| Recruit Training Command, San Diego CA September - December 1984 (SR), Company 213. | |||||||||||||||
| Service School Command, COI RadioMan A School, San Diego CA January - March 1985 (RMSA)
(Class 851022) Naval Training Center / Recruit Training Center was returned to the City of San Diego, under much controversy, in late 1997. Its new name is Liberty Station. I hope San Diego treats her well.
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| USS Hermitage (LSD 34) Little Creek VA April 1985 - September 1988 (RM2)
(Decommissioned October 2nd, 1989 in Little Creek, VA)
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| Service School Command COI RMC7 & CSTS (AKA Tech Control) School, San Diego CA November 1988 - April 1989 (RM2) (2313/2318))
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NAVAL Communications Station Puerto Rico April 1989 - May 1991 (RM1)
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| COI Navy Leader Development Program for Leading Petty Officers (NLDP-LPO)
June 1991
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USS Briscoe (DD 977) Norfolk VA June 1991 - May 1993 (RM1 (SW))
(Decommissioned October 2nd, 2003 in
Norfolk VA)![]()
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(Did we have any "special" weapons onboard? I'll leave that up to your imagination)
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| COI Sealed Authentication System; Emergency Action Procedures December 1991 | |||||||||||||||
| Qualified Enlisted Surface Warfare Specialist (ESWS) January 1993 | |||||||||||||||
| COI Group Paced Instructor School, Norfolk VA (9502)
June 1993
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| AEGIS Training Support Group, St Inigoes MD July 1993 - July 1996 (RM1 (SW) (MTS))
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| COI JTIDS (LINK 16) Maintenance; Wayne NJ, June 1994 | |||||||||||||||
| COI NAVY EHF SATCOM Terminal Operator; Marlborough MA, September 1994 | |||||||||||||||
| COI AEGIS Communication Team Training; St Inigoes MD, November 1994 | |||||||||||||||
| COI Curriculum Development; Dahlgren VA, December 1994 | |||||||||||||||
| Master Training Specialist, April 1996
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NAVAL Computers and Telecommunications Station, Keflavik Iceland August 1996 – January 1999 (RMC (SW))![]()
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| COI Information Systems Administration (ISA), San Diego CA, Feb-Mar 1999 (2735)
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USS Mt. Vernon (LSD 39) San Diego, CA March 1999 – April 2001 (ITCS (SW))
(Decommissioned July 25th, 2003 in San Diego, CA)
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| Fleet Technical Support Center Pacific San Diego (FTSCPAC) May 14th, 2001 - September 30th, 2004. (ITCS (SW)) |

| Command Defense Message System (DMS) manager. | |
| Code 204 (Information Technology) LCPO. |
Command www sites:
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More on the USS Hermitage, Still more on the Hermitage
Maybe more than you wanted to know about the Hermitage...
Naval Computers and Telecommunications Station, Puerto Rico.
USS Briscoe (DD 977). This is the second ship I was stationed on.
Naval Computers and Telecommunications Station, Keflavik Iceland.
Advancement timeline:
| Rate | Paygrade | Date | Time to advance |
| Seaman Recruit | E-1 | September 25, 1984 | N/A |
| Radioman Seaman Apprentice | E-2 | April 1, 1985 | Six Months |
| Radioman Seaman | E-3 | September 1, 1985 | One Year |
| Radioman Third Class | E-4 | July 1, 1986 | |
| Radioman Second Class | E-5 | Dec 16, 1987 | Three years & three months |
| Radioman First Class | E-6 | June 28, 1990 | Five years & nine months |
| Radioman Chief Petty Officer | E-7 | September 16, 1996 | Twelve Years |
| Radioman Senior Chief Petty Officer | E-8 | April 9, 2001 | Sixteen years, six months |