Jul 1982 RTC- Company C-182 RTC Orlando, FLA
Sep 1982 BE and E School SSC/NTC Orlando, FLA
Dec 1982 FT "A" School SSC/NTC Great Lakes, ILL
MAR 83 Advanced to FTM3
Jul 1983 AN/SPS-39A “C” School NAVGMSCOL, FCTCLANT Dam Neck, VA
Jan 1984 USS Charles F Adams (DDG-2) NAVSTA Mayport, FLA
JAN 85 Found out just what it feels like to see the wrong side of C.O.s podium at mast
MAR85 Advanced to FTM2
JUL 85 Converted to FC2
Jan 1987 Tomahawk ABL “C” School FCTCLANT Dam Neck, VA
Aug 1987 USS Missouri (BB-63) NAVSTA Long Beach, CA
NOV 87 Initiated into the mysteries of the Ancient Order of Shellbacks and Entered the Realm of the Golden Dragon
16JAN88 Advanced to FC1
24SEP89 Earned ESWS Designator BB-63
Mar 1990 Tomahawk Instructor FCTCLANT Dam Neck, VA
Jul 1993 USS Caron (DD-970) NOB Norfolk, VA
MAR95 Initiated into the mysteries of the Blue Nose
FEB 96 Royal Sheriff for the eradication of Pollywogs
14FEB97 Finally got married
Feb 1998 ENRO/NORU NAS Pensacola
Mar 1998 NRS Greenville NC NRD Raleigh, NC
Jan 2000 COMDESRON TWO TWO NOB Norfolk
14SEP01 Advanced to FCC (Only took 12 times in front of the board!)
15SEP01 Managed to get wife pregnant with our first child (Coincidence? I think not! There was Anchors on them thar Spermies!)
Fleets operated in: 2nd, 3rd, 5th, 6th, 7th Oceans and Seas Sailed: Atlantic, Pacific, Indian, Arctic, China Sea, Mediterranean Sea, Yellow Sea, Baltic Sea, Caribbean Sea, North Sea, Persian Gulf, North Arabian Sea, and probably others that I can’t remember anymore.
Countries Visited: Panama, Haiti, USVI (St Croix, St Thomas, St John), Cuba, Puerto Rico, Philipines, South Korea, Norway, Denmark, UK, Italy, Croatia, Greece, Israel, Australia, Oman, Bahrain, Kuwait, Djoubouti, Saudi Arabia, Russia, Diego Garcia, Australia, Mexico, Canada, South Africa, Kenya, Curacao, Columbia, Spain, Portugul, Bahrain.