Jim Pickens:
CLASS OF 1988
Pattonville High SchoolClass of 1988
Maryland heights, MO
Chaminade College Preparatory SchoolClass of 1984
St. louis, MO
Holman Middle SchoolClass of 1984
St. ann, MO
Carrollton Elementary SchoolClass of 1982
Bridgeton, MO
Riverview Elementary SchoolClass of 1979
St. louis, MO
Jim's Story
Life
Married 15 years. 3 kids. All teenagers. Oldest is off to college this year. I am currently a LCDR in the US Navy. I joined the Navy a few months after graduating HS and have been in ever since. It was great to have the close crew from STL come out to Virginia when I was commissioned. I have spent most of my career living overseas seeing what I always dreamed of doing. My family and I have been back in Japan since May of 07. Looks like RI again for more school by the end of 07 and then hopefully Europe. Trying to get to the reunion, just depends on timing.
Graduated from Old Dominion Unversity in 1996 and my Master's from University of Oklahoma via Japan satellite campus in 2004.
I keep myself out of trouble by being a very active Boy Scout volunteer. I have been doing this for 15 years and it will be my lifelong hobby. It has been great sharing so many cool sunrises, snow campouts, night hikes and canoe tr...Expand for more
ips with my son and daughters. Yeah, for a couple of years I was Mr. Girlscout too as I was leader for my daughter's troop when my wife's work demand picked up. We have climbed the highest mountain in Japan as a family and also camped at the base of the Rockies, all together. It has been an interesting voyage both at sea and ashore.
Military
Tours of duty:
Boot Camp FL 88=89
Corry Station, FL 89
Subic Bay, PI Naval Security Group 90-92
Norfolk, VA Naval Security Group 92-94
Norfolk, VA EEAP/ECP 94-97 (TCC and ODU)
Pensacola, FL Student TRAWING SIX 97-98
Newport, RI SWOS 98-99
Yokosuka, Japan 99-04
USS Vandegrift FFG-48
USS Kitty Hawk CV-63
Afloat Training Group TLO
Newport, RI SWO DH 04-05
Ingleside, TX 05-07 Chief Engineer
USS PELICAN MHC-53
USS BLACK HAWK MHC-58
Yokosuka, Japan 07-Present
Commander Destroyer Squadron Fifteen N7
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