Cavin joined the U.S. Navy in 1958, submitting a perfect score on the armed forces qualification test.
Along with a few other high-scoring recruits, he was placed in the United States Atomic Energy Commission's Advanced Nuclear Power program, through which he studied electronics, metallurgy, calculus and physics.
At Mare Island Naval Shipyard, he helped commission and launch the nuclear-powered USS Plunger, at the time the largest and most advanced attack submarine.
His rank was Electronics Technician Second Class on the Plunger, where he served as a plankowner, among the first 11 crew members.
Cavin joined the U.S. Navy in 1958, submitting a perfect score on the armed forces qualification test. Along with a few other high-scoring recruits, he was placed in the United States Atomic Energy Commission's Advanced Nuclear Power program, through which he studied electronics, metallurgy, calculus and physics. At Mare Island Naval Shipyard, he helped commission and launch the nuclear-powered USS Plunger, at the time the largest and most advanced attack submarine. His rank was Electronics Technician Second Class on the Plunger, where he served as a plankowner, among the first 11 crew members.
Bob Cavin