U.S. Navy, a fantastic adventure

My name is David Howe. I am a United States Navy veteran. I am 27 years of age and I served four years of active duty honorably. My permanent duty station was in Guam on the mighty USS Frank Cable AS-40, in Apra Harbor. It was a Submarine tender. There are only two Sub tenders left in the U.S. Navy fleet. I was an Electrician’s Mate who went to a “C” school, which is a schoolhouse designed to teach you a certain niche skill involved in being an Electrician. The “C” school that was chosen for me was Motor Rewinding.

When I got to the Cable on July 12 of 2011, I entered the skin of the ship with a rank of an E-2, and left promotable to 2nd class. If I would have stayed, I would have definitely made 2nd class petty officer rank the very next cycle. It was fun. I enjoyed most everything the Navy threw at me. It is the military, so I can definitively say that not every day was a picnic. But, all in all, it was a fantastic adventure. I got to see a ton of places in the Pacific. I highly recommend the Navy to anybody who wants to do something exciting or out of the norm, so to speak.