From: "Steve Ewing" 

On Fri, 15 Apr 2005 12:06:05 -0500, Bill Lucy  wrote:

> I just read an update on the USS San Francisco collision here:
>
> http://www.sftt.us/cgi-bin/csNews/csNews.cgi?database=DefenseWatch%
> 202005%2edb&command=viewone&id=156

That link didn't work for me.

> In the article, it mentions that the quartermaster rating and the
> electronics technician rating were merged a number of years ago. I
> imagine Steve Ewing might have a comment about that. It seems like a
> really dumb thing to do, as the articles author agrees.

You mean, ET1/SS Ewing?  It looked good on my resumes, and that's about it.
 Remember the sub that grounded in La Maddelena two years ago?  Her
Assistant Navigator, a NavET, was out of the control room trying to
reboot/fix their wham-o-dyne electronic navigation/GPS system.

Now former IC (Interior Communications), also merged with NavET, are
becoming ANAV.  That is really scary-- at least a "real" NavET
has *some* navigation training/inclination!

FWIW, I was ANAV as a QM1 on the USS U.S. Grant, and qualified ANAV (but
had a QMC filling the billet) on the USS Springfield.

And I never ran aground ;)

--
Steve 
http://www.qmss.com/sewing

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