Im Glad i was a pusser

Im Glad i was a pusser
There are times that we are all glad that we were in pussers some of you might have had some bad memories but for myself, Sure there were the days i wished that never happened .As a whole my time in pussers was so good in so many ways >The skills you learn and the sometimes hard lessons you learn set you up for life Whether you do 6 or 26 years its not the time served but the lessons and life skills you pick up while you are in Pussers that count . Certainly this goes not just for the Navy but all the services .I suppose the message that comes across the loudest is one of friendship through adversity. Many times sailors have had there backs aginst the wall whether it be in a rough sea for a few days Or being put undert the punp during workups etc etc the mateship and comradarie always raises to the top When it matters the most. Many who read my posts wiil here me mention the invisible theread of friend ship that binds us all together this is what im on about . We now have in excess off 180 members on this site and I for one are so pleased that we all get on so well together and i suppose one of the main reasoons we are a successfull site is the fact that we can all take a joke and will stand for the piss to be taken out of us.We dont take life too serious and this all stems from the time we spent in pussers . It has now been some 17 years sice i pulled the pin (Today is my anniversary I joined at Cerberus on the 5th Jan 1971 )So today is a day of reflection for me and i often think where i would be today if it wernt for pussers Probably stiill Sharpening saws i was a qualified Saw doctor b4 i joined . Civilian life has been difficult in some waysfor me especially just after i got out and you hit so many brick walls. After 20 years its a real shock in many ways to go back into civvie life and to adapt is difficult for a lot of us. Its a different set of rules out here Thats for sure. Im looking so forward to meeting so many at the reunion this is shaping as one of the biggest meetings of cooks certainly in my time and the internert has put so many of us in touch that perhaps we we thought we would never see again .Isnt this tecnology marvellous Quinnys trying to catch up with it as are so many more.Just imagine how many will be on this site in a couple of more years . Your life does pass unconciously be4 your eyes and we quite often forget who taught us this or that we just atake it as a given that we could always read and write and dont or cant remember who taught us the impotrtant lessons in life Same goes for what we learnt in pussers we had so many teachers and it was on going . So thank you all those that helped me and see idid listen to some of it my ears werent painted on keep well all

Re: Im Glad i was a pusser
There are times that we are all glad that we were in pussers some of you might have had some bad memories but for myself, Sure there were the days i wished that never happened .As a whole my time in pussers was so good in so many ways >The skills you learn and the sometimes hard lessons you learn set you up for life Whether you do 6 or 26 years its not the time served but the lessons and life skills you pick up while you are in Pussers that count . Certainly this goes not just for the Navy but all the services .I suppose the message that comes across the loudest is one of friendship through adversity. Many times sailors have had there backs aginst the wall whether it be in a rough sea for a few days Or being put undert the punp during workups etc etc the mateship and comradarie always raises to the top When it matters the most. Many who read my posts wiil here me mention the invisible theread of friend ship that binds us all together this is what im on about . We now have in excess off 180 members on this site and I for one are so pleased that we all get on so well together and i suppose one of the main reasoons we are a successfull site is the fact that we can all take a joke and will stand for the piss to be taken out of us.We dont take life too serious and this all stems from the time we spent in pussers . It has now been some 17 years sice i pulled the pin (Today is my anniversary I joined at Cerberus on the 5th Jan 1971 )So today is a day of reflection for me and i often think where i would be today if it wernt for pussers Probably stiill Sharpening saws i was a qualified Saw doctor b4 i joined . Civilian life has been difficult in some waysfor me especially just after i got out and you hit so many brick walls. After 20 years its a real shock in many ways to go back into civvie life and to adapt is difficult for a lot of us. Its a different set of rules out here Thats for sure. Im looking so forward to meeting so many at the reunion this is shaping as one of the biggest meetings of cooks certainly in my time and the internert has put so many of us in touch that perhaps we we thought we would never see again .Isnt this tecnology marvellous Quinnys trying to catch up with it as are so many more.Just imagine how many will be on this site in a couple of more years . Your life does pass unconciously be4 your eyes and we quite often forget who taught us this or that we just atake it as a given that we could always read and write and dont or cant remember who taught us the impotrtant lessons in life Same goes for what we learnt in pussers we had so many teachers and it was on going . So thank you all those that helped me and see idid listen to some of it my ears werent painted on keep well all Dont wory Quinney, time flies when you are having fun, it is now 39 years since I pulled the pin on pussers and I agree with you I believe that my time in pussers were the best years of my life :grin: :grin:

Quinny and Colin Totally agree with you both. I only did 6 years and some friends I had kept in contact with over the past 41yrs but have caught up with others at various reunions. The thing that always amazes me is that when you do catch up you would swear that it was only the other day you were speaking to them. All the various websites around have been great as mates are catching up with mates and new friends are now life long mates. I agree that what we were taught during our time has certainly carried over to civvie way of life and also passed on to our children. We took pride in what we did, and still do. I used to work with an ex-pussers guy at CES and we used to laugh a lot but we got more work done than others around us and somehow they couldn't understand how we did......teamwork :lol: I am so pleased that I took the step to contact Recruiting otherwise I wouldn't have had the great life I have had......also wouldn't have met all you nice people :lol: Cheers Jude

Quinny, your renditions are always good reading ,but, this one is a perla, I only did ten years as a pussers cook and pulled the pin in 79,and had big problems adjusting to civie life after that,my problem is it is now 2008 and I still think most civies are on a different planet,I have mates now that are piss heads like me and good fun to be with,but,it ain`t the same,to step ashore in Hawaii,or japan,or SAMBAWANG,(my favorite )or portsmouth,just to name a few with mates you REALLY live with is something you just don`t foreget,to relive these episodes of your life with mates that were there is so funny,try and tell some of your civie mates about your times up top and they say ur full of crap,if they only knew what we had that they missed out on,OH TO BE A PUSSERS COOK AGAIN,cheers Bob

I had a relatively short stint in pussers compared to many of you long serving dedicated people, but there is no doubt the time I spent in, heavily influenced much of my life after '77. To cut a long story short, I was never comfortable as a civvy, and people where I worked noticed that, the slack attitudes never ceased to amaze me. And then you'll work alongside those who'll say, "hey, you're not in the Military now mate!!!" This usually a response to being ultra sensitive about safety around machinery, being punctual, pussers speak like "what time would you like the compressor turned on boss, 1345?" To which I got the reply...."huhhh???" I slotted into the Security industry really nicely, however the reason I got out of there was because I was surrounded by too many cowboys, or wannabe 'weekend coppers'. Look at it this way, I got a lot more work than many, not because I was some big no-neck boofhead, but because I was efficient, Public Relations/diplomacy skills were a huge asset and most asked if I was ex Navy or something. I've always had a huge respect for machinery as well, even a drill or lawnmower, right up to a huge metal spinning lathe...etc..

Thanks for the input and nice to hear from you Big Jude hows things up your way did the cyclones cause much grief and did ya get wet feet. What you have all said i can really gel with especially what you said Jude. You might not see anyone for years and you run into them either on here on this site or at reunions. Fair dinkum it's like its been 5 minutes instead of 15 years, there are so many i have met on this site that i thought id never hear from again Cliff and Bob Moffitt come readily to mind and there are others and as i have been using this computer for about 18 months I just love the fact that i can have a nag and catching up with this technology is a challenge for me. But I, like a lot of you, attack a problem or situation with the no worries, I'll have a go sir attitude. Punctuality is another thig that does'nt mean much out her in civvie life I for one hate being late for any thing. After 20 years in I done a resettlement course in Canberra not once did they address the way civvies were as opposed to military personel. I had to find out the hard way as did we all and to be quite honest,sure i have a few mates that i spend time with these days but they will never measure up to the calibre of the mates i made in the Navy. Respect was what we were taught in the Navy and it was recipricol, not here in civvie street, it's dog eat dog, thats why i love this site i can talk to all like minded people so good on all those that read my posts and i am a yak a tak best wishes to all. Regards quinny .

We got some good rain around Christmas before the low headed south and the east coast got the full brunt of it. We have had showers on and off since then but nothing other than enough to wet the ground again. Nice to see it green again. Eyes are watching the low up in the Gulf to see which way it heads and what happens. Time will tell. Punctuality is a bone of contention with my kids. They used to complain that they were always first to be anywhere :grin: and I am still the same. Hate being late. Civvies are a lot of clock watchers and have this knack of disappearing at the stroke of "lunch" or "knockoff" time even if they still had something to complete. Quinny, you are doing ok with the computer :smile: do you still keep in touch with MerleYes Jude we exchanged Chriisy cards and i owe her a phone call i hope i catch up with her at the reunion .We had agood nag for half an hour or so a few months back and it was good to touch base with her .To true about clockwatchers we in many cases while in pussers didnt knock of untill a task was completed.No overtime in pussers as you well know civvies will never understand that concept as long as their arses point to the3 ground My kids used to whinge that we were always the first to be any where I put up with the whinging and now they are never late for anything so the lessonn was learned . Thanks for the sitrep on the weather they copped it bad down lismore and that area isnt that always the way drought stricken for years and then a flood The irony of it all .Well the farmers could grow rice .Its as dry as as a poms towel down this way and have been having plenty of days in the high 30s and low 40s always good to have a nag jude keep well mate .regard from Quinny

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