[quote=&quot;GhostKoi&quot;][quote=&quot;xeanderthal&quot;]

Marine Aircraft Group 42
 [url=http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/VMA-133]VMA133 Golden Dragons[/url]
I spent 3 years on navy bases.  The Navy has 6 duty sections (not 4), chow hall was far better than El Toro, Pendelton or Cherry Point.  And they had civilians to bus the tables, 2 man rooms, on an island in SF bay.  

The work schedule in my shop was the best:  We worked 4x10's.  Week 1: Mon-Thurs.  Week 2: Tues-Fri.  Every other weekend was a 4 day weekend![/quote]

1st MAW PMO Futenma &amp; El Toro[/quote]

I was in 3rd MAW MAG 13 at El Toro before permanent orders sent me to NAS Alameda.

MCRD '80 (voted for Reagan and went to bootcamp 1 month later)
Millington TN, first 1/2 '81  There may be bigger shitholes but we havent discovered them yet.
El Toro 9 months 81-82 
Alameda 82-84
Various deployments to Fallon NV (3x), 29 Palms (2 fuken months in July/August in 29 Palms), Pendelton, North Island (San Diego), Cherry point twice and some base in MN for cold weather operations.

When I was checking in at the squadron headquarters, a guy said &quot;If youre lucky you will be detached to the Navy Intermediate Maintenance Dept&quot;.  The SGT Maj asked me where I was going to be working and I said &quot;They told me I was going to be detached to the Intermediate Maintenance Dept&quot;.  He yelled to the unit secretary to cut the orders to send me over there.

Anyway, good times indeed.  Semper Fi brother