Qualifying on any submarine is a long arduous process usually accomplished during the time most qualified shipmates used for sleeping. Learning a system, then getting the qualified person assigned to that system to sit down and quiz you on it, was often a daunting task. Getting that sig on your card became all important because if you do not get your points for the week, you went DINK (sub talk for delinquent). Qual cards are prized possession for any submariner. I think we keep them because, just in case they ever call us back, we can prove we were qualified and never want to go through that process again. Also, at that point in our lives it was probably the most difficult and most satisfying accomplishment we had ever achieved. Oh those lovely dolphins.

The Key web site is a fitting place for us to enshrine our Qual cards so dig yours out of the brown box in the attic, get them scanned and send them in. If you do not have access to a scanner, most libraries have them, as do most 12 year olds. The cards are thumbnails, so click on them for a larger more readable size.

Submarine Qualification Cards
TM Ron Shouse Blue Crew Qual Card from 1969/70 - Front side	Ron Shouse Qual Card - Back
James Bohli 1971 Gold Crew.Two treasured “sigs” by Gus Peterson – Trim & Drain and Main & Vital.	James Bohli - back
RM Priece Rich Combined & Gold Crew Qual Card from 1972 - Front side	RM Priece Rich Combined & Gold Crew Qual Card from 1972 - Back
TM Charlie Burrow Blue Crew Qual Card from February 1967 Front side	Charlie Burrow Qual Card - Back
MM Gary Walters Qual Card from 1966 - Front side.	MM Gary Walters Qual Card - Back.
Here is my qual card, signed off by Joe Logan in 1968. Lt. Klinger was M Div officer and Doc Savage was COB. John Lindville Qual Card - Front side.	John Lindville Qual Card - Back
RM Ron Marchand's Gold Crew Qual card from 1975. The corner was burned by COB Gus Peterson to give Ron some motivation - it worked	RM Ron "Lonnie" Marchand - Back
Joe Heflin's qual card from 1967	Joe Helfin's qual card - back
Robert Reese qual card from 1968	Bob Reese qual card - back
Boyd Nightenhelser qual card from 1979	Boyd Nightenhelser- qual card - back
Sam Lewis qual card from 1968	Sam Lewis Qual Card - back
Ron Chim qual card from 1966	Ron Chim qual card - back
Vaughn "Skip" Stahl qual card from 1969 - front	Vaughn Stahl qual card - back
	Submitted by Kirk Parnell - Many shipmates reported aboard the Key while it was in overhaul. During the 1980's, the overhaul lasted years so qualification happened without ever going to sea. The drawing to the left was made by Bill Heather, at the time he was a FTG2. He drew this to honor us "nubs" that were "Qualified Shipyard Submarines". Thanks Bill
Watch Standing Qualification Cards
Jeff Buss Topside PO Qual from 1979	Jeff Buss Topside Page 2	. Jeff Buss Topside PO Page 3
Jeff Buss Telephone Talker Qual card from 1974	Ron Marchand Radio Supervisor from 1977, Page 1	Ron Marchand Radio Sup, Page 2
RM Ron Marchand - Below Decks Qual Card from 1977.	Ron Marchand Below Decks - Page 2.	Rich Stiger qualification certificate 1974
TM Ron Shouse Basic Weapons Qual Card from 1969 - Front	Ron Shouse Basic Weapons - Rear	Ron Shouse Qual Certificate
Ron Shouse - Launcher Qual Card 1970 - Front	Ron Shouse - Launcher - Rear	Ron Shouse Torpedo Room Qual Card 1970
Boyd Nightenhelser- Aux Electrician Aft qual card - 1978 page 1	AEA page 2	AEA page 3
Boyd Nightenhelser AMR2 UL qual card - 1980 page 1	AMR2 UL page 2	AMR2 UL page 3 and page 4
Boyd Nightenhelser Control Point Watch qual card 1980 page 1	Control Point qual card 1980 page 2	EDM-EDORM Record of Reading
Boyd Nightenhelser Electrical Operator qual card 1980 pages 1 & 2	Primary Valve Operator qual card 1980 pages 1 & 2	Engineering Board Evaluation Sheet 1980
Reactor Operator qual card 1981 pages 1 & 2	Reactor Operator pages 3 & 4	Shut Down Electrical Operator qual card 1981 pages 1 & 2
Boyd Nightenhelser ship's qual certificate	Shut Down Reactor Operator Evaluation Sheet and qual card - page 1	Shut Down Reactor Operator Qual card pages 2 & 3
Steam Dump watch qual card 1980	Boyd Nightenhelser Telephone Talker qual card 1980	RM Priece Rich ship's qual certificate 1974
Sam Lewis qual note from Weapons Officer 1968	Curt Brim's qual certificate.	Brian Bigon Qual Certificate
Vaughn "Skippy" Stahl's Practical Factors qual card from 1969	Jody Strong Qual Certificate 1989	Brian Maguire Qual Card
		Brian Maguire Practical Factors Qual Card