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<blockquote data-quote="Roadking Larry" data-source="post: 1788982" data-attributes="member: 2833"><p>ET1(SS) Gave 'em 12 years.</p><p></p><p>Boot camp at Orlando in 1980 followed by BE&E (Basic Electricity ad electronics)</p><p>1981 Pensacola FL for A school (Sub ESM types went to EW A school at Corry station in those days)</p><p>1981 Basic subschool at rotten Groton CT.</p><p>C school in Pearl Harbor, ESM, RADAR, Periscope, IFF.</p><p>Got to Sand Diego and my first boat the first part of November 1981, USS Haddo (SSN-604) (fast attack boat). </p><p>Took the Haddo thrugh the yards at Mare Island Naval Shipyards at Vallejo Ca. After the yards it was back to SD. Made one Westpac deployment before I left in '85. I made E-6 Summer of '85.</p><p>November '85 saw me back in Groton for a new C school followed by almost 4 years of instructor duty.</p><p>1992 I reported aboard the USS Flying Fish at Norfolk Va. Made 2 deployment while serving on the 'fish, 6 months in the Med and a little over 3 months on a "Northern run". And of course, numerous weekly ops and NATO ops.</p><p>From Sept '89 when I reported aboard till I got out in 'July '92 the Flying fish was in home port just under 9 months total.</p><p>Got tired of watching my kids grow up in chunks and after the draw down of the boomer fleet I went from a rating that was less than 80% manned to a rating that was some where around 125% manned. Shore billets and advancements were a tight commodity. </p><p>I've been to some interesting places and done things only a relatively small group of people can claim. I wouldn't have missed it for the word but you couldn't get me back for all the tea in China.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Roadking Larry, post: 1788982, member: 2833"] ET1(SS) Gave 'em 12 years. Boot camp at Orlando in 1980 followed by BE&E (Basic Electricity ad electronics) 1981 Pensacola FL for A school (Sub ESM types went to EW A school at Corry station in those days) 1981 Basic subschool at rotten Groton CT. C school in Pearl Harbor, ESM, RADAR, Periscope, IFF. Got to Sand Diego and my first boat the first part of November 1981, USS Haddo (SSN-604) (fast attack boat). Took the Haddo thrugh the yards at Mare Island Naval Shipyards at Vallejo Ca. After the yards it was back to SD. Made one Westpac deployment before I left in '85. I made E-6 Summer of '85. November '85 saw me back in Groton for a new C school followed by almost 4 years of instructor duty. 1992 I reported aboard the USS Flying Fish at Norfolk Va. Made 2 deployment while serving on the 'fish, 6 months in the Med and a little over 3 months on a "Northern run". And of course, numerous weekly ops and NATO ops. From Sept '89 when I reported aboard till I got out in 'July '92 the Flying fish was in home port just under 9 months total. Got tired of watching my kids grow up in chunks and after the draw down of the boomer fleet I went from a rating that was less than 80% manned to a rating that was some where around 125% manned. Shore billets and advancements were a tight commodity. I've been to some interesting places and done things only a relatively small group of people can claim. I wouldn't have missed it for the word but you couldn't get me back for all the tea in China. [/QUOTE]
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