Submerged in September 63/Surfaced in Oct 88

[Benchmark]

Basic-Great Lakes-9901designation
Class A Electrician-Great Lakes
Subschool- Groton
SS349 Diodon for quals
Mare Island-Basic Nuc School
Prototype-S3G Saratoga/Ballston Spa
SSBN 622 Gold-Monroe-Nuc Electrician/ships diver. Charleston and overhaul, changed home port to Pearl/Guam
NAVSTA Mayport-Command Career Counseler EMI(SS) DV
AOC-Pensacola Commisioned Ensign/ Weps training DamNeck VA
SSBN 645 GOLD James K Polk Assistant Weapons LTJG
SS580 Barbel in Pearl and Engineer LTJG
OTSU2- TGM-22-Flight Safety Officer, LTJG
SS582 Bonefish in Charleston-Nav/ops also overhaul coordinator-LCDR
AUTEC-Range Scheduling Officer LCDR
CItadel-NROTC Assistant Professer and Senior Naval Officer LCDR
Retired 25 years, 3 days and a wakeup!

Milt/Ellie Hazel

[scenic route]

As an AF short timer, I have no idea what all that means, other than it's an extended service commitment to our country...and I sincerely thank you for that.

[hamm2018]

Originally Posted by Benchmark

Basic-Great Lakes-9901designation
Class A Electrician-Great Lakes
Subschool- Groton
SS349 Diodon for quals
Mare Island-Basic Nuc School
Prototype-S3G Saratoga/Ballston Spa
SSBN 622 Gold-Monroe-Nuc Electrician/ships diver. Charleston and overhaul, changed home port to Pearl/Guam
NAVSTA Mayport-Command Career Counseler EMI(SS) DV
AOC-Pensacola Commisioned Ensign/ Weps training DamNeck VA
SSBN 645 GOLD James K Polk Assistant Weapons LTJG
SS580 Barbel in Pearl and Engineer LTJG
OTSU2- TGM-22-Flight Safety Officer, LTJG
SS582 Bonefish in Charleston-Nav/ops also overhaul coordinator-LCDR
AUTEC-Range Scheduling Officer LCDR
CItadel-NROTC Assistant Professer and Senior Naval Officer LCDR
Retired 25 years, 3 days and a wakeup!

Milt/Ellie Hazel

Where you ever in Holy Lock? I did a year there on the Holland AS-32 in 81-82

[Sixpack1]

I'm a retired Bubblehead (75-05) and so is my Father. He was COB of the Bonefish in the early 80's before the fire, RMCM/SS John O'Connor. He was on the Bonefish retrieval crew after the fire in 85...

[PLColman]

Thanks for your service!


Naval Academy 1973-77
TemDu Portsmouth (NH) Naval Shipyard, 1977
Nuc School & Prototype (S3G) 1977-78
Sub School NLON, 1979
LaJolla (SSN-701) PreComm Unit, 1979-82
Northern Run (Bluenose ) on Archerfish (SSN-678), summer 1980

Prototype instructor (S7G [MARF]) 1982-84
SOAC 1984
Engineer Officer, Groton (SSN-694) 1984-88 (33 mos in non-refueling overhaul, Portsmouth [NH] Naval Shipyard)
Resigned commission, 1988
Navy Reserves (Intel units & VTU Newport RI) 1989-2000
Retired as O-5, 2000
Retired pay started 12/2014
Bought '08 Tiffin Allegro Bus, 2019
Tour of America (9940 mi), 2021
Full-time RVing, spring 2022

[Benchmark]

same to you! Only served on the boats are able to understand what we did!

[Benchmark]

I was on the Monroe around 65-68 and we operated out of HolyLock!

[hamm2018]

Originally Posted by Benchmark

I was on the Monroe around 65-68 and we operated out of HolyLock!

I remember the James Monroe coming into Holy Lock while I was there. I was an electrician on the Holland, and we were the crew that would come out and drop the shore power cables from the booms to the boats. I remember going out there in the middle of the night lowering the cables by hand to the boats.
The worst part, after the boats left, we had to pull the big cables back up by hand! I remember each boat would take 3 cables.

[Sandman]

Thanks and Congratulations...


1969-1971.. Milling About, Smartly..

1972-1991.. P-3 Maintenance.. AT3-ATC
1992-1999.. C-130/P-3 Maintenance 7340..