Shane Hilson interview by Gilead Rose, 2013

Interview with Shane Hilson; US Navy 1993 - Present; USS Hyman G. Rickover SSN 709, USS Chicago SSN 721, USS Nevada SSBN 733, USS Nebraska SSBN 739; Desert Storm, Iraq, Afghanistan; Recieved: Navy expeditionary, Navy & Marine Corps Achievement Medal, military Outstanding Voluntary Service Medal, National Defense Medal: Serves as Submarine Nuclear Machinist Mate

Topics covered: Life before service; Why the Navy; Boot camp and Nuke program; A-School; Power School; First duty station, life on sub; Recruiter duty; Other duty stations and subs; Trident Training Facility; Awards and citations; More on life on board sub - food, communication; Different types of subs

1:07 Enlisted soon after graduating high school 2:10 Chose Navy and reasons why 3:56 Life before the Navy and how it prepared him 6:56 Boot camp starts 11:28 Scored well on tests, got into Nuke program 13:48 Starts A-School, Power School 18:09 First orders: Stationed on the USS Hyman G. Rockover 21:25 Meets his wife 23:00 Food storage on sub 25:00 Talks about making port 29:40 Recruiter duty 30:54 Moved to Hawaii: transferred to the USS Chicago 33:20 Moved to Washington: transferred to the USS Nevada 36:00 Transferred to Trident Training Facility 36:30 Transferred to the USS Nebraska 40:35 Talks about awards and citations he has recieved 42:22 Talks about communication options while at sea 43:55 Talks about food on submarines 45:02 Explains differences between types of subs 46:35 Wrap up