Yeah, I did get my share. Enjoyed it a lot more when it was my turn to
inflict upon others;}
My only experience with Middys was when our team did an unofficial exercise
aboard the USS Leader (MSO 490) off of Charleston. The CO wanted to get some
training in for his sweep team with EOD.
After another long day of diving on contacts (including a complete Mk 6
moored practice mine that had been on the bottom for decades and we were
able to recover for the CO) I was preparing to climb into the rain locker
and heard one middy whine to another that "dinner with the Captain was nice,
but we didn't get ice cream with our pie", I invited the young gentleman to
go for a boat ride (in our rubber duck), he accepted and as soon as the seas
got over 6', I got him to put on a wetsuit (80 degrees) and off we went!
great fun!
I'm pretty sure he got rid of every meal he'd whined about up to that point.
Wouldn't talk to me after that.
MMC

"Larry" wrote in message
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"MMC" wrote in news:rPXOf.35587$_c.24384
@tornado.tampabay.rr.com:

He got me back by making
me baby sit reservists a couple of weekends later!


Midshipmen? We loved midshipmen. If they didn't hate enlisted men before
they came aboard, they sure as hell did when they took that last walk down
the gangway...hee hee.

I can see you've had all the tricks pulled on you. Bored sailors are an
amazing lot...(c;