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To: Harlan1196
I did two ships on the east coast, two in Japan before ending up in Little Creek for shore duty. I moved up to Newport for my last tour before retiring.
WOW! How does a twenty year man (you said you're retired) manage to get so few duty stations? Four ships and shore duty and that's it?! That sure was one long shore duty tour in Little Creek.
120 posted on 02/16/2012 12:37:03 PM PST by philman_36 (Pride breakfasted with plenty, dined with poverty, and supped with infamy. Benjamin Franklin)
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To: philman_36; Harlan1196

How about serving in the Merchant Marine for 30+ years, huh, LOL, plus four years on Greenland, one year 400 miles from the North Pole!!!


121 posted on 02/16/2012 12:49:53 PM PST by danamco (-)
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To: philman_36

Three shore tours - two and a half years at graduate school, three years at Little Creek and two years in Newport.

Toss in 18 months of Navy schools - 6 months division school and 6 months of department head school plus specialty schools and it was a full career.


126 posted on 02/16/2012 1:18:32 PM PST by Harlan1196
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