FILIPINOS in the USN

[xyzseaman]

Shipmates here calls me "loner" I guess I am. Di ko lang kasi trip yung mga trip nila eh...any pinoys from the service, retired or bootcamps or just got recruited? Post here... (deng, deng, deng, deng..."xyzseaman, departing".....deng!)

[bleemme]

My dad in in Us Navy and in Yoksuka he is First Class working for AIMD or somthing like that

[Cali4Nia]

Very very proud of all my kababayans in the US Navy and military....talagang very proud that you're serving your adopted country :D Don't have any relatives in the military but I know there's lots of filipinos in the military...keep up the good work:D

[ChicagoPinoy]

Originally posted by xyzseaman
Shipmates here calls me "loner" I guess I am. Di ko lang kasi trip yung mga trip nila eh...any pinoys from the service, retired or bootcamps or just got recruited? Post here... (deng, deng, deng, deng..."xyzseaman, departing".....deng!)


Hello Shipmate!

I'm in the reserve force-green side of the USNR, currently assigned to the 2/24 4th Marine Division as a Hospital Corpsman. Pinoys in the Marine and the Navy are really cool guys. Even yaong mga puti na marrried to Pinays are cool.
I just got back from the Navy exchange to have my last shopping, naku...ang daming Pinoys and I'm always glad to see our kababayans there doing their last shopping spree for the holidays.
3 months ago I just finished the Mountain Warfare and Mountain Medicine training in Bridgeport, CA. I had a blast. Being in the reserve force brings out the healing warrior in me.
Next AT will be in North Carolina.


deng deng....deng deng...ChicagoPinoy...departing....deng!

[bleemme]

You are Lucky you live in USA, I live in Japan, I CAN'T STAND NAVY EXCHANGE! I miss all the malls and outlets.

[xyzseaman]

Hey Bleemme, where in Japan? Yeah, you are right, NEX Sucks...kapag bibili ka ng damit dito eh you and several other people has the same shirt too! :grrr: Kaya pumupunta pa ako sa Ginza para bumili ng T-Shirt or order online...

Chicago Pinoy- Yeah, everytime we have a SOCEX with Force Recon, SEAL Teams, lagi akong may name-meet na Pinoy na Corpsman..they're ok and yung mga Kano na may asawang Pilipina...ok sila...kakatuwa...minsan bigla ka na lang i-ge greet ng "Hoy Pare!" Ikaw naman, parang "Huh?" nabigla hehe

Cali4nia - I'm seriously considering becoming an Officer and then maybe I can be a Liason Officer or something like that with the Phils... :)

[ChicagoPinoy]

I haven't been to NEX OCONUS. But I know for sure, NEX here in CONUS have great bargains. I got a SONY DVD 5-disc-changer for only $290 as compared to $490 in Sears or Best Buy.

[xyzseaman]

Yeah, ok yung NEX sa CONUS dahil mura. ;)

[ChicagoPinoy]

A PROSPEROUS 2001 to all my SHIPMATES!

[xyzseaman]

Same here :)

[pidro2]

hey! i'm glad to know that there are Navy people in the house!!! Anyway, I'm also a Hospital Corpsman -- Respiratory Therapist -- currently station in Okinawa, Japan. I just got back from leave in CONUS -- California. I went "window shopping" for some electronic items particulary HDTV and I'm quite surprise that there's more selections sa states. Walang sinabi ang mga audio/video items ng Exchange dito sa Japan. I hope that more Navy peeps will join us w/ this thread. Happy New Year to all of you.

[xyzseaman]

Yeah, CONUS Exchanges kicks butt...grrr, wala pa ring PS2 :grrr:

[ChicagoPinoy]

Hello shipmates!

Kumusta ang New Year ninyo?

[xyzseaman]

I was so drunk na I have no idea kung paano ako nakabalik sa barko...buti na lang hi-nook up ako ng Duty MAA namin hehehhe :)

[ChicagoPinoy]

Originally posted by xyzseaman
I was so drunk na I have no idea kung paano ako nakabalik sa barko...buti na lang hi-nook up ako ng Duty MAA namin hehehhe :)

wow..that must have been tough. Hope you did not puked. :)
I bet you had a headache the next day.

syempre masaya pa rin ang New year celebration sa Pinas. You just have to make sure na covered ang pagkain ninyo sa mesa because of the gunpowder.

[xyzseaman]

Grrr...gusto kong magbakasyon kahit saan....

[ChicagoPinoy]

Hey Shipmate xyzseaman,

When's the end of your tour?
Are you going to the reserves after your Active stint?

[xyzseaman]

My PRD with my ship is June 12, 2003. I think I'll re-enlist (kailangan makuha yung citizenship para mas mabilis hehehe)

[ChicagoPinoy]

Isn't it after 3 years in the Navy(Active) you can get your citizenship?

[xyzseaman]

Yeah....

[xyzseaman]

'ey Shipmate,

Do you have any plans of becoming an Officer? Mukhang ok eh....

[xyzseaman]

'ey Chicago Pinoy,

Do you have any plans of becoming an Officer? Mukhang ok eh....

[ChicagoPinoy]

You're right shipmate,

I won't get out of the US Navy force until I get commissioned. Even though I have 2 bachelor degrees in the medical field,they won't consider it since I graduated from our beloved country.
One of the qualifications before they honor an education degree in a medical field is that you need to be a graduate of an american institution.
I can go either in Medical Service Corps or Nurse Corps.
I am preparing for my masters here and hopefully next year I'll get my gold bar.

HOPEFULLY.

[xyzseaman]

Ooohhh...

Gud Lak Mein! :)

Anong program ang ginamit mo? (BOOST, ECP, LDO, etc?)

[ChicagoPinoy]

I spoke with an Officer Recruiter and they will still evaluate whether I can make it in the commission even if I graduate in P.I. That was last year.
Since I'm going for my graduate studies, Nurse Anesthesia program I might get direct commission.

You know in the Navy, anything can happen. So let's see.

Let the journey begin.

[xyzseaman]

hehe..Let the Journey begin... naalala mo yung nasa MEPS? Tsaka dun sa Bootcamp? HAHAHAHAHA...'kala mo, parang diyos yung RDCs tapos hirap kang tignan kung yung kaka-khaki ay Officer or Chief.... God, I miss those days :lol:

[ChicagoPinoy]

The MEPS.......oh I can't forget the physical examination...my first time to go naked ....yikes! :)

[xyzseaman]

Ohhhh, yes, yung examination...alam mo ba, yung nag-check sa akin ay isang babae! Ok sana kung maganda eh, kaso hindi...bwahahahahaha

[ChicagoPinoy]

remember? bend over. sabay-sundot. LOL. yikes

[misbee]

Are Chief Petty Officers considered commissioned officers ba? I used to have a friend before CPO siya but he graduated from Pinas. I think ngayon E7 na ang pay grade niya. Mataas na ba yong rango niya? Just curious.

[xyzseaman]

Chiefs gets more respect than officers...they have more experience (and get paid alot too! :D ) But Chiefs are not Commisioned Officers. They are still Enlisted.

Chicago Pinoy...BWAHAHAHAHAHA! Bend over...hahahaha how about that stupid Duck walk? Geez...hehehe

[ChicagoPinoy]

Duck walk wearing briefs only...that was cool.

and the urine drug test....golly, I can't piss in the cup when somebody is staring and watching you.

[xyzseaman]

Hahahahaha...alam mo ba, nung pagbaba namin sa RTC, sus, ang dilim tapos, medyo umaaambon-ambon pa...Yung matndang Petty Officer doon na kailangan, sabay-sabay ninyong ibababa yung mga gamit ninyo...grabe yon. Tapos yung Piss test, I've been standing there for 15 minutes dahil hindi talaga ako maihi...tapos natawa sa akin yung Corpsman, sabi niya:" Hey kid, you got stage fright or something?" hehehe Siguro nga. :D

[ChicagoPinoy]

Originally posted by xyzseaman
Hahahahaha...alam mo ba, nung pagbaba namin sa RTC, sus, ang dilim tapos, medyo umaaambon-ambon pa...Yung matndang Petty Officer doon na kailangan, sabay-sabay ninyong ibababa yung mga gamit ninyo...grabe yon. Tapos yung Piss test, I've been standing there for 15 minutes dahil hindi talaga ako maihi...tapos natawa sa akin yung Corpsman, sabi niya:" Hey kid, you got stage fright or something?" hehehe Siguro nga. :D




bwahahahahaha!!!!

[xyzseaman]

I'm sure you still remember this....

"One two, two, two a three a four- one two, one two three-a-four...maraming version yan eh"

Hehehehe :D

[ChicagoPinoy]

Originally posted by xyzseaman
I'm sure you still remember this....

"One two, two, two a three a four- one two, one two three-a-four...maraming version yan eh"

Hehehehe :D


hmmmmm...ano kaya....I have memory infarct.

[xyzseaman]

In Bootcamp...

I used to be the RPOC, then the AROC, then the "Sticks" then back to AROC then RPOC...I used to give them commands in Tagalog! Masyadong freaked out yung ibang division sa amin dahil lahat ng i-command ko, sinu-sunod nila...okay nga eh hehehehe

[crazy legs]

I was in the Navy between 1988-1991. I went to boot camp in San Dog. A couple of months in racist Mississipi and I'm back in San Diego floating on an Amphib with 200 jarheads. Our boat docked on Tijuana pier on 32nd. I miss San Diego. I miss Point-Point Joint, Lourdes, etc.

When I came back home to San Francisco I went into the reserves. No offense to reservists out there, theres a lot of civilian clusterf***cks wearing the uniform and pretending to play military. They don't even know how to salute properly. Some of them never went to bootcamp. So I left when I got the chance. I'm sure glad they shut down that stupid Treasure Island. Its a big waste of taxpayer money.

[xyzseaman]

CL: You didn't like the Navy, huh?

[crazy legs]

I liked it. I just didn't like the reserves.

[xyzseaman]

I see....unsat ba? hehe.

[crazy legs]

A lot are not as squared away as active duty and/or fleet sailors. However, there are also many former active duty guys in the reserves who still keep their military bearing. They're alright. Most of them.

I once told a reserve JAG officer that we are not suppossed to be part of a working party in our whites. Thats the policy I learned while on active duty. You only do manual work in dungarees or coveralls. This guy said he was going to try to boot me out of the military for thinking that. What a moron. Just goes to show, some of these guys don't know crap about the uniform their putting on.

Anyways, I miss the guys that I used to work with aboard the USS Peoria - LST 1183. My 1st class and 2nd class POs are both alcoholics so we used to go out and get hammered all the time. It was a lot of fun.

[xyzseaman]

Maybe that JAG Officer came from "Bootcamp".... hehehe :D

[crazy legs]

He's definitely not D.C. qualified.

[xyzseaman]

Geezus... bring him in Deck Dept...(that's where I am ryt now...bibigyan namin iyan ng Pink Belly :lol: )

[crazy legs]

Yeah, hit him in the midsection with the UCMJ. Open it to the section about uniforms and shove it his face.

What kind of ship are you on? I was on a tank landing ship. Its kind of a taxi service for the marines. Its wide and its keel is shallow--shaped like a gator--so it rocks and rolls in rough seas. That's how I got the name crazy legs. A shipmate said I walk funny when the ship is rocking back and forth.

[xyzseaman]

Originally posted by crazy legs
Yeah, hit him in the midsection with the UCMJ. Open it to the section about uniforms and shove it his face.

:lol:

Anyway, I'm on an LPD...floating piece of beauty :rolleyes: actually, she's a fine ship....yung crew lang ang **** eh. Sometimes, I just can't stand those Marines. At one time, I was guiding an AAV in our Welldeck but the idiot wouldn't follow my directions. As a result, He got stuck between the Stern Gate and that little space before the actual deck. He got stuck for 15 minutes until we have to ballast the whole ship para magkaroon siya ng leverage...sa akin pa niya sinisisi dahil mali daw yung directions ko. Sira ba siya, nandun yung Captain nila, nagmamasid...yari siya tuloy. :evilgrin:

[xyzseaman]

Originally posted by crazy legs
A shipmate said I walk funny when the ship is rocking back and forth.

Oh man, the first time we went underway, we were trying to avoid to Typhoons in the Sea of Japan up to the point na we were trapped between to island and two typhoon on each end. Grabe, hindi ako makatayo and nasa Rack lang ako buong araw...*Urrrhhkkkk* Hehehehhe.... :lol:

[jreina]

hey, mister lonley! ops........ shitmates pala. ako nga pala si mr. easy go lucky. went to bootcamp 1999 and its fun. you meet new people who are nice and asswholes. lucky me, 6 kaming pinoy sa division namim. i'm in japan now and i believe magkasama kami ni mr. xzyseaman sa barko who lives a bhoooring life in the ship. video games nalang kasi palagi ang ginagawa. sometimes we bowling and he always kicking my assss.
late na ko sa duty section muster,,,,,,,,,,,,,

god bless da u ,s, a!

[xyzseaman]

Hehe, loko-loko. Nasaan na yung Siopao ko?

[crazy legs]

balita ko mahal daw ang bilihin dyan sa Japan. Ang beer mga $10.00 daw--siburo mas mataas na ngayon. Hindi ba kayo nakakatagpo ng mga Japayuki d'yan? Marami bang mga geisha dyan? Mahilig ba kayo sa sushi?

[jreina]

HOY,MR. NOCUM, NAKALIMUTAN KONG IBIGAY YONG SIOPAO SAYO YESTERDAY. SUSI KO NASA ILALIM NG RACK KO. KUNIN MO NALANG SA LOOB.

MAHAL NGA DITO AND BEER, SA LOOB NG BASE MURA PERO PAG LUMABAS KA, MAHAL NA. AT LEAST $7 OR $8 A BOTTLE. MIX DRINKS WILL COST YOU ABOUT $8-$10 IT DEPENDS ON WHAT KIND OF DRINKS YOU WANT. I NEVER MEET A JAPAYUKI HERE IN SASEBO JAPAN. MOST OF THE PINAYS HERE GOT A DECENT JOBS BUT I OTHER PLACES HERE IN JAPAN, THERES SOME. SPECIALLY IN ROPONGGI,JAPAN NEAR TOKYO. IF EVER NA MAPADPAD KAYO SA TOKYO, PUNTA KAYO RETO. YOU'LL HAVE A LOT OF FUN. ITS KIND A EXPENSIVE BUT ITS WORTH THE MONEY PLUS ALL KINDS OF FLAVORS. THIS IS WHERE I MEET SOME JAPAYUKI'S BUT TELL YOU WHAT ! IF YOU GO TO HONGKONG, YOU CAN FIND MORE FILIPINA ****** THAN HERE IN JAPAN.


OY NOCOM! BOWLING TAYO MAMAYA!

[xyzseaman]

Sira ka talaga JReina...

Beer costs more outside the base. Kakainis nga eh. Sa Ropponggi naman, ang daming bars doon and they got a lot of "eye candy", so to speak. Be careful though. They are going to make sure that you'll spend alot of money in their bar. One tactic they employ is one of the girls will stay with you for the whole night and ask for a ladies' drink ($10-15) ....every let's say, 10-15 minutes? That's why I drink alone....

[ChicagoPinoy]

Originally posted by crazy legs
I was in the Navy between 1988-1991. I went to boot camp in San Dog. A couple of months in racist Mississipi and I'm back in San Diego floating on an Amphib with 200 jarheads. Our boat docked on Tijuana pier on 32nd. I miss San Diego. I miss Point-Point Joint, Lourdes, etc.

When I came back home to San Francisco I went into the reserves. No offense to reservists out there, theres a lot of civilian clusterf***cks wearing the uniform and pretending to play military. They don't even know how to salute properly. Some of them never went to bootcamp. So I left when I got the chance. I'm sure glad they shut down that stupid Treasure Island. Its a big waste of taxpayer money.


Back to PinoyExchange after the overwhelming ouster of erap...

First of all I am a reservist.
Reserve Officers with non prior military background attend a 2-3 week officer's training (in Rhode Island)same with the enlisted's Advance Paygrade Program (in Great lakes).
The US Navy opened this program because of their expertise and training in the civilian world.
The US Navy saved millions of dollars since these guys came aboard equipped with experience in their respective field.

Let us not be judgemental to reservists just because some are unsat in military decorum. I have met a lot of non prior military reservists who are better than the ones who attended a bootcamp.


Attending 9 weeks of bootcamp does not guarantee you will always be squared, prim and proper.

[xyzseaman]

Pareho ba rin yung sinusweldo ng Officer sa Officer na reserved?

[crazy legs]

Originally posted by jreina
HOY,MR. NOCUM, NAKALIMUTAN KONG IBIGAY YONG SIOPAO SAYO YESTERDAY. SUSI KO NASA ILALIM NG RACK KO. KUNIN MO NALANG SA LOOB.

MAHAL NGA DITO AND BEER, SA LOOB NG BASE MURA PERO PAG LUMABAS KA, MAHAL NA. AT LEAST $7 OR $8 A BOTTLE. MIX DRINKS WILL COST YOU ABOUT $8-$10 IT DEPENDS ON WHAT KIND OF DRINKS YOU WANT. I NEVER MEET A JAPAYUKI HERE IN SASEBO JAPAN. MOST OF THE PINAYS HERE GOT A DECENT JOBS BUT I OTHER PLACES HERE IN JAPAN, THERES SOME. SPECIALLY IN ROPONGGI,JAPAN NEAR TOKYO. IF EVER NA MAPADPAD KAYO SA TOKYO, PUNTA KAYO RETO. YOU'LL HAVE A LOT OF FUN. ITS KIND A EXPENSIVE BUT ITS WORTH THE MONEY PLUS ALL KINDS OF FLAVORS. THIS IS WHERE I MEET SOME JAPAYUKI'S BUT TELL YOU WHAT ! IF YOU GO TO HONGKONG, YOU CAN FIND MORE FILIPINA ****** THAN HERE IN JAPAN.


OY NOCOM! BOWLING TAYO MAMAYA!

I have never been to Hong Kong. Pag nakapagipon ako ng pera dadaan ako sa Hong Kong pag umuwi ako sa Pilipinas. Siguro sa isang taon.

[xyzseaman]

When yer in HK, lumabas sa Sunday...para kang nasa Pinas...may isang Shopping mall doon halos lahat ay Pilipino! Ang ratio ay 1 HK Nat'l to 15+ Filipinos...grabe...

[crazy legs]

ChicagoPinoy,

I wasn't saying all reservists are bad. I was reffering to those who aren't squared away. I guess I was too hardcore coming from active duty to the reserves. The reserves felt more like a city hall job than a military one. Their too relaxed. In fact some of my former active duty shipmates in the reserves stopped giving a damn after a while.

You said that bootcamp does not guarantee that all sailors get their sh*t straight after 9 weeks. I'm sure all those who serve and has served as Company Commanders and/or support staff in bootcamp will have something say about that. It's their product your questioning.

No doubt the skills that guys like you bring into the military are valuable.

[xyzseaman]

RDCs got good incentives, special pay (+ $300-450) and every other day ka papasok... mukhang ok eh, hey crazy legs, balik ka uli sa active duty..

[crazy legs]

mmmmmmm.......pagiisipan ko muna. teka lang....

[jreina]

mr. xyzseaman, where you been? i been looking for you anywhere. even in the ship. do you still plans to buy some goods for our underway? tell me and will go to ginza!

[xyzseaman]

Crazy legs- Think of it, pag napunta ka sa isang all-female division, okey! Heheheh :D

Jreina- Okay lang, ang paghandaan natin ay yung Exercise sa March...ayun yung mahirap....

[crazy legs]

Nah....I used my G.I. Bill to help pay for college when I left the Navy....so I'm happy with what I'm doing, with my job. I'm using what I learned in school.

But I had fun in the Navy though.

Hindi ba napapadayo ang barko nyo sa Pilipinas? Alam ko sarado na ang Subic pero me mga barko na napapadpad sa Maymila o sa Cebu para mag-liberty lang.

[xyzseaman]

They went to Manila...I got here in Japan when they got FROM Pinas! Aaaarggghhhh! Kakainis!

Oh dude, the reason I love bootcamp was... :evilgrin: ...

[xyzseaman]

This'll be my last post for now...(underway for Australia) take care everyone

[crazy legs]

tell us all about your passage across the equator when you get back.

[xyzseaman]

I'm a certifide SHELLBACK!!! Hahahaha! I'm no longer I mean, we (jreina and me) are no longer a Slimy, Disgusting WOGS....hehehehe....nakakainis talaga iyung mga Pilipino, pinagtripan kami! Dun sa berthing, pinagsayaw kami ni jreina at kumanta ng "Anak" ni Freddie Aguilar...tapos, hehe, sa flight deck, pinagsayaw nanaman si jreina at yung isang pinoy na corpsman sa buong flight deck....at the funny thing was, yung cool na XO namin ay isa ding Wog! Kakatawa nga eh...yung nakalagay sa T-Shirt niya ay:"Seaman Recruit is my Sea Daddy"....Tapos, may kasama kaming chicks na pinag jumping jacks ng ilang beses dahil uh, medyo ok kasi yung "Bumpers" nila eh....Tapos, Steel Beach picnic tapos natulog lang ako maghapon....zzzzzz....

[xyzseaman]

*bump*

[KoRnBaBe]

hey there! anyone from Atsugi Base? well, the NEX does suck here, Yokota and Yokosuka's are better...

[crazy legs]

congratulations xyz. ingit ako sa iyo. Wog pa rin ako hangang ngayon. O.K. ba and mga bebot sa Australia?

[xyzseaman]

Chicks in Darwin are soooooooooooo fine man! Alam mo kung ano ang weird doon? Ang aga nilang magsarado ng shop...mga 3:00 ng hapon, sarado na, pero alam mo kung bakit? Para daw makipag party sa gabi..ok iyung lugar na iyon sa gabi...ang daming bars, clubs and discos...nightlife rocks here! I met two Aussie chicks... the first one is like the typical girl next door (simple lang) and the other one is.... woohooo...talaga naman oo...Ang nakakatawa kasi doon, may party sa Darwin, right? Tapos ang daming chicks na nag sign up at may mga partner sila. Pero nung nalaman nila na may darating na US Warship, haha, they ditched their dates and went after the US sailors hehe. :evilgrin: Ok talaga doon...babalik uli kami ng Australia but this time nasa Brisbane kami...

[xyzseaman]

Originally posted by KoRnBaBe
hey there! anyone from Atsugi Base? well, the NEX does suck here, Yokota and Yokosuka's are better...

Are you in the service too Kornbabe? Atsugi? Is that the Marine Base?

[xyzseaman]

*bump*

[crazy legs]

xyzseaman,

Natikman mo ba yung vegamite? Yun daw ang paborito ng mga Aussie. Hindi mo ba nakita si Crocodile Dundee?

[xyzseaman]

Vegamite? 'll try it pag pumunta kami sa April... Crocodile Dundee? Hindi eh, nakita ko yung mga Jumping Crocodiles... underway nanaman kami mamaya for 3 weeks....*sigh*...

[xyzseaman]

Hey Crazy, ano ang trabaho mo ngayon? Malaki bang boost yung prior enlisted sa service?

[crazy legs]

Accounting ang trabaho ko. Halos katulad din nuong trabaho ko sa Navy, Storekeeper. Pero hindi na ako nagbubuhat ng mga kahon. Sa opisina lang ako. Yung G.I. Bill nagamit kong pang-tuition sa College.

Nuong nasa College ako nagamit ko ang pagiging veteran ko nuong nag-apply ako ng trabaho sa Social Security Administration. Nuong nalaman nila na dati akong military pasok agad. Pero sa mgs private na company, katulad ng company na pinapasukan ko, bale wala sa kanila kung dati kang military o hindi.

[KoRnBaBe]

Originally posted by xyzseaman
Originally posted by KoRnBaBe
hey there! anyone from Atsugi Base? well, the NEX does suck here, Yokota and Yokosuka's are better...

Are you in the service too Kornbabe? Atsugi? Is that the Marine Base?

hey there xyzseaman! Atsugi base is a NAVY base. u should know ur a seaman right? i'm not in the service, but i will be in the future--military doctor that is. my parents are civilians and work at atsugi base. i'm here in the philippines for my pre-med studies. i'll be graduating this march 28. then i'll be headed to japan to take my medical admission test in tokyo.

[crazy legs]

good luck medicine man. :)

[xyzseaman]

Hey Kornbabe, saan ka madedestino pagkatapos niyan? Did you passed the test Kornbabe?

[xyzseaman]

Hey how's it going Legs? Damn, that Blue-Green/SOCEX really wore me out....kakapagod! Hindi ko alam kung ano ang i-istriking ko eh. Ang daming Pinoy sa SKs...gusto nilang maging SK ako tapos may mga DKs na gustong mag DK ako...ang daming rating sa barko na gusto nila, doon ako. May GMs, PNs,SHs, at (gasp) BM! Bad trip eh. Ang gusto kong rating kasi, yung may clearance like EW,IS,IT or OS. Hindi pa kasi ako citizen eh...sabi ng mga JAG na 2 years daw sa service. Para makapag-apply ng citizenship...Naka-1 year na ako sa Navy...1 more year pa! Mukhang magtatagal yata ako sa Navy hehehehehe...

[sitiorage]

xyzseaman- your'e stationed in japan? where? kasi may friend ako na nag-exchange student doon tapos ang mga naging friends nya ay mga pinoy na USN... i think she stayed in okinawa. maybe you know people who know her

[banzai]

Filipinos in the Navy are the best! Always squared away (with a few exceptions)! I used to be an east coast sailor, but now in San Diego. 'Did two years in Yokosuka, and enjoyed the support of our filipino shipmates! What I liked most is WestPac! Walang sinabi ang Med cruise...

[jreina]

I'm in Westpac too but its Westpac in Japan. By next month, I'll celebrate my first year aniversary here in japan. Were on our way to Australia for another training with the marines and this time together with the Australian arm forces. It sucks because the we have more marines onboard than the ships crew and they don't do nothing onboard except eat and sleep and of course, work out! they're taking most of the spaces and we have to fall in line for chow because of them but it will be okey because will be in Brisbane and Mckay.

[xyzseaman]

*bump*

[flowerbee_30]

G'day

my boyfriend is in the US Marines and is currently on WESTPAC , I know alot of guys including Filipinos in the USN and have meet some . I don't really know alot about the military and i am learning by the day actually if my boyfriend changes his mind and decides to re enlist i may need infor from u guys even though USN and USMC don't get along that well

[Mickey2000]

I have a cousin in Tenesse, her husband is a retired USN,sarap nga eh,they have a Military Wedding, ganda!!!!

[jaygee]

there are more pinoys than anyone else in the us navy stationed in yokosuka..it was tagged at about 60% at one time...

[11# UST_guard'98]

bump

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Semper Fidelis
Go Army!!!

[xyzseaman]

Buhayin ang thread na ito!!! Bwahahahahaha!!!

[casti]

wazzup boy!!!!! casti of atsugi

[xyzseaman]

Heeeeyyyy wassup? from Sasebo here.

[mc2x]

Hi there! Anyone who might be interested in unlimited calling to the Philippines. Guaranteed lowest rates..Pls visit our website..www.i-tawag.com.

[SuPeR_MaN]

I was reading all the posts. To tell you guys, naiinggit ako sa inyo. I already talked to xyzseaman before and after reading a lot of info, I learned that only greencard holders or citizens can join the USN because of security clearance.

Im already 26, got 8 more years to get that elusive employer that will eventually sponsor my greencard. haaay, sometimes its frustrating. I want to enlist but the US Navy doesn't want me.

Buti pa ang citizens ng Republic of Marshall Islands and Federated States of Micronesia, pwede mag-enlist, after 1991, hindi na tayo puwede.

[saboteur]

Aba naman marami rin tayo **. Meron ba ditong taga Engineering Dept?

[nongruds1]

kayong mga pinoy sa US Navy, ambibilis niyo sa girls, ano ba sikreto niyo?

[crazp]

meron pa lang thread dito about sa pinoy us navy?!!ngayon ko lang nalaman...


anyway,sa aug15 na training ko sa great lakes, illinois. ;)

[crazp]

Accounting ang trabaho ko. Halos katulad din nuong trabaho ko sa Navy, Storekeeper. Pero hindi na ako nagbubuhat ng mga kahon. Sa opisina lang ako. Yung G.I. Bill nagamit kong pang-tuition sa College.

Nuong nasa College ako nagamit ko ang pagiging veteran ko nuong nag-apply ako ng trabaho sa Social Security Administration. Nuong nalaman nila na dati akong military pasok agad. Pero sa mgs private na company, katulad ng company na pinapasukan ko, bale wala sa kanila kung dati kang military o hindi.uy Personnel Specialist rating ko...parang accountant at sa office din. :D

[crazp]

saan na ba mga pinoy na USN dito?

kaka-graduate ko lang ng bootcamp last oct 12...dito ako nga mississippi para study ng job ko.

[tigs]

You're right shipmate,

I won't get out of the US Navy force until I get commissioned. Even though I have 2 bachelor degrees in the medical field,they won't consider it since I graduated from our beloved country.
One of the qualifications before they honor an education degree in a medical field is that you need to be a graduate of an american institution.
I can go either in Medical Service Corps or Nurse Corps.
I am preparing for my masters here and hopefully next year I'll get my gold bar.

HOPEFULLY.
Good thing you're from chgo too, hehe, I'm just wondering if you can shed me a light here. So, since you're from the medical field. you may know more answer than these navys' sites wondering around. W/in a year, i should be getting my Master's in Health Admin from an accredited CAHME university. So, if I join and become medical service corp officer, how long do I need to sign--minimum? Also, I was searching and stated that if I was a prior military, I dont have to take the navys basic training. Ive served the U.S army. And, would they pay the rest of my school loan, even if they were from undergrad. Well, I said undergrad because ISAC, thats the IL free tuition for servicemen, didnt pay for my undergrad tuition, since I went to university of Chicago, a private uni. although, they're paying for my master's since Im taking it @ a state university, a publc unvsty

[xyzseaman]

Ay, nabuhay itong thread na ito, hihihihi! :)

Hello guys! :)

[charliemike]

would you retire with your family in pinas with an E8 with 26 years service pension?

[SuPeR_MaN]

Ay, nabuhay itong thread na ito, hihihihi! :)

Hello guys! :)

How are you chief? Long time no see.

[crazp]

parang kailan lang....nakakatawa kasi sa previous pages yung mga posts ko ay hindi pa ako US Navy. :lol:

[SuPeR_MaN]

^ crazp anong rating mo? I was hoping I would be able to adjust status to that of an LPR next year via the H1B route. Once I get my GC, I was hoping I could enlist as an E-4, pero kung E-3 pwede na din, kaya lang I'll be turning 30 next year. If I didn't make it to the Navy by the age of 34, I am choosing between the Navy Reserve or the Active Army, pero gusto ko talaga Active Navy.