martinrobistow

1. Martin Robistow 2. U.S Navy retired, 23 years. 3. June 1974 - August 1997 4. E-3 to E-7. Retired Chief Petty Officer 5. Data Systems Technician and Fire Control Tech for Submarine MK 48 Torpedo Systems and Command and Control Systems. Also served as a Career Counselor, Recruiter, Classifier, Ships Photographer, and Public Affairs Officer. Qualified Submariner. 6 Naval War College, Newport, R.I., USS L.Y Spear (As-36) Norfolk, VA (Operation Eagle Claw), USS Georgia (SSBN-729) Bangor, WA, Navy Recruiting District Albany, NY, USS Enterprise (CVN-65) Newport News, VA, Fleet Surveillance Support Command, Chesapeake, Va

Ships company, surface, and a bubble head. And Thanks for the warm welcomes.

Hello everyone! I was hoping to meet a lot of you at Tucson, but Covid had other plans. I’ve been enjoying reading the forums and have learned quite a bit. Looking forward to getting to know a lot of you. I’m located in Northern California, Humboldt county, but am originally from upstate New York, Adirondack mountains. Spent 23 years in the Navy and retired as a Chief Petty Officer in 1997. The picture of me is old, but after I got out and was attending Brown University where I studied Underwater Archaeology. Martin

I personally was not negatively effected by the loss of capital from the cancellation, but others might have been. Perhaps it’s time to consider loss insurance on future venues. We may be in the midst of a new normal, and I wonder if the FMCA can afford to take another hit like this. Just a thought. Martin