![]() When did you know you wanted to be a writer?.It was a good run, but after my last deployment, it was time to pass the torch to the next generation of Frogmen and take care of my family. Along the way I became an officer and retired after twenty years of service. My timing was good in that I was able to do the things I came into the SEAL Teams to do, deploying to the Northern Arabian Gulf, Afghanistan, Iraq, and the Philippines. A couple weeks into my second deployment was Sept 11 th2001. ![]() My first platoon was a pre-Sept 11 th deployment after which I went to sniper school and the Army freefall school in Yuma, Arizona. We went to Army jump school back then, so I went to Fort Benning for static line immediately after I checked in. Then it was BUD/S and on to my first SEAL Team. Back then one had to first go to Boot Camp to screen for BUD/S, then continue on to “A” school which is like an MOS school and used to be required before going to BUD/S because the Navy figured that most candidates were going to wash out fairly quickly and then go to the fleet. I also wanted to learn the trade, establish a reputation, and build a foundation in the tactical skills required to excel in special operations before deciding if I was going to become an officer. I enlisted because I wanted to be a sniper. I felt it was my duty, but it was also a calling. ![]() I grew up with the idea of him as a hero and knew I would one day follow in his footsteps and join the military. My grandfather was a Marine Corsair pilot killed in WW II, so I grew up surrounded by old black and white photos of him with his plane, the silk maps they issued aviators back then, his wings, medals, and the flag they gave my grandmother when he didn’t come home. From a very early age I knew I wanted to serve my country in uniform and had my sights on becoming a SEAL.
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