Posted on Aug 22, 2018
This color footage of hazing during a World War II line-crossing ceremony does not disappoint
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Been there, done that....on both ends of the reception line. SN Greg Wright CDR (Join to see) LCDR (Join to see) LT Brad McInnis CWO3 Dennis M. SCPO Morris Ramsey CMDCM Gene Treants CPO Glenn Moss PO2 Robert Aitchison PO2 Peter Klein PO3 Steven Sherrill PO1 William "Chip" Nagel SSG Robert Webster
This color footage of hazing during a World War II line-crossing ceremony does not disappoint
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Maritime
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Hazing
WWII World War Two
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PO1 Tony Holland Not much different from the old Chief Petty Officer (CPO, E-7) initiation which takes place upon selection to CPO. The event occurs as a trial before King Neptune and his court and the audience is all the prior CPO's able to attend. Your defense attorney is usually a fresh new Junior Officer, who immediate declares you guilty as he/she is usually driven off very early in the Trial. I will never forget my own initiation and I am very proud to have gone through it. From what I am told, this CPO initiation does not occur in today's Navy!!! Gratefully they have not done away with the initiation of crossing the equator?
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CPO Glenn Moss
No, they have not done away with the Crossing of the Equator.
However, it's VERY structured with respect to it being totally voluntary to go through, and in my experience, was directly observed by the Captain.
Still...it was quite an experience, fun and a memory I'll cherish to my dying days.
However, it's VERY structured with respect to it being totally voluntary to go through, and in my experience, was directly observed by the Captain.
Still...it was quite an experience, fun and a memory I'll cherish to my dying days.
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Bit of advice...
If you go before King Neptune with "NEPTUNE SUCKS, POSEIDON RULES!" grease penciled across your chest, be prepared to go through it allllllllllll over again.
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If you go before King Neptune with "NEPTUNE SUCKS, POSEIDON RULES!" grease penciled across your chest, be prepared to go through it allllllllllll over again.
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CPO Glenn Moss
CWO3 Dennis M. - Oh, yeah...and yeah, I had to go through it all over again!
It was a blast, though! The Captain later came up to me smiling and said "Good job!"
It's all what you make of it!
It was a blast, though! The Captain later came up to me smiling and said "Good job!"
It's all what you make of it!
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