Rodney Johnson:  

Life I got married in 1992, have two boys ([Joseph-22] & [Alexander (goes by Zander-16]), two dogs(Le Femme Nikita [Rottweiler] & Lucy [Golden Retriever]) and one cat(Macy) and one kitten (KitKat). I retired in Sep 2009 from the Navy with 21 yrs 3months 9days, but who was counting. I took a job contracting at Electric Boat here in Groton, CT. Now I am a full time EB employee and loving it. I am still deciding what to do when I grow up, as my wife says, but this is a good start. Just need to decide on which Masters program and get it started and done. School Well, school was school. College I received an Associates of Applied Science in Technology in December 2003 from Valdosta State University. I received an Associates of Liberal Arts and a Bachelors of Science in Education in Adult Career Trade, Technical and Industrial fields in May 2005. Workplace While on my first shore duty I got a part-time job working in Beit Brothers, a local grocery store in the Deli department. I had a lot of fun in an interesting job. I ended up becoming the pizza guy when they put in a hot food section. I actually enjoyed and had fun with that. I also had a part-time job on my second shore duty. I worked as a Banquet Bartender at the Amelia Island Plantation in Amelia Island, FL. It is a four star resort that caters to community and business groups. The pay was great and I was meeting some interesting people in different corporations from around the country and world. Never hurts to start networking a few years ahead of retirement. It's surprising to meet people who know things about Tiffin and the surrounding area. I had customers describe parts of town that I can barely remember. I even had people name classmates, by their business relationships with parents from years ago (for example Doctors and Lawyers). Military Went to Boot Camp (Jun-Aug88) in Orlando, Fl, from there I attended Nuclear Electricians Mate 'A' School (Aug88-Jan89). Then Naval Nuclear Powe...Expand for more