As the title says, for those who dont know I am in the navy and soon I will be going on deployment. Where? well somewhere hot and sandy and then to someplace hotter and more sandy. well honestly its never really planned and we go where we are told. but we are looking forward to chasing some Cpt. jack sparrows around and maybe getting ours hands on one of the 9 pieces of 8.
I had someone ask me the other day what did I think of the military. Now I am not sure if it was a conversation starter of if they were thinking about joining but it got me thinking. I guess I would have to say its an excercise in restraint. If you have the patience to put up with alot of dumb, stupid, and pointless things, in reward you get to see and do some cool stuff. for whats its worth I miss my family, my friends, normal life, and the pacific northwest. But I have always wondered whats out there and so far under the navy I have been to rhode island, boston(during a home redsox game) , the carribean, pensacola Fl, virginia, D.C., watched a orioles game in baltimore and watched a night shuttle launch from the ocean, baton rouge, New Orleans and bunch of other cool things that I am not sure I would have ever done otherwise. I guess I equate it to a really rusty hard to turn door. You really have to struggle to get it open but for far I have liked what I have seen on the other side of that door. Some of my friends find this life not for them and often times I feel the same but in the end it has provided me with a steady income, the ability to travel and see new things and I can't complain too much. lets see what I say when I come back hehe
Well put Mark. I'm always so envious about how much you and Barrett know about the world. You see so much more of it and know so much more about the political happenings than the average joe schmoe gets access to. I am glad you get to experience so many things and glad that my sister gets to see different parts of the US with you too!
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