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Title: Where do Marine calibrators work in Florida?
Post by: USMCPMEL on 02-21-2019 -- 11:08:56
Someone told me their son is a Marine working in Florida (Active duty) I can not think what base he would be on?
Title: Re: Where do Marine calibrators work in Florida?
Post by: silv3rstr3 on 02-21-2019 -- 11:52:58
Most likely NAS Jacksonville (Lax Jax), NAS Pensacola, or Blount Island.  But there are more detachments on other bases as I found out doing onsites.
Title: Re: Where do Marine calibrators work in Florida?
Post by: yonker08 on 02-24-2019 -- 20:59:27
They're Marines....anywhere they want..OOHRAA :evil:
Title: Re: Where do Marine calibrators work in Florida?
Post by: BamaKid on 02-25-2019 -- 13:58:36
When I was stationed at MCAS Beaufort, SC, we had to send/augment a Marine Calibrator to Marine Corps Blount Island Command, Jacksonville, Florida for a six month deployment to support the Maritime Prepositioning Ships program. I think sometime later the Marine Corps made it a permanent duty station assignment for the calibration MOS.
Title: Re: Where do Marine calibrators work in Florida?
Post by: silv3rstr3 on 02-28-2019 -- 09:05:31
When I did onsites on Blount Island at a Defense/Aersospace company I found it amusing to watch Marines in formation about to go PT on a blazing hot day!  Brought back some memories.  I also had a friend I went through GCAMS in Biloxi with that was stationed at Blount Island at the time.  Since it was a multi day onsite we were fortunate to be able to meet him for dinner and drinks one night.  He told me that he was really just a calibration coordinator there.  They were sending all their equipment to NAS Jacksonville for calibration.  This was 6-7 years ago.  Glad I never got stuck at a duty station that didn't have calibration standards to work with!