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SM1/BM1 Weaver had to change rates at the end of his career, the signalman rate was shut down during his final leg of his Navy career. Logan discusses this transition a bit, and shares a few stores about endless visits to Spain for liberty. Much like the movie "The last detail" with "Jack Nicholson", Logan got to act this scenario out in real life (except for all the shenannigans in the film) by being a brig chaser in his final duty station along with many other duties. Tune in for n interesting story. 

Commmand Master Chief Jose B Gonzales had an amazing naval career, so much so that we will be doing several podcasts on his journey. Jose has served on a large variety of ships, where he worked as an engineman. His career took him to places like cuba, or flying around 80 knots on an experimental craft. Tune in for one mans journey that started in Colorado, that took him all around the world. 

Cindy Myers (formely known as Cindy Rios) is my first female guest, she was really fun to talk to. Our times on the Mount Hood were a couple of years apart, but I always find it interesting to see where the ship went next. It was very interesting to get a female perspecitve of serving in the Navy, and Cindy does a great job of that. Cindy served on two different ships, and in Mayport Fla. Tune in for the rest of the story. 

Yes Ae Sea Stories can reach anywhere on this planet prettty much, as long as there is an internet connection. We did this podcast from near the Manilla area, all the way to California. John was a singalman onboard the USS Mount Hood during the mid 1990s, this was a few years after I had left the ship. In a way this podcast is covering several generations of singalmen onboard the Hood. John Also served at several other commands and ships, tune in for the story of a nice long Naval career and ending up back in PI. 

Greg and I talk about the Red Cell Navy Seal attack (attack mock up drill), while he was in radioman school. This conversation goes in many interesting directions, as you listen to the journery of a young man from Indiana into the wild wild west. Greg and I hung out a lot, we touch on some of that on this episode. There is so much that could be written on this episode, but you are going to have to tune in to hear the rest. 

Ron Hudson was a great guy to talk to, our ships were stationed at the same base. This was a special base, since it was only designated for ammuntion ships. The thing is ammo bases were never really exciting, when it came to fun or nightlife. Ron shares he story of changing rates several times, and of getting out and then coming back into the Navy. This is a great episode, tune in and enjoy. 

John W Wood was such a great guest, so we had him back right away. The truth is we did not get to talk about his book, and many other life experiences in the last podcast. So here are some more juicy details. This is another great episode with a very entertaining and interesting former Marine. #Podcast #Navy #Marines #Veterans # Military   John began writing using his experiences and knowledge of the military and police. John has written one novel, “The House of Crow” and is now writing the prequel, “White Crow”. John has written one movie script, “Deadly Purpose”, dealing with Post Traumatic Stress Disorder. John has two more scripts that that are works in progress.

John was born in February of 1941 and raised in Flint, Michigan. His was a middle-class family. His father was a musician and a radio disk jockey. His mother wrote short stories and radio scripts. His mother and father had a Sunday afternoon radio program. His mother wrote the scripts, and both parents played the different characters.As a teen, John worked at a gun shop and learned a great deal about weapons, hunting, and shooting. He became an instructor for shooting skeet and trap. John came in second as junior state champion. This training came in handy when he joined the Marines in 1959 after high school.In the Marines, John graduated boot camp with a promotion and sent to Camp Pendleton to work as a small arms repairman. He attended several weapons classes, always finishing in the top ten in his class. John later was assigned to a guard company in Guam. During this tour, John and another marine were involved in a prolonged gunfight with six intruders in a highly restricted area. They captured five of the intruders and the sixth was captured the next day. They were given letters of accommodation for “Prompt and heroic action while in a restricted area.” John returned to the states just in time to be deployed to Cuba during the Cuban Missile Crisis. Upon his return from Cuba, John was honorably discharged.John spent the next several years working in law enforcement in California.

We have been lucky to hear more about the filming of "In Harms Way", from two different signalmen who hung out with John Wayne on the signal bridge. Bob Janus is our second guest and hails from New Jersey, he has a great set of chops on him. Some guys are natural story tellers, Bob is definitely one of them. Tune in for one amazing sea story, from the 1960s era that includes movie stars,Vietnam, and life on a flag ship.

Joshua Hill grew up a country boy in the Virginia area, from his earliest days he knew he wanted to join. His trip into the miltary took a few strange turns, before he landed on the Hood. Soon he was on the USS Camden, then off to the brown shoe navy in Aviation. Tune in for another entertaining podcast. 

John was an IC man on the USS Truckee, during the  Vietnam War era. In this episode he talks about how the Navy influenced his life, and how it helped him be prepared when his wife was facing the big C. John's artwork really hits home with a large amount of Navy veterans. You can see his work at Coroflot.com/jfronza

Dan is a podcast fan who was also in the Navy, he even blasted our podcast on his Harley's stereo while driving down the road. We love this kind of enthusiasm, and we have a great story on him today about life in Snipe territory. Tune in for one great podcast! 

John Wayne made a very famous naval war movie, with the help of the USN. While out to sea most of the movie equipment, was being kept on the signal bridge. This is where John Wayne liked to hang out too, and this is where he met Jerry Bishop. When you join the Navy, most of the time you are not going to get shipped out for a huge move shoot like Jerry did. Tune in for this great sea story. 

The USS Stark incident occurred during the Iran–Iraq War on 17 May, 1987, when an Iraqi jet aircraft fired missiles at the American frigate USS Stark. Thirty-seven United States Navy personnel were killed and twenty-one were injured. This is a story about survival, and a first hand account from Signalman Chrisy Ryden.  You might have seen the News Back in the 1980s, or you might have been too young. This is the actual story, from the signalman who was on watch as the missles closed in. 

One of our favorite guests is back "Jay Ortega", a guy who is not ashamed to speak his mind. In this episode we discuss where we might have ended up, if we had not joined the Navy. We also discuss our experiences with PTSD, and ways to identify it. Jay is always a great listen, and we expect you will enjoy this episode as well. 

Kris Wilson joined the Navy a little later than the average guy, and entered Navy as an undesignated seaman. Kris found a way to experience both sides of the navy, one on top of the water and one below. Kris was on a ship, before transferring to submarine duty. Tune in for a very interesting sea story, Kris is a good story teller. 

Jesse Iwuji is a highly motivated and focused individual, he is currently serving in the USN while driving Nascar at the same time. It was an honor to interview Jesse, and learn about his amazing story. Jesse played for the Navy Midshipmen football team, along with being a great track athlete (Race Track and Running). Mister Iwuji aslo served two tours in the arabian gulf, on the USS Comstock and a mine sweeping unit . Tune in to find out what makes this man tick. 

SR Chief Ziemer (Known as BM1 on the USS Mount Hood) is one of the lucky guys who still spends a good amount of time around the Navy. Today he lives in Naples Italy where he works for the DOD, taking care of things for the Navy. No matter what you remember, things move on. We discuss some funny experiences, along with life in Naples and much more. I always find it so amazing the conversations you can have with a person you served with 25 years later, this one is worth tuning into! 

The Navy often advertised something more than a job, perhaps an adventure. Brian Mudbone Jackson got to have several of these promised adventures, aboard the USS Joesphus Daniels. The young man got to see life and death flash before his eyes, along with floating cows in the middle of the sea. This episode is very entertaing so tune in and enjoy :)

Gil Esparza had a very adventurous Navy experience, he even switched rates 3 times. He started in Deck, then went on to becom and Radioman. Later on he wanted to get his hands dirty, and crossed over to hull technician. Gil finished out his career as a member of SBU (Special boats Unit), now known as SWCC. His journey took him from hunting submarines and helicopter crashes, to going out for BUDs in Coronado California. If you want to know what an exciting Navy career sounds like, tune in to this episode it is fantastic.