Thread: First 3 shaves...Finally!

Congrats Rick,
I only wish I would have discovered real shaving while I was in the Navy, although shaving on my small boy while doing 30 degree rolls would have made for a pretty nasty looky face!
-Fred

Originally Posted by cudahogs

Congrats Rick,
I only wish I would have discovered real shaving while I was in the Navy, although shaving on my small boy while doing 30 degree rolls would have made for a pretty nasty looky face!
-Fred

Yeah, but even the Boatswain's Mates would think you were tough, Fred! What were you in the Navy?

Ed,
don't worry; I don't hold you liable. It was the weirdest feeling though, because I didn't actually slice. I put it there and it felt like I was trying to do the thumb test with my sideburn. I even wiped some shave cream away to see the damage, but didn't see blood until after I shaved that spot. No pain, just a nice, thin, red line and no evidence the next day.

Thanks to everyone else for the advice on the sideburn area. I'm sure I'll get the hang of it.

After awhile you'll find those blind spots are so automatic that you don't have to see what your doing.

When I do my sideburn on my left side and can't actually see the razor I put my fingernail right at the bottom of my sideburn and the razor at my fingernail as a guide. Works every time. Just make sure the fingernail is where the blade is and not just bare skin on your finger or your earlobe.

Yeah, but even the Boatswain's Mates would think you were tough, Fred! What were you in the Navy?

I don't know about the BM's thinking I was tough, their berthing area was one place I didn't like walking through by myself. If it weren't for those guys, there probably wouldn't have been any fights on the ship.
I was a nuke EM. I was in from '91 to '97 and I left with the title of EM1(SW). Was a great experience, but wasn't anything I was going to make a career of.
Are you still in?
-Fred

Originally Posted by cudahogs

I don't know about the BM's thinking I was tough, their berthing area was one place I didn't like walking through by myself. If it weren't for those guys, there probably wouldn't have been any fights on the ship.
I was a nuke EM. I was in from '91 to '97 and I left with the title of EM1(SW). Was a great experience, but wasn't anything I was going to make a career of.
Are you still in?
-Fred

Fred,
I actually started on the nuke enlisted path. Went to boot camp a week after high school, to MM "A" school, then nuke power school (all in Orlando, no less! ), but by then I had applied to the Academy and got accepted to Naval Academy Prep School. I eventually ended up on a Spru-can as...you guessed it...1st LT. Despite the BM's antics and reputation, I loved being 1st LT. They may be crass, but they sure are entertaining! Later I became electrical officer.
Nonetheless, I did 5 years, got my SWO pin and left active duty. After a 3-year break, I did 4 years active reserve and now I'm inactive reserve trying to get my correspondence courses done. It blows my mind that I have been affiliated with the Navy in some form or another since mid-1986; almost 20 years! Only 13 count towards retirement so far, but I might as well finish it off.

All,
Excellent advice on the no-sight-zone! I've even considered opening the razor to only 100deg (let the scales point down) just for the sideburn areas. I'll have to see which of your ideas works for me. I think I may end up using a combination.

Only 13 count towards retirement so far, but I might as well finish it off.

I agree. I think if I were over half way and not a nuke, I may have stayed in. I was on the Bainbridge (the 2nd one in the US Navy) for 3.5 years and on the Eisenhower (CVN-69 and, ironically, the first combatant with women) for about 9 months before I was discharged.
-Fred

Originally Posted by USNA92

I put it there and it felt like I was trying to do the thumb test with my sideburn. I even wiped some shave cream away to see the damage, but didn't see blood until after I shaved that spot. No pain, just a nice, thin, red line and no evidence the next day.

I had these stripes on the left side of my jaw line for weeks. Seemed like every shave I added a new one. Since I've stopped going against with my left hand I've been clear of them. It's a technique issue and you'll get it perfect in time.

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