Academic program:听笔谤别-狈耻谤蝉颈苍驳
Branch:听U.S. Navy
Time served:听厂别辫/2008-厂别辫/2012
Why did you enlist?
At the time I had no idea what to do with my life and I needed work, so I decided to look at all my options. I ultimately picked (the Navy) because all my family was Army but I wanted to be the different one, HA!
Tell us about your service.听What did you do?听What was your role?
In the end, I was a Boatswains Mate Petty Officer 3rd Class (BM3) with a Surface Warfare Qualification (SW). My primary job was overall preservation and maintenance of听the听ship I was stationed to, which was the USS Samuel B. Roberts (FFG58). I was also a Damage Control (Firefighter) Training Team member on my ship.
Were you deployed?
You can say that, four听times in four听years. Two听to Africa,听one on the west coast, and the other on the east coast. Once听in Europe (England, Spain, Greece, etc.) and my last one was听in Iraq.
What's听one of your fondest memories from when you served?
When I went to the east coast of Africa, I went to an island called Seychelles and it was the most amazing place of my life! It can鈥檛 be described. I need to go back soon.
What do you think are the most important skills you gained from your time in the service?
The military gives you a various amount of skills but one off the top of my head is leadership听because without it I would not be able to lead Student Veterans of America on campus.
How does 黑料不打烊 fit into your future plans?
One of my many goals is to complete听a master鈥檚 in nursing or maybe even one day my PhD.
What is the SVA?
Student Veterans of America (SVA) is a group of individuals who are currently serving, who have served, dependents of military members, and those who support the military in general. We are based in the Veteran Resource Center(s) (VRC) with two听homes on campus in the main building (1-328) and in the Health Science building (103). Everyone is welcome to come in do homework, watch a show or two, have a talk, or even just听stop by and thank us (had that happen a few times).
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