At the same time the Iowa was being refitted and taken back into commission, I was also “being refitted” and returned to active AF reserve status.
In the office where I worked there was also a Naval Reserve officer. He would sometimes get the secretary to type up some of his paperwork, if they had no company work at the moment.
I got her to type up some of my paperwork as well. She is a very nice lady, and both of us knew how to treat nice ladies. :)
Anyway, when she finished with my typing, she said, “There’s going to be a war, isn’t there?”. Of course she was wrong, but only because we were both part of the Reagan buildup. Being stronger than the other guy, and clearly so, prevented that war she was worried about. :)