"tom" wrote in message
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Sal M. Onella wrote:

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Unfortunately for this discussion, I didn't work in any of the DF shops.
I
was in the Comm Shop -- crypto, TTY, telephone & mux maintenance. What
I
learned about DF was just picked up along the way.

Still, must have been interesting and fun with the variety you got to
deal with.

Absolutely! My first duty station was an intercept site in the Philippines,
then Hanza, then sea duty on an admiral's staff (Second Fleet Commander).
There wasn't much I hadn't seen by the time I was 25. I made CPO the next
year and was dubbed "The Teenage Chief" for my youthful appearance.

I'm 66 now and smiling slightly, content at how well things have worked out,
thanks to that lucky beginning.

"Sal"
(KD6VKW)