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'79-'86. I was a Quartermaster in the Coast Guard.

My first assignment was on a 378' High Endurance Cutter. Crew of 150. Doing Alaska patrols.

In the seagoing services a Quartermaster is a navigator. after 2 years onboard I was an E-5 and doing the Chiefs job running the special nav and piloting team for restricted waters.

I was outstanding in my field and the crew and even the Officers held me in high regard.

Along comes Petty Officer First Class Rex Grossman. He was the MOST stereotypical NY jew you ever had the misfortune to meet. No exaggeration. He had the highest, whiniest, talk through your nose voice you've ever heard. Like a caricature of a caricature!

This was the bastards first ever seagoing assignment. How you make E-6 in a seagoing rate like navigation without ever having set foot on a ship I can only imagine involves a LOT of ass kissing!

My assignment. Given to me by my CPO. Was to get this guy up to speed. The problem was he resented being trained by someone junior in rank.

The fact that he was an arrogant asshole didnt help either. Living on a ship in the early 80's in conditions that would be illegal for prisoners to endure toughened us up a bit. And to be honest I was already tough and not an ass kisser when I got there.

I made an honest effort to train the guy but wasnt about to take any shit off him at all. He couldnt deal with it.

I remember a LTJG that had the conn underway pulling jewboy aside and telling him in front of the entire bridge crew to "shut up and listen to Petty Officer con77!"

I went into the chart room to do some work one day and found a stack of booking sheets in the trash. A booking was like being put on report and had financial and even reduction in rank implications.

They were all written on me by jewboy and SHITCANNED by the Chief of my division! Wherever you are Chief Edge (real name) thankyou!

As I recall Grossman didnt complete the normal 2 year assignment and left the ship before I did a year later.

The fucking pussy.