<p>S1 did NROTC. Just as others have said when he returned from his Mediterranean cruise after his soph, year, he announced that there was no way he could “ride a boat”. Apparently, most of those he came in contact with on the ship (a destroyer) seemed fairly miserable and couldn’t wait for their time to be up. He did fly across the world to board the ship in Turkey. Also had stops at Isle of Crete, Greece,Italy. </p>
<p>EOD became his ultimate goal. He worked hard to make sure he didn’t have to ride a boat upon commissioning and was thrilled when he got an EOD slot on Service Selection day. The strong sense of community/comraderie that exists among that group really appealed to him.</p>