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I'm a customer support representative

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for DL A land and maritime and I work

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with commander Naval Surface Forces

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specific training these young sailors .

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That's the most important thing I do .

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You have to learn about the navy . Be

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able to speak their language , know

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what they do on their day to day . I

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run underway on almost every class of

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ships . That's what makes my job fun .

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Interesting . About 90% on any of these

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ships is all D parts . So it's

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important for them to know what does

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for them , not just for repair parts ,

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but we provide their uniforms , their

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food , their fuel , their po products .

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I joined the army in June of 1979 in

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June 2004 . I retired six months later .

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I was back working for DL A and I've

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loved every minute of it . I think me

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being able to come back and being able

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to work around young people in uniform

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has kept me young , kept my focus . And

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I think that's why I'm alive today .