Isle Royale (AD 29) - Naval Cruise Book

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aiciiic counskloh The Career Counselors office was officially opened for business on 27 June 196(1. Since tins time over jo men have been counseled. Established under the guiding hands of CDR. A. R. Yingling, Executive Officer, and LTJG T. J. Hickey, Communications Officer, the leg work has been supplied by Knighton RD2. As time progressed, instructions were formulated, and necessar) information was gathered. Without t In- splendid cooperation of the Career Counselors School, COMINPAC, and ComCru- DesPac, we would not have gotten oil the ground. The office and records are maintained and kept up to date b) the aforementioned Knighton. The duties of the Career Counselor are not onl retention, hut to help anyone, first termer or the old salt getting read) for retirement. The Career Counselor provides the men with up to date information on rights, and benefits, schools, special programs and changes in retirement benefits. We also keep and maintain in up to date schedule of information pay scales and jobs related to the navy rates. Application forms and information on colleges throughout the United States as well as commercial correspondence for the man who wants to further his knowledge in a certain held or trade are also available. For the man who is thinking of busing his own home, forms are available to procure home loans under the new G. I. Bill. While deployed, the career counselors office offers its services to anyone during the hours 0800 to 2 1 30 daily. The ISLE ROYAL1: also offers what we believe to be a first for tenders, we offer career counseling services and assistance to any and all ships that may be alongside. Since its inception, the Career Counselors office has played a part in the reenlistment of 47 men with a combined total reenlistment bonus and variable reenlistment bonus of $61,767.34. hor injormat ion see KNIGHTON, RD 2 The -n,jl ' • I he Na it 11 jnis 1 ( ' 1

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C. P. O s Sitting (L-R): Barker SFC, Cook LICS. Randby SKCS, Kelly 1CCS. Weatherford YNCS, BRCS. Gjerdahl GMCM, Rhodes DCCM, Villamil DKCM, Benson ' DCCS. Farin MRCS, Holland Rusheed DCCS, Oruutte HMCS, Neely SDC. Standing: Gallowav SFC, Anderson YNC, Evergin TMC. Pinkston SFC. Neport SFC, Feddock Davis SFC, Oglesby SFC, Ferrell MRC. Reynalds OMC. Brandon SFC. Cooper SFC Smith Hewitt SKC, McNearney DCC, Graber LIC, Stevens EMC, Nugent IMC. Prince ENC, Harter B ' The Chief Pettv Officers Quarters, that source from which all things good (and bad) flow, is home for an average on-board count of 45 Chiefs, and the WESTPAC Cruise of 1966-67 saw many improvements made in the quarters. Tiling the entire deck and the acquisition of new airconditioners constituted the major changes in habitabilitv improvement. Donning the hard hat is the goal looked forward to bv every career minded enlisted man, but he who attains that goal while on a WESTPAC Cruise is doublv-blessed ; for he can almost make his clothing allowance stretch by being able to purchase his uniforms in the Far East. Among the happier Chiefs this cruise were RMC DAME, BTC HARTER, DCC MCNEARNEY and SEC PINKSTON. The guiding hand of the CPO Quarters has been the illustrious Mess President William D. Dusty Rhodes, DCCM. Equallv adept at using gentle pers sion or driving force, Chief Rhodes has been directly responsible for the majority of improvements in the quarters. And he sees to it that the Chiefs learn a little couth during their stay on USS ISLE ROYALE. The financial wizard of the CPO Mess Statement for the entire cruise has been LICS Richard Cook. Taking the job of Mess Treasurer and allowing himself to be re-elected month-after-month has allowed Chief Cook to prove that vou can do a thankless job and still retain a sunny disposition ; and he did his job with the utmost efficiency. The position of Mess Caterer has rotated among many Chiefs, all of whom have performed creditably. The Chiefs disproved the old adage that all CPOs are fat and slow, bv fielding a Softball team that took on all challengers. All-in-all the Chiefs of the ISLE ROYALE earned the respect of all hands during the 1966-67 WESTPAC Cruise. iodd) ET :s. 1 1c. BMC, rc. ir J? IK T y m ♦ L

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ADMIN Front Row (L-R): T. D. Rodriguez, PN 3, R. H. Bloom, YN 3, . S. Shipman, ET 1, R. R. Farrell, PN 1, L. B. Weatherford, YNCS. W. D. Rhodes, DCCM, S. D. Bussell, WO-1, E. R. Andersen. YNC, H. E. Perkinson, IC 1. C. W. Walls, TM 1, P. E. MacKenzie, YN 3, T. G. Toy, YN3, D. R. O ' Hara, YN 3. Back Row (L-R): J. P. Portelli. SN. G. L. Forry, SA. D. Ceccarelli, SN. L. A. Scalese, SN. R. L. Hurd, SN, R. G. Mcwhirt, FN, J. W. Brennan, SN. R. D. Valandra, SN. V. G. Geyer, SN. T. I. Lambert. FN. D. V. Brown. SN. The Admin Department aboard ISLE ROYALE is broken down into several sections. First is the office cf Chaplain Don: Id R. CAUGHEY who is assisted by ex-shipfitter Bob Mac McWHIRT. Sound advice and a sympathetic ear can alwav be found there as well as information and tickets for the many tours offered in WESTPAC Ports. Under the auspices of VVO-i S. D. Sam BUSSELL comes the Captain ' s Office, Personnel Office, Post Office, Educational Services Office, and last but not least, the long arm of the Law , the Master at Arms Force. Ship ' s Secretary L. B. Larry WEATHERFORD, YNCS, and YNC E. R. Andy ANDERSEN head of the Captain ' s staff ' ably assisted by YN 3 Peter Macky MacKENZIE and D. V. (V. D.) BROWN, Mail yeomen, YN3 Dennis Bones O ' HARA, correspondence yeoman, and Legal Eagles YN3 Richard The short-timer BLOOM, and Bob Red on ' a Head HURD. The Personnel Where are my orders ? Office is capably run bv PNi Robert. T. T. (Turn To) FARRELL and his aides PN3 Tom Taco RODRIGUEZ, diary PN, j. W. Farmer John BRENNAN, in charge of reenlist- ments, Lou Scooter SCALESE, receipt PN, and Gene Redman GEYER, transfers. The Educational Services Office is presently located in the Personnel Office and is manned by YN3 Tom Percy TOY Ron Indian VALANDRA, and Don Chicken CHCCARELLI who also doubles ' as POD yeoman. ' Anyone desiring to either advance in rating or further his education should thoroughly familiarize himself with the many services offered by I E . PC3 Jim MARSH and Bill ROYSTON, ISLE ROYALE ' s Postmen, and our new addition PCSN Rich OLMEDO, certainly play a large part in contributing to good morale aboard the ship. Their jo b was not an easy one this cruise, especially with all the moving around we ' ve done, yet they carried on in the finest tradition of the U. S. Postal Service; The mail must go through , and it did, lor free even. Our Special Services, consistirg of the Athletic Gear Locker, Hobby Shop, and the Ship ' s Library, is adequately run by Special Services yeoman J. P. Gramps PORTFLII. Being a Master-at-Arms is perhaps one 1 of the most thankless but necessary jobs aboard the ISLE ROYAL!:, or any ship for that matter. Sheriff W. D. Dustv RHODES, DCCM, and his deputies Big Al COX, IMi, Ollie SMITH, TMi, Dee DeLEON, GMGi, Harry Perk PERKINSON, ICi, Charles CARTER, DCi, Charles Daddy WALLS, TMi, A. Ship SHIPMAN, ETi, and their able assistant T. I. LAMBERT, all have been invaluable in maintaining good order and discipline throughout ISLE ROYALE ' s 1966-67 WESTPAC Cruise.