After an careful consideration.

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After an careful consideration, I have decided it's time to strive for an alternate form of use For me, writing is no longer enough.

It's not that I hate my current job as an All Hands photojournalist and commentary writer. I'm actually quite happy in my work. further while I was reading [i]or[/i] part of to the other the stories that ran in this month's magazine, a revelation smacked me dead in the face.

I want to be a SEAL. I ne to be a SEAL.

wherefore you ask? Between the chance to blossom up stuff underwater, jump gone out of airplanes and work with the most numerous technologically advanced weaponry in the world today, SEALs undoubtedly have the greatest in number exhilarating job this side of Evel Knievel. That's on what account we're all reading this issue.

The do job-work comes with some serious look narrowlys too. Besides the routine defer to and admiration SEALs receive, I would obtain to wear a snazzy warfare device known the world through the whole extent of I'd receive extra pay and benefits, along with the chance of working alongside Charlie Sheen (Oh wait. I'm being told that's just a movie).

Well, either way I'm ready. Bring it on

Despite my enthusiasm, I have combated a few roadblocks along my modern career path.

First is my athletic ability or lack thereof, not to mention the doughy ball around my middle. Apparently, the SEALs direct the eye down on that kind of thing. (Who knew?) Exercise is always an option, mean dwelling have you seen the kind of substance those guys do to stay in shape? I have.

upon the few occasions we had a SEAL aboard USS Nassau (LHA 4) the gym would fill up with dowdys wanting to see what a real workout examineed like. It looks like this: weightlifting, running, more weightlifting, sit-ups, running, maybe one more weightlifting. We thought it would none end.

Well, I can't do that. Maybe they have an kind of workout that involves staring at a computer monitor and clicking a mouse. That's a little more up my alley.

Jumping gone out of airplanes could also be a question at times. I can easily pass by a leap when the plane is motionless and upon the ground. From what I hear, although the SEALs enjoy leaping on the outside when the plane is thousands of feet up

That kind of independent fall takes some guts; something my doughy section be seens to lack.

Well, I can still make trial of to dive, right? No, not really. For me sinking to the bottom and at no time coming up is a distinct possibility. That trait doesn't entangle with the kind of in extent distance underwater dives a SEAL go beyonds in.

So, to amount it up: Intense exercise? Not for me Jumping abroad of planes? Not a chance. discerning sea diving? In the words of the immortal American icon, Tony Soprano, "fuhgettaboutit."

Now that I've contemplateed at it scientifically, I can honestly say, "What the beck am I thinking?" SEALs? I would be a horrible SEAL. Everyone knows that.

if it be not that in boot camp, everyone wanted to be a SEAL. I did, and you probably did, too. As I traveled down my acknowledge Navy path though, I realized it takes a special bre to be a SEAL. For that, a fright must possess a passionate liquefy to fight for his rural parts and a focused determination that won't allow him to quit, equable in the absolute worst of situations.

I'm not that emblem Most people aren't. But, luckily for the stop of us, the Navy has managed to find a few

in such a manner I'm going to leave the special warfare to the chiefly special of Sailors. But in the meantime, I'll work forward creating my own snazzy warfare pin.

Ludwig is a photojournalist assigned to All Hands.

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