I was 23 when I joined.
Boot Camp:San Diego
NATTU NAS Lakehurst,N.J., AG(A) School,(Aerographer's Mate)
NAVSTA 3080,Midway Island
USS Burton Island AGB-1, Operation Deep Freeze 1965-66
NAAS Whiting Field,Milton,Fla.
The best years of my life.
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I was 23 when I joined.
Boot Camp:San Diego
NATTU NAS Lakehurst,N.J., AG(A) School,(Aerographer's Mate)
NAVSTA 3080,Midway Island
USS Burton Island AGB-1, Operation Deep Freeze 1965-66
NAAS Whiting Field,Milton,Fla.
The best years of my life.
USN: 1965-1969
I was 18
Boot Camp was 71 days at Great Lakes
VA 43 @ NAS Oceana until 2/67
HC-2, NAS Lakehurst, DET 62 USS Independence
Great Memories
USN 1961-1967
Basic at Great Lakes Training Center
Naval Security Group R Branch School in Pensacola, FL
Naval Communications Station NHY, Morocco (The voice of the Med)
NSG temporary duty aboard the USS Enterprise CVN 65 in the Mediterranean
NSG temporary duty aboard the USS Saratoga CVA 60 in the Mediteranian
NSG temporary duty aboard the USS Shangri La CVA 38 in the Mediteranian
Discharged CT2
The Enterprise was the queen of the fleet in the 1960s. The Navy loved to run her around the Med during those Cold War years. The connections I made while serving 2 years reserve duty paved the way for a 34 year career with GE. I saw more naval power and ports of call than most sailors but was probably too young at the time to really appreciate it.