Welcome Aboard
I've completed a journey that I started over 8 weeks ago. Hell, I've completed a task that I started in August of last year. I am now a sailor in the United States Navy. After losing my job last year and finding nothing in my field in my area I decided to do something that I've thought about on and off for the last 12 years. I decided to serve.

I settled on the Navy as I felt they would give me what I needed: Education and a chance to see the world. Other branches of service might give me the same chance at an education but I felt that only the Navy could allow me to see the world. You see alot when you're on a ship.

My first hurdle: losing weight. I was over the Navy's standards by a good margin. I started at 230 lbs. When I finally entered the Delayed Entry Program I was at 186 lbs.

Boot Camp was tough. It's designed to be. You need to break yourself of the bad habits you've developed in the civilian world and become a part of a team. Looking back it doesn't seem as it was tough at all but I remember that at the time I worried I wouldn't make it.

I graduated Boot today and I'm excited. Excited to, finally, be doing something with my life and excited to see where I'll be tomorrow.