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Can someone tell me how you get into this? Im thinking about enlisting in the Seabees as a mechanic or equipment operator. Is this something you have to volunteer for after you're already in the Navy or can you enlist into it?
Just a few hours of riding in the Persian Gulf on one of these twin diesel 2000 horse power Navy Riverine Command Boats can leave the uninitiated sea sick, and sore for days, as these 49 foot "multi mission platforms" wrestle with the sea swells of open water. Open sea water, often referred to by Sailors as "blue-water," is an unconventional environment to operate a 'riverine' boat — keyword being 'river.' These extremely fast, armed crafts crewed by approximately eight sailors can perform a wide range of missions and have the capacity to carry special forces or small U.S. Marine units into coastal waters where larger warships simply cannot - making them a highly versatile asset. Read more at stripes.com/1.251419 Produced By Hendrick Simoes simoes.hendrick@stripes.com Twitter: @hendricksimoes