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When I had 6 yrs. in I changed my rate from SH to ML.Prior to A school I  was sent to the Vulcan for OJT. That was for 90 days. It was to see if I could cut it. After a school I went onboard the Shenandoah. When I arrived I went right down to the shop.There were two people there in coveralls, on their knees cleaning out from under a core oven. I asked where the chief was, and they both stood up and asked which one. One was MLC Langston, the other was MLC Bright. And that was it!!!. Noone else.When they saw they had a fresh ML2, they were very accomadating. They handed me a pair of coveralls, handed me a pattern and said they needed a dozen molds.I wondered what in the world was I getting into.Langston was leaving and Bright had just arrived. They told me some Molders had been orderd , but not there yet. A month later Molders began to trickle in.Bright left as a MLCS three years later. We did some serious work. I was there for five years and left as a MLC.Then you were  rewarded for the job you did.