Monday January 14, 2008
Monday January 14, 2008 Rumors of orders coming down the pipe since last week when we got back from holiday stand down has kept our class anxious. Finally, a blanket of relief of knowing where we'll be in the next coming years as well as a change of pace arrives for the eight of us frigate sailors...
I was ranked number 1 so I had first choice of where I'll spend the next coming years. :) Out of Mayport, FL; Everett, WA; Pearl Harbor, HI; and San Diego, CA I decided to stay here (but relocate to a real Naval base, not this training command business)!
My ship will be the FFG 41 USS McClusky, part of the Commander, Destroyer Squad 1 (CDS 1) here in San Diego. It feels so good to finally know where I'll be stationed at and which ship! Just looking through their website, the Fightin' 41 has participated in crack-pacs (counter drug ops) aside from the usual deployments. Having its keel laid in '81 the ship is older than me! :) Since my home port is here, looks like I'll have to drive to the base and arrange a quick tour aboard the McClusky. One step closer to the Fleet.
