The sailors were doing drills in international waters when one of the boats had a mechanical problem and ended up drifting into Iranian waters, near one of the islands that they claim as part of their country.
After calls were made between the two countries, Iran accepted the fact that it wasn't intentional, and has agreed to release the sailors and boats.
The reason they are waiting until tomorrow to release them is because they are going to be towed back out to international waters so that their ship can pick them up.
Not good to be out on the water at night if one of your boats isn't working.
How much sea time do you have? A week? In a fucking Admin office? Under the Chief's desk?
Leave the war fighting to the surface warriors, dingbat. Your armchair analysis is sissy-like.
Actually, that is what the Pentagon and the news reported today. How much sea time? About 11 years, one tour was considered arduous sea duty because out of the 2 years I was onboard, we spent a grand total of 3 months inport.
Oh yeah..............to get that billet on the MSC vessel, I had to get special permission from BUPERS to be able to administer the Navy Wide Advancement Exam (a billet usually held by an E-7), and when I got to my last tour as LPO of MEPS Amarillo (another billet usually held by an E-7), I replaced a Chief there as well.
But, be pissy and disparage your fellow Sailors, because it's good to know what kind of person you are.
Every time I call you on your fake service, you brag about your kush jobs at MEPS, BUPERS and aboard MSC ships, skidmark. All commanded by bull dykes usually. When you've served aboard a few tin cans, in the gator Navy, aboard a BB and on a couple of CVNs - come back and tell me your sea stories, asswipe. The most arduous sea duty you ever experienced was running out of vaseline in the aft CPO head.
Actually, the CO for San Antonio District (my boss) was a male pilot. As far as my other ships? I was on the USS DWIGHT D. EISENHOWER (CVN-69) during Desert Storm, because I was stationed with VFA-131, and we also stood up the USS GEORGE WASHINGTON (CVN-73). My very first tour was a Combat Stores Ship USS CONCORD (AFS-5), and was fortunate that my last tour was USNS CONCORD (T-AFS-5). Kinda cool to go back to your first ship as a Department Head. And, as far as the CPO head? Never mess cooked for the goat locker, so I never had to worry about people like you offering me pogie bait.