January 1980
Second Class dive School San Clementi California starting with scuba (steel doubles), Jack Brown and the MK 1 band mask light weight surface supplied diving, and the treasure of all diving was qualifying in the MK V Mod 0, Hard Hat diving system. 14-man dive team to support three divers Red, Green, and Yellow diver. Attended First Class Diving School in Panama City Florida. This advanced salvage and Mixed Gas training was the pinnacle of all diving. During the training we become proficient with underwater salvage to include welding, cutting, demolitions, patching and ships husbandry.
Duty stations as a diver: USS Proteus in Guam, Keyport and Bangor Washington and USS Conserver stationed Hawaii.