William Kenneth Melcolm, Jr.:  

=========================== Life Hello everyone. =========================== Update: On August 11, 2009 I was hired by ManTech International Corp. as a Senior Systems Application Analyst/Programmer and I am a certified Oracle Database Administrator. I support Naval Sea Logistics Center, Mayport. I am actually working with my former co-workers from SPAWAR (before the BRAC). Everyone in the building knew I was going to be working there before I was hired. Nice to see some familiar faces everyday besides my own. =========================== I am still retired but glad to be working. Back in 2005 the NAVY BRAC'd expendable Military and Civilian activities. I worked for SPAWAR Systems Center, Charleston, Jacksonville Office. I retired effective 03/02/2007. ======================= Check out my web site at w w w 'dot' kensgiftshop 'dot' n e t. [remove the spaces]. =====History===== After HS I enlisted in the USAF and was inducted on Friday, August 13, 1971. I was assigned to the 3724th Basic Military Training Squadron, Flight 1285, Lackland AF Base, San Antonio, Texas. I completed basic military training in September 1971 and was assigned to Sheppard AF Base, Witchita Falls, Texas. Our barracks were located on Avenue J in view of the Municipal Airport runway which was alos the base runway. I attended school for 13 weeks and was trained as an Aircraft Propeller Repairman. My orders sent me to the 6549th Consolidated Aircraft Maintenance Squardron (CAMS) at Patrick AFB, Satellite Bch, Fl. [south of Cocoa Bch] from Feb. 1972 to Dec. 1972. In October 1972 I received orders that assigned me to the 374th Tactical Airlift Wing/Field Maintainence Squadron, Ching Chaun Kang AB (CCK), Taiwan. I was stationed there from Jan. 23, 1973 to Nov. 1, 1973. After completing 2 temporary duty (TDY) assignments to Thailand our squadron was moved and reassigned to Clark AB, Philippines. I was stationed there from Nov. 1, 1973 to Jan. 23, 1974, my rotation date. I returned to the USA on Jan. 25, 1974. I received orders in Aug. 1973 for Keesler AFB, Biloxi, Mississippi. Wanting another Florida assignment I persuaded a fellow airman, one of my tech school classmates, to swap orders with me (he was assigned to Eglin AFB, Florida). After talking to the First Sergeant of our squadron we sent our orders to the personnel office of the Air Force and received our new orders about Oct. 1973. My new orders assigned me to the 55th Aerospace Rescue and Recovery Squardron (ARRS) at Eglin AFB, Valparaiso, Fl. (I lived in Ft. Walton Bch.). While at Eglin I married Barbara Hodge (EHS c/o 1970) on Mar. 15, 1974. After the Air Force, 12 Aug 1975, we moved back to Jax. I worked for my grandfather, Willie Earl 'Uncle Bill' Touchton, Sr. delivering cars for Southside Ford and then delivering and selling auto parts for McEvoy Parts and Service on Richard Road. In Feb. 1976 I got a call for an interview for a job offer with the US Navy, Civil Service. I interviewed for the job and got a position at NAS JAX as a Production Controller on Mar. 1, 1976 at Naval Rework Facility (NARF) Jacksonville. I was employed by NARF/Naval Aviation Depot (NADEP) Jacksonville until Aug. 14, 1987. I had applied for a position in Jun. 1987 and was picked up by the data processing center, Navy Regional Data Center (NARDAC) Jacksonville as a Programmer/Analyst. Since that time the position has included Programming [DOS and Windows based languages], Oracle database administrator, Systems Administrator, Information Systems Security Officer and Customer Service Specialist and usually all at the same time. Along the way I've been a mobile DJ, radio DJ, radio show producer, radio commercial producer and entrepreneur (I have a catalog mail order business w w w 'dot' kensgiftshop 'dot' n e t)[remove the spaces]. ================================ As of July 2008 I am working for a company that provides ushers/ticket takers for Jacksonville Municipal Stadium where the Jacksonville Jaguars play. The company is S.A.F.E Management which provides this service ...Expand for more