Veterans

[ilmostro99]

Re: Veterans

ilmostro,

I was at Group Monterey from 87 to 89. Tough duty huh.

They've made that a Station now, I think it falls under Group San Fran. You should have been there right around the 44' to 47' conversion. Did you ever get to ride on that boat?

No, unfortunately. I think they went to the '47 about 1 year after I left. I'd love to have been able to go on that boat. And yeah, real tough duty The toughest part of that duty was actually going to work in a place with such great restaurants, beautiful scenery, water sports, and Laguna Seca race track.
Erik

 

[Drowned Rat]

Re: Veterans

No, unfortunately. I think they went to the '47 about 1 year after I left. I'd love to have been able to go on that boat. And yeah, real tough duty The toughest part of that duty was actually going to work in a place with such great restaurants, beautiful scenery, water sports, and Laguna Seca race track.
Erik

Yeah I know what you mean. Spear fishing under you own private pier was real rough too. I kinda felt bad carrying a bag full of fish up the warf when nobody else was catching much with their poles. Okay, no I didn't.

 

[SgtMaj]

Re: Veterans

1995-1996 USMC Camp Pendleton, San Diego. Was forced out early due to perforated eardrums and the "Clinton cutbacks".

 

[Bob_VT]

Re: Veterans

Pretty common knowledge to the older group here..... I am retired Army.

20 Years active duty 73-93 with a pile of assignemnts and deployments.

 

[Johnson 225]

Re: Veterans

USN 86-89 HM-16 helocopter mind sweeper VA then moved to the west cost to HM-15

 

[mainexile]

Re: Veterans

USN 69-73. Rescue aircrewman and airborne sonar operator in HS-3 flying SH-3A/D. Short cruises on USS Intrepid and USS Wasp (the old WWII-era boats) and long cruises on USS Forrestal (it only burned once while I was attached).:redface:

 

[tashasdaddy]

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US Navy Corpsman, June 1968 thru June 1972, boot camp, Corps School Balboa Hosp., Field Medical School, Pendleton, corpsman w/ 9th Engineer Battalion, 1st MarDiv. in country Viet Nam. only did 10 months in country, was part of Nixon's pull out. they pulled the whole Battalion, which ment they transfered every one to another in country billet. the Battalion coming home by ship, was all the Equipment, 38 Marines, and 1 Corpsman, me. Finished my tour of 4 years as HM2 (E5) at NATTC, Jacksonville, medical records officer. left the navy, because of the changes brought about by Admiral Zumwalt.

 

[mainexile]

Re: Veterans

US Navy Corpsman, June 1968 thru June 1972, boot camp, Corps School Balboa Hosp., Field Medical School, Pendleton, corpsman w/ 9th Engineer Battalion, 1st MarDiv. in country Viet Nam. only did 10 months in country, was part of Nixon's pull out. they pulled the whole Battalion, which ment they transfered every one to another in country billet. the Battalion coming home by ship, was all the Equipment, 38 Marines, and 1 Corpsman, me. Finished my tour of 4 years as HM2 (E5) at NATTC, Jacksonville, medical records officer. left the navy, because of the changes brought about by Admiral Zumwalt.

TD,
I hear ya about Zumwalt. His Z-grams did nothing more than turn a structured, professional navy into a haven for unkempt, sloppy, would-be sailors who had no respect for superiors and tradition.

 

[tashasdaddy]

Re: Veterans

ailors who had no respect for superiors and tradition. ain't that the truth. a petty officer could be before the Captain, just for giving an order. we walked on egg shells.

 

[Ret USN CPO]

Re: Veterans

USN 81-03 - Torpedoman's Mate

USS Yellowstone (AD-41) (Norfolk, VA) - 82-86
Naval Weapons Station Charleston, SC - 86-89
USS Clifton Sprague (FFG-16) (Philadelphia, PA/Staten Island, NY) - 89-93
Naval Communication Det. Cheltenham, MD - 93-95
On-Site Inspection Agency, Washington, DC - 95-97
Naval Undersea Warfare Center, Det. AUTEC, Andros Island, Bahamas - 97-00
Commander Naval Surface Forces, Atlantic Norfolk, VA - 00-03

Retired as a Chief (E-7)

 

[triumphrick]

Re: Veterans

US Navy 1966 - 1972 ETN 2.US Navy BE&E, ET A school. NAVCOMSTA Wahiawa, Hawaii 1968-1971. USNR 1971- 1972
Hawaii was rough duty. Pineapple fields and lots of lobster. Just a few miles from the North Shore. After a year and a half in school, two half years Hawaii and into the Reserves back in Florida.
Reserve ships were the USS Beatty DD756, USS Tweedy DE532
I too left the reserves due to Admiral Zumwalt and the lack of love for the blackshoe Navy.
Great experiences, many of which I still hold dear to my heart.

 

[rentalguy1]

Re: Veterans

USA 1990-94, Scout Helicopter Crewchief, various popular places

 

[CATransplant]

Re: Veterans

USAF, 1965-69, enlisted. I was a Russian Linguist. Stationed in Turkey, then at Ft. George Meade in Maryland.

 

[Bob_VT]

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USAF, 1965-69, enlisted. I was a Russian Linguist. Stationed in Turkey, then at Ft. George Meade in Maryland.

Oh... so you worked in the "building" LOL nuff said!

 

[Pam C]

Re: Veterans

USN Nurse Corp 1989-1997 LCDR. Stationed mostly in Charlston,SC

 

[CATransplant]

Re: Veterans

Oh... so you worked in the "building" LOL nuff said!

No Such Agency

 

[Bob_VT]

Re: Veterans

No Such Agency

I have friends who still work at Meade and my uncle who was a chief warrant in the Navy also retired from that post.

 

[CATransplant]

Re: Veterans

I'm always amazed at how many people I meet who have some experience with that building. For me, it was 40 years ago, so I've forgotten just about everything about it. My Russian has gone to pot, although I can still carry on a simple conversation.

I imagine much has changed in 40 years.

 

[Capt.Squidley]

Re: Veterans

USN, NSGA Adak, among others

 

[FSHKPR]

Re: Veterans

USN 76 TO 80 Most of if cooking on San Nicolas Island. Couldn't wait to leave now i wish i could just go back and see the island one more time. probably the best job i ever had.