Why I'm Proud To Be A Sailor.

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> Why I'm Proud To Be A Sailor.
> by OSSN Shirk, Gianna Marie
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> It's never boring and it always starts with "when I was in the Navy". It's always has a lesson learned and usually includes his best friend from boot camp, who he still talks to over 40 years later.
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> The Navy took a strong-willed California rebel onto a carrier in the middle of the ocean and gave him everything he never dreamed of. At that time, punishment for innocent defiance had him peeling lots and lots of potatoes. It was good for him and he knew it, even then.
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> The Navy can change you or change your destiny. It depends on what they have to start with. My dad already had honor, courage and commitment to his Nation. I thank the Navy for changing his destiny and therefore mine even before I took the oath to serve on the 10th of October 2012.
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> The Navy showed him that life had more to offer than what he was given. It brightened his horizons and gave him hope. The Navy helped him buy his first house and that gave his family a safe place to call home.
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> I never tire of hearing his Navy stories.
> He never ends one without laughing and he usually can't recall all the details but I can tell that talking about it nearly brings him right back in time.
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> It's true that no one except a Sailor can understand how proud we are to be part of such an elite team.
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> I feel honored to stand next to great men and women who call me shipmate no matter their rank. I'm proud to be a Sailor for many reasons but my favorite is now my dad and I tell the same stories, except mine have less potatoes.
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