Hey, I paid my dues. ;-)
I did the tent thing with the nice walk to and from the shower trailers for a while in my early days. Oh, yes, that was fun. I imagine you've been there and done that as well.
Thank you very much for your service. (Go Navy!!) BTW, I did my early days at Camp Victory. I was at Camp Liberty when there wasn't even a chow hall there, let alone that WalMart-style PX. I barely recognize the place when I come through there now.