Pugs - I wanted to go to sea. They didn't have a place for me with my NEC. I asked to go to the desert -- others with more stripes got to go.
I have no regrets - other than rate maybe -- I would have really liked to have been a sea-bee like my grandfather and father in law.
Remember Blackhawk Down? The guy complaining because the army found out he could type so he never got to do anything - I screwed up by taking the ASVAB and trying too hard - that got me the DLAB. SO once I aced those - I was suggestivly pushed into the CTI rate -- I went into it eyes open but if I had to do it over - I woulda been a dirt sailor.
Neat thing is my cousin joined the Navy recently - lucky bugger got Japan - I got Texas.
