How many Trusty Shellbacks we got???

[roaddog1m]

Just wondering how many Trusty Shellbacks there are on this site. The rest of you scurvy wogs can just bow out of this one.

 

[ICANHITHIMMAN]

SM2(SW) reporting for muster.

Crossed for the first time in 2000 on the way to RIO USS Estocin FFG-15 second time in 2002 on a west pack on USS Ingerham FFG-61.

I could not tell you which time was more fun LOL

 

[royinidaho]

Sorry......not me.

When the Big E went from coast to east coast I went to Idaho to get married and drove across to Norfolk.

 

[Crane]

Not me either; NAS Bermuda & NAS Roosevelt Roads. It was tough duty but someone had to do it.

 

[roaddog1m]

Slimy Wogs!!!

 

[Chas1]

So does it count if you were in the Corps attached to a amphibious battalion on a 6 month cruise and crossed the equator?

 

[roaddog1m]

Only if you participated in the ceremony and became a Shellback. A lot of Marines are also Shellbacks.

 

[Chas1]

Nope, I didn't participate but my son did back around I guess it was 95'.

 

[roaddog1m]

I crossed over in 91. I saw a vid on youtube of some maritime sailers crossing over. It wasn't even close to the same. Still looked fun though.

 

[Plankowner]

Hello Follow Vets
Ht3 crossed in feb 90 on USS Constellation.
I rode it into Philly then got Plankowner 2 yrs later, as I transfered to Sima/Nrmf
Philadelphia for the rest of my service.

 

[sniperjwt]

HT2 here
unfortunatly the entire time i was in we did not do much but bomb some taliban. We did set the new record for most consecutive days at sea by a Navy ship at 159 days. Left 8 days after the 9-11 trade center bombings.
Never crossed over though but did have some fun times and memories to last a lifetime.

 

[eaglesnester]

Here is one. Not only am I a shellback but I am a Golden Shellback, I crossed the international date line and the equator at the same time on a West Pack on the way to Australia. I guess being a Golden Shellback qualifies me to talk directly to King Neptune and I do not have to put in a chit like the rest of the lowlife shellbacks. It was the old mans twilight cruise. Was serving in the USS Coucal ASR8. I was the ships corpsman. This was way back in the 70es, can't remember the date.

Cheers&Tighter Groups: Eaglesnester

 

[royinidaho]

Sorry......not one!

When the Big "E" went from west coast to east coast for refueling in '69 I cut across the country to get married.

Just learned that the USS Enterprise, the longest active serving US naval vessel will be decomissioned next year. Got a bit of a tear in the eye when I heard the news.

 

[Keith1]

I was in the Marine Detatchment on the USS Helena CA 75. We crossed the line in May of 1960 in route to Australia.
Regards, Keith
Semper Fi