================================================ Subject: Re: WAS Re: NCR: ABSOLUTELY STUNNED - NOW Pointless teasing From: "Keith P. Mears" To: Date: Sun 2 Sep 2001 03:07:36 -0500 ================================================ Yeah, Seabees make the Army Corps of Engineers look like rank amateurs, and the ACE are pretty damn good in their own right, so that's really saying something. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Debbi R" To: Sent: Sunday, September 02, 2001 2:16 AM Subject: Re: WAS Re: NCR: ABSOLUTELY STUNNED - NOW Pointless teasing > Seabees are NOT marines, though. They're Navy. One of my brothers was > a Seabee. "CB" stands for "construction battalion" and it's most > definitely not a marine unit. It is, however, the first unit to be > deployed behind the marines at the front lines of battle. They're > responsible for all the infrastructure of the front lines; roads, > bridges, housing, etc. This is so that the army can be deployed and > have infrastructure available to them. I remember my brother saying > that they could build a bridge that could support a tank over a span of > 80 feet in less than 3 hours. THAT's building, and that's what they > were trained and worked for. To unsubscribe or change your preferences for the Creed-Discuss list, visit: http://www.winduplist.com/ls/discuss/form.asp