O.T.I.S.
Veteran
Where did you apply to get recruited for jobs like that?I worked Navy civilian for 12 years. Traveled the world TDY 60% to Norfolk, San Diego, Mayport, Everett, Pearl, Rota, Yokosuka, Sasebo, FMS Korea, Japan, & Australia. I’d work on their ships during their construction period, doing IT stuff. It was a definitely a unique work environment, spending so much time on the ships as an outsider. I sometimes had to go out to sea and sleep in berthingso glad I never have to smell that again.
One thing I noticed over my career, certain rates that I worked with seemed to always be a certain race. OPS GM and cooks usually black, ET, FC, maybe GM usually white, Logistics usually Filipino.
With each ship, I had to deal with a different set of personalities and cultures. When I first started, some of the chiefs would give me hard time…not sure if it was because I looked so young or that I’m black.
I also worked on Coast Guard ships. They seemed to have it much easier than the Navy.
Were you contracting or GS?