I've never met a Sailor that didn't love his/her ship. Do sister services have the same sort of relationship with any of their equipment?

Ask any Sailor: ships are living, breathing entities. They have moods, and idiosyncrasies just like humans do. They have good habits and bad ones (yes, literally, for example, THIS ship's turn radius is slightly more than her sister's because her rudder is slightly looser, etc). They talk to you. For the first hour on board, the background whine of gas turbines will annoy you. From that point on, you will notice instantly when it changes, or stops, and over time, you will come to instantly know the reason why: course change? Power up/down? Something is wrong? She will tell you how fast she's going by how much she's grumbling. She will gurgle at you from THIS pipe junction at THIS time, every day, like clockwork. She will whisper quietly to you with the hiss of the passage of her hull through the water (yes, you can hear that when it's quiet), while at the same time treating you to a light show as she passes through phosphorescence. She will whine and moan and grumble and toss and turn. You just have to learn her language. When she's unhappy, she will blare alarms at you. She will enfold you in comfort when it's time to sleep, gently swaying and easing your trip to never-never land.

Most importantly, when it's time, she will FIGHT for you. Maybe even die for you, or with you. And she will be a raging, powerful, roaring bitch in that moment, and you can be sure that she will not be the only one dying that day.

I've never met a Sailor that didn't love his / her ship. Sometimes they'll exasperate you, but there's a continuity, a -connection- with every Sailor that's ever set foot on her. A very real sense of responsibility to continue her legacy, add to it, be part of it, best as you may. It's an exclusive community that even other Sailors from other ships don't get to join, particular to each ship, unless they come and serve on yours, too. There's a reason Sailors always talk fondly of their ships -- and never their shore stations. Why at every single decommissioning a whole community of Sailors, SM's and Vets alike, are saddened.

So that's my question: Army, Air Force? Do you have a similar situation with anything? As for Marines...I wouldn't be surprised if you feel the same as Sailors, if you've embarked, but feel free to answer, as well.