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I didn't wanna hijack panhandle's thread, but it inspired me to brag on my niece a little bit. She joined the US Navy a year out of high school (class of 2017) and has just signed up for her 2nd enlistment.

She currently holds the rank of BM2 (E-5/petty officer 2nd class/boatswain's mate) and is aboard the USS Abraham Lincoln. They are on their way home (San Diego) after a brief deployment to Guam, the Philippines and Vietnam. Here's some pics of her before she got her 2nd stripe.

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Her and my youngest daughter graduated the same year, so yeah, she's like my own kid, spending as much time at my house as she did her own. I'm so proud of her.
 

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She's making money and showing her patriotism! When I joined, people were retiring as E-4 and it took me nearly 8 years to make E-5 and after that it was no way but up.
 

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I'll threadjack with a picture of my Airman...

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This is my son. He's an Air Force MSgt TACP/JTAC. 7 combat tours...4 to Iraq, 3 to Afghanistan. He was awarded a Bronze Star w/Valor during the Battle of Fallujah in 2004. He's been TACP of the Year (Air Force wide) twice. He's got a s***load of other awards and decorations.

He'll be retiring in a year and three months.

Needless to say I'm very proud of him.

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I'll threadjack with a picture of my Airman...

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This is my son. He's an Air Force MSgt TACP/JTAC. 7 combat tours...4 to Iraq, 3 to Afghanistan. He was awarded a Bronze Star w/Valor during the Battle of Fallujah in 2004. He's been TACP of the Year (Air Force wide) twice. He's got a s***load of other awards and decorations.

He'll be retiring in a year and three months.

Needless to say I'm very proud of him.

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Sounds like a great career! My son said the TACP’s in his airborne class were outstanding!
 

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I didn't wanna hijack panhandle's thread, but it inspired me to brag on my niece a little bit. She joined the US Navy a year out of high school (class of 2017) and has just signed up for her 2nd enlistment.

She currently holds the rank of BM2 (E-5/petty officer 2nd class/boatswain's mate) and is aboard the USS Abraham Lincoln. They are on their way home (San Diego) after a brief deployment to Guam, the Philippines and Vietnam. Here's some pics of her before she got her 2nd stripe.

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Her and my youngest daughter graduated the same year, so yeah, she's like my own kid, spending as much time at my house as she did her own. I'm so proud of her.

I'm glad you bragged on her a little bit... I love hearing stories and seeing pictures about other's family members in the military.
 

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