Previously Held NEC AM-8345-F-14 System Aircraft Organizational Maintenance Technician
9502-Instructor
AM-7225-Aircraft Maintenance Non-Destruct Inspector
AM-7232-Structural Repair IMA Technician
8800-Maintenance Control
Best Friends Mike Mulhall, Andrea Craig, Tod Nickerson, Jim Hurst, Keith Simmons.
Best Moment I cut my teeth here. I am still to this day a Charle Gaylore sailor. You would see Charlie's picture in the dictionary if you looked up Master Chief. VF-211 won the Battle "E", Safety "S", Clifton, and TARPS trophy while I was there. West Pac cruises were the best moments when we hit ports, unforturely we did not hit near as many ports as we would have liked.
Worst Moment Going to Fallon in 1983 was hell. We lost two Shipmates, AO2 Ross and AMSAN Wilson in an auto wreck. It was 19 degrees with a wind chill factor of -17 most of the detachment. In 1985 it was 125 degrees. That place is not so bad now, but then it was open bay barracks and community heads. We get $26 a day perdiem now, back then we got $76 for a two and half week det. We had people going hungry our first time there, it was three weeks before Christmas and Christmas shopping had budgets low. A lot of guys just plain ran out of money to feed themselves. I took my last dollar I had and bet on the 40 to l slot on the wheel of fortune at the Golden Nugget. I won and was able to feed myself the rest of the det.
Chain of Command Charle Gaylor was our Command Master Chief. He left a positive mark on my life and career. I will always be a Charle Gaylor Sailor.
Other Memories The city of San Diego and its weather are wonderful. The 80's were a wonderful time. What a great place and time to come of age.