US Navy RHO/RS Retired Affairs

Navy RHO/RS Retired Affairs
CDR Mike Knight 

  Mike Knight and his first Grandchild, Caroline Elizabeth, born 11/06/01

Contact Information:

Michael G. Knight

Accomplishments During Service:

Last Hospital Corpsman to be selected as a Radiation Health Officer through the Allied Science In-Service Procurement Program.
First Radiation Health Officer assigned to an aircraft carrier.
Worked with a whole bunch of other people to obtain the Navy’s Master Materials License from the NRC.

RHO assignments included:

Commands	Dates
USS Puget Sound (AD-38)	January 73 – January 75
Navy Environmental Health Center, Cincinnati, OH	February 75 – August 77
University of Pittsburgh	September 77 – July 78
National Naval Medical Center, Bethesda, MD	August 78 – April 80
USS Enterprise (CVN-65)	May 80 – December 81
Naval Undersea Medical Institute, Groton, CT	January 82 – May 85
Office of the Chief of Naval Operations, Washington, DC	June 85 – August 90
Naval Sea Systems Command Detachment, RASO, Yorktown, VA	September 90 – October 93

Awards:

National Defense Medal (2)
Navy Commendation Medal (2)
Meritorious Service Medal

Accomplishments Since Retirement:

Department Scientist, Radiation Safety, Pantex Plant, Amarillo, TX
Department Manager, Radiation Safety, Pantex Plant, Amarillo, TX
Interim Manager, Occupational Safety & Health, Pantex Plant, Amarillo, TX
Certified, American Board of Health Physics, 1995

Words of Wisdom:

For work, Emerson said it best: "There is no limit to what can be accomplished if it doesn’t matter who gets the credit."

For everything else: Take care of your family and friends for there is nothing without them, and in the words of Wolfgang Puck – "Live, Love, Eat".