No problem Nancy - having recently visited my son in Groton, I can certainly see why someone would want a vehicle there. At 23, I would think he can handle the responsibility.
Hi Nancy - thanks so much for the compliment. I'm sorry I didn't see your question sooner, for some reason it didn't show up at the top of my page, and I just happened to scroll down and see it. Weird how the site works (or doesn't) sometimes...
Anyhow, nuke MMs can go either subs or surface (just aircraft carriers now, though there used to be nuclear powered cruisers). On submarines, there are a number of MM "specialties". Among the nukes on board you have the MMs working in M-Div (machinery division) - typically around 9 or ten on a boat. You also have the nuke MMs that have ELT training in the RL (reactor laboratory) division - usually four or five per boat. Up forward, you have the non-nuc MMs. The "A-gangers", or Auxiliary division - these guys work on the diesel that every boat has hooked to an electrical generator for emergency power, all of the boats hydraulics (for steering and diving), and most of the high pressure air system, and all of the boat's atmosphere control equipment. Since I got out of the Navy, they have converted the torpedomen (used to be TMs) to MM-W's (MM-weapons) to round out the bunch. There are roughly 5-6 each of the A-gangers and TMs on a boat - so altogether, there are about 25 machinist mates of one sort or another on a typical submarine.
Thanks bunches Nancy :) I tried a cheese dip with some cheese quesadilla today and at first he just licked the cheese repeatedly lol and finally ate into it. I will keep trying the idea and see what he does. Hopefully I will win this battle lol because fonso's mom sure lost it with fonso! And I cannot have another picky eater in my family! one is enough!
Hey Nancy! I didn't want to blow up the DIV 217 we were having so I had and extra question. What does tara feed Maddox?? Giovanni is going through the worst picky eating stage. He has even mastered the words " I don't want it" but in gio language is " I don wanit" :) I am SO desperate for tips so if you or her have any that would be wonderful!!!! kisses!
Hi Nancy, how have you been doing? The last letter from Grant was really good. He sounds like he is ready for PIR! I sent an RSVP for the 6/12/09 Meet and Greet. Hope to see your there!
Nancy....my daughter is the one in the blue...that picture was taken the night before she left....she told me she doesnt look anything like that any more...she says she's " all torn up " lol I've never seen her with her hair cut short, she actually went in with all that hair and let them cut it off so I'm looking forward to seeing the new her on graduation !
Hi Nancy ! yes one of my corgi's is a fluff and the other is a little rolly polly piglet lol.... willy is so big he doesnt even look like a corgi but we have him on a diet... :) is your corgi a fluff also ? would love to see him or her...I cant recall if you told me it was a male or female....they are such the cutest lil dogs :)
Hi Nancy when you get back from your trip take a look at the pics I posted on my page of my daughters corgi's. thought you would get a kick out of it. One of the pics actually made it on the featured photos , its really cute !
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Anyhow, nuke MMs can go either subs or surface (just aircraft carriers now, though there used to be nuclear powered cruisers). On submarines, there are a number of MM "specialties". Among the nukes on board you have the MMs working in M-Div (machinery division) - typically around 9 or ten on a boat. You also have the nuke MMs that have ELT training in the RL (reactor laboratory) division - usually four or five per boat. Up forward, you have the non-nuc MMs. The "A-gangers", or Auxiliary division - these guys work on the diesel that every boat has hooked to an electrical generator for emergency power, all of the boats hydraulics (for steering and diving), and most of the high pressure air system, and all of the boat's atmosphere control equipment. Since I got out of the Navy, they have converted the torpedomen (used to be TMs) to MM-W's (MM-weapons) to round out the bunch. There are roughly 5-6 each of the A-gangers and TMs on a boat - so altogether, there are about 25 machinist mates of one sort or another on a typical submarine.
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