Carol Shenkenberger wrote:
> PL> I'd say "you poor thing", but somehow I get the
impression you enjoy t
> PL> challenges.
> 
> Not entirely,

Really?

> but I tend to find exciting jobs out of the mundane assignments 
> (like Traino etc).

Oh, that's a fun one.

> CSOOW is 'big' on a CVN.

I can only imagine, having served on a CG.

> I wanted to be a CSOOW just cause how you pronounce the name.  Tickled my funny
> bone.  It *did* take me longer to qualify because I wasnt a source rate, but I 
> got there and eventually was one of only 2 qualifiers allowed to sign folks 
> off on that ship (Stennis).

I was not "allowed" to attempt CSOOW, I was judged "too
essential" to 
sonar watches as Sonar Supe.  Wouldn't even allow me to qualify in port, 
for fear that I'd still get snagged on the underway schedule.  Weird.

> I'll tell you more CSOOW stories when I get back in.  We leave in 48 hours or a
> bit less and not sure for when we will be back.

At your leisure, then.  :)  Take care of yourself out there.

> Orders were in 1986.  Fell through and i ended up at camp smith.  Seems hey had
> someone (or several) make DP2 so my billet went away.  Funny how I might have 
> been a fellow 'Gompers Romper' when you were there!

We'd have gotten alot of face time, then.  I was one of two in the ARRS 
office, and talked to the ADP folks daily.  :)
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