barbara chester

Personal Info

First Name

barbara

Last Name

chester

My Location

Maryland

My Service

Navy

My Status

Retired

My Military Career Field

Aviation machinist mate/Jet engine mechanic, organizational and intermediate-tail hooks and props

My Tags

Desert storm, Operation Iraqi Freedom.VP-64 Willow Grove Pennsylvania, VA-203, Jacksonville Florida (first and only female assigned to a tailhook squadron and remained that way for three years), Aviation Intermediate Department, South Weymouth, Massachussets, Broken service, re-enlisted and assigned to Organization Maintenance Department Fort Worth Texas until de-commisisioned then assigned to Naval Air Station Dallas Transient Line place in appointed suppervisor over higher ranking enlisted personnel, uncomfortable but built one hell of a team, servicing over 250 transient aircraft per. month. of course this was during Dallas was unstoppable winning back to back supperbowls we happened to be the most sought after gas station for transient aircraft needing flight time and servicing, assigne Aviation Intermediate Maintenance Department Andrews Air Force Base, Wsahington DC, Assigned VR-53 Andrews Air Force Base Washington DC where I retired in 2004.

About Me

Never a dull moment. Married 24 years have three children all 14 months apart. My husband remained a civlian. I am retired and currently residing in Maryland tryin to relocate myself and my husband back to New Jersey to spend our twilite years at home with family. I am ammazed and proud at the career I have had and realize how fortunate I was to have seen and done things I never dreamnt possible. I am retired but only from the Navy, I still have the urge to help and guide youngsters and want ot return back to work in the field I so know and love, just wearing a different hat.

Words of Wisdom

Grow your own. Always try and teach the younger generation on your experiences and let them in on the sucess and failures of them, without shoving it down their throat. Timing is everything. Also, I learn something new everyday even when I think I know it all. Nothing I have gained have I done alone, it came from team work, trust and respect.

History

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