"My Naval Career"
MSC Kevin M. Corbin, USN(Ret.)
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Recruit Training Command, Great Lakes, Illinois
July 1972 - August 1972
Service School Command, San Diego, California
September 1972 - November 1972
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Patrol Squadron 8
December 1972 - July 1976
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Naval Air Station, Brunswick, Maine
August 1976 - September 1978
Commander, Naval Base, Pearl Harbor, Hawaii
Homeport for my sea going years !!
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USS Robert E. Peary (FF-1073)
October 1978 - September 1982
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Naval Submarine Base, Pearl Harbor, HI.
October 1978 - September 1985
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USS Whipple (FF-1062)
September 1985 - June 1989
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Naval Submarine Base, Pearl Harbor, HI.
July 1989 - June 1992
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USS CUSHING (DD-985)
June 1992 - July 1994
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Retirement Ceremony of
Chief Mess Management Specialist
Kevin Michael Corbin
Recognizing 22 years of faithful service
was held at the
USS Nevada Memorial
Pearl Harbor, Hawaii
on
June 17th, 1994
The Navy Wife
The Good Lord was creating a model for Navy Wives and was
into his sixth day of overtime, when an angel appeared. She said,
"Lord, you seem to be having a lot of trouble with this one. What is
wrong with the standard model?"
The Lord replied, "Have you seen the specifications on this order? She
has to be completely independent, possess the qualities of both father
and mother, be a perfect hostess to four or forty with an hour's notice,
run on coffee, handle every emergency imaginable without a manual, be
able to carry on cheerfully - even if she is pregnant and has the flu -
and she must be willing to move to a new location at least ten times in
20 years. And, oh yes, she must have six pairs of hands."
The angel shook her head, "Six pairs of hands? No way!"
The Lord continued, "Don't worry, we will make other Navy Wives to
help her. And, we will give her an unusually strong heart so it can swell
with pride in her husband's achievements, sustain the pain of separations,
beat soundly when it is overworked and tired, and be large enough to say
"I understand" when she doesn't, and say "I love you", regardless."
The angel circled the model of the Navy Wife, looked at it closely and
sighed, "It looks fine, but it's too soft."
"She might look soft," replied the Lord, "But she has the strength of a
lion. You would not believe what she can endure."
Finally, the angel bent over and ran her finger across the cheek of the
Lord's creation. "There's a leak!" she announced. "Something is wrong with
the construction. I am not surprised that it has cracked. You are trying to
put too much into this model."
The Lord appeared to be offended by the angel's lack of confidence. "What
you see is not a leak," he said. "It's a tear !"
"A tear? What is it there for?" asked the angel.
The Lord replied, "It's for joy, sadness, pain, disappointment, lonliness,
pride and dedication to all the values that she and her husband hold dear."
"You are a genius !" exclaimed the angel.
The Lord looks puzzled and replies, "I didn't put it there !"
