Diane (TWS Admin) Short, SA - Military Timeline

Service Status USN Veteran	Last Rank Seaman Apprentice
Service Years 1975 - 1979	Last NEC SA-0000-Seaman Apprentice

Service to 1979

Naval Station (NAVSTA) Mayport, FL
Rank Seaman Apprentice	Location Mayport - Florida
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1977 - 1979

Naval Station (NAVSTA) Norfolk, VA
Rank Seaman Apprentice	NEC SA-0000-Seaman Apprentice
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1977 - 1977

Naval Surface Weapons Center Solomons MD

Naval Surface Weapons Center Solomons MD
Rank Seaman Apprentice	Location Solomons - Maryland
NEC SA-0000-Seaman Apprentice
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Best Friends
SA Cinde McClurg EN1 Tommy Thompson EN1 Rick Leshko SK1 Thomas McDaniel EM1 Bill Short EN2 Cliff Kleinik SN Darren Nunez BM3 Keith Saunders EN1/DV Bob Kupko BM1/DV Terry Karlie BM1/DV Ernie Fairbanks MS1 Orlando Frilles

Best Moment
There were so many "best moments." Most of which can't be added to a family web site. Ask me sometime & I may tell you.

Worst Moment
Falling 18 feet head first, down the aft shaft alley on the Ex-USS Valcour. They told me in the ER at Prince Frederick that my neck was broken. So were several ribs, an ankle & probably a leg. No internal bleeding but they weren't sure what was going on in my head because that had hit so hard. What I ended up with was a cervical strain & a concussion from hell. I spent 10 days in Bethesda trying to keep my eyes uncrossed. In later years, I've developed 3 ruptured discs in my neck from the fall. Only reason I am still walking is the fact that I passed out on the way down when my brain said "this is going to hurt." But I did bounce really well.

Chain of Command
LCDR Robert Johnson/LCDR Mike McMillian CWO3 Stott BMMC/MDV Dale Ribbick BMC Ronald Kovi

Other Memories
I was scheduled to be the first woman in the pilot program to put women aboard sea going vessels. In my 7th week of boot I sprang both ankles at one time. Set me back 3 weeks. SA Cinde McClurg & I were part of the working crew on the YSD 72. The crew was small but when we went out we carried EOD divers with us. The boat was even smaller. There was no seperate head or berthing. It was definitely an adventure. Shortly after I arrived Cinde decided she was more suited for office work. That left me on the crew of the D. I learned a lot about myself. I had to give as good as I got. I wouldn't trade that expierence for anything.

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1975 - 1977

SAR Operation - USMC F-4 crash near NAS Oceana, Va

Description
USMC McDonnell-Douglas F-4J Phantom II, BuNo 155506, of VMFA-333, crashes on approach to NAS Oceana, Virginia. Both crew eject safely.

5 MARCH 1976: F-14a bureau number 159826 crashed at NAS Patuxent... More

1976 - 1976

Recruit Training (Orlando, FL), 3019
School Recruit Training (Orlando, FL)
Company 3019

1975

Recruit Training (Orlando, FL), 3014
School Recruit Training (Orlando, FL)
Company 3014
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1975

Service from 1975