Posted on 09/05/2018 3:21:43 PM PDT by poconopundit
My Navy experience completely prepared me for getting ahead in the civilian world. I found that I was willing to do nearly any job my boss asked of me. I didn’t have any “That’s not my job” left in me. If I was asked to clean toilets, I did that.
Also, I grew up in a military family and spent formative years in the military, so I was very much into chain of command and hierarchy.
I called every male I didn’t know personally “Sir” and every woman I didn’t know “Ma’am”. I innately understood why going outside the chain of command is generally bad, and when you should and shouldn’t do it.
I am grateful to my country for letting me serve. And I was glad I didn’t have to do it in a shooting war, either, but being on a flight deck or on a ship, things could get hot and deadly at any time, bullets or not.
Good to hear. You’re right, there’s a lot of instincts and habits you learn in the military that help you get going in the civilian world.
Sound like your Dad was terrific. Mine was a gunner’s mate on an LST that saw action at D-Day Normandy and D-Day Okinawa. He told us kids, “If you we’re scared, you weren’t there.”
I think your dad was right!
SALUTE TO OUR DADS:
HAND SALUTE!
TWO!
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