DUTY STATIONS:

Seaman SmithRecruit Training Center, Orlando, Florida
December 1971 - March 1972.

Great Lakes Naval Training Center, Great Lakes, Illinois
March 1972 - November 1972.
FT”A” School-Part I, Basic Fire Control School
FT”A” School-Part II, Basic Underwater Fire Control School

New London Submarine School, Groton, Connecticut
December 1972 - June 1973
Basic Enlisted Submarine School
Mk 112 Underwater Fire Control “C” School

USS Theodore Roosevelt (SSBN-600)
July 1973 - August 1974
Charleston Naval Shipyard, South Carolina

USS George Washington (SSBN-598)
September 1974 - May 1978.
Homeport: Pearl Harbor Hawaii,  Patrols: Guam
Mare Island Naval Shipyard, Vallejo, California

New London Submarine School, Groton, Connecticut
June 1978  - February 1979
Mk 113 Mod 9 Underwater Fire Control “C” School

USS Mariano G. Vallejo (SSBN-658)
March 1979 - November 1980
Homeport: Charleston, South Carolina
Patrols:  Rota, Spain & Kings Bay, Georgia

Chief SmithUSS Canopus (AS-34)
November 1980 - January 1983
Charleston Naval Weapons Station, South Carolina

                          ADVANCEMENTS:

FTG3   Gun Fire Control Technician 3rd Class. June 1972
FTG2   December 1973
FTG2(SS)     Submarine Qualified - April 1975
FTG1(SS)     October 1976
FTGC(SS)     Chief Petty Officer September 1981

AWARDS:

INDIVIDUAL AWARDS
          Commendation - Commander Submarine Squadron 16,  November 1980
          Commendation - Commander Submarine Squadron 18,  August 1982
          Navy Achievement Medal, March 1981

COMMAND AND UNIT AWARDS
          Battle Efficiency “E” Awards
               USS George Washington – 1978
               USS Mariano G. Vallejo - 1979 (SubLant’s Super “E”)
               USS Canopus – 1983
          Meritorious Unit Award
               USS Canopus - 1983

 

Duty Stations

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