Edit: The other thing is that my life in the Navy for the first 12 years (as an enlisted sailor, then a Chief) and the final 13 years (as an officer) were much different. Having gold on my sleeve was nice and all and the money was better, but I missed the direct connection to the work that I had as a sailor.[/QUOTE]
Another 'Mustang'! Enlisted at 17 in '70, medic, PA school in '75, E7 in '77 and O1E in '78. Retired as O3 with a line # for O4 that I declined due to major health org job offer at age 37.
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