The Sea Stories Podcast

In this episode, we sit down with Henry H. , a former Cryptologic Technician (CTR) in the United States Navy, to hear his firsthand experiences serving in uniform. Henry shares what life was like in the Navy, the realities of the CTR community, lessons learned along the way, and how his time in service shaped who he is today. As a special nod to this milestone, we’re giving a shoutout to USS Steth...

Welcome aboard the latest episode of the Sea Stories Podcast ! This week, we give a special shoutout to the USS Fitzgerald (DDG-62) in honor of our 62nd episode. Our featured guest is Dom M. , a former U.S. Navy Fire Controlman and CIWS Technician , who brings a ton of salty wisdom and hilarious insight to the mic. From boot camp memories to deployment tales , shop banter, and all the gritty reali...

Welcome to the latest episode of the Sea Stories Podcast! Join the crew as they share wild and hilarious Navy stories over a round of beers. Each episode, we pick a beer theme, swap sea stories, and wrap up with a quick beer review. In this episode, we dive into some of the most outrageous Navy-related content found on Reddit and X (formerly Twitter). From legendary shipboard antics to unbelievabl...

Welcome to the Sea Stories Podcast. In this episode 60 we give a shout out to the USS Paul Hamilton (DDG-60). Then we interview Fire Controlman Chief (retired) DJ Chavez about his Naval service. He gives us the scoop on his ridiculous deployment mustache and what is was like on the 200+ days at see during, what was dubbed as, the corona cruise.

The Crew is fully manned and curious as to what is on the minds of this current generation of Sailors. The Sea Stories gang responds to r/navy comments.

We are working with a skeleton crew here on the Sea Stories Podcast so we decided to take a glance at what was going on in the Navy during our early days of being a sailor by flipping through the August 2000 issue of All Hands Magazine.

We want to hear from you! If we trigger any memories from your time in the military, have beer recommendations or want to say hi, email us at seastoriespod@gmail.com Hi Everyone, welcome to the Sea Stories Podcast, My name is Adam Herrera and I am joined my co-hosts Andy, Drew, Joe and Josh. Today we talk with U.S. Navy Veteran Chuck A. about his time in the Navy and we rank Navy small arms, debut...

Hi Everyone, welcome to the Sea Stories Podcast, My name is Adam Herrera and I am joined my co-hosts Drew, Joe and Josh} and today we will be talking about having children join the military with Coach of the Reedley Rage Softball team and Parent to two Marines, Vincente Fonseca. What are Sea Stories? Sea Stories are exaggerated tales told amongst sailors usually around some pints of beers. To hono...

Hi Everyone, welcome to the Sea Stories Podcast, My name is Drew and I am joined my co-hosts Adam, Andy, Joe and Josh and today we will be telling Sea Stories with Veteran and former Navy Sailor Dave Steele from his time serving in the U.S. Navy.  What are Sea Stories? Sea Stories are exaggerated tales told amongst sailors usually around some pints of beers. To honor that tradition we like to tell...

Sea Stories are tall tales generally told amongst Sailors, so grab a brew and join us while we tell our own. In this episode we are joined by Navy Veteran and former Fire Controlman, Jay. D. as he tells us Sea Stories from his time in the Navy. Beer Theme: Beer that made you enjoy drinking beer. Check out our social media https://linktr.ee/seastoriespod

In this episode we are joined by former Navy Veteran and Fire Controlman, Ben H. as he tells us Sea Stories about his time in the Navy Check out our YouTube for extra content: youtube.com/@seastoriespod Check out our Merch and other social media : https://linktr.ee/seastoriespod

On todays episode of "Sea Stories" we are joined by 12 year veteran and former Fire Controlman, Grey Baker. Before he tells us about his experience in the worlds greatest Navy, the crew discusses a recent Admirals visit to the USS Carney. Plan of the Day is as follows: Intro [with beers] Admirals Visit - 00:05:53 Grey's Intro - 00:14:09 Pre-Navy to 'A' School - 00:17:50 Fleet...

Sea Stories are tall tales generally told amongst sailors. Grab a brew and join us as we tell our own Sea Stories. In this episode we chat about different topics gathered from r/navy. The Plan of the Day is as follows: Intros [with beers] [Topic 1] 22-0 - 00:08:48 [Topic 2] Snoozing - 00:24:07 [Topic 3] Going Back & Going Back II - 00:33:04 [Topic 4] Meal Prepping - 00:44:20 [Topic 5] Two Duty...

Sea Stories are tall tales generally told amongst sailors. Grab a brew and join us as we tell our own Sea Stories. In this episode we Rank all the countries we visited on our first deployment. Beer Them: Euro Beers The Plan of the day is as follows: Intro [with beers] - 00:02:40 Euro Beer Discussion - 00:08:30 Spain Discussion - 00:26:30 Greece Discussion - 00:34:05 UAE Discussion - 00:43:51 Oman...

The Plan of the Day is a follows: Intros [with beers] - 00:01:05 Ranking DDG Crests - 00:08:15 Chads Career: Pre-Bootcamp - 00:26:50 Bootcamp-Training - 00:33:05 Fleet Life - 00:50:30 Deployment - 01:11:36 Beer Reviews - 01:53:45 Chad’s 3 songs - 02:06:35 Fireside Chat - 02:08:21   Remember to like, subscribe and share hAdvf66AA7tFG7pTzI2w

As we hit the midyear, the crew decided to take a break and have a fun summer episode with the drink of choice being malt liquor, just like the old days. The topic of the episode: rating Navy uniforms. The Plan of the Day is as follow: Intros (with beer) Navy Coverall 00:15:10 Navy Utilities 00:24:40 Navy PT Uniform 00:37:15 Navy Dress Blues 00:47:30 Navy Dress Whites 00:59:50 Black and Tan 01:05:...

The last of the Average G.I. Joe crew to tell his story, we talk to Josh. Listen as one of our favorite people we had to pleasure to serve with tell us about his time in the Navy and experience all that is Cole.

In the Navy, cruise books are a collection of photos from a deployment, bound together into a yearbook style book. In this series we ask Veterans to share photos of moments that encompass special moments in their careers. If you are a Veteran and want to share some photos with us, feel free to reach out. Check out our YouTube page to see the full version of the photos. Watch our series "Seame...

Happy Memorial Day from everyone here at the Average G.I. Joe Podcast. After months on "dishing" on the Navy Food, we have a former Culinary Specialist onboard to defend and "dish" it right back. As always the crew can't tell Sea Stories without something to quench their thirst. In honor of our special guest this month brews features ingrediants you would normally find in y...

In todays episode we speak with USMC Veteran Tommy M. Tommy tells us about his experiences in the Marines and gives us the scoop on what life is like for a Marine living aboard a U.S. Warship. Sea Stories are generally tall tales told amongst Sailors, usually with drinks in hand. We recorded this episode on MLB opening day, and to celebrate we told our own sea stories while drinking our favorite b...

The crew from The Average G.I. Joe Podcast hasn't been able to sync up their schedules so they are publishing Season 2 Episode 1 of their youtube series "Seamen on Film" "Seamen on Film" is a movie club hosted by former sailors. Rotating host pick movies based on randomly generated categories. The movies are discussed to ultimately answer.... Is the movie worthy of being wa...

Seamen on Film is a movie club hosted by former U.S. Navy Sailors. Each month a member chooses a film based on a randomly generated category and then we discuss and critic the film. The films are geared towards movies that we would enjoy while deployed. Search for "Seamen on Film" on youtube. In this podcast the "Seamen on Film" crew gathers together to discuss all 16 films watched in season 1. Th...

After a successful 2022, the boys sit down and reflect on the past year, discuss some podcast New Years resolutions and we discuss all the beers we reviewed in 2022. Happy New Years from everyone at the Average G.I. Joe Podcast. Sea Stories are tall tales generally told amongst sailors and fisherman. Often told over a cold pint or a flagon of rum. Enjoy our stories of our time in the US Navy and s...

We are joined by Lopez from the "On The Gunline" Podcast to tell some sea stories. The boys discuss the first time going home after bootcamp. Awards and Medals. Safety Stand Downs and review their Cider Beers. Enjoy. Be sure to catch the On The Gunline Podcast on your preferred streaming service and visit onthegunline.com

It's the Halloween show with special guest, Joe C. They boys sit around and tell Sea Stories with pumpkin beers to celebrate the season. Joe C. shares his experience while serving in the U.S. Navy. The boys share the must take items when getting ready for a deployment. Enjoy.  Sea Stories are tall tales generally told amongst sailors and fisherman. Often told over a cold pint or a flagon of r...