My father has passed away, but one thing he never said has always resonated with me.

Learn the rope and never make a mistake.

He loved the Navy.

He was a Botswain.

As a man that handled ropes for large and gigantic ships, when a young guy that had never experienced the deck of a modern ship, questioned him?

My dad flew off the handle.

It had been 20 years since my dad served, but he was pissed.

This dumbass Annapolis kid barked.

Well, dad, he responded and FAFO. If not connected to DC? Not a good outcome.

That is the problem and corruption of our country.

That recent graduate of the Naval Academy got a post in Chicago for the VA and then decided, beacuse my Father said, "go fuck yourself".

He would upend our entire family.

Good men find no refuge in DC.

Noone good lives there. All evil people.

Have high hope for future, tho.

Incredible change about to happen.

Not if you serve on a surface vessel, tho.

We have zero defense from China and Russia to protect our surface battle groups.

These young men and women have no clue.

Our govt should reclassify them as humanitarian vessels and not war fighting.