Vets!
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Natron0915
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Howdy 
Nate
AK1(AW)
USN
VF-51
HS-8
HMT-303
MALS-39
Great idea for a forum!
Nate
AK1(AW)
USN
VF-51
HS-8
HMT-303
MALS-39
Great idea for a forum!
aps45819
24/7 Single Dad
ET1
Florida
Groten CT
Dam Neck VA ("A" & "C" school)
Guam-USS Proteus (AS-19)
Norfolk
Kittery ME - USS Simon Bolivar (SSBN-641)
Little Creek VA - USS Fort Snelling (LSD-30) with side trips to Cuba, Panama, Columbia, Bolivia, Virgin IS, Curacao, Honduras, Puerto Rico & Venezuela
Norfolk
NAVCAMSEASTPAC HI with side trips to Moffet field, Osan AFB Korea, Japan
CIVLANT
Florida
Groten CT
Dam Neck VA ("A" & "C" school)
Guam-USS Proteus (AS-19)
Norfolk
Kittery ME - USS Simon Bolivar (SSBN-641)
Little Creek VA - USS Fort Snelling (LSD-30) with side trips to Cuba, Panama, Columbia, Bolivia, Virgin IS, Curacao, Honduras, Puerto Rico & Venezuela
Norfolk
NAVCAMSEASTPAC HI with side trips to Moffet field, Osan AFB Korea, Japan
CIVLANT
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IT1
Retired, USNR
Active duty: Jun 72 - Jun 76:
NAVCOMSTA/NAVCOMUNIT Asmara, Ethiopia Jan 73 - Jul 75
USS Worden CG-18, Yokosuka, Japan Aug 75 - Jun 76
Reserve Duty: NRC St Pete and NRC Tampa, Fl, 1984 - 2005:
COMSUBRON 16
ACU 1, DET 1908
MSC, COMIDEASTFOR, Bahrain
Retired, USNR
Active duty: Jun 72 - Jun 76:
NAVCOMSTA/NAVCOMUNIT Asmara, Ethiopia Jan 73 - Jul 75
USS Worden CG-18, Yokosuka, Japan Aug 75 - Jun 76
Reserve Duty: NRC St Pete and NRC Tampa, Fl, 1984 - 2005:
COMSUBRON 16
ACU 1, DET 1908
MSC, COMIDEASTFOR, Bahrain
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retiredweaxman
Guest
AGC (ret) 1980-2002
Suitland, MD
Sigonella, IT
Rota, SP
USS SAIPAN (LHA-2)
Rota, SP (yes, I liked Rota - totaled about 12-13 years there with 2 tours of shore and 1 sea duty tour on my last rotation there)
Suitland, MD
Sigonella, IT
Rota, SP
USS SAIPAN (LHA-2)
Rota, SP (yes, I liked Rota - totaled about 12-13 years there with 2 tours of shore and 1 sea duty tour on my last rotation there)
oldman
Lobster Land
While in Rota I did four 3-month TAD trips, one on a frigate, another on a destroyer and two on a carrier. Liked the small ships but liked & disliked the carrier. While on the Oxford (AG-159/AGTR-1) for two years started out in Norfolk, visiting Gitmo Bay, San Juan, a couple of other islands, Panama Canal, Peru and Chile then we were diverted to the Pac via the Indian Ocean to monitor for Vietnam. Visited Canary Islands, Nigeria, South Africa, Subic Bay, Hong Kong and Japan. All stations and ports were just very unique experiences and it would be impossible for me to pick a favorite although Durban, South Africa stands out for so many reasons. It's changed now but then it was like any modern American resort city. As a kid I imagined Canada as being a frozen land and Africa as jungle, neither of which proved to be totally true.
SoMDGirl42
Well-Known Member
I get 33% of my ex's retirement pay. Does that count? I did 14 years active duty with him, 2 years delayed entry while dating/engaged, two years active reservists while waiting for the divorce, and raised his kids until retirement at adulthood.
oldman
Lobster Land
In the CT field the majority of us never got involved with combat but were stationed off the coast of Vietnam. I did see bombs going off in the mountains a few nights and knew right away I wanted no part of that. I have no problem believing our troops coming home from the mid-east conflicts have some problems.
USAR-13 yrs
71L until my last year and then I think it became 42 series
450CA in Riverdale, MD
305 PsyOp off Dowerhouse Rd
128 MI in Greenburg, PA
323 MI in Allison Park, PA
444 PSB at Ft Meade, MD (2003-2004 OIF)
BTW I've got no clue what all those Navy letters are. No wonder the different services have problems communicating.
71L until my last year and then I think it became 42 series
450CA in Riverdale, MD
305 PsyOp off Dowerhouse Rd
128 MI in Greenburg, PA
323 MI in Allison Park, PA
444 PSB at Ft Meade, MD (2003-2004 OIF)
BTW I've got no clue what all those Navy letters are. No wonder the different services have problems communicating.
PsyOps
Pixelated
USAF TSgt- retired
3C271
1985-2005
Eglin AFB, FL – Plumber (85-88)
Keesler AFB, MS – Cross Trained into Tech Control (88)
Hurlburt Fld, FL – Comm Tech in a Tri-TAC Testing facility (88-89)
Kwang Ju, Korea – 4th Combat Comm (89-90)
Ramstein AB, Germany – Combat Operations Intelligence Center Network Tech (90-93)
Eglin AFB, FL – NCOIC Tech Control Facility (93-98)
Andrews AFB, MD – Tech Control Facility Guru (98-2000)
Andrews AFB, MD – Air Force Office of Special Investigations Networks NCOIC/Branch Chief (2000-2005)
Various deployments throughout.
What an awesome ride. Glad it's over.
3C271
1985-2005
Eglin AFB, FL – Plumber (85-88)
Keesler AFB, MS – Cross Trained into Tech Control (88)
Hurlburt Fld, FL – Comm Tech in a Tri-TAC Testing facility (88-89)
Kwang Ju, Korea – 4th Combat Comm (89-90)
Ramstein AB, Germany – Combat Operations Intelligence Center Network Tech (90-93)
Eglin AFB, FL – NCOIC Tech Control Facility (93-98)
Andrews AFB, MD – Tech Control Facility Guru (98-2000)
Andrews AFB, MD – Air Force Office of Special Investigations Networks NCOIC/Branch Chief (2000-2005)
Various deployments throughout.
What an awesome ride. Glad it's over.
glhs837
Power with Control
The two letters followed by a number denotes your job type and rank (MOS to you guys, Navy Enlisted Classification) to us). Follows a few conventions. Mostly just two letters from that job, AO being aviation ordnanceman, ET being electronics technician, AG being Aerographers Mate, or weather guesser
Ranks expressed as AN - Airman, Seaman - SN, for E-1 through E-3, while E-4 through E-6 are Petty Officer third class (AO3) through Petty Officer first class, (ET1) E-7 through E-9 (only one E-10 in the Navy) being Chief (AWC), Senior Chief (AOCS) and Master Chief (ETCM) Lots of details, but thats the basics.
First letter
Squadron designations.
First letter = type
V=fixed wing
Second letter = mission
P= Patrol
(squadrons with multiple missions lead to ones like VAQ, or HSL, of VFA)
Number is simple which squadron of that type you are. SO any Navy person can see at a glance what sort of aircraft you were involved with.
Ranks expressed as AN - Airman, Seaman - SN, for E-1 through E-3, while E-4 through E-6 are Petty Officer third class (AO3) through Petty Officer first class, (ET1) E-7 through E-9 (only one E-10 in the Navy) being Chief (AWC), Senior Chief (AOCS) and Master Chief (ETCM) Lots of details, but thats the basics. First letter
Squadron designations.
First letter = type
V=fixed wing
Second letter = mission
P= Patrol
(squadrons with multiple missions lead to ones like VAQ, or HSL, of VFA)
Number is simple which squadron of that type you are. SO any Navy person can see at a glance what sort of aircraft you were involved with.
aps45819
24/7 Single Dad
I was assigned to take a fleet communications radio and crypto gear to Osan Korea and set it up on the Airforce base so they could coordinate with the Navy ships during exercises. The Navy radios couldn't talk to the Airforce radios who couldn't talk to the Army.
Great trips, once we were set up all I had to do was change out the crypto code once a day. The rest of the time was shopping. Got some nice tailor made suits and shoes there.
