Here’s Levi’s A School graduation news. He graduated as a "Gunners Mate". If I have that right, I believe it's a weapons specialist.
He is excited to be continuing training in the field he requested Riverine….. As far as I can understand he is going to be brown water (off the ocean) infantry. Yikes!
By the way he graduated with honors...
this is the same student who barely passed high school. We knew it was in there, and we are very proud of the commitment he's showing in the Navy. No more slacking? Wow, it's the old Levi... reeaallly old. We haven't seen honor work from him since 9th grade when he dropped out of all his Advance Placement classes because it ment too much homework.
I kinda think it was because they threatened him with the alternative to excelling... hard work! A constant reminder of what sailors do with down time. :) Bob and I couldn't help but laugh at the sight we passed on our way into his graduation.
Swab the deck... vs. palying with guns...
Well he wanted excitement. He shouldn’t be bored under these circumstances. The plan is a little while in
If you want to know more check out the following links. I just “googled” it .
http://usmilitary.about.com/od/navy/a/riverine.htm
http://www.militaryphotos.net/forums/showthread.php?t=91569
U.S. Navy Riverine Squadron 2 patrols the waters above Haditha Dam,
U.S. Marines began patrolling the inland waters of Iraq soon after the beginning of the Iraq War, using a variety of patrol boats. In 2004 the Marines received a new type of fast boat, the small unit riverine craft (SURC), to patrol the waters of the Euphrates River and deny water passage to the insurgents. Beginning in 2006, the Navy established the Riverine Squadrons to assume this task from the Marines. A Riverine Squadron was deployed to
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