Lessee...let's just hit the high points...
Basic at Orlando
ABE "A" School at NATTC Lakehurst, NJ
USS Ranger, CV-61, Waist Cats and Arresting Gear
Naval Air Test Facility, Lakehurst, NJ, C-13-1 Catapult Crew
USS John F. Kennedy, CV-67, Waist Cats
USS Dwight D. Eisenhower, CVN-69, Cat One Cat Captain.
Pre-Commissioning Unit, USS Theodore Roosevelt, CVN-71, Catapult Test Team, Bow Catapults
US Navy Landing Signal Officer School, NAS Oceana, Instructor
Pre-Commissioning Unit, USS George Washington, CVN-73, ALRE QA Supervisor
Did we ever croos paths?? If you flew off of an East-Coast carrier in the eighties, I probably had a hand in at least a few of your cat shots, and/or arrested landings. On Ike we used to be the ready deck whenever we were at sea.
So how many night traps do YOU have??