Navy Test

[Doc_Pardue]

Lets see if any of you Corpsmen, Hospital Men, (Women too),Ward Steward, really know the Navy...I got 5 correct...

http://www.funtrivia.com/playquiz/quiz14535310a5b40.html

[Da-Chief]

Here's mine..

You scored: 9 / 10
Total points: 90
The average score for this quiz: 7 / 10

You are currently playing as a FunTrivia Guest and therefore your score has NOT been saved.


;-) Today's was for Ships classifications..

[Doc_Pardue]

Oh, now I know why they call you DA_CHIEF

[andrew]

I got 8 of 10, I fell for the Hull # trick. Second guess what I already knew. I've always been a greenside Corpsman, I guessed at the AO and was wrong.

[Da-Chief]

I think AO was the one I got wrong as well.. But only missed 1..

;-)
Later

HMC

[olddoc1]

:DWell, I got 10 out of 10, buth then thats why I was the Senior Chief, (not related to AARP) Now here was a test breaker. What was
Goatsthorn? Saw it on a couple of advancement tests, along time ago. OldDoc1

[olddoc1]

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I dont know why this did not take the first time. I got 10 out of 10, but then again thats why I was the Senior Chief, not related to AARP seniors (i think?)

Now the ultimate question: When where were mail bouys used and what color were they? Follow up question, What is goatsthorn?

[Doc_Pardue]

Army test...


Can anyone tell me what a M113 is?

Does the Army have a Navy, railroad, or flying saucer?

I will post the answer tomorrow.

[Da-Chief]

Yes the Army has a Navy and actually have more boats then the Navy, this is changing though with Riverine Warfare..

:-)

I thought I saw a Flying Saucer last night but I was on 2 glasses of wine and had just finihsed putting a train set togethor.. (Hint RTFM=Read the F*cking Manual)..

;-)
Darrell

[Da-Chief]

Merry Christmas John!!!!

Hope your doing well in Corpus Christi!

Chief.

[Corpsman77]

You scored: 8 / 10
Total points: 80
The average score for this quiz: 7 / 10

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[Da-Chief]

Heh Corpsman 77I expected you to do better your right out of Boot Camp?? WTF Man..

:P

HMC

[Corpsman77]

I had to dump some knowledge to retain all that new medical stuff. I'm lucky I still remember how to march ...

:shock:

On a side note, the other night my wife and I were watching some drinking/drug teenager show. It showed 4 kids (15-17) who were involved in drinking accidents, etc. During the show, I was able to understand a good portion of the medical terminology. Woot for me!

[popsie]

I only spent 2 and half hours on a ship for a tour during my A school. I still got 9/10. It was the AO question. Oh well wasn't on one of those either. M113 I know. It's a personel carrier I believe.

[Doc_Pardue]

M113 is an armour personel carrier. The Army does have a small Navy mainly troop landing vessels. However, the Army and Navy have worked together in a Joint Operation called Mobile Riverine Force. The Navy operated the ships and dropped off the Army guys to go on patrol. The Army's Navy is at Ft. Story, Va. just south of Virginia Beach.

The Army Transportation at Ft. Eustis, Va. has a railroad with cars to carry supplies, troops, across Country. The staff persons on the trains are locamotive engineers.

If you happen to be anywhere near Ft. Eustis, Va. near Norfolk, Va. go to the Transportation Museum and you will find a two man flying saucer. The craft can hoover but was never developed beyond the test trials that rated it a failure.

Of course, the Air Force may have its hands on a few of the UFO's in Area 51 near Las Vegas, NV. Hard to know fact from fiction in classified areas.

Doc Pardue

[old navy]

The Army also has a lot of boats used in building bridges.



How did the Army's rolling stock get to Iraq? Aboard a bunch of BANS's. Big Ass Navy Ships. Ships of the Ready Reserve Force that are maintained by the Maritime Administration until needed. They are then turned over to the U.S. Navy's Military Sealift Command, crewed by civilians and floated over.

[Doc_Pardue]

Just how big are these BOATS?Are they anything like cruise ships?

[old navy]

General Characteristics
Bob Hope Class
Watson Class

Builder
Avondale Industries
National Steel and Shipbuilding

Power Plant
4 Colt Pielstick 10 PC4.2 V diesels;
65,160 hp(m) (47.89 MW)
2 GE Marine LM gas turbines;
64,000 hp (7.7 MW);
2 shafts, cp props

Length
951.4 feet (290 meters)

Beam
106 feet (32.3 meters)

Displacement
62,069 tons full load
(63,055.9 long tons)
62,968 tons full load
(63,969.2 long tons)

Cargo capacity
380,000 sq. ft.
393,000 sq. ft.

Speed
24 knots (27.6 mph)

Crew
26 civilian crew (up to 45);
up to 50 active duty

The bridge building boats aren't very big. The characteristics of the ships that transports all the Army gear is listed above. About the size of a cruise ship I guess.

[Da-Chief]

These are in my home town of Alameda CA, which if you have ever been to NAS Alameda is now a shell of itself, The last BRAC killed a Navy town.

Chief