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.
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.
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.
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.