Serving in the Navy

Lt. j.g. Henry Morgan: I feel like, when people see me in uniform, or when they find out that I’m in the Military, that it’s almost universally, they’re very thankful and very, you know, grateful for what I do. That makes me feel proud. It reinforces the knowledge that I’m doing something good for the world.

Petty Officer 3rd Class Joshua Sweeney: It intrigued me. It was like, you know what? This is some of the hardest training that you can have. It’s a very prestigious job. It’s not for everybody. So therefore, I want to push myself and see if I have what it takes to do that.

Petty Officer 2nd Class Andrew Crandall: After high school, I decided that I didn’t want to just go right to college. And I also didn’t want to take out, you know, enormous amounts of student loans. So I figured I would join the Military, do something for my country and maybe get a little money for college on the side.

Petty Officer 3rd Class Robert Glaude: You know, I honestly have gotten a lot more than what I can measure, like, in college courses or in money in the bank account. The life experiences I’ve gotten, I’ve got from the Navy, and just the growing up, the maturity that I think I’ve gotten from the Navy.

Petty Officer 3rd Class Joshua Sweeney: The favorite part of my job is just, believe it or not, it’s not really the recognition that I get for it. It’s just knowing that it takes a little bit more to do my job than just – I’m not the average Joe.

Petty Officer 3rd Class Robert Glaude: Talking with friends who are back home, it’s actually pretty exciting because they’re always asking me questions of, “Where’ve you been?” You know, “How come I haven’t talked to you in so long?” And then I tell them, like, the places that I’ve been and, you know, it’s just crazy because, you know, they’ve been in Texas the whole time, and I’ve been in two years, and I’ve seen eight different places.

Lt. j.g. Henry Morgan: My plan is to stay in as long as I’m enjoying myself, and so far that doesn’t seem to be an issue at all.

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