Veteran of the Navy
I come from a long line of military veterans going back to the American Revolution. During the 20th century, both of my parents served in the Air Force, I served in the Navy as a Data Systems Technician, which later merged with Electronics Technician. I reached the rank of Petty Officer Third Class, or E-4.
I went to recruit training at the Naval Training Center in Orlando, Florida and was in Company K123. There were about 80 women in my company and we slept in bunk beds in open bay barracks, which is just one huge room. There was no privacy at all.
After boot camp, I spent two years in technical training at Combat Systems Technical Schools Command (CSTSC) at Mare Island, California learning electronics and how to fix certain computer and peripheral equipment before I was sent to the Fleet.
I was then sent to the USS Emory S Land, a sub-tender which was home ported at Naval Operations Base, Norfolk, Virginia. I joined the Navy to see the world, but our ship rarely even left port.
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