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The month after graduation I entered the US Navy, first stop San Diego(bootcamp), then in Feb '90 checked aboard USS Guadalcanal, Norfolk Virginia did 4 years( 1 cruise to the Arctic 3 mths & 1 cruise to Europe 9 mths) that deployment was during Desert Storm, right before departing the Navy I met my wife also in the Navy. Departed Navy in '93 spent some time working in Virginia wasn't workin out plus my 1st daughter was on the way so went back into the Navy, reported aboard the USS Wasp in '96 also in Norfolk spent 2 yrs there before transferring to Sicily where my wife and daughter were stationed, probably the most rewarding assignment I would ever have, spent 5 yrs there and didn't want to leave, while there we had our second daughter. At this point in my career I had visited 7 different countries. Now that I had to come back to the US I chose to hit the West Coast where I was assigned to the USS Tarawa in '03 did 1 deployment with her for 8 mths helping with the war in Afghanistan on that deployment I visited 5 countries and transitted through the Suez Canal twice. I am currently assigned to the Brig in Miramar and will transfer in Feb '10.