engineman
Member
Hello All,
After a career change, I am now an Engineman in the US Navy. The title doesn't really do my job justice, as I maintain pretty much every piece of mechanical equipment on the craft that I am on, from winches, to hydraulic systems to pumps, in addition to five Detroit 71 engines. I am currently stationed in Sasebo, Japan and am looking forward to joining this online community and talking shop with all of you.
I found this forum when researching tools. I got fed up having to share tools with people who don't see the value in organization despite my best efforts, and don't always put them back
. I just bought a toolbox and (this is key!) a PADLOCK on amazon (my options are fairly limited being overseas), and am excited to fill it up!
A little about my background: after getting a degree, I worked for a large company for about five years, basically as an office gopher. While doing that, I bought a project car, a 1975 Triumph Spitfire that I spent a lot of time and money wrenching on, doing the majority of the mechanical work myself (I wasn't going to touch that car's frankenstein electric system with a 10' pole!). Long story short, I had the car in about a million pieces, and couldn't afford to get the parts to put it back together, and ended up selling it. Fast forward 2 years: Got bored with my mundane career and joined the navy in search of adventure (it's been just that these last 8 months). Anyway, thats enough about me. Hope to talk to you all soon.
After a career change, I am now an Engineman in the US Navy. The title doesn't really do my job justice, as I maintain pretty much every piece of mechanical equipment on the craft that I am on, from winches, to hydraulic systems to pumps, in addition to five Detroit 71 engines. I am currently stationed in Sasebo, Japan and am looking forward to joining this online community and talking shop with all of you.
I found this forum when researching tools. I got fed up having to share tools with people who don't see the value in organization despite my best efforts, and don't always put them back
. I just bought a toolbox and (this is key!) a PADLOCK on amazon (my options are fairly limited being overseas), and am excited to fill it up!A little about my background: after getting a degree, I worked for a large company for about five years, basically as an office gopher. While doing that, I bought a project car, a 1975 Triumph Spitfire that I spent a lot of time and money wrenching on, doing the majority of the mechanical work myself (I wasn't going to touch that car's frankenstein electric system with a 10' pole!). Long story short, I had the car in about a million pieces, and couldn't afford to get the parts to put it back together, and ended up selling it. Fast forward 2 years: Got bored with my mundane career and joined the navy in search of adventure (it's been just that these last 8 months). Anyway, thats enough about me. Hope to talk to you all soon.