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"David, to answer your question, the answer is no. I'm a Retired Molder Chief. It was an awesome Rating for sure! They disestablished Molders and Patternmakers on 31 OCT 1997. We had an option to choose mostly between MR, EN or HT. I told them I…"
"Hey Molder, got your phone message today and I'll give you a shout tonight. Glenn"
"Molder, yeah I got a hold of Web and gave him both of your numbers. He said he was gonna call you but I guess he didn't. I'll e-mail the numbers to you.
Glenn"
Glenn"
"Yeah Joe, you hit the nail on the head. Tenders are GONE, with the exception of Emory S. Land. They still aren't 100% with what they're going to do with Frank Cable.
It is a crying shame that some Admirals sitting behind desks and hadn't been on a…"
It is a crying shame that some Admirals sitting behind desks and hadn't been on a…"
"Will do, Denny! He's been doing a LOT of fishing and camping this summer. We have a butt-ton of retired Chiefs in our developement and a bunch who are still in. We're about 13 miles North of Naval Station Everett."
"I know what you mean about some of the candy-ass Div-O's and Dept Heads when it came to pouring steel or cast iron.
I always made sure they didn't doubt we could pour ferrous and told them to challenge us. Whenever we got a new Div-O or Dept Head,…"
I always made sure they didn't doubt we could pour ferrous and told them to challenge us. Whenever we got a new Div-O or Dept Head,…"
"Dennis,
Matt Hazen lives around the block from me. He's the ONLY person I know of who made Senior Chief in another rating after they disestablished the Molder rating. He crossed Engineman."
Matt Hazen lives around the block from me. He's the ONLY person I know of who made Senior Chief in another rating after they disestablished the Molder rating. He crossed Engineman."
"Yeah, I know what you mean, Joe. When I DECOMed the Chandler (DDG-996), I was 3MC there and they offered me Groton, Groton and Groton to run the machine shop at the TRF there. I told them no way, I'm not going to be in charge of 30 or 40 people if I…"
"Joe, like you, I continued to wear my Molder Rating Badge, but until I retired. I never got crap from anyone about it except for one no-load CMC, whom I told to pack sand. That was during a period I was still authorized to wear it. Every coffee mug…"
"Yeah, I work on the Navy Base in Everett, WA with 2 retired Master Chiefs (BT and FC), retired LCDR LDO, a 10-year RM1, Reservist CDR (who was the CSO on one of my ships) and our "College Boy" office manager. We make a damn good team! We get a lot…"
"John,
When I downloaded and printed this out, you should have seen the looks I got when I showed it! People found it hard to believe it was me!
Remember Diver Danny Briggs? He's now on the Emory S. Land in Bremerton and is of course a Master Chief…"
When I downloaded and printed this out, you should have seen the looks I got when I showed it! People found it hard to believe it was me!
Remember Diver Danny Briggs? He's now on the Emory S. Land in Bremerton and is of course a Master Chief…"
"Brooks Bellows! Damn, I wonder where he is these days? When we were on the Orion in La Madd, he made this pump casing assembly pattern for the Belknap in Gaeta. I can't remember what system it was for, but it was no longer available through supply…"
"Many of you guys may remember Charlie Whiteside as one of the most hard-ass Chiefs you ever met. But old Charlie taught me a lot about the Navy, being a Molder and ultimately about being a Chief, even though he never knew it. Whenever he talked to…"
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Location
Arlington, WA
Rank
Chief Petty Officer
Where were you or your family stationed?
USS Hector (AR-7) (2 tours), VP-69, Washington Army National Guard (951st Maintenance Company), USS Simon Lake (AS-33), USS Vulcan (AR-5) - DECOMed, USS Orion (AS-18) - DECOMed, NRD Boston/New England, USS Chandler (DDG-996) - DECOMed, USS David R. Ray (DD-971) - DECOMed, NRD Seattle, USS Ingraham (FFG-61); 3-M Coordinator/SMMO last 3 ships. Upon retiring from the Navy, I worked for Bath Iron Works (General Dynamics) and CACI International, as the sole Onsite Logistics Rep for Ships Homeported in Everett, WA and retired for good in December of 2020.
Veteran of Foreign War
The Cold War, Desert Storm, Desert Shield, Other
Current Status with the US Navy
Retired
Start date of your service
May 3, 1976
End date of your service
May 31, 2005
Comments
there seemed to be lots of little skirmishes going on in our barracks.
I was on Flags, first as NY flag, then switched to CA (that was a hoot for parades). I try to tell friends about 919 and they invariable don't believe it...we experienced probably things most don't in bootcamp. Anyway, it's nice to run into someone that was there same as I.