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Current Service Status
USN Retired
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Current/Last Rank
Petty Officer First Class
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Current/Last Primary NEC
ABE-7006-Aircraft Launch and Recovery Equipment Maintenance Technician
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Current/Last Rating/NEC Group
Aviation Boatswain's Mate Launch & Recovery
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Primary Unit
1999-2001, AB-0000, Navy Recruiting District Houston, TX, Commander Naval Recruiting Command (CNRC)
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Previously Held NEC
ABH-7012-ABH-7012 Shore Based Airport & Aircraft Firefighter
ABE-7004-C-13 Mod 1 Catapult
NC-9585-Navy Recruiter Canvasser
AB-0000-Aviation Boatswain's Mate
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Service Years
1981 - 2001
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Operation Desert Storm
Neptune Subpoena
Order of the Antarctic Circle
Order of the Ditch
Order of the Rock
Order of the Magellan
Order of the Golden Shellback
Safari To Suez
Suez Canal
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1981-1981, HQ, RTC (Cadre/Faculty Staff) Orlando, FL
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1981-1982, NATTC (Staff) Lakehurst, NJ, Naval Air Technical Training Command (Staff)
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1982-1985, USS Forrestal (CVA-59)
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1985-1987, ABH-7012, Naval Air Station (NAS) Pensacola, FL
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1987-1987, ABE-7004, NATTC (Staff) Lakehurst, NJ, Naval Air Technical Training Command (Staff)
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1987-1990, ABE-7004, USS Carl Vinson (CVN-70)
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1991-1994, NC-9585, Navy Recruiting District Seattle, WA, Commander Naval Recruiting Command (CNRC)
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1994-1994, ABE-7006, NATTC (Staff) Lakehurst, NJ, Naval Air Technical Training Command (Staff)
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1994-1999, USS Nimitz (CVN-68)
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1999-2001, AB-0000, Navy Recruiting District Houston, TX, Commander Naval Recruiting Command (CNRC)
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Reflections on PO1 Graham's
US Navy Service
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PLEASE DESCRIBE WHO OR WHAT INFLUENCED YOUR DECISION TO JOIN THE NAVY.
I was raised that every man should serve his country.
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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?
Enlisted. Joined 1981- Retired 2001. Aviation Boatswain's Mate (E).
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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?
In during Desert Shield and Desert Storm.
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OF ALL YOUR DUTY STATIONS OR ASSIGNMENTS, WHICH ONE DO YOU HAVE FONDEST MEMORIES OF AND WHY? WHICH WAS YOUR LEAST FAVORITE?
USS Carl Vinson(CVN-71) and the USS Nimitz (CVN-68). Going to Australia and meeting new friends and seeing the country side. My buddy Arturo Melendez and traveling the country side of Thailand.
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FROM YOUR ENTIRE MILITARY SERVICE, DESCRIBE ANY MEMORIES YOU STILL REFLECT BACK ON TO THIS DAY.
Being pinned AVIATION WARFARE SPECIALIST. I took my oral board and was pinned my Maintenance Office Gil Mucke, not the Captain of the boat.
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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?
AVIATION WARFARE SPECIALIST and my First Navy Achievement Medal because I was pinned my Gil Mucke my maintenance Officer and he also gave my my 1st NAM.
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WHICH INDIVIDUAL(S) FROM YOUR TIME IN THE MILITARY STAND OUT AS HAVING THE MOST POSITIVE IMPACT ON YOU AND WHY?
Bos'n Mucke. He always demanded the very best from you. His influence has led me to the career path and what I am doing today.
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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?
When I became a TRUSTY SHELLBACK on board the USS Carl Vinson.
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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?
Went to work for the Navy DOD Civil Service 2002-present. Was promoted to GS-12 step 2! Currently working at NRMD Kingsbay. Submarine life!
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WHAT MILITARY ASSOCIATIONS ARE YOU A MEMBER OF, IF ANY? WHAT SPECIFIC BENEFITS DO YOU DERIVE FROM YOUR MEMBERSHIPS?
ABMA AVIATION BOATSWAIN'S MATE Association. DAV Murray Rhea #6 Hampton VA (LIFE MEMBER).
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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?
The Navy taught me how to live my life in a manner that has led me to my career path today. I was on the road to no where, so I guess the Navy gave me a chance when no one else would!
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BASED ON YOUR OWN EXPERIENCES, WHAT ADVICE WOULD YOU GIVE TO THOSE WHO HAVE RECENTLY JOINED THE NAVY?
Stay strong, stand tall and believe in what you do, because it matters! God Bless you ALL!
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IN WHAT WAYS HAS TOGETHERWESERVED.COM HELPED YOU REMEMBER YOUR MILITARY SERVICE AND THE FRIENDS YOU SERVED WITH.
I have found friends I thought I would never reconnect with. I was glad to be a plankowner of something that has kept me in touch with old and new shipmates. I was honored to be selected as Profile of the Day. Thank you TWS for that.
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IN MEMORY OF MY SISTER
IN MEMORY OF MY MOTHER IN LAW
IN MEMORY OF MY FATHER IN LAW
