Omg do you HAVE to toot your military horn in every single fucking post? How many years were you a deck swabber? 3?
Biker clearly stated he was a paper pusher. It is a job in the military
and not much happens until the paperwork is started.
Yeah, I was a paper pusher. Why did I choose that job? Simple, it is one of the few jobs in the Navy that has a go anywhere vibe, because all commands have to have someone take care of the pay and personnel files. Because of my job, I was able to serve on a surface vessel, with an aviation outfit, as well as serve on an MSC vessel (very few people get that opportunity because there are so few MSC ships), and do a stint as the head of Amarillo MEPS.
Not only that, but it got me decent training with computers. My whole purpose in joining the Navy was to get training and to travel to as many places as possible. I've been to 26 different countries and 49 different states, the only one I'm missing is Alaska.
And, because I was really good at my job, that allowed me to volunteer for other duties as well. I'm qualified as PRT Coordinator, DAPA, Security forces, PRP teams for loading nukes, at sea and inport fire fighting qualified, and was also a member of the CBR teams.
Why do I talk about my service? Simple............I had a lot of fun, learned a lot of things, and saw a lot of places during my 20 years.
It is part of who and what you became, I have no problem with any of that.
Yeah, it kinda is, because I joined DEP when I was 17, and was in boot camp 3 days after my 18th.
Somedays, even though I've been retired since 2002, I still kinda wish that I was still active duty. Why? The way civilians do things is kinda strange to me. In the Navy we were taught teamwork and how to get along with each other. There was nothing like the backstabbing and crap that I see in civilian organizations. Even if you didn't like someone, you still knew you had to work together because your life depended on them and vice versa.