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Service Details
Service Status
USN Retired
Final Rank
Chief Petty Officer
Last NEC
ET-1572-AIMS System Technician
Last NEC Group
Electronics Technician
Primary Unit
1996-2000, ET-0000, SEAL Team 2, Naval Special Warfare Group 2 (NSWG-2)
Previously Held NEC's
ET-0000-Electronics Technician
ET-1452-NAVMACS (V)3 Shipboard Maintenance Technician
ET-1571-AN/UPX-29(V) Ship System Maintainer
Service Years
1976 - 2000
Official/Unofficial US Navy Certificates
Cold War
Decommissioning
Domain of the Emperor Penguin
Order of the Antarctic Circle
Plank Owner
Voice Edition
What are you doing now:
The 1st 8 years with Intel, I operated software-controlled wafer sorting equipment and microprocessor final quality control testing and inspections. Also, performs complex troubleshooting and repair of microchip testers and semi-automatic robot silicon wafer probers. Now I work directly in Fab32 as a quality control defect metrologist. inspecting wafers (at the sub-micron level) as they are being made. Its pretty intense, highly technical and detail-oriented work but I like mental challenges and its a living.
Del, Ete, SCPO , (1972-1987)
1977-1979, ET-0000, Naval Communications Station (NAVCOMSTA) Rota, Spain
1980-1982, ET-1452, USS Samuel Eliot Morison (FFG-13)
1982-1985, ET-1571, USS Ticonderoga (CG-47)
1985-1986, ET-0000, Naval Support Force Antarctica (NSFA)
1987-1990, ET-0000, Shore Intermediate Maintenance Activity (SIMA), Naval Base (NAB) Little Creek, VA
1990-1993, ET-0000, USS Milwaukee (AOR-2)
1993-1996, ET-1572, FTC (Staff) Norfolk, VA
1996-2000, ET-0000, SEAL Team 2, Naval Special Warfare Group 2 (NSWG-2)
Please describe who or what influenced your decision to join the Navy.
Whether you were in the service for several years or as a career, please describe the direction or path you took. Where did you go to boot camp and what units, bases, ships or squadrons were you assigned to? What was your reason for leaving?
If you participated in any military operations, including combat, humanitarian and peacekeeping operations, please describe those which made a lasting impact on you and, if life-changing, in what way?
Did you encounter any situation during your military service when you believed there was a possibility you might not survive? If so, please describe what happened and what was the outcome.
Of all your duty stations or assignments, which one do you have fondest memories of and why? Which was your least favorite?
From your entire military service, describe any memories you still reflect back on to this day.
What professional achievements are you most proud of from your military career?
Of all the medals, awards, formal presentations and qualification badges you received, or other memorabilia, which one is the most meaningful to you and why?
Which individual(s) from your time in the military stand out as having the most positive impact on you and why?
Can you recount a particular incident from your service, which may or may not have been funny at the time, but still makes you laugh?
What profession did you follow after your military service and what are you doing now? If you are currently serving, what is your present occupational specialty?
What military associations are you a member of, if any? What specific benefits do you derive from your memberships?
In what ways has serving in the military influenced the way you have approached your life and your career? What do you miss most about your time in the service?
Based on your own experiences, what advice would you give to those who have recently joined the Navy?
In what ways has TogetherWeServed.com helped you remember your military service and the friends you served with.