*** Quoting PATRICK LONG from a message to Carol Shenkenberger ***

PL> Carol Shenkenberger wrote:
> Well, these things happen.  It still wasnt easy on my relief as all those 
> troops were green to the job, but at least he had something to work with.

PL> And I'm certain he appreciated that.

Probably cussed me out once ot twice in frustration at training them, but
¨overall I'm sure he was happy.  Without me, he wouldnt have had a shop at
all.

Am told the PO1 made RMC next cycle off evals of LPO for ADP in a DP shop,
just ¨after the combination of the rate.  I'd left a draft of a special
eval based on ¨'radical job shift' which apparently was useful.  There were
almost no RM1's ¨running ADP shops at the time.


> Havent had an easy one since maybe "A" school instructor

PL> I'd say "you poor thing", but somehow I get the impression
you enjoy t
PL> challenges.

Not entirely, but I tend to find exciting jobs out of the mundane
assignments ¨(like Traino etc).  Presented with a dull one once, I decided
to try to become ¨a CSOOW.  Was the first DP on a carrier to do that. 
Funny thing is about a ¨year later a guy did it and tried to claim that
(another ship) and was roundly ¨told he wasnt the first, just the first
male DPC .

CSOOW is 'big' on a CVN.  Officers (LDOs) almost allm with a few enlisted
¨allowed to try.  Qualification was as hard as OOD underway, or perhaps a
¨bit harder.  Complexity of the systems leads to that.  Very tight work
with the ¨EOOW on restoration of essentials pending on situational
awareness.

Got kissed by a crusty masterchief and the CSO (felt like the middle of an
¨oreo) when the ATG guys assessed us and i pulled the shift with the
wildest ¨scenarios off.  Fepped out fine.  Final hurdle was me sending the
CPR qualifier ¨at a dead run to be 'safety' over CIWS repairs when a silly
ATG guy insisted we ¨werent allowed to do repairs without a known CPR
qualified tech on station. So ¨like, I called a fellow I knew was a
qualifier and sent his ass to 'oversee' ¨the CIWS techs.  hehehehe.

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'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.


> Rare for me too but when the chance hits, it's a good thing to do fo
PL> the guys.

PL> Agreed.  :)

Yup.  Liberty is the only play we really have in the end, and if used
wrong, ¨can cause problems.  Quarters can be the same way.  Best quarters
are short and ¨to the point, dont talk too long.  Dont pep talk every day.

In fact, snicker, I do not go to OPS department quarters because the pep
talk ¨the DH gives is 20 mins a day at least and I get bored fast.  I hit
up others ¨later for the news and pretend to be 'busy' at that time.  The
fiction is ¨obvious but no one (including DH) dares call me on it.


> Gompers eh?  Had orders there once but they fell though.

PL> Yup - 1986-1990, Alameda CA.  She's now resting at the bottom of the 
PL> Pacific.  She didn't sink easy, either:

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!
                                       xxcarol

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