Michael Amon:
CLASS OF 1997
Irving Baptist Temple Ca High SchoolClass of 1997
Irving, TX
Michael's Story
Hey everybody,
I have been pretty busy after high school. I worked for various places such Nissan Diesel of America, Boeing, Raytheon, and Lanehart Electric. After many dumb jobs I decided to join the Navy on 20Apr99 as an Electronics Technician. My first ship was on the east coast in Norfolk, VA. Luckily, I have only had one deployment and was able to visit countries such as: Puerto Rico, Bahrain, Turkey, Slovenia, France, Crete, Spain, Croatia, and Seychelles (This is a small island off the east coast of Africa and since I crossed the equator I am now a trusty shellback.) During this tour I met this wonderful woman whom I married on 28Dec02. My next duty station was in Great Lakes, IL. as an instructor. I taught in the HF transmitter lab. God blessed me with a great gift and I had a son during this tour. I took this opportunity on shore to continue my education and graduated from Excelsior College with an Associate in Applied Science in Electromechanical Technology and grad...Expand for more
uated from DeVry University with a Bachelors of Science in Technical Management ¿ Magna Cum Laude. For those of you in the Ham radio world I earned my FCC General License ¿ KC9LMW, General Radiotelephone Operators License, and Global Maritime Distress Safety System with Ships Radar Endorsement. My third and present duty station is on the USS Princeton (CG-59) in sunny San Diego, CA. I love it here and it is by far the nicest place I have lived. I am a Wok Center Supervisor and in charge of 7 people unless I am the Lead Petty Officer for the day then I am in charge of 20. My specialty on this ship is an EHF, UHF LOS and SATCOM, LINK 11, 16, 4A, IMARTSAT, and fiber optics. Two weeks after I checked on board I deployed and visited these countries: South Korea, Hong Kong, Guam, Hawaii, and Japan. This April of 2009 will be my ten years mark and I am still having fun. This is me in a nutshell so far. Tell me how you are doing and hope to talk to you all soon.
Best Wishes,
Mike
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