Veterans and lessons learned.

[Keeldad]

“Working” from home and inadvertently hijacked a thread under the photo section to a discussion of military service and it got me to wondering how many members here are military vets? How about letting us know branch, rate/rank/ where and what years you were in. Perhaps a sea story or boating life lesson learned? I was US Navy, submarine force, IC2(SS) Mostly N.Atlantic ( Scotland, Charleston, New London) 1975-80. Lesson learned, approach the dock/slip slowly. A slow bump does much less damage than “ALL BACK FULL!!!!”...CRUNCH!!!

 

[LBass]

USMC
MSgt
CH-53A/D/E Crewchief
Aug 1981 - Feb 2004

Bring plenty of cash (deep in your pocket) when you hit liberty ports!

Semper Fi

 

[bartoma]

Not a USMIL vet, but worked in the shadows in a civiian agency... Learned, in the early days of GPS, that a pitching boat could cause significant problem acquiring a fix due to satellites coming in and out of view...

 

[deepwaterdreamer111]

US Navy. 1977-1981. Subbase Pearl Harbor Radiological Controls. USS Cimmaron AO 177 . MM2. Great experience in my young life.

 

[RussGW270]

US Navy 86-90. MM3 USS Sierra out of Charleston, S.C. Learned not to bring explosives on a Navy boat

R

 

[Sparkdog118]

Citadel military college (1992). No other military background. As you were saying, “approach the dock slip slowly”. I always tell someone “never approach a dock any faster than you are willing to hit it.” Lol. I want to thank everyone for their service!!!

 

[Bloodweiser]

US Army
67U
90to94

 

[Fishtales]

Unfortunately NOT a veteran but worked as a young engineer at Raytheon on Troposcatter Communications terminals and modems and multiplexers. Then Northrop for inertial navigation assemblies and midcourse guidance and sensors (iron gyros and accelerometers near the end RLGs) for SM2, Patriot, AMRAAM, Phoenix, SLAAM, Tomahawk, ALCM and other missiles as well as navigation packages for the A6 Intruder, Harrier AV8, GOES satellite packages, Titan rocket and the space shuttle. We made em, you used em! Thanks for your service.

 

[Ky Grady]

US Navy '80-'86, Dental Technician. USS Dixie AD-14 and USS Kitty Hawk CV-63, both homeported in San Diego for my sea duty. Shore duty was in Beaufort SC at the Naval Hospital Beaufort.

 

[chuck257]

Proudly served, US Navy (Retired), Jan ‘82 - Jan ‘03, Personnelman First Class.

 

[Bloodweiser]

Thanks all for your service

 

[SkunkBoat]

Destroyer Navy 84-90
FC1

....I learned
Never
Again
Volunteer
Yourself

 

[glacierbaze]

Am I the oldest one here?
Navy '68-'71
Charleston
USS Glennon DD840

 

[Capt Tom]

Coast Guard Reserve
CWO3 Retired
1982-2014

Best decision I ever made.

 

[wspitler]

USCG 69-96
CAPT (ret)
What doesn't kill you makes you stronger, except bears, they will kill you! Had a fantastic career!

 

[oasis04]

USMC
'89-'94
SGT Ch46 Ch46 Crew Chief
Brothers for life
Semper Fi

My boats name is: Semper FIsh

 

[Clark.N]

US ARMY SP 5
Aircraft Electrician
3-22-66 TO 3-21-69
1969-1996 DOD retired

 

[g0tagrip]

USAF
fighter pilot
0-6
68-98
"....always have a checklist to refer to"

 

[Timbo]

Not a USMIL vet, but worked in the shadows in a civiian agency... Learned, in the early days of GPS, that a pitching boat could cause significant problem acquiring a fix due to satellites coming in and out of view...

“Working” from home and inadvertently hijacked a thread under the photo section to a discussion of military service and it got me to wondering how many members here are military vets? How about letting us know branch, rate/rank/ where and what years you were in. Perhaps a sea story or boating life lesson learned? I was US Navy, submarine force, IC2(SS) Mostly N.Atlantic ( Scotland, Charleston, New London) 1975-80. Lesson learned, approach the dock/slip slowly. A slow bump does much less damage than “ALL BACK FULL!!!!”...CRUNCH!!!

USAF E-4 gulf war veteran civil engineer

 

[Ridge Runner]

SMSgt, USAF, Retired
1985-2011
Ammo