20150203 Life Changing Day

**CAG Destroyer** · February 17th, 2015

On this day I made a very important decision to enlist in the United States Navy. I ship off the 24th of August 2015. I will spend 9 weeks at RTC Great Lakes, IL. I will then fly to Pensacola, Florida to start my training as an Aviation Machinist's Mate. Then, i will fly somewhere else that I have not been told and start my hands-on training. I have dropped 7 pounds in the last 2 weeks and I am not sure if that is a good or bad thing. Any advice?

**BlazeDetroit313** · February 17th, 2015

This really is an amazingly deep insightful time right we're going into right now. It's incredible that to know your decision to serve in the navy.. is at the same time that today my two cousins are doing the same. They're both shipping out today to boot camp, a boy and a girl, just near the age of 20.. to learn the skills for their bright future. I'm sure they will do great, and you will too! The only advice i would say is to always give 110%, and the hard stuff will be in the past before you realized its done! Thank you for deciding to serve our country.. i bet by this time next year you'll be able to take apart and reassemble jet engines while blindfolded, under an hour.. :-)

**CAG Destroyer** · February 17th, 2015

I wish I can do that. We will see. It is definitely a scary time we are about to enter with the war against ISIS. The world needs men and women to step up and not only defend our freedom but the freedom of everyone that we fight for, who we fight against, the country we are fighting, or anyone else. It is not about who has the bigger balls. It's about what's right, and taking out these fuckers is what's right!