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Hobbes
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... I joined the US Navy.

Why? Very good question. Did I want to serve my country? Defend freedom and "the American way"? Kick Afghan ass? And any other patriotic reason?

Short answer: No.

None of that mattered. What did matter is I'm 20 with no job and the best college I could go to is Trident Technical College. The best job would be minimum wage. I'd like to move out, get a car, and have a decent paying job that could lead to a good paying civilian job.

So I made the only choice possible. Why the Navy instead of some other military like the Army or Air Force? Probably cause both my parents were also Navy. I was born in a Navy hospital.. so I suppose I'm naturally just biased towards the USN.

I leave for bootcamp in Great Lakes, IL on March 12th for 9 weeks. After that I go to Pensacola, FL for 32 weeks of school at NTTC (Navy Technical Training Center) Corry Station. What I'll be doing is Electronics Warfare Technician (EW). Requires a security clearance and very classified... (the symbol for EW below)

It's a 5 year enlistment (with $7,000 sign on bonus). I'm gonna go for advanced promotion so I'm an E-2 before even bootcamp, skipping E-1, and making $1,239.30 a month.

[ January 24, 2002, 19:16: Message edited by: Hobbes ]

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I'm slightly annoyed at Hobbes' rather rude decision to be much more attractive than me though. That's just rude. - PsyLiam, Oct 27, 2005.

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Malnurtured Snay
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Congrats, Hobbes! I gave the Navy and Marine Corps serious consideration when I graduated high school. Wish you the best, and while I'm sure we won't hear from you when you're in bootcamp, looking forward to hearing from you when you're training as an Electronic Warfare Tech. A friend of mine enlisted over the summer (she's about my age), and the lucky girl left for her 2-year station in Italy.

(BTW: if you ever bump into a Daniel Singer -- he'll either be an ensign, maybe a lieutenant -- tell him you know Jeff Benson from Atholton High, and that I say 'hi!')

Oh, yeah ... good luck with those Marine Drill Sergeants -- !

[ January 23, 2002: Message edited by: Malnurtured Snay ]

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Grokca
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Good luck Hobbes, your going to need this
http://ddr.5u.com/Lyrics/DDR3/In_The_Navy.html

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Shik
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Yeah...if you get assigned to USS Higgins, I went to HS with her Surface Warfare Officer, Jerry Pilewski. He's probably a JG if not a full LT by now.

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Hobbes
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I'll be far from an officer. You need college to be one. Officers are people who want to make a career out the military. I'm just looking to do a few years for job experience.

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I'm slightly annoyed at Hobbes' rather rude decision to be much more attractive than me though. That's just rude. - PsyLiam, Oct 27, 2005.

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Lee
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Well, hello sailor. Thought I'd get that one in before Mike T had a chance. 8)

Higgins? Not named after the guy in Magnum, PI, is it?

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Malnurtured Snay
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Yes, Hobbes, we know you're not going to be an officer, but we do know that you're going to have to interact with them at some point [Smile]

And, er, some enlisted men stay in the service for a career. A cop up in this area put in 20 years with the Marines, retired, got his military pension, and is about two years away from being able to retire from the Baltimore County police and get his police pension, too.

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Kosh
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Twenty + years later, I wish I had done the same thing. Good Luck Hobbes!
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TSN
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*makes the obligatory "seaman" reference*
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First of Two
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Elint. Cool.

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Lee
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Oh good, we all know military acronyms. That twit Clancy has a lot to answer for.

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TSN
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Apparently, it's "electronic intelligence" or "electromagnetic intelligence".

'Til I looked it up, I'd assumed it was just a really bad typo for "intel"...

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Shik
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"Um...excuse me...excuse me, sir? Shouldn't we keep the VP's PC on the QT, cause if it leaks to the VC, he could end up being listed as MIA & then we'd all be put on KP."

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Mikey T
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Well good luck Hobbes, I think that you will find the US Navy boot camp isn't that bad. I have a cousin who is in the navy right now and he told me that boot camp is somewhat tolerable. At least it's not as bad as the army.

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Veers
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OMG soldier, WTF did you just say? Now haul your sorry self back to bed, ASAP, or I'll KO' your SOB self! LOL, you are so stupid!

OK, that's not military talk, but...
*salutes Hobbes*
Congratulations!

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