Memoir of My Navy Career - by John Seymour (Paperback)

Book Synopsis

This book is a memoir of my Navy career from June 1961 to August 1981. It contains 13 chapters which are briefly described here. Three more books will follow: Memoirs of the Seymours and My Boyhood Memories, Memoirs of My Professional Career and Memoirs of My Retirement.

Chapter 1 Pre-Flight 1961

After four months of training, I was commissioned at Naval Air Station Pensacola, Florida in October.

Chapter 2 Aviation Observer Wings 1961-1962

Six months later, I was designated as a Naval Aviation Observer at Naval Air Station, Corpus Christi, Texas.

Chapter 3 Bombardier Navigator 1962-1963

Training at Naval Air Station, Whidbey Island, Washington led to designation as a Bombardier Navigator in the A-3 Skywarrior aircraft.

Chapter 4 Coral Sea Cruise 1963

Deployed with Heavy Attack Squadron Two on the carrier Coral Sea to Australia and the Western Pacific.

Chapter 5 Naval Aviator Wings 1964-1965

Trained as a Naval Aviator and subsequently received orders to Patrol Squadron 16 at Naval Air Station, Jacksonville, Florida.

Chapter 6 Patrol Plane Commander 1965-1973

Assigned to east and west coast squadrons as a Patrol Plane Commander in P-3 Orion aircraft separated by duty as Communications Officer for land-based anti-submarine aircraft in the Atlantic.

Chapter 7 Professional Development Program 1973-1974

Collaborated with the RCA Corporation in the upcoming field of satellite communications.

Chapter 8 Defense Systems Management School 1974

Attended the Defense Systems Management School at Fort Belvoir, Virginia.

Chapter 9 T-28 Adventures 1961-1976

For proficiency training, I flew an assortment of adventurous flights in the T-28 Trojan aircraft.

Chapter 10 Navy Space Project Office 1975

Worked in front office to learn more about the Navy's satellite programs.

Chapter 11 Navy Space Project Activity 1975-1978

Program Officer at the National Reconnaissance Office in the Pentagon following all of the low-earth orbiting electronic surveillance satellites operated by the Air Force and the Navy.

Chapter 12 Taiwan Defense Command 1978-1979

Chief of flight operations and command pilot. Because of the change in diplomatic relations, we left Taiwan by April 1979.

Chapter 13 Middle East Force 1979-1981

Assigned to flying duty as executive officer of Administrative Support Unit, Bahrain. As my assignment was drawing to a close, I decided to retire.

Epilogue: After assessing my vocational aptitude, I decided to seek a position as an International Marketing Manager. My Memoir of My Professional Career begins...