Posted on Jun 4, 2014
How many Shellbacks, Golden Dragons, Golden Shellbacks, Blue Noses and Plank Owners do we have here?
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It's a Navy/Marine Corps thing. You cross the Equator on a ship you are a Shellback, You cross the Date Line on a ship you are a Golden Dragon. If you cross the Equator at the Date Line you are a Golden Shellback. If you cross the Arctic Circle you are a Blue Nose. If you are the first crew of a ship or unit you are a Plank Owner.
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PO1 William "Chip" Nagel
Like there is any doubt. You've always had the swagger of a Shellback. LOL!
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PO2 Jerold Ramos
It was like hell on the water to get through the initiation, but soooooo worth it. So much so I had it tattooed on my arm where I crossed the equator at.
I was just talking about it with my niece, who just got to her first duty station in VA, after finishing her A school. She is an AE and she says she wants to be a Golden Shellback!!!! Go figure, when I was in..... women weren't allowed onboard ships. So much better to see them make it!!!!!
I was just talking about it with my niece, who just got to her first duty station in VA, after finishing her A school. She is an AE and she says she wants to be a Golden Shellback!!!! Go figure, when I was in..... women weren't allowed onboard ships. So much better to see them make it!!!!!
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Shell back - surface, Golden Shell back - sub, Safari to Suez - surface, Order of the Rock - surface, Blue Nose - sub, Golden Dragon - sub.
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Shellback - 1993
The Imperial Order of the Golden Dragon - 1994
The Order of the Rock - 2002, 2004
The Safari to Suez - 2004
The Imperial Order of the Golden Dragon - 1994
The Order of the Rock - 2002, 2004
The Safari to Suez - 2004
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CWO2 Davin Jantzen
Got my card on USS Niagara Falls in 1984, its was so watered down when I retired in 2005 I did not want to participate!!
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I earned my Golden Shellback in 1981. I was a Special Polywog and I have the scars to prove it. The initiation lasted for two days on the Connie.
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