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Forward deployed on a balistic missile defense U.S. Naval Destroyer...
Hey everyone. There may be a couple of you who remember me. If not, o well. I'm making this post because I wish it existed before I joined just to get an idea of what it's "really" like.
For anyone who knows me, skip this paragraph. I grew up in Allentown Pa, had a couple 350z's and naturally got hooked on the site. Joined the Navy in March of 2009. I lived in Chicago and Virginia Beach for a while (that's a completely different thread [ask for pix]), then I finally got stationed in San Diego, CA on 25Sep10 on the USS Benfold (DDG 65). I know there's at least one guy on TST who was stationed here (I've got my ESWS and couldn't find your porn in the overhead's in main 1/2). I deployed 15Jun12. It wasn't easy for my wife or I and I'm willing to answer any and all questions about that whole process.
So here I pick up. It's 1:40am July 3rd 2012 where I sit on the island of Palau in the South China Sea. It took two weeks to cross the entire Pacific. I drank pineapple wine in Hawaii and went swimming in the Marianas Trench (pix to come). I have a good ammount of time on my hands while floating around the Pacific that I plan on updating this.
I'm not scheduled to return to San Diego CA and my GORGEOUS wife until' after March 2013 so PLEASE ask about stuff you never had an opportunity to see "behind the curtains" and I'll do my best to answer questions and post pictures.
Please have fun at all the car meets that I WISH I could go to and don't hessitate to throw anything my way (It'll keep me occupied). God bless you all.
P.S. Please don't give me **** about OPSEC. I go to OPS/INTEL briefs nightly and I am VERY aware of what information I can share. I will NEVER risk my own safety or the safety of a forward deployed American BMD equipped Destroyer for the sake of an online blog so please refrain from any comments alluding to me doing anything along those lines.
Last edited by PUREKDM; 07-03-2012 at 01:03 PM.
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