Dashed hopes, and counterfeit components

Two part entry. Part 'un':

Some thoughts on the realities of my naval career:

Things that I won't do, that I would like to do:
1. Set condition 1-SQ: for strategic missile launch (for boomer ***'s only)
2. Fight for the missile key
3. Violate the hard-deck
4. Getting to close for missiles, forcing me to switch to guns
5. Participate in a fence line shooting
6. Ride into work in a Huey blasting "Ride of the Valkyries"



Things that I have done or will do:
1. Smoke cigars on the bridge of a 688
2. Get racked out for stupid shit
3. Shoot tomahawks in the name of the US economy
4. Pull ups in the engine room

Things that I am glad I won't ever do:
1. Die of lactic acidosis because someone shoved a rag in my mouth
2. Stand there in my 'faggoty white uniform' and show a marine colonel some disrespect
3. Enter into an unrecoverable spin due to interruption of airflow by jetwash
4. Play beach volleyball in jeans... Seriously, who the hell does that. Only in a movie...


Part deux:

"Watch for Counterfeit Parts, NRC Reminds Operators, Applicants"
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Apparently there have been inadvertent purchases of counterfeit reactor plant parts. Supposedly this can result in safety and security issues. I don't feel like talking about the heavy nature of nuclear power, so all seriousness aside, this is pretty damn funny.

So here are some questions to ask yourself while operating:
1. Is that a genuine Coach® EOOW Chair you're sitting in?
2. Before your reactor operator starts shimming like it's going out of style, are you sure that the shim switch is truly a Prada® shim switch, as specified by the RPM?
3. Don't settle for generic Reactor Coolant Pumps, make sure you have the top of the line Bergdorf and Goodman Reactor Coolant pumps.
4. Finally, check out the new RPM's with genuine Moleskine® covers

Don't settle for anything less. You're gonna love the way you shim. I guarantee it®.