Memoir of My Navy Career

This book is a memoir of my Navy career from June 1961 to August 1981. It contains 13 chapters which are briefly described here. Three more books will follow: Memoirs of the Seymours and My Boyhood Memories, Memoirs of My Professional Career and Memoirs of My Retirement. After four months of training, I was commissioned at Naval Air Station Pensacola, Florida in October. Six months later, I was designated as a Naval Aviation Observer at Naval Air Station, Corpus Christi, Texas. Training at Naval Air Station, Whidbey Island, Washington led to designation as a Bombardier Navigator in the A-3 Skywarrior aircraft. Deployed with Heavy Attack Squadron Two on the carrier Coral Sea to Australia and the Western Pacific. Trained as a Naval Aviator and subsequently received orders to Patrol Squadron 16 at Naval Air Station, Jacksonville, Florida. Assigned to east and west coast squadrons as a Patrol Plane Commander in P-3 Orion aircraft separated by duty as Communications Officer for land-based anti-submarine aircraft in the Atlantic. Collaborated with the RCA Corporation in the upcoming field of satellite communications. Attended the Defense Systems Management School at Fort Belvoir, Virginia. For proficiency training, I flew an assortment of adventurous flights in the T-28 Trojan aircraft. Worked in front office to learn more about the Navy's satellite programs. Program Officer at the National Reconnaissance Office in the Pentagon following all of the low-earth orbiting electronic surveillance satellites operated by the Air Force and the Navy. Chief of flight operations and command pilot. Because of the change in diplomatic relations, we left Taiwan by April 1979. Assigned to flying duty as executive officer of Administrative Support Unit, Bahrain. As my assignment was drawing to a close, I decided to retire. After assessing my vocational aptitude, I decided to seek a position as an International Marketing Manager. My Memoir of My Professional Career begins...