James McIntyre:
CLASS OF 1981
Ponderosa High SchoolClass of 1981
Shingle springs, CA
Oxnard High SchoolClass of 1979
Oxnard, CA
James's Story
Life
Wow, where do I begin. After graduation, I went to Sac State and studied Engineering. Wasn't for me...Went to AR and killed a semester there. By that time I decided that I needed a big change. I enlisted in the Navy's Nuc Power program.
While in Electrician's Mate A School, I decided that I didn't want to be a nuc and went out to a carrier. I completed five years on board the USS Ranger and then went to a maintenance facility in Keyport, Washington. I worked on Torpedo Retrievers. I had been married and divorced by this time with a son, Donavan. I had custody and the Navy decided that my being a single parent and deploying were not compatible. I got out and returned to Folsom, where I wroked for Sac Cable for a short time before working as an electrician. I met my one true love Gwen at the rodeo and wee were married in Au...Expand for more
gust 1991. In October of the same year, I went back into the Navy Reserve and was assigned to a Special Boat Unit in Vallejo. (the same boats form Apocalypse Now) The unit de-commissioned and I went into recruiting. I recruited in Vallejo and then Sacramento, Mayport Florida and finally Oklahoma City. I had a total of ten years in recruiting.
In July of 2006 I transferred to a maintenance facility in South Texas. I am currently the Leading Petty Officer here for the Boatswain's Mates, Damage Controlmen and the Ship-Fitter/Welders. I am actively trying to get back to Oklahoma nad retire there. I have a small, 2200 sqft house sitting on a hill on 2 acres. My wife is up there, as are two of my daughters and three of my grandchildren.
I am finishing up my bachelor's degree in History/Business at Fort Hays State University.
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