James Wade:
CLASS OF 1982
Burgin High SchoolClass of 1982
Burgin, KY
James's Story
Life
-Recently retired from military..see military, yes US Military...not the Salvation Navy:) They would'nt take me.
-Currently living in Md. GS (working for the man (Gov't), this means I'm now part of the problem not the solution:). Working on that whole GWOT thingy.
-Still doing the music thing (finally built my studio, well it's in the werks), and big into the Harley thing(03 FLSTS, yup already dropped it, in and out of the hospital & customized it after i got out)...now all i need to do is change the tires on my trailer:)...I'm gitin white-walls. Not really....they won't fit on my house.
-Not married ever,over 40, no kids,...NO I' not Ghey:)....I do have a significant other (can't call her a girlfriend, it's more than that...and, yes she a woman:)
-Not much else...It's been one hell of a ride so far!!! Caio4Naio
Military
1986:Boot Camp: RTC San Diego...This does not exist anymore.
1987:STG A-school. Sonar School. A LOT OF ELECTRONICS!
1987-1989 SIMA Long Beach. Repaired Weapon Systems on Navy Ships, Battle ships, Destroyers, Frigates....Tin Cans.
1990-1992: EOD School. Navy Diving, Parachuting...Expand for more
, & Bomb Disposal Training....If it explodes we trained on how not to let this happen, above and below the water, land, where ever. Just getting to the job is a job! Yup This was HARD WORK & a HELLVA LOTA FUN!!!
1992-97:EODMU 3 Westpac 92/93 USS Kitty Hawk (Remember Somalia(what a S..T Hole, Bombing Iraq...again the second time, not to be confused with this time...now i'm confused:), Marine Mammal System Handler (means I trained & maintained a dolphin...Splash was her name, yup swimming with the dolphins and getting paid...pretty cool...thanx to all you tax payers!). Also did a whole lot of jumping...out of airplanes, helicopters, what ever else flew...
1997-2000: EOD Det Rota, Spain. Spent alot of time in sub-sahara africa. Taking care of landmines, and swimming naked in the Zambezi river..Hippos, crocs, & more Hippos oh my). Oh yeah lots of diving all around the Med.
2000-2003:EODMU 8-More diving around the Med. Lots of offical travel(EOD stuff) around most of the capitals in Europe(east & west). Lots of Time in Azerbijan also. Busy!
2003-2006; NAVEODTECHDIV- IRAQ,IRAQ, and oh yeah IRAQ...Then I retired:)
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