Well........it happened.
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We did get underway twice when typhoons would blow through...
And I did get some sea time, Guam to Long Beach via Hawaii, Mazatlan and San Diego then back. Then cross decked to the ship that relieved us while we were in drydock and made the trip to Charleston for an overhaul on that one. Hawaii - Equator (So I guess that makes me a shellback), Panama Canal (member of the order of the Big Ditch) - Virgin Islands - Ft Lauderdale - Charleston. Finished the overhaul and then went through sea trials in Gitmo....and that really stunk as I was a short timer at that point.....
My rating was IC (Interior Communications Electrician) and I made E5 in 2 1/2 years and was up for E6 but did not have enough time in service....oh well.
And you brother Roy?
If I had to guess I would say Officer? Otherwise you would not have been flying those jets right?
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I was on the 4 year plan...I had a big decision to make at the end of it as to whether I stayed in and go the 20 or get out. There was a really enticing offer on the table at the time but it meant another 6 years, which would have put me half way to retirement. But at 21 I wasn't ready for that kind of commitment, so I got out and made a go of it....sometimes I think I should have stayed in, but hindsight is 20/20....
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Check out his license plate....for a hint.
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Hey Jetpilot!
Check out his license plate....for a hint.
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Check out his license plate....for a hint.
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I was on the T. Roosevelt myself!!! SMALL WORLD!
Thanks
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And the older I get the smaller that world seems to get...
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Well if I could go back I woulda stayed with the railroad longer, CN Telecommunications, I was a lineman subforman, I woulda had a better retirement package for sure, but i was young & just wanted ti party....oh well
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As that was basically the training I got in the Navy...telecoms, and alarms predominately. And when I got out, I went in the telecom direction and it turned out pretty well, as I am still in the arena today with a manufacturer of Voice over IP telehone systems and applications.
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The telcom end I was in was the pole line we see along the train tracks, my crew would replace poles & wiring, repair storm damage after the lines fell down, There was so much storm damage in Southern Ontario i was never home, so 4 of us quit the same day, I shoulda stayed, the money was great for the time...
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Yep we pretty much stayed tied up to the dock....the running joke was that the barnacles growing between the bottom of the bay and the ship is the only thing that kept it floating....
We did get underway twice when typhoons would blow through...
And I did get some sea time, Guam to Long Beach via Hawaii, Mazatlan and San Diego then back. Then cross decked to the ship that relieved us while we were in drydock and made the trip to Charleston for an overhaul on that one. Hawaii - Equator (So I guess that makes me a shellback), Panama Canal (member of the order of the Big Ditch) - Virgin Islands - Ft Lauderdale - Charleston. Finished the overhaul and then went through sea trials in Gitmo....and that really stunk as I was a short timer at that point.....
My rating was IC (Interior Communications Electrician) and I made E5 in 2 1/2 years and was up for E6 but did not have enough time in service....oh well.
And you brother Roy?
If I had to guess I would say Officer? Otherwise you would not have been flying those jets right?
We did get underway twice when typhoons would blow through...
And I did get some sea time, Guam to Long Beach via Hawaii, Mazatlan and San Diego then back. Then cross decked to the ship that relieved us while we were in drydock and made the trip to Charleston for an overhaul on that one. Hawaii - Equator (So I guess that makes me a shellback), Panama Canal (member of the order of the Big Ditch) - Virgin Islands - Ft Lauderdale - Charleston. Finished the overhaul and then went through sea trials in Gitmo....and that really stunk as I was a short timer at that point.....
My rating was IC (Interior Communications Electrician) and I made E5 in 2 1/2 years and was up for E6 but did not have enough time in service....oh well.
And you brother Roy?
If I had to guess I would say Officer? Otherwise you would not have been flying those jets right?
never made chief. After I made 1st Class the promotions were frozen. The rate was slowly being eliminated and Contractors took over the major training devices. I was one of the last....in sept 1986 I had to cross over to AE. Then finished with 2 yrs on the USS Theordore Roosevelt CVN-71.... Held an E-7 position but still no making Chief (Not enough Sea Duty). Then Recruiter duty in NH & VT.Here I am in Montana with Easter Seals - Goodwill as one of the Network Systems Administrators.
IT IS FRIDAY
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The telcom end I was in was the pole line we see along the train tracks, my crew would replace poles & wiring, repair storm damage after the lines fell down, There was so much storm damage in Southern Ontario i was never home, so 4 of us quit the same day, I shoulda stayed, the money was great for the time...
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Soooo now you are Old and Party...
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What kept you busy on the Bird Farm ???
