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In reply to the discussion: What was the worst job you ever had? Mine was my last job, I loved the kids, I disliked the principal and the way it [View all]maxrandb
(15,761 posts)Had about three months between quitting my job and entering Navy Bootcamp, but still has bills to pay. Took a job at a local Thrift Store. My job was to sort through the donated shoes, find the matches, and zip-tie them together.
Reported to my first ship and it was undergoing a maintenance availability in the Shipyard. All new junior Sailors were assigned to the Void Tiger Team. We basically crawled through the ship's voids between the "skin of the Ship" and interior bulkheads with a pneumatic "torture device" that the Navy called a "Needle Gun". We used these to break up rust, and then would prime and paint the voids.
Ever seen rust on a Navy Ship? Using a Needle Gun was like trying to empty the ocean with a teaspoon.
We had to wait until the Ship's "Gas Free Engineer" had certified the space "Safe to Enter" before we could enter the voids.