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"Yes, '71 on for me. Before they took away bell bottoms and Dixie caps, and before those silly blue BDUs. Never off base in a work uniform. Recruits were still molded into sailors, instead of just dumping them at the first infraction.
Petty Officers…"
Petty Officers…"
"Chief,
I was there in '62.
Made 2nd class and shipped over for six. Made morning muster every day on the USS John W. Weeks (DD-701)."
I was there in '62.
Made 2nd class and shipped over for six. Made morning muster every day on the USS John W. Weeks (DD-701)."
"Was at Whidbey from 1970 to 1974. It was great duty. As a golfer, Whidbey has one great golf course. The held the 13th Naval District Tournament every year."
"Funny how seasickness up on you. Been on 2 Destroyers in heavy seas, and never had a problem. But one time I was returning to NAS Whidbey Island from Seattle, and took the Mulketeo Ferry to the Island. I was returning from some sort of Dress Blue…"
"Luis, I was at Mugu just prior to retiring in 1986. Went home and went into law enforcement. I live in Eastern Washington, Just north of Spokane. Where abouts in Washington do you live?"
"The best C>O> that I ever had was asked during a captains call why there was a chief in charge of every shipboard evolution. His reply was," My father was a CPO, and before I left for the Naval Academy he told me to take care of my chiefs. That…"
"MLCS Richard Denbbow was a GOOD chief. MRCM Kroll was another. MLC Fred Cohen was a good one.
I never knew Charlie Whiteside made Chief, he was only and ML-1 when I knew him, but that was enough for me."
I never knew Charlie Whiteside made Chief, he was only and ML-1 when I knew him, but that was enough for me."
"Chief Ford.....Believe me, retirement is good, but you will get tired of the boring, do nothing life. You'll be out there looking for someting to do. I spent an additional 20 years in law enforcement to boost my retirement. Now I work Part-time 3…"
"My best friend while I was in Atsugi was Ron Ely. We got ourselves in all sorts of trouble, but had a lot of fun. When I left there in 66', I lost contact with Ron. I recently made contact with him again. He lives in San Antonio, TX, and we…"
"My first aircraft that I qualified as a plane captain was the T33B. I was in Atsugi, Japan, and felt quite proud of myself when I was signed off as a qualified Plane Captain. I remember one time I had preflighted one of our planes, and was waiting…"
"I still remember my 1st Chief. His name was BMC Charles Hecker. I remember he used to whistle every morning when he walked aboard at 5:00 am. He always got seasick about the time we took off the ratguards for getting underway. This man NEVER missed…"
"It isn't so bad being a Chief's son, my dad was a TMC and served on several Tin Cans during WWII and Korea. So when I got old enough and right out of High School in 1971. I enlisted in the Navy just like my dad but I became a SEABEE and retired in…"
"I had two different tours in the Navy. Enlisted in 1963 and went to ADJ "A" School in Memphis. Graduated and received orders to COMFAIRWESTPAC, Atsugi Japan as an ADJAA. Great orders for an E-2. I became an Aircrewman and flew all over Asia. …"
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