Rob Smith:  

Life In January 1985 I joined the Navy and have been traveling the world ever since. I retired Jan 2011 after completing 26 years. My last tour was in Lemoore, CA, where I was a Legal Officer for a Fighter Jet training command. Prior to that, I was in charge of a Navy recruiting office in Longview (I put a few kids from Centralia 80's graduates). Prior to this I lived in San Diego where I had been a Career Counselor for 3,000 sailors on an Aircraft Carrier. Before that I was a Meteorology and Flight School Instructor for military pilots in Corpus Christi Texas. The command prior I was a navigator for an assault command in Coronado, CA. Needless to say, my career path was very diverse. I enjoyed my career in the Navy and ended it as a Senior Chief Petty Officer (which was an awesome milestone to achieve). It was great to help people launch their careers, or just break the cycle of going nowhere. It's a little pay forward, as I was in those crossroads some 30+ years ago. My wife's name is Leesha and we have an 17 year old daughter (Olivia) and an 14 year old daughter(Sarah). My oldest daughter (Brittany 26yrs) is a Charge Nurse a...Expand for more