Hello, my name is Tim and I ship off August 15. My rate is CE. I have a couple of questions. First, what else besides the obvious will I learn from being a CE that will be useful in the civilian world?

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Tim, rule number one here is if you want to talk politics head over to Point/Counterpoint.

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Originally posted by GerryRM3:
Tim, rule number one here is if you want to talk politics head over to Point/Counterpoint.

My apologies, fixed it.

WELCOME ABOARD, SEABEE.

EVERYTHING you learn as a CE in the 'Bees and the Navy itself, will help you in your civilian after life.

I went in in 1966 as a smart-a**, punk kid who knew everything, got knock on that smart-a** a couple times, grew-up, became a Military Training Instructor and went on to study Architecture after my discharge...I was an EO.

I DO NOT regret one single second of my tour with the Seabees and still have contact with most of them today.

ENJOY YOUR TOUR. ONCE A SEABEE...ALWAYS A SEABEE!!!

I have just passed everything needed. I am now a navy Girl I will be shipped for basic on 090407 in the delayed entry program. I will be leaving sooner than that if my recuter can get it worked out. I will become a CM I know what it means but I am worried about being the only girl their and making new friends. any sugestions? thank you

Unlikely that you will be the only female there.

Making friends and getting along with the gents is actually pretty easy. The formula is:

nice + polite + hardworking - naive = successful.

Best of luck! Prepare for some dirty & tough work ahead.

R/

The Bee's are a small community, more of a family, we take care of our own. Don't worry a bit.