A St. Louis, Missouri native, Travis served eight years in the United States Navy. Duty stations include Air Test and Evaluation Squadron One (AIRTEVRON ONE), NAS Patuxent River, MD, the USS Mount Whitney (LCC-20), Commander Second Fleet (COMSECONDFLT), and US Transportation Command, (USTRANSCOM) Scott Air Force Base, Illinois.
After the Navy, Travis worked in the Information Technology sector for twenty-five years.
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Machinist’s Mates (MM) perform the task of the operation and maintenance of not only steam turbines and gears for ship propulsion but also the auxiliary machinery.
Additionally, they maintain refrigeration plants, desalinization plants, electrohydraulic steering engines, and air conditioning systems.… Click Here To Read the rest
The Boatswain’s Mate (BM) is the lifeblood of the United States Navy.
Without BMs, a ship cannot get underway, cannot stay underway, and certainly cannot dock in port.
Boatswain’s Mate is the oldest rate in the Navy. Its origins can … Click Here To Read the rest
A United States Navy Electronics Technician (ET) is an enlisted sailor who repairs and maintains naval electronics equipment including navigation, radar, and communications equipment.
Sailors in this rate are normally assigned to the ship’s Combat Systems department, responsible for ensuring … Click Here To Read the rest
A United States Navy Aviation Ordnanceman (AO) are enlisted sailors that serve as aircraft armament (weapons) specialists charged with the servicing, handling, storing and inspection of all types of weapons and ammunition carried on Navy aircraft.
It is the AO that … Click Here To Read the rest
An Engineman is an enlisted sailor in the U.S. Navy who plays a crucial role in the operation, maintenance, and servicing of internal combustion engines found on Navy ships and small watercraft.
Usually, these engines are diesel engines.
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