Retired Hole Snipe BT 1975-1995. US Army 75-78, Served on USS Fort Snelling LSD-30 79-84, USS Iowa BB-61, 87-91, USS Fox CG-33 91-93.
3.5 years Army National Guard, followed by 6 years Nuclear Navy Electrician. Close to 4 years (87-91)on the Billy-B (CGN-25 - USS Bainbridge). Army boot camp was a lot tougher than Navy boot camp.
What was your rate? I was a grape.
i want to thanks all my brothers and sisters in this tread for their service.
Cwo3 u.s. Navy severed at the following:
1990-1994-uss saratoga (cv-60)
1994-1996-uss frank cable (as-40)
1996-2000-nrd new orleans
2000-2004-uss john f. Kennedy (cv-67)
2004-2007-aimd oceana
2007-2011-uss john c. Stennis (cvn-74)
2011-2014-vfa-97
2014-present-vfa-122
if anyone served with me during these times let me know would be nice to catch up.