3 Badass Navy Vets Who Received the Bronze Star
The Bronze Star, introduced in 1944 by executive action, is given to those brave few who have shown true valor in the face of America's enemies. Its awarded have ranged from senators and governors to influential business people. The Bronze Star is awarded to members...
The Sig P320: Is it worth it?
The Sig P320 is replacing the Beretta M9. Is it worth it? Every Sailor has probably heard the news by now: the Army just selected the Sig Sauer P320 to replace the Beretta M9. The Navy is expected to follow suit and replace their arsenal of aging M9's for the much...
4 Insane Things You Didn’t Know About Popeye
Four Insane Things You Didn't Know About Popeye the Sailor Everybody knows Popeye the Sailor. Introduced January 17, 1929 in a syndicated comic series called Thimble Theater, he has been an integral part of American culture for close to 90 years. Most of us are more...
4 Reasons Why Being a Veteran is Awesome
4 Reasons Why Being a Veteran is Awesome 1. You don't panic over dumb shit. If there's one thing you learned in the service, it's that nothing gets done faster or more efficiently just because someone is losing their mind over it. A toilet is overflowing in your...
The Death of US Navy Rate May Mean New Life for Sailors
How the new US Navy rate system may benefit sailors We here at Navy Crow have been on the front lines with other Navy social media communities in decrying the death of rates by SECNAV Mabus and MCPON Stephens. While the move was made brashly, with little or no input...
What is a Shellback?
What is a Shellback? A Shellback is the recipient of a Line-crossing Ceremony. Popular in the American, British, Dutch, Australian, and Russian Navies, it marks the moment when a sailor crosses the equator. Though the ceremony's events are largely kept secret...
No, you can’t protest in uniform.
No, you can't protest in uniform. Recently, images and video surfaced of a Navy sailor screaming at a riot police officer during the protests for Keith Lamont Scott in Charlotte, North Carolina. Since, we've discovered that the sailor, who in the video is uncovered...
Sea Story Sunday: The Kool-Aid Man
The Kool-Aid Man Story This week's Sea Story Sunday is really more of a prank than a story, but it's a funny one. For those of you who've never been on a smallboy, a DDG only has one set of vending machines. Usually, this consists of one or two soda machines selling...
The History of the Goat Locker
The Goat Locker The "Goat Locker" is the traditional term for the senior enlisted mess aboard a ship. All sailors know and many fear the term, but few know how the goat locker came to be. Following the establishment of the rank of Chief Petty Officer in the days of...
The History of the Drunken Sailor
The History of the Drunken Sailor Let's be real: some stereotypes are true. One of the easiest to identify is the stereotype of the drunken sailor. Any shipmate who has ever been on a deployment knows that a sailor who doesn't imbibe in a liberty port is a rarity,...
The History of Gunner’s Mates in the US Navy
History of the Gunner's Mates Despite the tragic loss of their rate on September 29, 2016, the history of Gunner's Mates was long and storied. They were one of the first rates in the Navy, established in 1775 with the Continental Navy, along with Boatswain's Mates and...
It’s Finally Happened: The Death of US Navy Rates
Navy Rates are gone. The writing was on the wall for Navy Rates. When MCPON Stevens announced earlier this year that sweeping changes were coming to the Navy Rating system, we might have known. Most people assumed that the intention was to just remove the concept of...