A few days ago WATM published an article with tips for dating on a US Navy ship and the responses we got were, um, passionate and direct.
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At first people couldn’t believe what they were reading.
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Seriously.
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Finally, it sank in …
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Their knee-jerk reaction to dating on a US Navy ship was …
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Simply.
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Of course, most sailors know better. But, there are things you say in public and things you only say to your closest friends.
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Some blame the females, but we know better …
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But really, we got this advice from real sailors, with real experience.
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You may think this is blasphemy, but the chief, well …
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Master chief has seen it all.
His reply …
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Veterans are like …
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Junior sailors, they were like …
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But they’ll learn soon enough. Just wait till your first deployment.
At the end of the day, we hope you got a few laughs (and maybe a flashback).
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(Editor’s note: We used the best meme replies from S–t My LPO Says‘ Facebook page to write this article.)