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Description
Oral History interview of Maxwell Minch. Interview conducted by Bradfield, Daniel at Veteran's office- Downtown Orlando.
Log
0:01 Introduction; 0:40 Early Life; 1:08 Family's Military Service; 2:38 Education before Service/ Delayed Entry Program; 3:56 Decision to join the Navy; 6:10 Family's reaction to Minch joining the Navy; 9:08 Basic Training; 13:09 Physical Fitness before Basic Training; 15:23 Views of NTC Orlando before Basic Training; 16:40 First Days in Service/ Veteran's opinion of positives in the Navy; 20:08 Personal Reflection on Training on NTC/ Physical Fitness; 21:55 Training Received at NTC Orlando; 24:30 Different responsibilities for different training schools/ Studying requirements for training schools; 28:00 Interactions with the Orlando Community/ Recreational Activities; 31:20 Decision to join the Nuclear Program/ Disillusionment with other Navy programs; 34:40 Navy Nuclear Power Training School in Ballston Spa, NY; 36:30 Difference in training between Ballston Spa and Orlando schools; 40:35 Living off base and the changing responsibilities associated with it; 41:22 Assignment to USS Pasadena; 42:30 Responsibilities on the ship; 43:30 Relaxation time while deployed; 45:00 Sleep rotation while on a nuclear submarine; 47:58 Reasons for lack of sleep/ Sleep and living conditions on a submarine; 50:31 Environmental conditions inside the nuclear submarine; 55:21 Length of Deployments and length of time underwater/ Food storage for long deployments; 59:31 Countries deployed to; 1:02:29 Deployments to Singapore and Malaysia; 1:05:28 Promotion and Demotion/ Driving under Influence conviction on base; 1:09:05 Effect of DUI on his views on Naval Career; 1:10:02 Effect of Demotion of career path and responsibilities; 1:14:07 Reasons for his decision to retire; 1:15:20 Disadvantages of being a single man in the Navy/ Decision to retire cont.; 1:18:23 Career following retirement from the military; 1:22:08 Decision to go to Law School; 1:23:55 Effect of Father's death on his decision/ Decision not to be an engineer; 1:29:22 Facebook networking with fellow sailors; 1:32:10 Advice to prospective soldiers; 1:33:45 Camaraderie among fellow sailors/ Ability to recognize other veterans; 1:35:30 Views of veterans who display their service overtly; 1:36:50 Career opportunities due to naval experiences; 1:38:25 Conclusion.
Date of Birth
1976-05-22
Place of Birth
Coral Springs (Fla.)
Gender
Male
Race
White - Non Hispanic
Home State
Florida
War or Conflict
Post-Cold War Era
Status
Veteran
Begin/End date of Service - 1st
1994-01-01
Type
Video; MovingImage
2000-01-01
Entrance into Service
Unspecified
Branch of Service
U.S. Navy
Unit of Service
Unspecified
Location of Service
Orlando (Fla.); Ballston Spa (N.Y.); Hawaii; USS Pasadena; Singapore; Malaysia
Highest Rank
Petty Officer 2nd Class; PO2
Prisoner of War
Unspecified
Service Related Injury
Unspecified
Battles
Unspecified
Medals
Navy Achievement Medal; Sea Service Ribbon; Battle Effectiveness Award; National Defense Medal
Achievements
Served as a Nuclear Reactor Operator on USS Pasadena.
Note
Not applicable
City of Birth
Coral Springs
Country of Birth
United States
Interviewer
Bradfield, Daniel
Interview Date
6-19-2015
Location of Interview
Veteran's office- Downtown Orlando.
Subjects
Minch, Maxwell; Post Cold-War Era -- Personal Narratives; United States. Navy
Collection Description
Contains logs, audio and video recordings of interviews with Central Florida's veterans as part of a history class project for the students at the University of Central Florida (UCF). The UCF Community Veterans History Project(CVHP) started in fall 2010. It collects, preserves, and makes accessible to the public the experiences of Central Florida's veterans so that future generations will better understand the realities of conflict. It is a collaborative endeavor supported by multiple departments and offices at UCF. The veterans' histories are archived and made digitally available through the UCF library and selected materials are contributed to the Veterans History Project at the Library of Congress.
Contributor Affiliation / Organization
RICHES; University of Central Florida
Contributors
Bradfield, Daniel
Length of Interview
90 Minutes
Publisher
Department of History, University of Central Florida
Type
video
Rights
All rights are held by the respective holding institution. This material is posted publicly for non-profit educational uses, excluding printed publication. For permission to reproduce and/or for copyright information contact Special Collections and University Archives, University of Central Florida Libraries, (407) 823-2576. http://library.ucf.edu/about/departments/special-collections-university-archives/
Repository
University of Central Florida Libraries, Special Collections and University Archives
Contributing Project
UCF Community Veterans History Project
Document Type
Interview
Recommended Citation
Central Florida, RICHES of, "Minch, Maxwell interview" (2015). Veterans Oral Histories. 380.
https://stars.library.ucf.edu/veteransoralhistories/380