Dear Mini-School staff and students,
Greetings and salutations guys and gals. All right that was a terrible opening, but what do you want? “Have a great Navy day?” Anyway this is just another note from one of your boys in blue (really they’re black). Well, Scooter and I went our separate ways March 5, I’m up the street at the naval training center, Great Lakes, IL. Right now I’m in basic engineering and in about 5-6 weeks, I’ll be in gas turbine systems school. I’ve gone to Chicago several times now, such an interesting city. I went to the Museum of Science and Industry, Buckingham Fountain, Rockefeller Cathedral, and of course a tattoo shop. (Sailors and tattoos, go figure!) Plus a numerous amount of other places. I myself haven’t heard from Al or Scooter, but I’m sure they are doing fine. My mother sent me the winter issue of Com-Mini. Very nice issue, except whoever wrote the “Winter: Damn it’s Cold” article, you have no idea until you have to march in it. I appreciate you guys putting my Letter in Com-Mini. I ended up moving to master-at-arms, and received a metorius paycrode advance from my division commander. Welcome back Anna, it’s just not the same without my hair. Congrats to Pauline and welcome aboard Josette. Mini-School is a really great program, enjoy it while you’re there. Hey Leroy, I’d ask God “Why can’t I wear f@#!$n civilian clothes yet!?” Just thought I’d include that. Other than that, not too much new here, so I’ll finish my letter with “Billy, you had better write me before I kick your civilian butt all over the place!”
Love, Pugsley
Class of ’94