[Homestead] Sub mom surfacing(OT)
Gene GeRue
genegerue at ruralize.com
Sat Sep 29 06:48:15 EDT 2007
On Sep 28, 2007, at 6:18 PM, EarthNSky wrote:
> TJ is now 20 . . . . He's spent a bit over 2 years in Navy Nuclear
> schools, and reported to Pearl Harbor last year in late September for
> his first assignment on the USS Key West, a fast attack nuclear
> submarine. That was the last time I saw him-it's been a year
> now. . . .
> he's a nuclear electrician on the sub-he keeps the reactor safe
> and operational, and come December 7th, will be halfway through his
> six
> year enlistment. He's a second class petty officer. He plans to
> re-enlist, but hasn't done so yet. . . . He has also
> applied to be picked up for STA-21, which is the enlisted to officer
> program. He says that if he gets in, great, if he doesn't, well, he
> could earn more money in civilian life anyway.
If the Navy fails to see his potential, it deserves to lose him.
Thanks for the update, Bev. Give a salute to the boy from me.
Gene
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