Previously Held NEC SR-0000-Seaman Recruit
SN-0000-Seaman
SN-9740-Seaman - Other Technical and Allied Specialists
IC-0000-Interior Communications Electrician
I retired on the last day of June, 2011, the month I turned 61,
and took my Arizona State pension, then Social Security at 62.
I spent my post-navy life as a photographer and media manager.
The Navy gave me gypsy feet, and I've enjoyed them all my life.
As a result, traveling was not just a bucket list item for me.
With the way things have gone, it was a good investment.
I'm a direct descendant, tenth generation, of Joseph Loomis.
The Loomis Family arrived in the New World on 17 July, 1638.
We have defended America ever since.
Other Comments:
"Service included boots-on-the-ground in Viet-Nam"
[ One year, 365 days, 24/7 -- 7 June 1970 to 7 June 1971 ] U.S. Naval Advisory Group, Vietnamese Naval Shipyard, Saigon RVN.
I am also a Plank Owner and Shellback, USS Harlan County (LST-1196).
During my 4 years of active duty, 3 years were credited as foreign or sea service.
Technically, I was on Active Duty, USN, 3 years, 11 months and 16 days. However, I was in the Naval Reserve before that and after that, both Active Reserves and Inactive Reserves. So N/TWS has credited me from April 1969 through April 1983, 4 years active USN plus 4 years USNR and 6 years inactive Naval Reserves, and that is why my profile may occasionally show three hash marks. 1983 was my final Inactive Naval Reserve discharge date. Also, because I worked overseas, I never managed to take the 2nd Class Exam. So, actually I never wore more than one hash mark on my dress blues. And yes... there is a "V" on my Navy Achievement Medal even without having a Combat Action Ribbon because that's the way it was awarded. For more information click on the NAM w/V ribbon in my ribbon rack.
I am glad, proud, to have been born an American.
I voluntarily joined the armed forces, and for that
matter I volunteered for duty in Viet-Nam.
What I had hoped for was to not bring the violence,
the lack of value of a human life that I experienced
in Viet-Nam, back to America. It is that simple.
During my civilian career I spent over ten years as a hospital/medical photographer, two years in Saudi Arabia with Lockheed, and then two and a half decades as the media specialist and manager for a 9,000+ student public school district in Phoenix, Arizona. I feel fortunate to have retired without ever having a single unemployment or welfare check.
Did you ever notice, most things associated with the Lockheed corporation, including the Lockheed-Martin logo, have something to do with the stars?! In my opinion, it comes in part from navigation. One of these days I will start a list of STAR related items under the heading of LOCKHEED, including of corse... THE (L-1011) TRI-STAR.
The Alco Hydro-Aeroplane Company was established in San Francisco in 1912 by the brothers Allan and Malcolm Loughead. About 1926, the brothers changed the spelling of their Scottish name and their company to LOCKHEED.
Airliners and civil transports Lockheed Vega Lockheed Model 10 Electra Lockheed Model 12 Electra Junior Lockheed Model 14 Super Electra Lockheed Model 18 Lodestar Lockheed Constellation, famous airliner Lockheed L-049 Constellation, first model of the Lockheed Constellation Lockheed L-649 Constellation, improved Lockheed Constellation Lockheed L-749 Constellation, further improved Lockheed Constellation Lockheed L-1049 Super Constellation, largest produced model of the Lockheed Constellation Lockheed L-1649 Starliner, last model of the Lockheed Constellation Lockheed Saturn Lockheed L-188 Electra Lockheed JetStar, business jet L-1011 TriStar, wide-body airliner Odakyu Type 500 monorail for Mukgaoka-Yūen Monorail (as Nihon-Lockheed Monorail, with Kawasaki Heavy Industries), in service from 1966 to 2001 Himeji Monorail Type 100/200 (as Nihon-Lockheed Monorail, with Kawasaki Heavy Industries), in service from 1966 to 1974
Military transports Lockheed C-69/Lockheed C-121 Constellation, military transport versions of the Constellation YC-121F Constellation, experimental turboprop version Lockheed R6V Constitution, large transport aircraft Lockheed C-130 Hercules, medium combat transport (AC-130 gunship) (other variants) Lockheed C-141 Starlifter, long-range jet transport Lockheed C-5 Galaxy, heavy transport Flatbed, military transport project, canceled
Fighters Lockheed P-38 Lightning, twin-engine propeller fighter Lockheed P-80 Shooting Star, the United States Air Force's first operational jet fighter Lockheed T-33 Shooting Star, trainer jet Lockheed F-94 Starfire, all-weather fighter Lockheed F-104 Starfighter, multi-mission fighter, the missile with a man in it Lockheed F-117 Nighthawk, stealth fighter attack aircraft General Dynamics F-16 Fighting Falcon, multirole fighter (Originally General Dynamics) Lockheed YF-22, air superiority stealth fighter
Patrol and reconnaissance Lockheed Hudson, maritime patrol/bomber PV-1 Ventura and PV-2 Harpoon, Maritime patrol/bomber PO-1W/WV-1 Constellation, AWACS version of the Constellation EC-121/WV-2 Warning Star, AWACS version of the Super Constellation Lockheed P-2 Neptune, maritime patrol Lockheed P-3 Orion, ASW patrol Lockheed U-2/TR-1, reconnaissance Lockheed SR-71 Blackbird, reconnaissance (A-12) (M-21) (YF-12) Lockheed S-3 Viking, patrol/attack YO-3A Quiet Star
Missiles UGM-27 Polaris UGM-73 Poseidon UGM-89 Perseus Trident UGM-96 Trident I UGM-133 Trident II High Virgo
Space technology Lockheed X-7 Lockheed X-17 Lockheed X-24C and L-301 Lockheed Star Clipper Corona RM-81 Agena Agena target vehicle Apollo Launch Escape System Hubble Space Telescope
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