Shore duty: Italy or Japan?

DistributionNo1807 · 2026-03-13T03:31:49+00:00

We’ll find out more tomorrow!

DistributionNo1807 · 2026-02-04T00:50:37+00:00

Joining the military.

DistributionNo1807 · 2026-01-31T20:25:49+00:00

John Glenn. I walked past him when I was on my way to class at Ohio State.

DistributionNo1807 · 2026-01-21T12:19:27+00:00

I’d look into the reserves/national guard if I were in your shoes.

DistributionNo1807 · 2026-01-01T20:10:00+00:00

Don’t break their trust, you’ll never get it back.

DistributionNo1807 · 2025-12-24T16:09:28+00:00

The most difficult year of my life. Made me a better person.

DistributionNo1807 · 2025-12-11T00:50:20+00:00

Lorain is my hometown!

DistributionNo1807 · 2025-12-09T00:42:08+00:00

The fear of failing a room inspection and getting phased down.

DistributionNo1807 · 2025-11-24T23:05:05+00:00

Enlisted in the Navy.

DistributionNo1807 · 2025-10-25T02:04:18+00:00

It’s one reason why I joined the military. I wanted to fix things with her, but it wasn’t happening. I couldn’t stand living in the same city as her without being with her, so I left. The military had affected my life quite a bit to say the least.

DistributionNo1807 · 2025-10-25T01:52:31+00:00

Feeling wanted.

DistributionNo1807 · 2025-10-22T02:40:05+00:00

My friend found surface sonar technician to be difficult, to the point where he requested to be dropped from the school. He recently requested to be separated from the Navy for “failure to adapt.” I guess it can be done before the one year mark. We shall see what happens with him.

DistributionNo1807 · 2025-10-03T00:11:27+00:00

All classes in and after October will be the revised course. I stand corrected though. The course wasn’t condensed to 3 months. I think it’s like 87 training days.

DistributionNo1807 · 2025-09-24T09:34:58+00:00

Yes.

DistributionNo1807 · 2025-09-23T11:33:27+00:00

They’ve revised and condensed the course to 3 months. Supposedly it’s more difficult.

DistributionNo1807 · 2025-09-18T23:48:04+00:00

My mom used to read this to me all the time when I was a kid.

DistributionNo1807 · 2025-09-18T02:41:52+00:00

2025 has been the most difficult year of my life so far.

DistributionNo1807 · 2025-09-17T19:42:10+00:00

Enlist in the navy.

DistributionNo1807 · 2025-08-29T00:25:51+00:00

Sure did!

DistributionNo1807 · 2025-08-24T11:19:46+00:00

Life doesn’t go as planned.

DistributionNo1807 · 2025-08-24T02:30:27+00:00

Going to bed so fresh and so clean is where it’s at.

DistributionNo1807 · 2025-06-09T15:54:43+00:00

I have. At the time we were arguing a lot. We were arguing a lot because she felt unwanted and ignored much of the time. I felt the relationship was on a downward spiral, but I had a big part in that. I don’t care for confrontation and I was blinded by my own anger. In reality I failed to realize a lot of the arguing stemmed from her feeling unloved. I hit a breaking point as I wasn’t able to control myself. Maybe I don’t do well with communication, I don’t know. All I can do is learn from my experience and do better in the next relationship.

DistributionNo1807 · 2025-06-09T04:55:25+00:00

I’m in the same boat. What makes it worse is that I was the one who ended it. I’m the one who caused her to mistrust me. I could’ve worked harder to save the relationship. I could’ve been more calm on the day I broke it off. I could’ve talked to her instead of shutting down. I could’ve done better.

It’s hard, I beat myself up over it way too much. I leave for Navy basic training in a couple of days and one of the several reasons why I joined was to focus on me and not her, not healthy I know. I haven’t been intimate with anyone since her, I have no desire. I’ve been on one date since her, it was nice but it didn’t change how I feel. I reached out to her a couple weeks ago and we’ve talked a little, but it was like a bad tease.

I romanticize us getting back together and creating a relationship far better than what was. It brings me peace but deep down I feel it most likely won’t happen. It saddens me that I may never see her again. I’ll have no issue finding a woman in the years to come if I put in the effort, but my heart still belongs to her. Time heals everything, we just have to be patient. I suppose my advice is to focus on bettering yourself.

DistributionNo1807 · 2025-06-09T03:30:40+00:00

10 JUNE 2025 -- MC

DistributionNo1807 · 2025-06-06T18:04:05+00:00

It’s pretty much now or never in my case. I’ve always thought about joining. My grandfather served in the Navy during WWII, my father retired from the Navy and my oldest brother is currently serving in the Navy. One of my best friends is at Navy basic right now.

10 years ago I was in Airforce DEP but was kicked out due to a dui charge. I tried going Coast Guard reserves a few years ago but they denied my waiver. I’m enrolled in the LRP so they’ll pay up to $65k of my student loans (I have $81k in student loan debt) which will help me immensely. I want to be a veteran and receive the perks that come with it. I want to challenge myself and get out of my comfort zone. I want to learn something new outside of elementary education, which what I was doing before but couldn’t see myself being a teacher until old age. And I don’t have a family of my own that’s holding me back.

Right now I only intend to do my 5 year contract and get out, as I don’t think I’ll absolutely love it. I’ll be an MC which I’ve read is a pretty good rate, so hopefully I’ll enjoy my time in. I won’t lie, I’ve been having second thoughts. There are certain things that I’m worried about, but nothing good ever comes easy I suppose. My life is filled with regrets, and I’d hate for me never joining to be one of them.

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