This book describes the authors time in the Navy aboard the USS Picking from January 1951 to August 1954.Details of the USS Picking and the crew that sailed on it during his time aboard. Roles and Responsibilities aboard the ship are described with an emphasis on the Electronics Technician group that he was a part of. Each of the cruises that the ship went on are also detailed along with the ship's activities during the Korean War. This book also includes background information leading up to enlisting in the Navy as well as background information on how this book came about.