They say people from all walks of life join the military. When I was enlisted, we shared our life stories and several were similar to mine. You don’t hear the same origin stories in the wardroom. For Women’s History Month, I wanted to share my story in hopes of encouraging someone in need. I hope my story shows that you can leave behind your past and make a great life for yourself if you desire. The military can help you; the Navy is a great equalizer and offers many opportunities to enhance your life so long as you choose to seek them out and take advantage of them. For any of you who need to hear this, I am proof that you can be accepted to a commissioning program with a GED.
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Officer or enlisted, the question is usually the same: how did you end up a cryptologist when you had no idea what it actually meant? What’s your story?
Here’s my story:
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By Jack Jones
In the early morning hours of Sept. 24, 1965, I sprawled face-down, struggling to breathe after scaling and leaping from the top of a tall, barbed wire-tipped fence behind the U.S. Naval Security Group operations building in Kamiseya, Japan. About a dozen of my shipmates crawled and wandered in dazed confusion around me.
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By Capt Jim Darenkamp, USN, (Ret.)
In my 37 years of naval service, I was blessed with opportunities I never imagined when I started as an E-1. From E-8 to O-1E to O-6, every step was cheered on by my best friend, partner, and wife of 33 years. She was my encourager, the quiet strength behind the uniform.
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