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  James W Ward July 17, 2014 at 4:19pm

  Rode a couple of PBR's up the delta once or twice, The brown water Navy was a bunch of great sailors.  courage and duty first!
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  Gary G Glass July 17, 2014 at 3:54pm

  I can honestly say that the one thing I wanted more than anything in the Navy, they never gave to me because I could not copy code fast enough. That was Rivron boat duty. I volunteered three times and was shot down three times. After a few years in the Navy and serving with guys that were on Rivron, I sure am glad I never got that wish. 
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  James W Ward July 17, 2014 at 3:26pm

  Yes, I remember the sign through bleary eyes after the bus ride from Los Angeles to San Diego.  Made it though boot camp with only one scar and the flu. but was glad to be going to BEEP school.  I knew most of what they taught so it was simple, Radio A school was good and we had fun learning the code (Standing watch in the barracks at night would lead to someone to sit up and start talking in Morse code) Then off to War.. That is where we found out it was not like the movies, Naïve we were and we were in the REAL Navy now. Little bit of Jungle training (but guys I am on a ship) and then in country with the Marines for a bit.  I can say now that I really did love the Navy, Bad times and Good, Proud to have served and thankful that I made it out alive. 
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  Gary G Glass July 17, 2014 at 11:21am

  sure did.I hated it too. Funny story, I quit school to join the Navy cause I was sick of school. The Navy sent me to school for 2 yrs. My luck.
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  Charles Dennis Sissel July 17, 2014 at 11:18am

  Gary did Radiomen have to go through BEEP school before RM A school?

   
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  Gary G Glass July 17, 2014 at 11:14am

  Looking back now on that sign, it seems sort of silly but at the time, it was very scary.
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  Gary G Glass July 17, 2014 at 11:13am
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  Jim Decota July 17, 2014 at 10:49am

  Remember the sign? What they didn't tell you when you arrived was written between the lines!

  
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  ROBIN RUBEN FLORES July 7, 2014 at 7:58pm

  anyone from Drill Company 944, 1977?

   
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  David W Asche June 21, 2014 at 3:50pm

  Near the end of Boot, we were all given our orders where we were going to go after Boot.  I was going to "ML-A School".

  I asked my CC BT-1 Sam Deaton what "ML-A School" was.

  He said he didn't know. Never heard of it before.

  I asked him a year or so back if he found out what  "Molder" was.  He said, "Yes, I was assigned to a Destroyer Tender and found out about Molders."

  I still E-Mail with him now.