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    Jim Nash was an Explosive Ordnance Disposal officer in the Navy. He was commissioned as an Ensign in 1961 and went to Officer Candidate school. After that, he went to explosive disposal school for a year and a half. "You gotta really fight and be determined not to give up," he says.

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    Jim Nash was an Explosive Ordnance Disposal officer in the Navy. He was commissioned as an Ensign in 1961 and went to Officer Candidate school. After that, he went to explosive disposal school for a year and a half. "You gotta really fight and be determined not to give up," he says.

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    LucasSantiago
    JimNash

    JimNashstoodatthehelmoftheWWIIEraAircraftCarrier,
    TheIntrepid
    .Withthe
    responsibilityofover4,000crewmen,heguidedthemassiveship.Jimwasonly25yearsold.
    HewasanExplosiveOrdnanceDisposalOfficer,alsoknownasanE.O.D.officer,which
    involvedmanyskillssuchasunderwaterswimming,divingwithexplosives,demolition
    underwateranddisarmingbombs,minesandmissiles.HejoinedtheNavyin1961.Forcedto
    jointhemilitarybecauseofthedraft,JimdecidedtojointheNavylikehisfather.

    Jimwouldhavejoinedanotherpartofthemilitarybranchbuthewasmorefamiliarwith
    theNavybecauseofhisfather.HefeltthatbeingintheNavywouldbemorebeneficialthan
    beingintheArmy.AlsotheNavyhadotheradvantagesincludingbetterfoodandabedtosleep
    in.HisjobasanExplosiveOrdnanceDisposalOfficeralsopaidathirdmorethanaregular
    officer.Jimwasintrigued,Itsoundedlikeitthatwouldbeaveryexcitingtypeofjob.

    WhenJimfirstjoinedtheNavyin1961hewenttoO.C.S.,OfficerCandidateschool.He
    wascommissionedasanEnsignwhichisthelowestofficerrankavailable.Whilehewasat
    O.C.S.acoupleofrecruitersfromExplosiveOrdnanceDisposalschoolinIndianHead,
    Marylandgaveapresentationtotheschool.Jimlikedthepresentationanddecidedtoenrollin
    thatschool.Hereceivedhazardousdutypay,whichpaidathirdmorethanwhathewould
    havebeenmaking.

    Well,whenIwentthroughO.C.S,thatwasveryrigorous.Thatwasallday.Notimeto
    takeabreak.Forfourmonths,JimtrainedatOfficerCandidateSchool.Jimhadalmostnotime
    tohimself.Itwashoursofstudyingnavigation,engineering,seamanshipandleadership.
    Disciplinewasabigpartoftrainingtoo.Alotofpeople,abouthalfdon'tmakeityouknow,you
    gottareallyfightandbedeterminednottogiveup.WhenJimfinallygraduatedO.C.S.hewent
    ontoExplosiveOrdnanceDisposalSchoolforayearandahalf.Afterthat,hewentto
    underwaterswimschoolinKeyWest,Floridatobecomeadeepseadiver,wherehelearned
    manythingssuchasthedifferencebetweenopencircuitandclosedcircuitdiving.Closedcircuit
    meaningyoudontreleaseanybubblesandopencircuitmeaningbubblesarereleased.Closed
    isforgoingaboutundetected.Thisalsorequiredbeingingoodphysicalshape,Itwasvery,
    verystrenuousfromaphysicalstandpoint.AfterJimcompletedE.O.D.S,hespentayearatthe
    NavalPropellerplantjustsouthofWashingtonD.C.,wheretheymadesolidrocketpropellent
    andnitroglycerin.There,Jimwentthrougheverythingfromnuclearweaponstoimprovised
    boobytraps,torpedoes,watermines,landmines,guidedmissilesandICBMs.Weweretaught
    todisposeofallthosewarheads.

    JimwasassignedtotheUSS
    Intrepid
    ,aWWIIaircraftcarrier.Hisprimaryjobwasasan
    ExplosiveOrdnanceDisposalOfficerandhissecondaryjobwastorunalltheordnanceon

    boardtheshipandbecometheship'sgunnermaintainingallofthesmallarmsandweapons,
    includingpistolsandrifles.Inaddition,Jimwasabletodrivetheshipwhenitwasnthavingflight
    operations.

    AfteracoupleofyearsJimwentbacktoschoolandwasassignedasaninstructor.He
    startedinstructinginnuclearweapons.Bythetimeheleft,hehadbeenpromotedtodirectorof
    theNuclearWeaponsDisposalSchool,thelargestcollectionofnuclearweapontrainingdevices
    intheworld.Jimalsolearnedhowtoflyairplanesandbecameapilotwhileattheschool.He
    resignedasalieutenantandsixmonthslater,joinedthereservesfor15years.After20yearsof
    militaryservice,Jimretiredasacommander.

    Ienjoyedmytimeinthemilitaryverymuch!InfactiswhenIdidresignandgointo
    civilianlifeIwasprettymuchofalossbecauseyouhavesomuchauthorityandresponsibility
    asayoungman.Iwastwentyfiveyearsoldanddrivinganaircraftcarrier!Youknowthatyou
    don'tgetthatincivilianlife.JimretiredfromthereservesanddecidedtoworkforMorgan
    Stanleyasaninvestmentperson.Hetaughtstockbrokershowtosellinitialpublicofferings
    whenacompanygoespublic.Jimwentaroundthecountrydoingthissohetraveledalotduring
    hisjob.

    JimcontinueshisserviceontheUSSMidway,relayinghisexperienceinthenavytothe
    manyvisitors.

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