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151.0. "SELRES Looking for a home" by JUPITR::WHYNOT (SK2 - USNR) Wed Feb 13 1991 17:42


	I'm looking for some advise from my fellow Navy Reservists.

	Currently I'm a SELRES SK2 aboard the USS Valdez (FF-1096) out of 
	Newport, R.I. I've passed the test twice....first time they wouldn't
	give me SK1 because I had transfered back from the Coast Guard Reserve, 
	and hadn't been back in the USNR for the three years. The second time 
	I PNA'd...missed by 2.87...I just took the test again.

	Talk is that the "Courageous Combatant" may be decom'd later
	this year. If that is true, I'd prefer to transfer to another NRF..
	Frigate...Minesweep...whatever......I have my three years aboard an 
	NRF..but would still prefer to stay afloat...The Vulcan out of New 
	London doesn't count....


	If there are no billets available on any of the ships...I'd like to
	hear of some "GOOD" units to look into..

	   I WANT TO AVOID AT ALL POSSIBLE - SITTING IN A RESERVE CENTER....

	If any of you fellow SELRES could recommend units where they actually 
	go places and do things on weekends...please let me know...I've heard
	of MIUW's, Crafts of Opportunity, etc....but...there must be some 
	folks out there that can share some experience and provide some
	alternatives....

	FWIW....being attached to a unit that may get called up is not an 
	issue or concern to me.

	This is all pre-planning....Maybe with the current mid-east situation,
	they'll keep VALDEZ steaming....But I'd like to start looking at some 
	other options....just in case...

	If anyone out there cares to pass on some "know-how", please contact
	me on JUPITR::Whynot or 237-2929.

	Thanks..

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151.1	RE -1	SSVAX::LEONHARDT		`Wed Feb 13 1991 18:01`	1
	POC REDCOM 1 - PN2 MERTZIG 401-841-2454
151.2	Navy now at Coast Guard Base Boston	TUNER::WASIEJKO	Mike, USCGR	`Wed Feb 27 1991 20:44`	5
	Try the USN COOPMINE Detachment assigned to USCG Base Boston. Good luck on your search. -mike-
151.3	no COOPMINE billets	A1VAX::BOHRER		`Thu Feb 28 1991 18:45`	10
	> Try the USN COOPMINE Detachment assigned to USCG Base Boston. There are no billets for SK's in COOPMINEUNIT. I am a Craftmaster in the unit. QMC Ed Bohrer
151.4		JUPITR::WHYNOT	SK2 - USNR	`Tue Mar 05 1991 17:06`	16
	Thanks guys.....I'm also going to check on the SKCM that was attached to Valdez and is now at SIMA.... Thanks for the info... QMC...Do you have a BM1 (could be BMC by now) O'Malley with your unit? Last I knew he worked for one of the shuttle services from Logan to New York....Pass him my best... Thanks again.... sk2
151.5		BOWLES::BOWLES	Bob Bowles - T&N EIC/Engineering	`Tue Mar 05 1991 18:54`	6
	How about a Seabee battalion? I could ask the RSS supervisor this weekend?
151.6	O,malley	A1VAX::BOHRER		`Wed Mar 06 1991 17:34`	14
	<<< Note 151.4 by JUPITR::WHYNOT "SK2 - USNR" >>> RE: .4 > QMC...Do you have a BM1 (could be BMC by now) O'Malley with your unit? > Last I knew he worked for one of the shuttle services from Logan to New > York....Pass him my best... Yes, O,Malley is in the unit. He drills on a different weekend than me since he is in a different crew. He is still a BM1. QMC Ed Bohrer
151.7		JUPITR::WHYNOT	SK2 - USNR	`Mon Jun 10 1991 18:07`	16
	Well...I guess it's unoffically offical...But it looks like the Valdez will be Decommissioned this coming December....If what I've heard holds true....a new home is needed...provided of course I make SK1... I missed this last one by point 19 (.19). Amazing that you can get so close.... Since the word is pretty strong around the ship..it's time to start making the calls.. So...To those who drop me a note earlier...Many thanks....If you have any updates...please pass them along.. This will be the hird ship I've put out of commission...Must be some sorta magical power I have...
151.8	Bad news from the 'bees too...	BOWLES::BOWLES	Bob Bowles - T&N EIC/Engineering	`Sun Jun 16 1991 21:07`	5
	Unfortunately RNMCB12 is overmanned at this time with SK types. There are even some rumors of decommission ... I'd be looking for a new home too ... and battalions are usually the only home of EA billets.
151.9	I found a home...	JUPITR::WHYNOT	SK1 - USNR	`Thu Aug 08 1991 23:11`	15
	Well.....Good things do happen once and awhile.... First....I made First....That is I was awarded a Command Advancement to Storekeeper First Class effective July 14th, by the Commanding Officer of the USS Valdez....Really made my weekend..... Second....I've found a home for at least the next two and a half years...I found out today..thru a little phone call snooping that I felt inclined to perform..that I'll be heading to the USS Clark FFG-11 out of Newport, R.I.....Sounds better than a Reserve Center to me... Thanks guys for the inputs.... SK1