Angela Snitchler:  

Military Wow! What can I say about my military service? I went to boot camp at Great Lakes, Chicago, Illinois. I left November 14, 2001 and graduated January 24, 2002. I went to OS (Operations Specialist) "A" School at Dam Neck, Virginia. I met some people there who will stay in my heart forever. I graduated that April and took 30 days' leave before heading to my first duty station. I was so excited to see my family again, especially since they weren't able to come up and see me graduate from boot camp or "A" school. During my brief time at home, I also filed for divorce from my husband and father of my eldest daughter, Breanna. My first duty station was such an exciting, nervous, and memorable experience, I hold it very close to my heart. I was lucky enough to land myself on the USNS Rappahannock. It's a civilian-run oiler that at the time was stationed out of Sasebo, Japan. I spent a wonderful year in Japan. It was quite the culture shock too!! It took me a long time to get used to people driving "on the wrong" side of the road!! The food was fantastic, out in town and on the boat! Our cooks were Philipino, so fish and rice were served almost daily. I made some friends on the boat, mostly civilian, that I hold very close to my heart. Japan was crazy. The first time I ever went to Disney Land, I went to Tokyo Disney. I rode the bullet train to get there with two of the Navy guy's I was working with. We spent a wonderful day at Disney Land having a blast. That was definitely one of the highlights of my career!! Besides going all over Japan (Saseba, Yokosuka, Yokohama, Tokyo,) we went to Australia, Guam, and Singapore. I've decided if I ever moved out of the US, Singapore would be one of my destinations to live!! It's such a beautiful, but strict, country. I love how they live and how easy it is to get around. Everyone speaks English too! The Singapore Zoo was definitely one of the highlights of my time over there. Australia was another. I've always wa...Expand for more