[PRCo] Re: Military travel

[John Swindler]

Hi Phil

It's Navy men and women - my sister was in the Navy, but you are right - she did enjoy shore leave.

As for my S.F. schools, I was in the Army Reserve, attending a US Navy course, taught at the Oakland Army Depot, and the students were housed on Treasure Island, a Navy base.  The students were a mix of active duty Navy, civilians, Coast Guard and a couple Army reservists.  The third time I pulled this off, instead of a direct flight home, went via San Diego so that I could re-enlist my sister in the Navy.  (plus ride the new light rail lines.)

Fred has his stories about firing a "Black 5" in Scotland, so the moral of the story is that it is often what one makes of the situation.

Cheers
John

> Date: Sun, 5 Dec 2010 15:04:05 -0800
> From: pcc_sr at yahoo.com
> Subject: [PRCo] Military travel
> To: pittsburgh-railways at dementia.org
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> Mr.Swindler;
> Maybe there is a difference with branch of service
> but Navy men are quite anxious to get off the ship
> at each port.  They don't seem to care where they
> are do they; they are out and about without any
> hesitation.
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> Phil
> Without  a   'coast'   but  not  a   'cause.'
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> From: John Swindler <j_swindler at hotmail.com>
> To: pittsburgh-railways at dementia.org
> Sent: Sun, December 5, 2010 3:58:20 PM
> Subject: [PRCo] Re: PAT's cuts
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> Likewise, several Navy schools I attended in Oakland, Cal.
>   We were housed on Treasure Island, and most spend
> there time at the club bar.  But I didn't travel 3,000 miles
>  not to figure out that an AC Transit bus would get me to
>  San Francisco within a half hour after class.
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