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"I do not recall a Terry Joyce. Chief Lyles is red headed. He said some funny things to this E-2, most not repeatable that I came to understand better as I got older... I liked working for him. I remember going to Master Chief Smith's house with…"
"That is sad. Having served in the 80's and more recently 6 years with the Army, I can say the military from my empirical point of view is not what it was. "
"That was wrong. Shivers retired in 85, not long before I went to sea duty."
"Hey Chief! NSSF was the place to be. You got there right after I left for the Mississippi CGN-40. Wonder if you remember Chief Lyles, HM1 Donna Hess? They ran the lower base sick call at NSSF. Not the Sub School clinic. Master Chief Smith was…"
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You would not believe what they did to that base! The cafeteria in Dealy Center was turned into a Burger King, Chiefs club was turned into an on base pizza delivery place and the menu at the em club went from steaks, chops and spaghetti to sandwiches.
I do not remember a Chief Shriver - could have sat next to him at the CPO club having a beer on a Thursday for steamship round and peel ur own shrimp
I remember Chief Lyles, he was a red head I think. I was stationed with a Donna Hess in Pearl around 77-80 and she was at Groton when I was there in 88-92. Master Chief Smith was the Command Master Chief at NSSF - had the pleasure of him presiding over my you will become a Chief today ordeal. That day Smitty had all of us in his office, and told us one thing - "keep the laught lamp lit." That was back when there was a Chief's club - when I went back there in 88 the Chief's club had been turned into an on base pizza delivery place. The caferteria in Dealy Center became a Burger King - at the time the Nav was saying our Sailors are fat - go figure - the em club that used to served steaks, chops, sketti - what ever - went to just fast food sandwiches!
At the clinic did you know a pharmacy tech by the name of Terry Joyce? We did time in Pearl together - she is the only one that I allowed to address me as Lindsey and not as Chief.
Welcome aboard! May you have Fair Winds and Following Seas. We seem to have some things in common - being an HM, stationed at Groton (I was there 85-88 at NSSF), I did two tours on a nuke cruiser - the Truxtun CGN-35 - and finally I served with Marion Keys in 73 at Bethesda. He was from Wheeling, he died in the Marine Barracks bombing in the early 80's - he was good people. He also got me a bottle of RWL - the classy shine at the time that had a label - Run Walk and Lay Down!