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Thread: For the Vets- what did you do to serve?

  1. 11-11-2016, 04:43 PM #11
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    Quote Originally Posted by Standing Wolf View Post
    Twenty-one years on active duty with the U.S. Navy, 1972-93. Transitioned to anti-sub warfare after Vietnam and flew in P3Cs for nine years as an acoustic sensor op. Cross-rated again about 13 years in, to Ocean Systems Tech-Analyst, doing long-range tracking and localization by SOSUS.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Cletus View Post
    English, Squidley.
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    Sub hunter.

    Cool...
    Imagine my surprise when I retired and discovered that there was actually very little call for that kind of thing in the civilian sector.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Standing Wolf View Post
    Imagine my surprise when I retired and discovered that there was actually very little call for that kind of thing in the civilian sector.
    Really?

    Oh well, forging a new career path keeps things interesting.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Cletus View Post
    Really?

    Oh well, forging a new career path keeps things interesting.
    True dat.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Standing Wolf View Post
    Imagine my surprise when I retired and discovered that there was actually very little call for that kind of thing in the civilian sector.
    ............dammit man..........
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    Quote Originally Posted by Standing Wolf View Post
    Imagine my surprise when I retired and discovered that there was actually very little call for that kind of thing in the civilian sector.
    With that kind of experience I imagine you don't have any problem learning new things.

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