Michael Walker   CTO3  1971-1975

i originally going to enlist and be a radarman.  After I took the test and such, I asked the recruiter 
what I was qualified for.  He said based on my score, whatever I wanted.  I told him radar, but he 
started to suggest nuclear, as in submarines.  I asked what that would entail and he said about 
two years of school and a six year commitment.  Told him I wanted to see how the first four would go.  
Then he suggested language interpretation and painted a picture of school in Monterey and the type 
of duty stations and such.  Said it was a six year commitment and i thought about it until I asked 
what languages.  He said Russian and Vietnamese and I said naw. I continued looking at the possibilities 
and came across the CT rating.  Was looking at the different branches when the CTO caught my eye.  
At 17, I wash't terrible mechanically or electrically inclined, I had passed on the 'I' branch and the thought 
of listening to morse code hours on end didn't really appeal to me.  So I decided on the 'O' branch.  
Which was one of the best decisions I have made in my life.  Attended both A and C schools in 
Pensacola and spent the rest of my tour at Rota, section 3, 72-75.  Separated at Rota in August '75 as CTO3.