07-27-2022, 05:41 AM
You were 2 years behind me to Great Lakes. I went summer of '66, assigned to NAS JAX weapons station, applied to Air Traffic Control "A" school, on to Mayport Naval Station for almost 2 years, went back to Ground Control Radar school and finished my last year in Sigonella, Sicily. Started in Computer Science at a local Jr. College near Birmingham, AL, got a ASCS there but UAB did not offer CS degrees at the time, so I changed to Engineering. The way I got in the Navy Reserve was I was looking for a part time job and called the various services. I got into the Navy Reserve as E6 (ET1) because of my EE degree and later got a commission as an Engineering Duty Officer. Stayed on until retirement and left as an O5. My military career in a nutshell.
"A moment in time
Immortalized forever
With silver and light"
Immortalized forever
With silver and light"