the navy than I. After all, I was merely the best reactor operator on the boat while he was a cook. I was not qualified for his job because my ASVAB was too high. He told me that he turned me in because he was worried about the safety of the crew. After I worked with him in the galley I saw his high personal standards in action. I watched him rinse off chicken then fell out of the pan into a sink full of dirty deck towels then place it right back in the pan. The navy is full of helpful psychologists who sent him back to work when he was doing that in a good mind set and when he does something wrong in a bad mind set then it will be a total surprise. I guess I just never cared as much as he did.

What am I really trying to say? Shipmates claim to have no affect on each other as they destroy their best members socially, physically, economically and psychologically. I am not trying to say I would rather be in jail than enlisted on a submarine, however I would have been much more accepting of my fate if I knew that it was intended as a punishment or if I would have done something wrong to arrive in the cell (not that you necisarily need to.) In jail I doubt they would make me huff paint and tell me not to do drugs. In the cell they would probably have the decency to tell me that I was being involved in a psychological test before they started manipulating my oxygen levels for their best interests.

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