General Discussion

I was never in the Navy but was a "Navy brat" and always found something interesting about it. When I visited Navy ships at port my strongest impression was that they seemed like prisons. Very few "windows" and cramped quarters, etc. I wondered how my father could spend twenty years doing that (he entered the service before WW II and served on destroyers, including one that was lost).

During the pandemic, my wife who is a psychiatrist had a few patients that were serving on Navy ships. They were having a pretty tough time since port calls were restricted and no liberty, to reduce exposure.

You can be rightfully proud of your service in a great Navy.