U.S. Navy 1986-2006 FCC(SW)

Enlisted as a non-rate Airman. Was selected top 10 of recruit company and given an "A" school. Discharged Airman in boot camp and re-enlisted as Seaman before attending and completing Data Systems Technician (DS) schools.

Was a DS1 when the Data Systems Technician rate was disestablished in 1998. Was an Electronics Technician (ET) for a year before transferring to the Fire Controlman (FC) rating. Took and passed the E7 test for three different rates, DS, ET and FC. Tested Selected Initiated Chief Fire Controlman in 2003 (finally) before retiring in 2006.

DS-1665 AN/UYA-4 Data Display Equipment Maintenance Technician.
FC-1656 CV/CVN Combat Direction System (CDS)(ASWM) Computer/Peripheral Maintenance Technician.
FC-1615 Systems Level Shipboard Tactical Data Systems Technician.
9527 Miniature Electronic Repair Technician.
9502 Instructor.

... I troubleshot and repaired electronic stuff and taught some people to do it too.

281.1 Microwave radio repair.

Germany, Davis California, Ban me tuit, Soc Tran, Dalat (VN). Fairbanks AK.

I enlisted as an 03xx with guaranteed Security Force billet.

Ended up an 0311 (infantryman) , then 8152 (Marine Security Guard)

I was in the Marine Corps from 1986-1990. I had a lot of trouble making weight, I was to skinny. I ended up going in Open Contract, which means that the Corps will put you where they want to (normally a cook or a grunt). It's a long story, but I ended up as a 1345 (Heavy Equipment Operator).

FA-Fireman Apprentice
FN-Fireman
GM3, small arms, 50cal &20mm cannon, 3”/50, torpedo, 1911 armorer,M9 armorer, M16 armorer, rem 870 armorer
GM2, 25mm school, firearms instructor
GM1,Sig armorer, SRBOC school, 76mm OTTO Melera School, finally got to ammo admin in Sandiego while the ship was in the Atlantic
Left active duty and joined the reserve
GMC

Retired in 2011.

Along the way some quals Not related to my rating, was boarding team member, boarding officer, small boat operator(as an E3), 41 footer crew member,SAR station quaked-radio watch,...I am Sure there’s some more quals in there, but these are off the top of my noggin

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31B military police (army) stationed in Kaiserslautern Germany from 2009-2012 left as an E4 and Patrol Supervisor. Was offered to get into the CID but would have had to re up for another year in Germany so I said hell no and got got out

I enlisted as a 27600 (I think).

It changed right after to 1C6X1 - Enlisted Space Operations.

Today, I would be in Space Force. I'm really glad they didn't make that new service branch until after I retired. . .

Way back in the day I enlisted as a 19D Cav Scout

After a 17 year break in service I rejoined Uncle Sam and became a 38B (Civil Affairs Specialist)

I had been wanting to go to AFG since I was little, and I kept getting bumped off deployments. I was fed up and pissed off so I went outside of my unit/MOS and volunteered to drive an MRAP with a Sparks II Mine Roller. It was part of a 12 man PSD unit attached to the US Army Corp of Engineers. It was a great time and a great experience. I am sorry I didn't go with them in 2013 also my training NCO screwed me.


Right now I am working with my retention NCO trying to decide if I want to stay gung ho and go 12B (Combat Engineer/Route Clearance) or 12C (Combat Bridging) OR use my brain pan and my edumacation and go 35N Signal Intelligence or 12Y Geo-spatial Engineering.

I have to edit my post and say that I am very/extremely jealous of sigfreund as his career.
I have been trying/fighting to go Counter Intel for years but always get the no go. (Same with CID). The Army will offer me everything else except for those two.

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76mm OTTO Melera

I have a 76mm casing on my porch as a butt kit, from the mount onboard the Frigate I served, USS Stephen W Groves FFG-29. I was even a 50cal mount captain for one of the 4 50cal mounts. Only once, our GM1 couldn't fix the gun. An old actual Italian guy came onboard for a couple of weeks to sort out the OTO Melara.

U.S. Army 26V20 - Advanced Strategic Microwave Systems Repair, but was picked up as an instructor in 25S/25T - Satellite Communications.

We taught SatCom to all branches of the U.S. and allied forces.

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328x4 - Inertial Navigation Systems Specialist
AX-3 - 2 - Antisubmarine Warfare Operator

AX converted to AT after separation.

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Hobbs: Only once, our GM1 couldn't fix the gun. An old actual Italian guy came onboard for a couple of weeks to sort out the OTO Melara.

My ship was sailing to the Med and we got a rush job to replace our Italian gun (you can tell cause they were light green color inside the mount) with one that had been re-habbed by the CG yard...it didn’t work...only fired one round then jammed-turns out a piston had its guts installed backwards. I figured it out but they wanted a “pro” to come look at it. We got a guy from Louisville (the factory where they make them for the Navy) who flew out on Mother’s Day and he started working on it...he didn’t use a manual or anything, just tore it down and we had it shooting within a few hours after the part was flown to us. By then we were too far for old boy to be flown to Bermuda-so he got a trip to Rota Spain. A Kentucky hillbilly crosses the Atlantic....good times.

I guess the guys in MLC (Maintenance Logistics Command) didn’t think a fresh graduate of the CGs school for 76mm Guns wasn’t smart enough to figure it out, but I was. Factory guy told some people that I was very sharp and they tried to recruit me when I left active duty.

PS: Giuseppe was milking it...they appear very complex, but Are not too hard to figure out. You guys must have had a good cook.

US Navy 1969-1975 Enlisted MOS 3385 - Surface Ship Nuclear Propulsion Plant Operator - Mechanical. Secondary MOS 9501. I was a trainer at A1W Nuclear Training Unit outside of Idaho Falls, Idaho for 3 years.

Marines 97-01, 2841 Ground Radio Repair.

I enlisted as a tanker, but the Marines decided that’s not what I really wanted to do.

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Originally posted by MikeinNC:
PS: Giuseppe was milking it...they appear very complex, but Are not too hard to figure out. You guys must have had a good cook.

HA !!!

USAF: 15 years commissioned, AFSC 3044, 3064 (Ground Electronics--heavy radar and Computer Maintenance Officer--SAGE);
then 5 years enlisted, AFSC 51171 (COBOL programmer).

flashguy

Army 89E.

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US Navy 1969-1975 Enlisted MOS 3385 - Surface Ship Nuclear Propulsion Plant Operator - Mechanical. Secondary MOS 9501. I was a trainer at A1W Nuclear Training Unit outside of Idaho Falls, Idaho for 3 years.

I reported aboard my very first ship USS Bainbridge CGN-25 the evening before a 6mo deployment began the following morning. Was in my rack and an announcement came on the 1MC. "Number One Reactor Is Critical" ... That got my attention real quick as I looked around berthing to see if anyone was concerned about that announcement as I tried to remember my way to the quarterdeck LMAO . Of the 4 ships I served aboard in my career, I enjoyed Bainbridge the most. Lots of independent steaming and often port visits weren't over run with other ship's company.

EDIT: I got Surface Warfare (SW) qualified on the Bainbridge. We couldn't go down into the plant though. No monitor (TLD) etc. ... all we had to do for that part of the qual was draw a basic steam cycle.

Only drawback to being on a NUC was once in the North Atlantic with a battle group and weather got so bad everyone had to go to port, especially the Tico class cruisers ... except there was no port the carrier could go to and they had to stay out ... SOooo being NUC with no need to refuel, we were elected to stay out with the carrier (USS Eisenhower). Someone had to. We were taking 45 degree rolls. Lost the fantail whip antennas, accommodation ladder and a P-250 came unwelded from the weather deck and took out a section of railing. 3 more degrees and we may have also lost our 49 radar which was meant to sheer at 48 to help keep the ship from rolling. We ate cold cut sandwiches for a week. Friend on the Ike said they were taking 8 degree rolls and that was scary LOL.

2575 - Special Communications Operator.

I spent 18 months at Tori Station, Okinawa.

Before I got out, I was asked to extend 6 months and work at the White House. The Marines handled their communications. I turned it down. My wife was pregnant and did not want to be away from family. In hindsight, I should have done it. I would have been promoted to E6 and had a wonderful story to share in later life.

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