John Chaffin:  

I don't know what people want to know about me, but I'll just start since HS and kind of give a history. August following HS grad departed for Great Lakes ILL for boot camp. Went to Millington TN for A school for Jet engines, then on to Whidbey Island NAS for A-6 aircraft school. In May/June of 77 arived at first Duty station China Lake, CA. In 79 met and married wife Sheri. In 80, left the Navy for two years and traveled to Tulsa OK. for Spartan School of Aeronautics. 1982 first daughter Aubrey was born, and later that year re-enlisted USN with orders to AIMD Whidbey Island NAS where I rebuilt Jet Engines. 1984 had second daughter Kelly born on base. 1985 departed with orders to VA/VFA-195 (A-7s/F-18s) NAS Lemoore Ca. later that year changed home ports to Atsugi Japan, and CV-41 USS Midway. 1988 departed Japan for NAF El Centro California, and Contract Quality Assurance Job w/TA-4J maintenance Service Contract. 1991 departed for duty with VAQ-141 (EA-6Bs) out of NAS Whidbey Island. Retired from USN, and returned to Knob Noster in September 95. 97-2001 attended CMSU, graduated with B.S. 2002 hired by USAF Altus AFB to work engines on C-17s and C-5s. 2004 hired by DCMA LM Fort Worth F-16 final assembly team. 2006, hired by DCMA Kennedy Space Center to work SRB rebuild in support of Shuttle Program. In 2007 hired by DCMA GE (Cinci) Madisonville Kentucky for Turbine Airfoils. In 2009, Pro...Expand for more