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		yamazakiwi 7 months ago \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Prohibition and ice cream in the US Navy This is a common reason that Sailors are known for partying after long deployments. Imagine you are 21 and unable to spend money, have free housing (the ship) and free food, then you land in a foreign country where you can finally drink after 8 months at sea with all the money you saved. It's high high's and low low's

psunavy03 7 months ago [–]

Free food unless you're an officer . . . then pay that mess bill before XO yells at you about it!

yamazakiwi 7 months ago | [–]

If you're at sea too?

Officers make good many anyway, but that's pretty funny imagining execs yelling at you to pay your bill.

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