"Wanted to be in the "R-GANG" when I reported aboard BOSTON CAG1. But the engineering dept. was short-handed on BT's. Got sent to #4 Fire-room and instantly and it was "love at first sight". LOL "
"Hey Mark I was on the Wilson from 86-89. Was Oil King and then assigned to #2 Fireroom again . Got To decommission her in Oct. 89. Saw where some of you had etched your names on the back of a brass cover . Yeah some of us found them on a watch one…"
"Mark: My 4 years in the hole,plus class "A" BT School set me up in a career for life. When i left active duty,went back home to Detroit. The following Monday i went to the Employment office of the Ford Motor Company River Rouge complex in Dearborn…"
Wanted to be a deisel Mechanic and got stuck in the boiler room and have been loving it ever since. Assigned to DDG-7 from 77-81. After fireroom and oil shack. Got out and have worked for Hartford Steam Boiler ever since.Still love what I do and…