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Old 05-01-2008, 08:59 PM   #20 (permalink)
cwo_ghwebb
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Originally Posted by sux2b44 View Post
We watched it the other night for the first time. Pretty interesting. Gives us non-military people a look at what its really like. My son wanted to go in the Navy, but we told him he wouldnt fit in a ship or they wouldnt have boots to fit him. He is 6'5" and wears a 16 shoe.
Hell, a carrier is roomy! Been on a few.

The Navy will take smart folks pretty much no matter what their size. We had an engineer on a sub the size of your son. Poor guy, was stooped over most the time unless he went aft.
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