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"A good Navy is not a provocation to war. It is the surest guaranty of peace." - Theodore Roosevelt
The Best Books About Navy Seals
Here is a list with some of the best books you can choose for reading, watching and following the basic principles of a US Navy Seal.
Borba de SouzaPublished 2 months ago in Serve
Surviving Pearle Harbor
I remember growing up and seeing my grandpa get upset whenever something was said about Pearle Harbor, and I never understood why.
Stacie GrahamPublished 2 months ago in ServeMy First Submarine Watch
This was it. I was finally a useful member of the crew. Earlier that morning, I had finally qualified to stand the Shutdown Roving Watch. Our boat was in the shipyard, which meant the engine room was shut down, but someone still needed to walk around every hour and check on different machines and temperatures and pressures. Enter the Shutdown Roving Watch, or SRW, or roving watch as it was spoken. This is the guy that wanders the depths of the engine room with a clipboard and flashlight, writing down the same set of numbers each hour, bored out of his mind. During the day there are plenty of crew members to chop it up with, shipyard workers to yell at, and commotion to keep us busy, but at night, there’s nobody. Three guys look after panels in the maneuvering room, one of which takes the occasional trip down into the engine room, and every few hours one of the supervisors will take a tour of the space and review the clipboard, but that’s it. It’s an important job, sure, but only on the rare occasion that something goes wrong. Otherwise, it’s a lonely way to spend a day, switching off with other watchstanders every few hours.
Jackson SherryPublished 2 months ago in Serve
A Codebreaker From Bletchley Park
When my mother-in-law told me that one of her friends used to be a Naval Wren, she suggested I could interview her for a military history magazine. So we arranged a time and went to see Nancy at her home, where she’d placed a collection of her wartime memorabilia on a table for me to see.
Susie KearleyPublished 2 months ago in Serve
A Brief Explanation of the Navy
In May, 2016 I was graduating from William J. Palmer High School, when my college plans were flushed down the toilet. I was going to receive only $10,000 for the two schools of my choice. My heart was broken, and I couldn’t see a way out of the hole of student debt that was surely to come. My heart felt frozen for a future unknown.
Jessica KohlgrafPublished 4 months ago in Serve
Military Has Me Singing
A little while ago at work I had to give a training over stress-management. To be clear and obvious, I am in the Navy. It is no secret that the military is one of the most stressful jobs in the country followed by physicians, personal assistants, and first responders. As reported by Military.com in, “Military Deaths by Suicide jumped 25% at end of 2020,” that by June 2020 128 deaths occurred by suicide. Keep in mind that was before the pandemic. It is my personal belief that more occurred that were not reported. No, I am not a conspiracy theorist, but it seems that I hear of a new one almost every month from the grape vine, because someone who knows someone, who is on that ship.
Jessica KohlgrafPublished 4 months ago in Serve
Saying Goodbye is Not Easy
One of the hardest things in joining the Navy is losing your connection to people. Since high school I had kept a small group of friends and only trusted a few when it came to me personal life and secrets. That intimate trust meant a lot to me. When I joined the Navy, I knew that our relationships would be strained because of distance and my new obligations. I never imagined that I would lose the connections almost entirely.
Jessica KohlgrafPublished 4 months ago in Serve
Navy Brat Forever
My father enlisted in the Navy when I was about 6 months old. For the next 20 years my life was a series of naval bases and military housing. During that time I was privy to the triumphs and challenges of military life, not only as a “brat,” but also as an extended member of the military family. To this day I'm more at home on a military base than I have ever been in the civilian world, and I'm nearly 59-years-old.
Rebecca McKeehanPublished 6 months ago in Serve
Colonel Henry Montauk
“Settle down, Settle down people. This a first in history that our late and greatest treasure, the Thomas W. Lawson Schooner of 1901 has been replicated with modern technological advances. So, I understand the excitement. I see your hand, Jim – your question.” Colonel Henry Montauk postulates. “Yes Colonel, can you please explain why you think this ship will last the distance crossing the Atlantic? Some say it’s a suicide mission.” “Certainly, Jim, first, we must know the facts:
Rev. NnediPublished 7 months ago in Serve
No Regrets
No Regrets By James Reese I was home getting ready to celebrate my day when they showed up. They asked me to pack my bags it was time to go. I did as I was told and within minutes I was whisked away from my home to an undisclosed location in Columbus. Come that morning I was sworn into the US Navy as a reservist at first . . . it was something I needed to develop. I was a ward of the state with no father figure to guide me, but thanks to my great aunt who took me in and raised me, she gave me a choice of paths to choose from. Either go right which was a path that led to no good just like my cousins who ended up in jail, or I could have gone to the left and ended up six feet under. I however chose to stay on the straight and narrow path that led me to become the first in my immediate family to go to college. I sadly admit that I got kicked out for not asking for help, knowing that I would need it. I returned home to work and saved my money to return . . . I refused to give up. Did I regret it? No.
James E. ReesePublished 7 months ago in ServeMarine Corps Stories: Chief of the Boat
The tight space aboard the submarine provided a theater for the lead senior enlisted actor to deliver his speech. “We’re in a place where we’re going to fight until the last bit. We can give our best, and that might not be enough. But god dammit we’re going to fight against this sea. We’re out in the arctic. They’re going to search for us no matter what. Our role is to keep morale as high as possible. I know that things seem bleak.”
Skyler SaundersPublished 7 months ago in ServeNuclear Navy
"Gentleman", the officer paused for dramatic effect pointing to a table loaded with large manila envelopes. "Your orders. Congratulations on passing ET A School”. Pandemonium ensued.
