A new Navy supporter.

[mad dog 2020]

well as a ORG (old retired guy) {Army 70/80s cold war type) I have kids in Navy and I see things now in a different light,  I still get sea sick in a water bed. But what I see, I like.  One kid on each coast.  God bless each and everyone of ya.  A unit or a ship is still massive pride. Just a note to you young people who wonder about jobs on civie street. where else will you with a high school education get free training and 50K a yr after 4 yrs. hang in there.
Sure beats college and your parents will thank you.  Plus: my god do you mature fast.

 

[Ex-Dragoon]

Very nice post mad dog. Thank you.

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[FDO]

As a retired member of the Navy (32 yrs) I say Amen to that!

 

[willellis]

Nice post Mad Dog. If I can add something, one of my biggest reasons for getting back into the CF is because of people like you. I left the Army in 2003, and since then, I have worked a bunch of different jobs, none of which offer the esprit de corps that I have only ever experienced in the military. For any of the younger folks out there that are considering the Canadian Forces as a career choice, take a look at Mad Dog and FDO here. So many years, yet they still have such strong personal and family ties to the CF. Thank you both for your service and I look forward to doing my part now. 

 

[Pat in Halifax]

VERY inspirational - Alas, I am just too plain stupid to quit! Actually, I would give anything to go back 27 years and start it all over again - What a ride it is has been!!!!

 

[FDO]

I now work with a group of guys who are all ex-military, US, British, South African and Canadian. It's amazing how similar we all are in how we feel about our time in and how we work now. It's the same kind of teamwork and camaraderie that I had my whole career. Something I never found on the outside. You'll get p***ed off and want to quit several times. You just get by it and tomorrow is a better day.

I don't have any regrets about my time in (except family stuff) or what I did while I was in. I'd do it again in a heartbeat!