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No professional goals at this point, however I expect to return to the workforce in the near future if my wife's health continues to deteriorate.
Still learning, as life never quits.
Military Experiences
Sep 1996 - Sep 1999
"BosunMaster" (1/2 BM, 1/2 QM), Buoy Operations
Supervised and planned unit buoy operations, and Coxswain of a CG 46' BUSL (Boat, Utility, Stern Loader). Maintained buoys, lighted/unlighted CG Aids to Navigation structures, including lighthouses.
Sep 1993 - Aug 1994
Quartermaster (Navigator)
Assisted with navigating the ship from Point A to Point B without hitting something. Conducted patrols from the Bering Sea, Gulf of Alaska, US West Coast and farther South into Mexican and other Central American Countries International waters; Main duties were drug interdiction, alien human smuggling interdiction, Search and Rescue. Aug-November '94: Took the USCGC Resolute south, through the Panama Canal, and up the Chesapeake Bay to Baltimore, MD, and swapped the Resolute for another Medium Endurance Cutter that had been completely re-habbed via the FRAM Program. Returned to Astoria, OR with the USCGC Alert.
Sep 1990 - Sep 1993
"BosunMaster" (1/2 BM, 1/2 QM) Bouy Operations
Conducted unit buoy operations, and Coxswain of a CG 46' BUSL (Boat, Utility, Stern Loader). Maintained buoys, lighted/unlighted USCG Aids to Navigation structures, including lighthouses.
Deployments
(20 years, 3 months)Jul 1979 - Sep 1999
Too many to list or even remember!
Vessel navigation, boat crew, Boarding Officer and Boarding Party member. Qualified expert Colt M16 A2, Colt M1911 A1 .45cal, Beretta M9 9mm, Reminington M870 Shotgun, and in my mind I rocked the Browning .50cal whenever the Gunner's Mates allowed me to honor it whilst in their presence!
Military Credentials
Individual & Special Skill Schools
Aug 1981 - Sep 1981
Quartermaster "A" School, SSC - NAVTRACEN Orlando
Jun 1981 - Jul 1981
Signalman "A" School, SSC - NAVTRACEN Orlando
Certifications
Jun 1991
Coxswain, 46' BUSL (USCG)
Oct 1986
Coxswain, 45' BUFL (USCG)
Security Clearance
None / Expired
Academic Degrees
Academic Degrees
Started in 1961
School of Hard Knocks
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