Scott Kendrick:  

It has been a roller coaster ride since graduating Tennessee Temple High School (and not Tennessee Temple Academy) as it is named now. It was a great school and was priviledge to go there. With the graduation not far behind it was at this point I took the oath so that I may serve in the Navy. The savor is so sweet that military personnel can go out in the general civilian population wearing there uniform with pride. Having been in the Viet-nam Era, we as soldiers did not have that luxury and wore civilian (civies) off base. But all that aside, trained at A School at Great Lakes for Operation specialist. After the training had orders to Report to the IWO. Got to the ship mid evening, January cold evening. Had to step back in awe, it was a big ship, it was nothing I had ever seen before. It was down right ugly. It looked like the midget version of the Saratoga, although the lines of the ship were still not as nice. Was told to go below and rack out. Anyway after getting to know the staff, I was proud to serve under the command of a ship which had so much history.Went to more schools and trained,and by the way one of those trainings thPetty Officer first and ...Expand for more