Quote Originally Posted by Slim View Post



And thank you for your service, Sir! Even if it was the Navy

Honestly I have great respect for my Navy brothers and sisters...that's a big ass ocean you guys work on, and it scares the crap outta' me!
Slim, I really don't consider myself a veteran. I served in a peace time Navy and was deployed on a ship that did diplomatic cruises. I was in only three years. It was not hard duty nor during a period of unrest or war. I have much more respect for those who served a full career or during periods of war. My father was retired Army. He served in Vietnam and received the Bronze Star and Purple Heart. I can not consider myself anywhere near the vet (or man) that he was.

You served a full a career. My hat is off to you. It is not an easy life for a career. It can be fun and a learning exercise for a young single person, such as I was.

I see real vets coming home from the wars going on and can never put my service in the same class. My time on the big gray ships was a pleasure cruise compared to that.