Memories from the 70’s
Jul 8, 2023 02:59:28 #
jim quist wrote:
How many teenagers can say they did that?
hmmm, if half the crew were young and some have to keep mum about it, then about 3% of those who joined the military
Jul 8, 2023 06:28:08 #
Amazing! And you still look sharp enough to serve on one today; thank you for your service!
Jul 8, 2023 07:17:23 #
Jul 8, 2023 09:03:43 #
jim quist wrote:
I was part of the 7% of military personnel who served on a submarine. How many teenagers can say they did that?
7%?
There is a YouTube channel dedicated to RC submarines. How exciting can it be to operate a boat you can't see?
https://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=rc+submarines
Jul 8, 2023 09:32:09 #
Jul 8, 2023 09:44:26 #
My brother's final tour was on a frigate, USS Paul (FF1080). They not only chased subs all over the Atlantic, but they also searched Iraqi freighters during the first Gulf War. He'd been in the Navy 24 years and was a Navy Counselor. On the frigate, he was a designated boarding party leader, and was always scared of meeting a bad guy in a dimly-lit passageway.
He was a functioning alcoholic, but after the Gulf war he wigged out, and ended up getting a medical retirement. As long as he could function near the 4.0 level, bosses didn't really care how much he drank.
He was a functioning alcoholic, but after the Gulf war he wigged out, and ended up getting a medical retirement. As long as he could function near the 4.0 level, bosses didn't really care how much he drank.
Jul 8, 2023 09:52:28 #
pendennis wrote:
As long as he could function near the 4.0 level, bosses didn't really care how much he drank.
As long as I can operate the TV remote, I drink all I want.
Jul 8, 2023 09:52:49 #
One of my brothers served on the last diesel subs out of Pearl Harbor in the Late 70's early 80's before they turned it into a training sub for a couple of years and then retired it in GA. It was the USS Barbel SS580.
Jul 8, 2023 09:54:48 #
bikinkawboy wrote:
Thanks to people like you present and past, people like me can go to bed knowing I will wake up safe and sound. Thanks!
👍👍👍!!!
Jul 8, 2023 10:00:48 #
jim quist wrote:
I was part of the 7% of military personnel who served on a submarine. How many teenagers can say they did that?
Thanks for your service.
I was 20 years Air Force. 3 years in a joint service assignment and had some guys there who had been on fast attack subs… and a couple destined to do it again. Also, in 1969, my wife and I were on the way to Germany and most of the plane’s passengers were sailors to be replacement crew on a boomer… with several of the young guys due to get out of Navy but had their Navy time INVOLUNTARILY extended for that… not happy. They got off in Spain.
Jul 8, 2023 10:13:45 #
Thanks for your service. i worked on 4 subs from 1966-68 at General Dynamics Quincy Mass.
Jul 8, 2023 10:26:34 #
jim quist wrote:
All ships are made to sink. Some of them just needed our help.
Jul 8, 2023 10:56:19 #
jim quist wrote:
I was part of the 7% of military personnel who served on a submarine. How many teenagers can say they did that?
nimbushopper wrote:
I salute you! I spent my time in the Navy chasing Russian submarines!
BZ shipmates - Thank you both for your service -
I spent a couple of weeks on a fast attack in the Med evaluating some experimental equip - quite an eye opener for me as my primary job was acoustics in the ASW community (P3’s - S3’s) but while in R&D we worked with all units and equipment… AWC Retired
Jul 8, 2023 10:58:53 #
Shellback wrote:
BZ shipmates - Thank you both for your service -
I spent a couple of weeks on a fast attack in the Med evaluating some experimental equip - quite an eye opener for me as my primary job was acoustics in the ASW community (P3’s - S3’s) but while in R&D we worked with all units and equipment… AWC Retired
I spent a couple of weeks on a fast attack in the Med evaluating some experimental equip - quite an eye opener for me as my primary job was acoustics in the ASW community (P3’s - S3’s) but while in R&D we worked with all units and equipment… AWC Retired
Back at ya Bro!
Jul 8, 2023 11:05:23 #
Thanks for your service. Many teenagers today are more interested in which restroom to use.
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