Side note, today in 1988, US Military History, I became a United States Sailor. Thirty (30!) years ago today, I left home in the vehicle of a relative stranger, going to MEPS Houston in the early morning hours, going through a physical, lots of paperwork, a swearing in ceremony, and finally taking a solo taxi ride (and my first on the Hardy Toll Road) to IAH to board a flight to Orlando, and NRTC. Eventually going to NTTC Corry Station for 9 months for A and C schools, then over to NRRF Imperial Beach. Today is the anniversary of the day I officially joined the Navy and became a sailor. Semper Fortis! PS - See my little ladies, I told you your dad was kind of cute back in the day!
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