New Member from Texas

[Uncle-A]

Whoa, let's not get carried away here!

KIDDING!

Wait a minute, I didn't bold the font of "even snowboarders".

 

[Snowfan]

Welcome. I'm North of Amarillo...lots of serious Texas skiers out there and here. Don't let the stereotypes get you down.

 

[crgildart]

Wait a minute, I didn't bold the font of "even snowboarders".

Weird eh?

 

[Dbull65]

Welcome, fellow squid. I was stationed in Pearl Harbor, and went to boot camp in San Diego. That was so long ago we actually trained along with the Shah of Iran's sailors.

I was on a Submarine out of San Diego, then I was in the Special Boat Units at the Amphib base in SD.

 

[martyg]

Hit me up if you come to Purg. Remember... The left lane is for passing.

 

[SpikeDog]

I was on a Submarine out of San Diego, then I was in the Special Boat Units at the Amphib base in SD.

Okay then, welcome fellow squid bubblehead. I was a nuke MM2 ELT on a boat outta Pearl.

 

[Dbull65]

Okay then, welcome fellow squid bubblehead. I was a nuke MM2 ELT on a boat outta Pearl.

What Boat? I was on the Pintado, SSN 672. Then SBU 13, followed by SBU12

 

[Marker]

Paging @Guy in Shorts ...

 

[SpikeDog]

Skate SSN-578, third nuke sub ever built

 

[Guy in Shorts]

What Boat? I was on the Pintado, SSN 672. Then SBU 13, followed by SBU12

MM1 on Ulysses Grant SSBN 631B. Eight patrols in the North Atlantic. Loved Killington as I could ski, go away for 105 days then come back and ski again. Worked for the best Nuclear plant Connecticut Yankee when I got out.

 

[Dbull65]

Very cool! I ended up in Federal Law Enforcement.

 

[Philpug]

Very cool! I ended up in Federal Law Enforcement.

Thank you very much for your service.

 

[SpikeDog]

MM1 on Ulysses Grant SSBN 631B. Eight patrols in the North Atlantic. Loved Killington as I could ski, go away for 105 days then come back and ski again. Worked for the best Nuclear plant Connecticut Yankee when I got out.

I skied my ass off during prototype training in Idaho Falls 1978-79. Grand Targhee, Kelly Canyon, Taylor Mountain, Skyline (Pebble Creek), Sun Valley, and Bogus Basin.
I had the same idea after getting out, working for the civilian nukes. All those want ads in the back of Navy Times! I did a summer internship at Hanford at one of their reactors while I was working on my chemical engineering degree, but Chernobyl put an end to that.