Have you ever stood a MID or REV watch on a warship? Do you want to know what it's like? If you have, you're intimately familiar with the 0000-0600 (Balls-to-Six) and know what it takes to keep yourself and your shipmates awake and focused in the little hours of the morning. More than telling fanciful tales and hilarious stories, this podcast is about surviving in today's naval service, and how the small things sometimes matter in a big way! Join Pooh-Bear, Rico and Andy on the Balls2Six watch and see if you have what it takes to make it all the way to reveille.
What's on the mind of a Sailor?Swarma? Brown Liquor? Beer? One thing is for sure, the brow is the last on that list!Andy, Pooh Bear and Rico ruminate over the definition of a "Liberty Incident"...
It's a struggle to get and maintain the highest quality Sailor. How do get and keep the best?Pooh Bear, Rico and Andy dive into the deep end on Manning.
Andy, Pooh-Bear, and Rico discuss some of the worst leaders we've experienced and what to take away from their failures.
Every leader goes through a transition period during their career where they make a change from buddy to bad guy: Becoming the douche. Join us on this episode where Pooh-Bear, Rico and Andy take a dive into their early stages of douche-hood and the obstacles faced rising up through the ranks.
A well known game to stay awake during the 0000-0600 watch is the Top Five. From Top Five movies to Top Five port visits, we've played them all, and now it's your turn to struggle through the little hours with us. In this episode we discuss the Top Five Questions from Sailors!
What is your vision of the Navy? When did you realize what your service really meant? Rico, Pooh-Bear and Andy discuss what our images of the Navy were before we joined and how that image changed...