Any of you older members remember this SNL skit?

[+Fubar512]

It was from March 17 of 1979, and it was freaking hilarious!

 

http://snlarchives.net/Commercials/?197903173

 

The Navy Adventure 

[ open on Navy port ]

Announcer: Port of call, Bayonne, New Jersey.

[ Navy men are seen doing laundry ]

The Navy Adventure.

[ as the background music plays, scenes show sailors performing various activities: mopping a floor, peeling potatoes, cooking and serving cafeteria food, scrubbing toilets, chipping paint off of an old bulkhead, fastening chains on a ship, tarring a deck, and sitting in a room watching TV ]

The Navy. See your local recruiter or call toll free.

[ final image shows phone number 311-555-5000 against a man with a mop and bucket - the motto is also shown ]

It's not just a job, it's $96.78 a week. 

[+Erik]

[Skyviper]

sheesh... no wonder why the Navy has a high turnover rate and a problem keeping people beyond their 4 year commitment.

[+streakeagle]

High turnover rate -> rapid advancement. I made E-6 in 5 years. Some branches have people retiring as an E-6 after 20 years. There are always trade-offs.

[+Typhoid]

I think I was at sea at the time.....