{"id":6372,"date":"2022-11-18T16:00:00","date_gmt":"2022-11-18T21:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/azadkinsiii.com\/blog\/?p=6372"},"modified":"2022-11-17T14:46:26","modified_gmt":"2022-11-17T19:46:26","slug":"navy-friday-funny-lessons-from-a-senior-senior-chief","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/azadkinsiii.com\/blog\/navy-friday-funny-lessons-from-a-senior-senior-chief\/","title":{"rendered":"Navy Friday Funny &#8211; Lessons from a Senior (Senior) Chief"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"has-cyan-bluish-gray-background-color has-text-color has-background wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"color:#000030\">Each military branch of the United States has its own cultures, language, and traditions. In the Navy, the <strong><em>Chief Petty Officer<\/em><\/strong> serves a dual role as both a technical expert and as a leader; emphasis being more on leadership. There is always a sense of humor that comes from this culture. For the Navy, I find the more ingenious humor typically involves a CPO.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\"><em>Enjoy this Navy Friday Funny!<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>From a wise United States Navy Senior Chief, retired:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">I\u2019m responsible solely for what I say\u2026 NOT what you understand.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Over the years throughout my career\u2014and this hasn\u2019t changed since I left the Navy\u2014common sense is like deodorant. The people who need it the most never use it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">It\u2019s not my age that bothers me, it\u2019s the side effects.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">As I watch this generation try and rewrite our history, one thing I\u2019m sure of: it will be misspelled, have no punctuation, and will be full of abbreviations like IMO, ICYMI, TBH, BTW, AND ROTFLMAO.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">As I\u2019ve gotten older, people think I\u2019ve become lazy. The truth is, I\u2019m just being more energy efficient. Definitely something I learned in the Navy.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">I haven\u2019t gotten anything done today. I\u2019ve been in the grocery store producE department, trying to open this stupid plastic bag.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">I want to be 19 again and ruin my life differently. I have new ideas, especially for my Navy career.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">I\u2019m on two diets. I wasn\u2019t getting enough food on one.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">I put my scale in the bathroom corner and that\u2019s where the little liar will stay until it apologizes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">My mind is like an internet browser. At least 19 open tabs, 3 of them are frozen, and I have no clue where the music is coming from.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Hard to believe I once had a phone attached to a wall, and when it rang, I picked it up without knowing who was calling.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Apparently RSVPing to a wedding invitation, \u201cMaybe next time\u201d isn\u2019t the correct response.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">I remain cool when someone plays dirty to outrun me in the rat race. I\u2019m not a rat and neither am I in any race.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Sometimes the Universe puts you in the same situation again to see if you\u2019re still a dumbass.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">I\u2019ve learned it\u2019s better to drop the ego than to break a relationship. My ego will keep me aloof, whereas with relationships, I\u2019ll never be alone.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-very-light-gray-to-cyan-bluish-gray-gradient-background has-text-color has-background wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"color:#000030\"><strong>Andy Adkins<\/strong>\u00a0is a US Navy veteran (\u201973-77) and the author of several books, including\u00a0<strong><em><a href=\"http:\/\/www.azadkinsiii.com\/book_closer.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">You Can\u2019t Get Much Closer Than This-Combat with the 80th \u201cBlue Ridge\u201d Division in World War II Europe<\/a><\/em><\/strong>, published by Casemate Publishers (2005) and selected as the Book of the Month for the Military Book Club. His newest novel,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/azadkinsiii.com\/book_never.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong><em>NEVER FORGET<\/em><\/strong><\/a>, is the story of A Vietnam Veteran\u2019s Journey for Redemption &amp; Forgiveness. Adkins also writes a weekly blog,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/azadkinsiii.com\/blog\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">\u201cA Veteran\u2019s Journey\u201d<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Each military branch of the United States has its own cultures, language, and traditions. In the Navy, the Chief Petty Officer serves a dual role as both a technical expert and as a leader; emphasis being more on leadership. 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