Francis Been Jr.:
CLASS OF 1999
Princess Anne High SchoolClass of 1999
Virginia beach, VA
Old Dominion UniversityClass of 2000
Norfolk, VA
Francis's Story
Life
I was born in Philly, Raised everywhere being a Navy Brat. Dumped off here when my dad retired. Had numerous jobs, did 6 years in the National Guard, got married, became a police officer, got divorced, and that brings me to here. lol...Ok for real now.
A little about me...I'm really big into SCUBA diving, and skydiving, I love to go out to Lake Gaston, NC and take the boat out tubing, skiing, and fishing. Parasailing is friggin awesome! I love to go mountain biking, but alas, my bike has suffered the wrath of Isabel...So, now I need a new bike. I go drag racing out at Dinwiddie(VA Motorsports Park) VMP. The season just opened up, and my car is not ready yet...I had to stop racing for a year because I sold both race cars when the ex-wife made me. Don't ask. She was always kind of a drag. So, now that I'm single, have money(that's not goin to her finally) I can put it into the car. I'm building a 383 to drop in my Monte Carlo SS...Hopefully everything will be done before too long. I miss the smell of race gas, and burning tires. OK, what else?....I love to go shooting, spear fishing, and I love to work on cars...hmmm, it seems that this sentance needs to be somewhere else...oh well...I ride my motorcycle any chance I get. My philosophy is this, "If it's Dry, I ride." What sux, is that I don't have a windshield, and my body pays for it when it's like 30 or so outside...but it's all for the love of the ride. I'm a member of the "Blue Knights", which is a Law Enforcement Motorcycle club. We do charity runs, and various other fund raisers for children and other folks who need assistance. I'm riding to TX this summer with some friends for a bike rally. If anyone else rides, and wants to join, the more the merrier. Hit me up if you wanna come. Welp, I think I covered everything up til now. If you have any questions, just holla at me, and I'll hitchya back.
Frank
School
Not much to write here. Had a few friends, tried to stay under the radar as best I could, even with the cowboy hat in the 1998 year book. ;) I was pretty much an average student with an average car, bu...Expand for more
t with some very above average friends. The loyalty I've seen demonstrated by my friends has yet to be surpassed. Hell, my ex-wife wasn't even that loyal to me...lol. But my Friends are still here, and where is she? No, really...Where is she? lol. I guess I can honestly say that though my friends were few, I had the greatests friends a man could ever ask for. That's one choice I KNOW I would NEVER change.
College
Went to ODU for AROTC. They sent me to Airborne School in Ft. Benning, GA. Got back from there, and realized that I didn't want to be an officer in the military, and that I loved the enlisted life. Left ODU, and only kept the good memories shared there. The others I'd soon love to forget. Wanna know more, just ask.
CDT F. W. Been
Workplace
I was accepted into the Norfolk Police Academy in September 2002. Through this 6 1/2 month course, I learned so much, that I can't even begin where to start. Well, I can honestly say that that I did more learning out on the streets of Norfolk after graduation, then I ever did sitting in those cold classrooms. I graduated the Academy in March 2003, and I've been in Patrol ever since then. Oh, I did get married while I was in the academy(and NOT to a classmate) all the hot ones were spoken for...lol But the (now exwife) didn't like the shift work I was doing, and she decided that being married to a cop wasn't for her. So we had a mutual divorce, and I sent her packing. Oh well, live and learn...But at least the practice marriage is out of the way...LOL. Anyways, if you wanna know more, just ask. Looking forward to hearing from ya'll.
Officer F.W. Been
Military
Enlisted 21 Feb 2004
Attended Ft. Jackson, SC (Basic Training) Summer 1998
Attended Ft. Sill, OK (AIT) Summer 1999
Attended Ft. Benning, GA (AIRBORNE) Summer 2000
Attended Ft. Indiantown Gap, PA(PLDC-Sgt's School) Fall 2001
End Term of Service 20 Feb 2004 HOOAH! Bout damn time!
If you wanna know more, just ask!
Re-Enlisted 2/2005: What was I thinking?
I am now deployed until 2007 to Iraq! Don't know when I'll be back.
Sgt. (ABN) F. W. Been Jr.
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