Tuesday, July 3, 2012

As I recall, this is how we were selected for Petty Officer Second Class in 1978


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9 comments:

  1. CTIC Jones (USN ret)July 3, 2012 at 5:46 AM

    I have fogged a promotion mirror or two.

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  2. CWO4 Brian Ashpole, USN-RetiredJuly 3, 2012 at 11:19 AM

    I was an R brancher. Rate was never easiy. Just sometimes easier than other times.

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  3. @ CWO4 Ashpole

    I agree, being an R brancher was harder.

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  4. Especially the spelling part! ;-)

    At least we Immigrants had dikshunaries! Right, Mike?

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  5. CTR = Carry The Rest. Spell that.

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  6. CWO4 Brian Ashpole, USN - RetiredJuly 3, 2012 at 7:58 PM

    Hardest part about being an R brancher was herding I branchers.
    Bob, go easy on my typing. I'm using an IPAD with auto correct and my fingers are fatter.

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  7. Submarine Ordnance LDO, RetiredJuly 4, 2012 at 5:49 PM

    Not in the SWS rates at the time. I took the E-5 exam three or four times before finally passing it in '79. It was more difficult to make Second Class than First Class in the FTB rate (merged into the MT rate). I knew I would never reenlist under the STAR program so resigned myself to passing the exam to advance.

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  8. Sheesh! You ditty chasers and coffee getters sure have thin skin!

    Actually, my first two supervisors were R branchers and I couldn't have asked for better shipmates and mentors. Kevin Light and Steve Rickard. Two of the very best. It also explains some of the things that happened that night in Subic City, but we won't go into that.

    Happy belated Fourth to all!

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