Carter was honorably discharged on 9 October 1953 and transferred to the retired reserve at his request with the rank of lieutenant.

Atomic Energy Commission, Washington, D.C., to assist вЂњin the design and development of nuclear propulsion plants for naval vessels.вЂќДЇrom 1 March to 8 October 1953, CarterВ was preparingВ to become the engineering officer for USS SeawolfВ (SSN-575), one of the first submarines to operate on atomic power.В However, when his father died in July 1953 Carter resigned from the Navy and returned to Georgia to manage his family interests. Carter was promoted to lieutenant and from 3 November 1952 to 1 March 1953, he served on temporary duty with the Naval Reactors Branch, U.S. Rickover (then a captain) started his program to create nuclear-powered submarines, Carter wanted to join the program and was interviewed and selected by Rickover. He served as executive officer, engineering officer, and electronics repair officer on the submarine SSK-1. After completing two years of surface ship duty, Carter applied for submarine duty. President James Earl вЂњJimmyвЂќ Carter graduated from the Naval Academy in 1946 with distinction, after which he was assigned to USS WyomingВ (E-AG 17) as an ensign. (Source: Naval History and Heritage Command).Д¬arter, who was born in 1924 and grew up in Plains, Georgia, had a relatively short but distinguished naval career, as summarized by the U.S. That claim was accurate, and we are issuing a rating of вЂњTrue.вЂќ In main control room of USS K-1 (SSK-1) between June and October 1952. The core claim from those accounts was that, as a young naval officer, Carter played a significant role in containing a nuclear meltdown.

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