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None taken. I didn’t want to do SWO either, but since I was so f***ing STUPID to STUDY HARD ENOUGH, I didn’t get accepted to nuke school so I never got to serve on my beloved submarines, a fact that still cuts me to the bone 17 years later. </p>
<p>CW, I ended up being left with no other option but SWO. Marine Corps never crossed my mind which, in hindsight, was pretty stupid on my part. Upon graduation I attended SWOS and COMMO schools in Newport and then reported to USS DALE in Mayport as the EWO. I eventually served as GMO and ADMINO on DALE, and then did a brief stint as a Communications Liaison Officer (fancy term for translator) with the Argentine Navy during the Haiti thing. I then attended Navigator School in Norfolk and reported aboard USS THOMAS S GATES as the Navigator. A few months later I was pulled off the ship for a back surgery (one reason I’m not a reservist now) and ended up serving the remainder of my time as HRMO at FCTCLANT Dam Neck, VA.</p>
<p>Since then I’ve been working in the Medical Devices and Diagnostics industry in production and QA.</p>
<p>Today I proudly pinned up my USNA pennant in my new cubicle. Have gotten some nice comments already. GO NAVY! :D</p>