It was a tradeoff.
The nutcase got citizenship, and the addled sailor got a beard.
Well GOBucks it seems to work for them. You know the rules after 10 years you are ****ed.
No kids , has to be a benefit for his career , she my have worked or bullied her way to become President of the Chiefs club. As an insider I can tell you and anyone out there the going on' s of the Subservice are totally different from the top siders.
Funny thing I encountered going on base, the very young marines stopped a car ahead of me and told the female driving her bumper sticker was out of date. Mother and I were right behind her bringing my dad his supper .
So we sat there watching things unfold, The woman got out of her car and began to rant that her husband was Chief of the boat on a sub and the old DO YOU KNOW WHO I AM. Mom and I had tears of laughter ,
Another time in Vallejo , husband was an instructor at the nuke school. on the side tutored his students