New Career (not Naval in nature)
Hey guys, this is a purely personal post, but I have good news I wanted to share and I consider you part of my social group (especially those from the Aerodrome as well).
I got my selection letter today so I am so excited. I will be starting my new career with the Department of Veterans Affairs! I have always had a calling to public service, which is why I enlisted long ago (actually 12 years ago today exactly, how's that for irony). After getting out, I plied my trade in the private sector with moderate success, but I didn't get the same feeling of well-being that I did when serving. With that in mind, I started taking steps to go into the civilian side of service in a more administrative capacity and (after some long years), I have finally done it!
Now, as an employee of the VA, I will be in a position to help Disabled Vets like me. I am not medical, but professional/technical so my help will not be seen by them directly but I will be working behind the scenes to ensure that they get the maximum medical benefit that they earned through their service. President Lincoln stated that motivation we civilians have towards our soldiers in this line from his second inaugural address, which the VA has used as their motto, "to care for him who shall have borne the battle and for his widow, and his orphan."
I am proud to now be a part of helping those who once wore a uniform, sometimes torn and bloody, always impossibly heavy and to once again help those same people with whom I served as we now live in the country we swore to defend, having passed on the mantle of that dangerous business to the next generation of heroes.
Have a good weekend, everyone. Cheers!