Jon Klukas, Master Chief Master Diver Retired joined the Navy in 1990 and retired after 28 years of active duty. Jon is still involved in the leading edge of diving and hyperbaric technology development as the Copper Collar Group, LLC Co-Founder. His twenty-eight-year Navy career journeyed through dive missions all over the world.
Jon's Navy Dive commands mentioned were the USS Beaufort ATS-2, Deep Submergence Unit, USS Salvor ARS-52, USS Safeguard ARS-50, Command Task Force-73 Singapore, SWRMC Dive Locker, and Enlisted Community Manager for Navy Divers.
The names Jon recalled that influenced his career success were MDV Jim Nichols, MDV Rick Bettua, MDV Richard Storment, MDV Jon Sommers, MDV Paul Adams, MDV Mike Winters, MDV Dave Gove, MDV Rod Stewart, MDV Steve Mulholland, LCDR Dan Kerns, Rob Taylor, and William Feser.
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