What Have You Done To Your 3rd Gen Today?

What is SBT-12?

 

Navy Special Boat Team 12

 

I was in SBU 12 (special boat unit). SBT is SQICK (or whatever that accronim is?)

 

Got some new shoes for the Taco, Copper Discoverer Road+Trail. I knew they were slightly less aggressive than the Faulken AT’s I had but I’m shocked at how much quieter and smoother driving the Coopers are vs the Faulkens. About 1,000 miles in I’m really happy with the choice to go back to Cooper again.

Also added some stunningly bright Dynamic Diode SS3 Pro fogs via Hotshot Offroad that I forgot to get in a picture.

 

Just a copy and paste here: Special Warfare Combatant-Craft Crewmen (SWCCs) with Special Boat Team 12 (SBT-12) pilot Naval Special Warfare Rigid Hull Inflatable Boats (NSW RHIBs) in support of a west coast SEAL team.

I'm no Navy expert, I was in the Army...lol

 

I was there in Coronado in the early 80s, deployed as SEAL support to the P.I. That was before the boat teams went close loop.

 

So true. It's ridiculous how many stories I've heard, as well as, being one of those that have had similar issues. My last oil/filter and tire rotation I could verify that it wasn't done. Let's just say that Toyota dealership didn't like me calling them out on it.

 

Yeah, that is what the special boat unit morphed into. It was just a bunch of fleet sailors before, but now it’s a closed group and they have to complete a version of the seal type training. Got to give them a lot of respect, they get into some shit as well.

 

Unfortunately the flat rate pay system encourages poor workmanship and dishonesty by prioritizing speed over quality. I worked for a lot of years as a dealer tech and I was so glad to get out and have a job where I get paid for my time, not my production.

 

This looks awesome mate, thanks for sharing.

 

There's nothing better than a custom build-out!

 

Not today nor this week, too much going on.
Installed DIY bed lighting - tapped into the USB / LED constant 12 V hub that was installed with my SnugTop - it is already fuse protected. Works well.

 

Heck yeah buddy. I plan on hazing all those with rich sprinter van conversions at the ski lots ;P

 

Whats a center support? My bed platform is 3/4" plywood only, and you wanna talk about rebound .

 

It wasn't until too late into my career that I learned about the specialized support units for the team guys, specifically the JCU (Joint Communications Unit). Had I known about them I would have pursued that path long ago, but now I'm old and broken. One of my classmates at SLC was telling me about his time in the JCU, the training they go through and some of the shit they had gotten into (that he could talk about).

 

You were were in SBU12 and dont know what SWCC is? What was your class number?

 

LOL... He can tell you about it. He just does not want to discuss it.

 

Must have been Alpha Det.
Did you "cross the river"?

 

Is that you Don Shipley?

 

Hell NO! Shitley was a team guy. I did boats!