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Question for the Navy guys
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Question for the Navy guys
We picked up an nice old US Navy winter dress middy blouse at a thrift store for my 12 year old. He wants know what rating the guy was. His rate was Petty Officer, 2nd class, but I can't identify his rating. Thought maybe some of the Navy guys her might have a clue. Here's the rating badge for you.
Thanks for any help!
“The big joke on democracy is that it gives its mortal enemies the tools to its own destruction,” Goebbels said as the Nazis rose to power—one of those quotes that sound apocryphal but are not.— Adam GopnikTags: None -
Re: Question for the Navy guys
Per Wikipedia, it might be Photographers Mate (PH) - a now discontinued rating - it has been many years since I left the Navy, sorry.
(1979)
RickCharter Member - - Professional Procrastinators Association of America - - putting things off since 1965 " I'll get around to it tomorrow, .... maybe " -
Maybe. I just had a thought that it looks a lot like the stereoscope you'd use for analyzing aerial recon photos, with that hourglass of dashed lines being the light coming through the lenses of the stereoscope. Some sort of photo analyst, maybe?“The big joke on democracy is that it gives its mortal enemies the tools to its own destruction,” Goebbels said as the Nazis rose to power—one of those quotes that sound apocryphal but are not.— Adam GopnikComment
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“The big joke on democracy is that it gives its mortal enemies the tools to its own destruction,” Goebbels said as the Nazis rose to power—one of those quotes that sound apocryphal but are not.— Adam GopnikComment
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Re: Question for the Navy guys
Not Photographer's Mate --
Photographic Intelligenceman
Replaced by Intelligence specialist (IS) enlisted rating. The intelligence specialist rating was established in 1975 by combining the photo intelligenceman (PT) rating (had been established 1957) and parts of the yeoman (YN) rating.Last edited by sharpiefan; 10-17-2017, 10:14 PM.
Hope the voyage is a long one.
May there be many a summer morning when,
with what pleasure, what joy,
you come into harbors seen for the first time...
Ithaka, by Cavafy
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The hive mind works!
Whoot!“The big joke on democracy is that it gives its mortal enemies the tools to its own destruction,” Goebbels said as the Nazis rose to power—one of those quotes that sound apocryphal but are not.— Adam GopnikComment
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Hope the voyage is a long one.
May there be many a summer morning when,
with what pleasure, what joy,
you come into harbors seen for the first time...
Ithaka, by Cavafy
(Keeley - Sherrard translation)
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I wonder what the "in crowd" called them. I was a CT. Formerly called Communications Technician, now called Cryptologic Technician. Based on our patch, we were called
LIGHTNING FAST CHICKEN PLUCKERS
Update: I was typing while Ted was posting!
Ted, I was an I-Brancher. What wuz you?“Come, come, my conservative friend, wipe the dew off your spectacles and see the world is moving" - Elizabeth Cady StantonComment
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Hope the voyage is a long one.
May there be many a summer morning when,
with what pleasure, what joy,
you come into harbors seen for the first time...
Ithaka, by Cavafy
(Keeley - Sherrard translation)
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Re: Question for the Navy guys
I wonder what the "in crowd" called them. I was a CT. Formerly called Communications Technician, now called Cryptologic Technician. Based on our patch, we were called
LIGHTNING FAST CHICKEN PLUCKERS
Update: I was typing while Ted was posting!
Ted, I was an I-Brancher. What wuz you?
i was cross trained I/O. I had a knack for seeing patterns, detecting anomalies and breaking them down. At 19, I couldn't stand being in the box. got transferred to a special operations group which included some ship assignments. Despite the several operational transfers I was miserable the whole time as it was hard to have friends and few to talk shop freely with. I indirectly reported to a few DOD suits who looked like they had come from central casting. Luckily there were some small boat tacitedly associated with the group. I hid there when I could. Once my enlistment was over - I moved to San Francisco and became a free thinking anti-authoritarian. My last official check in, I was living near Haight Street, living for film, food and riding motorbikes.
The electronics training did help when I helped formed a high definition video cable and switch company. It also has worked in my ability to talk to computer, electronics and integrated circuit product managers and engineers where I produce branding and training media for them.Last edited by Ted Hoppe; 10-18-2017, 08:22 AM.Without friends none of this is possible.Comment
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I spent all my time listening to the Russian fishing fleet. Adak and Hokkaido. Stultifying. But the Navy food was good.“Come, come, my conservative friend, wipe the dew off your spectacles and see the world is moving" - Elizabeth Cady StantonComment
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I went thru Corry Field in Pensacola in July '66 and flunked myself out by "taking ditties in the rack" (exhibiting a psychological overload-type personality, according to the Shrinkies) because I just didn't wanna sit there and become like my Instructor Chief, who would (for fun!) sit at a radio desk with a book in front of him, read it aloud and still take 5 letter groups at near 100% accuracy. Impressive skills, but he had NO personality and expected that we'd all become just like him.
No thanks. The Fleet for this kid, (but that's a VERY odd and extended story) but I still remember "Ziiit-dah!" and seeing the storm clouds do a 90 degree vertical over the runway!Comment
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