David Woolard:  

It's been a long road for my life, after graduating, we moved to Sarasota, FL, not before joining the Navy.... what a change of life (from riches to normal everyday person). Ended up going to Vietnam, 3 tours and becoming an Operations Specialist (OS), then onto the Philippine Islands as an Armed Forces Police and Laison Officer at the Olongapo Police Department. What a job that was. Had to learn how to deal with corruption, including the department. Re-enlisted there and received my first re-enlistment bonus...$10,000. CASH!!! What to do, what to do... I spent it on everything imaginable. Broke months later. Young and dumb. From there I went to San Diego, CA where I was a Navy Instructor for 3 years. I was scared to death standing up in-front of all those people. I adapted. Upon receiving orders to the USS Dale (CG-19), a missile cruiser, in Mayport Florida, I attended Air Intercept Controller School. Boy! that was fun. I was incharge of multi-million dollar fighter jets with human lives. I graduated with honors and off I went. Once onboard the USS Dale (CG-19) where I spent 5 years, I was fortune to travel all over the Mediterranean, Africa, Mid-East, and North Atlantic, visiting many many countries. I didn't know much about being a cruiser sailor so I learned to adapt and be one of the boys. While onboard that ship, I was trained in shipboard warfare, didn't know much about it then. I also went back to Virginia Beach to Air Intercept Controller Supervisor School. NOW, I was incharge of all AIC's within a battle group, recertif...Expand for more