New guy with something different

[speedjunkie]

Welcome! I've never seen someone drive one of those trucks as a daily, that's awesome!

How long have you been in the Navy? Are you getting out after this deployment? Give it time to have a place to do some maintenance. I just retired from the AF in August, but I usually stayed at the same base for 3.5 years or more at a time so I usually had a place to work on cars. Good luck on deployment, I had 8 myself.

[Tusky]

Originally Posted by speedjunkie

Welcome! I've never seen someone drive one of those trucks as a daily, that's awesome!

How long have you been in the Navy? Are you getting out after this deployment? Give it time to have a place to do some maintenance. I just retired from the AF in August, but I usually stayed at the same base for 3.5 years or more at a time so I usually had a place to work on cars. Good luck on deployment, I had 8 myself.

Thanks! It doubles as my scooter hauler. I used to be a 1st gen 3000GT guy but choose the truck over that and went one car.

Have been in the Navy since mid 2007. Trying to shoot for 20 years and then retire and become lazy. I do halfway have a place for maintenance. Got a small car garage at my apartment that could fit my scooter addiction and the truck in there at the same time. Just not best for car engine work. Perfect for scooters however. Driveway is where most of the action for cars happens.

Congrats for retiring! Civilian life is a big change that's for sure. Most of my friends have gotten out or swapped to other rates/jobs.

I was down in San Diego for 7 years, about 5 of them were living the barracks life then rented a room at a friend's down near Imperial Beach.

For deployment, this will be my 3rd. First for a carrier, 2 times were a frigate and cruiser as a helo engine mechanic.