Fighting Seabee Statue
I can't seem to find inspiration in a day that was full of powerpoint briefings and paperwork. The most interesting part of my day was to observe the unique training of young enlisted sailors that takes place on this particular Naval facility. I haven't returned so many salutes in one day! Although Naval Station Gulfport functions as an in-processing point for deploying sailors, its primary role is to train the "Seabees" which are the construction battalions of the United States Navy. Dating back to World War II, the Seabees have built roads, airstrips, bases, and completed many other construction projects in various military settings from World War II to their current support of GWOT (the Global War on Terror). The battalions consist of sailors who are skilled builders, electricians, machinery mechanics, steel workers, and engineers. Their official motto is "Construimus, Batuimus", which is translated "We build, we fight!" By the way, did you know Al Borland, Tim "the tool man" Taylor's assistant on Tool Time is portrayed as a former Seabee (Wikipedia is so cool)?
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