Posted on Sep 21, 2021
What Tour of Duty affected you the most as a person in a good way?
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We all have that tour where we grew, and grew in a way that has positively affected our lives. Let’s focus on those moments and share some good thoughts. For me, it was USS Guardian (MCM-5). First tour - totally helped me fix some mental things I had going on and helped me forge a military life for myself that has benefited me beyond the uniform. What about you?
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Marine Corps Boot Camp. I grew up in a hurry, became responsible for my actions and learned that if you want something bad enough believe in yourself, believe you can do it, and you will be successful. Never give up no matter how hard or how much it hurts. This had the most positive thing effect on my life even after leaving the military.
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SAC B-52 Arc Light deployments to Thailand and Okinawa. I'd traveled to other places in the world but as a tourist, this was the first time I was ever in a situation where I could see how real people actually lived in other countries and made me realize how good we had it in the US.
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For me it was two Central American countries. I couldn't believe that they considered those two places as just regular liberty ports with what was going on there. I wanted to get down and kiss the deck of my ship when I returned... I was back in the USA!
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