Wabash (AOR 5) - Naval Cruise Book

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N sl ',:3 VIH nq,'zN rw H A N vy Wife's Alphabet A B C D E F G H I I K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z is for Adaptable, w ich is supposed to be my middle name. Also for Absent, which my husband is A lot, especially hen the Anchor's Aweigh. is for Basic, as in Basic Allowance for Quarters and Basic Allowance for Subsistence, Isee L I. is for Cost of living which is always going up and for Commissary which I therefore need more than ever. is for Dependent, which is what the Navy says I am, even though everybody knows you can't survive Navy life unless you're extremely independent. is for Empty, which is what my wallet is at the End of Each pay period. is for Fabulous Foreign ports I hope he'II bring me back Fabulous bargains from. is for Government and Goldbraid and Good Grief, Charlie Brown, who in Washington thought that one up! is for Housing on the economy, which so often seems Cal too small, lbb too expensive, IcI too close to the Base, ldl too far from Base, Cel all of the above. is for ID card on which my picture looks Idiotic. is for jack of all trades, which it would be just dandy if I were one. is for Kilometers and Knots, both of which Kinda Konfuse me. is for Lavish, which is what I wish allowances were, instead of Basic, lsee B I. is for Mail from the ship, which is sometimes a Maybe thing. is for-mmmm-er-uh-lgosh, can't think of anything for this one.I is for Orders to Outer Transvania and Other places I never heard of. is for Personal Property lost and damaged in our last Permanent Change of Station, for which I will Positively be re-imbursed IPerhapsI. is for Qualified, which I am getting to be at practically everything. is for his Return from deployment, which is Really Romantic. is for Starboard, which Sailors on Ships Say when they mean right. is for Trips To The Tailor, when his uniform mysteriously Tightens across his Tummy. is for Unexpected changes in the ship's schedule, which I Understand are Unavoidable but which I'm often Unprepared for and so they Usually make me Upset, or even Uptight. is for Volunteer work, which I know is a Very fine thing, but sometimes I get too Vound up in it. is for Navy Wives, Who are Wonderful, Witty, Wise, Warm and Winsome. Whoever Would argue With this is no longer Welcome aboard. is for Navy X-change, which I am very glad X-ists. is for Yards and Yeoman and Yo-be-bo-, all of which sound very nautical, don't You think? is for zulu, which is what the Navy calls the last letter of the alphabet, which I think is a Zany thing to do.

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L5-Tfi'-M Nh E msn V'Nl!.u, A 311 MQ Q 'N t waxy. 'S . rsqg, i il :Ni . ir A Wsilqem Engineering QB,M,E,R 4250 Boiler Technician Electrician's Hull Maintenance QBTD Mate CEM, Technician QHTJ The Engineering Department consists of B, M, E, and R divisions. B Division is manned soley by the BT's. A BT legend says, when Ciod said, Let there be light, the BT's came in on the main. Boiler Technicians CBTJ operate and perform organizational and intermediate maintenance on marine boilers, pumps, forced draft blowers and heat exchanges, perform tests, transfers and inventory of fuels and water, and maintain records and reports. M Division has two ratings: the MM CMachinist Matei. The MM's operate, maintain and repair ship propulsion machinery and auxilary equipment and outside machinery such as steering engine, windlasses and hoisting machinery, and elevators, food preparation equipment, transfer and inventory lubricating oils, maintain records and reports, and may perform duties in the generation and stowage of industrial gases. On WABASH the MM's man A Gang which is the Auxilary Division working with refrigeration, air condition system, and heating equipment. LC tLiquid Cargoi also is manned by the MM's. LC is responsi- ble for pumping fuel to other ships and taking on fuel plus maintaining the right levels of fuel in our tanks. MM's even find their way into Rase Division of Deck Department. The MR's tMachinery Repairmeni perform intermediate maintenance on assigned equipment and in support of other ships, requiring the skillful use lathes, milling machines, boring mills, grinders, power hacksaws, drill presses, and other machine tools, portable machinery, and hand tools and measuring instruments found in a machine shop. E Division consist of personnel in both the IC and EM ratings. Internal Communications Electricians UCI operate and maintain interior communications systems including voice interior communications, alarms, ship's entertainment system, gyrocompass, and plotting, and stand watch on related equipment. The Electrician's Mate CEMD stands watch on generators, switchboards, control equipment, and electrical equipment, operate and maintain power and lighting circuits, electrical fixtures, film projections, motors, generators, voltage and frequency regulators, controllers, distribution switchboards, and other electrical equipment, test for short circuits, ground or other casualities, and rebuild electrical equipment, including solid state circuitry elements, in an electrical shop. It should be noted also that some EM's work in the Rase Division. The HT's work in R Division. The Hull Maintenance Technicians lHTi plan, supervise, and perform tasks necessary for fabrication, installation, and repair of all types of shipboard structures, plumbing, and piping systems, qualify in the techniques, skills used in damage control and fire fighting Nuclear, biological, and Chemical defense, and damage control duties, supervise and perform tasks in procurement and issurance of supplies and repair parts, instruct personnel and enforce safety and security precautions, prepare records and reports. en 'Q' Interior Communications Machinist's Mate Machinery Electrician UCD QMMD Flepalfmafi llVlRl