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ManMythLegend posted:I've never been to Magu so I have no ability to compare to anything, but loving I would live in NoVa a thousand times before jax
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PneumonicBook posted:I would live in NoVa a thousand times before jax Same here.
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You guys are loving crazy. NOVA is the armpit of the east coast. I would take orders to Djibouti before I took orders to Norfolk.
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ManMythLegend posted:You guys are loving crazy. NOVA is the armpit of the east coast. I would take orders to Djibouti before I took orders to Norfolk. I never said anything about Norfolk.
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Jun 28, 2020 04:11
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ManMythLegend posted:You guys are loving crazy. NOVA is the armpit of the east coast. I would take orders to Djibouti before I took orders to Norfolk. Ah, I was thinking more DC metro area. Still Norfolk wasn't that bad when I grew up there, but that was during the Cold War.
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Vincent Van Goatse posted:Ah, I was thinking more DC metro area. Still Norfolk wasn't that bad when I grew up there, but that was during the Cold War. The entire Hampton Roads region resembles a more temperate Flint, Michigan nowadays, but the service economy is kept on life support by the military bases and all the business the rental properties generate. Largely vacant strip malls have weeds growing up through parking lots with mostly empty storefronts dotted with the occasional pretty blatant money laundering front like hair/nail salons, check cashing spots galore...most retail is big box only. There are small pockets that resemble something modern, like they tried turning the area around Pembroke Mall into a Reston Town Center and stopped like 15% of the way through. There's a Shake Shack and a tall building. That's pretty much it. They also built a light rail system that goes from Newtown Road to downtown Norfolk. They still haven't appreciably changed the roads and commuting around the area's still a loving nightmare. ...that's pretty much it. Oh, a large portion of the area *does* have FiOS, so there's that. 
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BIG HEADLINE posted:They also built a light rail system that goes from Newtown Road to downtown Norfolk. They still haven't appreciably changed the roads and commuting around the area's still a loving nightmare. It is still insane that they wouldn't approve the extension of the Tide to NOB. So many people going to the same spot but why try and make it easier and safer. So many loving accidents on 64 and 564 could be avoided daily
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Jun 28, 2020 04:27
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Isn't the rule of the navy, the closer you are to Norfolk the worse things are?
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On what planet is Norfolk, some 20 miles from the state's southern border, considered part of NoVA?
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McNally posted:On what planet is Norfolk, some 20 miles from the state's southern border, considered part of NoVA? It's not, but eventually there'll be HOV lanes stretching down to Richmond from NoVA, and they're *finally* getting around to widening I-64 between Hampton and Richmond. As far as I'm concerned, NoVA stops a few miles south of Fredericksburg, and even that's being generous. Also, anyone who finds their way up here to the DC Area, even temporarily, is welcome on the DC Goon Slack. BIG HEADLINE fucked around with this message at 04:41 on Jun 28, 2020 |
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Jun 28, 2020 04:37
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BIG HEADLINE posted:It's not, but eventually there'll be HOV lanes stretching down to Richmond from NoVA, and they're *finally* getting around to widening I-64 between Hampton and Richmond. So you're considering anything north of fred Vegas the DC area?
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Jun 28, 2020 04:48
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BIG HEADLINE posted:It's not, but eventually there'll be HOV lanes stretching down to Richmond from NoVA, and they're *finally* getting around to widening I-64 between Hampton and Richmond. Sorry, I was replying to this: ManMythLegend posted:You guys are loving crazy. NOVA is the armpit of the east coast. I would take orders to Djibouti before I took orders to Norfolk.
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PneumonicBook posted:So you're considering anything north of fred Vegas the DC area? Like I said, I'm being generous. A nice natural dividing line between NoVA and CentVA is the Rappahannock. Coincidentally, the moment you cross the Rappahannock, you're a mile from the northernmost Cook Out in BIG HEADLINE fucked around with this message at 04:55 on Jun 28, 2020 |
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If I was still in and received orders to Norfolk, I would fuckin desert
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Jun 28, 2020 06:10
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The general rule is always, the farther you are from a fleet concentration area, the better. My best tour was, and always will be, my exchange tour with the Germans as there are 0 US Navy assets in country and C6F gave less than two fucks about my status.
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Jun 28, 2020 11:36
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Yar Getting WiFi at sea yarrrrrr
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Jun 28, 2020 12:26
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Crabdad is just making poo poo up at this point.
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McNally posted:On what planet is Norfolk, some 20 miles from the state's southern border, considered part of NoVA? Yeah, this is my had. I wasn't paying attention to what Pneumonic and VVG said and my brain was just locked on what a complete shithole the entire Norfolk area is.
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AlternateNu posted:The general rule is always, the farther you are from a fleet concentration area, the better. After I left active duty I stayed in San Diego to get my Master's degree and it's enough of a real city that I could pretend the Navy didn't exist.
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Stultus Maximus posted:After I left active duty I stayed in San Diego to get my Master's degree and it's enough of a real city that I could pretend the Navy didn't exist. I'm specifically talking if you're still under the thumb of the Navy. Norfolk is a poo poo area regardless of the fleet concentration. But being a cog is easier the farther you are away from the people who pull the levers.
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I liked Jacksonville but I mainly did stuff out doors. Lots of places to go kayaking, plenty of state parks etc. Of course this was 30 lbs ago but we'd park somewhere with public beach access and then run along the beach to get into the state parks and we'd have the beach to ourselves.
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SquirrelyPSU posted:Crabdad is just making poo poo up at this point. Please I would never lie about such mundane stuff. However I’m a little concerned that steak made to order and blackened shrimp night may be as good as it sounds.
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Jun 28, 2020 15:55
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Can you believe that, because of COVID, they've cut it down to only one massage appointment a week!? Unthinkable.
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There's crabdad's Navy and then there's the Navy everyone else experienced, they are very different
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orange juche posted:There's crabdad's Navy and then there's the Navy everyone else experienced, they are very different The khaki experience on a blueshirt's pay
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MFU and SUP have steak once a week and prime rib once every ten days in their contract. We also have WiFi in most of our contracts now. I'm not sure what MSCs status is there but some of it is filtering out. The single biggest improvement a company can make is to ensure WiFi so people can text, check Facebook, Skype and pay bills. Foreign flags are 5+ years ahead of the US here but even the cheapest companies are getting there.
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Glad to see Crabman is still doing Navy the right way Also he might be the only one left in GiP that’s still enlisted
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Story time! So my old Naval Mobile Construction Battalion, one of the second classes a few weeks ago went on TikTok and road tested his tight five. It was "I'm not racist BUT" jokes, so you can imagine how great it was. An African American senior chief saw it and got it ran up and the dude went to mast. He's a 12 year or something E-5 so busted down and he's out, and given the USN stance on racism, zero tolerance for that poo poo and everything this should be a wrap. He lost his warfare device. Another second was recently knocked down and restricted for not having hopped to fast enough for a tasking from an Ensign on a field exercise. SEABEEEEEEEEEEEEEEES
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Seconding getting away from Norfolk. I live almost to Franklin and like it quite a bit. Hunting is good and I'm a few hours away from decent hiking. Really can't complain. But I guess I am from Fresno, California. As a city nothing in VA holds a candle to San Diego. If I got stationed there I would be an alcoholic.
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maffew buildings posted:Story time! So my old Naval Mobile Construction Battalion, one of the second classes a few weeks ago went on TikTok and road tested his tight five. It was "I'm not racist BUT" jokes, so you can imagine how great it was. An African American senior chief saw it and got it ran up and the dude went to mast. He's a 12 year or something E-5 so busted down and he's out, and given the USN stance on racism, zero tolerance for that poo poo and everything this should be a wrap. Good
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Man, I must be an anomaly but I actually liked Norfolk. Bought a house in Oceanview so it was a 15 minute drive to the flight line through the back gate and was only longer if I had to be there at 0700. Halfway through my tour the TopGolf was built, Town Center and Ghent had decent food scenes, and it wasn’t a terrible trip up to DC or Philly. Granted, it’s no San Diego but my wife and I both agreed we wouldn’t fight orders back there.
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TidePods4Lunch posted:Man, I must be an anomaly but I actually liked Norfolk. Bought a house in Oceanview so it was a 15 minute drive to the flight line through the back gate and was only longer if I had to be there at 0700. Halfway through my tour the TopGolf was built, Town Center and Ghent had decent food scenes, and it wasn’t a terrible trip up to DC or Philly. Granted, it’s no San Diego but my wife and I both agreed we wouldn’t fight orders back there. Nah, I'm pretty much the same mindset. I've enjoyed my time here, it definitely seems a lot better than it was 10 years ago (though not being an FRS student also probably helps). Downtown is pretty nice these days, it feels like a pretty average moderately-sized American city. For this latest set of orders I told my detailer that my preference was Mugu but I certainly wouldn't be unhappy to stay in Norfolk. I was really hoping to rent out a couple Top Golf bays for my bail but that's probably not going to happen with the latest COVID restrictions. Also western Virginia and the Appalachians are some good low-key hiking and weekend vacation areas.
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Thanks for all the advice. I put in a single application for Point Mugu, so wish me luck. Virginia Beach isn't terrible, but after a few years we had done every single thing possible to do in the area, including visiting Luray Caverns, Blue Ridge Parkway, D.C., etc. more than a few times. We'll have been here for over 7 years by the time my PRD is up, and holy poo poo we are BORED. Also, it takes us 20 minutes just to get to the nearest entrance to the 64/264, which is mostly self-imposed by wanting to be near Dam Neck, but for Californians, it is absolute torture. We need to live near a freeway. We are Californians. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dCer2e0t8r8
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Time Crisis Actor posted:Glad to see Crabman is still doing Navy the right way Sadly not true. There are a few more
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DustyNuts posted:Thanks for all the advice. I put in a single application for Point Mugu, so wish me luck. Virginia Beach isn't terrible, but after a few years we had done every single thing possible to do in the area, including visiting Luray Caverns, Blue Ridge Parkway, D.C., etc. more than a few times. We'll have been here for over 7 years by the time my PRD is up, and holy poo poo we are BORED. Also, it takes us 20 minutes just to get to the nearest entrance to the 64/264, which is mostly self-imposed by wanting to be near Dam Neck, but for Californians, it is absolute torture. If you land here you're invited over for BBQ and poo poo at the beach house which should current situation happen the fifth of never
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Norfolk and the surrounding cities have a ton to offer if you don't live inside the Navy/Government bubble that so many military families do. Although I might be biased because I grew up in some super rural areas.
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https://news.usni.org/2020/06/29/navy-education-for-seapower-program-under-review-by-new-secnavquote:A push to boost education across all ranks the Navy and the Marine Corps is under review by the office of the Secretary of the Navy and could face cuts in the future, USNI News has learned. The pivot to education is falling apart, which was my fear after Modly's career was found dead in a Guamanian hotel authorities ruled as autopodiacasphyxiation.
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Laranzu posted:Sadly not true. There are a few more 4 more years of reserve life  And ill just say my time in the reserves has been MUCH different.
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PneumonicBook posted:4 more years of reserve life I'm down to 3 1/2. Starting to wonder if a 40+ year old guy trying weed for the first time is pathetic.
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PneumonicBook posted:4 more years of reserve life pick your rate pick your fate! 
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