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Life is?? #175 We all gave some - some gave all
** Thanks to all the Veterans and those who supported the troops... **
Date: 11/12/2017 3:29:16 PM ( 7 y ) ... viewed 1400 times US Veterans day 2017:
This is a perspective for the many citizens who have never considered or served in The US Military. First, most who served in the US military considered it a calling or duty. Thus why it is referred to as serving your nation!
I served 6 yrs in the US Navy in the 1960's. We operated with many different nations Navies and Merchant Marine! This included British, French, Dutch, Italian, Greek, Pakistan, Ethiopian and Haitian Navies - plus several occurrences with the Soviet Russians and Cuban navy.
This does not make me better but it did give me a broader perspective on the world in general. or whatever as many may think. Like most of us at that time period because was required or expected.
We just did our duty!
"Can Do!" is the Navy Motto!
All my 3 Uncles, an Aunt, my father, my wife's father and my step-father served in WWII. One of my brothers also served in the Navy as well as one of my sons in the USMC. So we respected the opportunity to serve our country!
Later in life, I have run onto many who also served. The one thing that generally comes thru is the sense of camaraderie and trust! The one thing that military training did for most people = was to teach teamwork, discipline and self-pride {in cleanness, moral character, performing our duty} which generally carried over into civilian life later.
One thing that I learned was to respect authority, follow orders, and once trained to properly perform the caring out my assigned duties. Starting at Reveille - from the French (Reveil) at 06:00 every day and plus having assigned workstations led me the build better Character.
If you go anywhere with the proper mindset and determine to make the best out of where ever you are - you will generally succeed! This goes for any type work or job striation {not just the military}.
This is why many employers like to hire former military because they are trained and displined.
Since WWII returning veterans have been the backbone of technical jobs in the USA. That transition has benefited the nation, providing millions of skilled mature workers who know how to follow orders and perform the duties assigned! This is where many of your technicians, equipment repair, and other trained former military personnel came from.
One thing I learned was that no matter whatever the job or assignment, it was very important to support the overall mission.
An example with which I was familiar with serving on 3 Destroyers at sea {with 175,000 nautical miles at sea in all the major oceans}, is the importance of ship's supply support.
Since there are no fuel stations at sea, a destroyer had to refueled about once a week either by AO Fleet Oilers or from a Carrier underway. Sometimes we would refuel from a Port Facility, somewhere in the world. Then there were also the General Stores {food - etc} or Ammunition as needed were brought out and transferred to the ship. {this included the mail generally once a week!}
Since we were front line ships; first and imminent response - meaning we picked up people who were over board or in in open boats at sea, helped fight on board shipboard fires, rescuing people in foreign lands from riots and also performed many good will supply missions.
Several times we held open house on the ship in some ports, and helped with goodwill missions.
Many have never given the slightest thought to the supply chain, thinking that it was not as important - but this could not be further from the truth!
Everything or everyone needs support if they are ever going to carry out their planned mission{s}.
Let's look at a Fighter Pilot or any other out front necessary technical activity. Without a support team in place to support the prime mission it will stall, or fail!
Therefore there are no useless people because it takes a team working together to achieve a satisfactory results.
It is a team work!
The support and transition of people into and out of the Military has been vitally important to the welfare and health of nation.
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