Petty Officer Allen
&
Petty Officer Wakser
Officer Allen is a marine who works on airplanes. When they break, he is the one there to fix them. Officer Wakser on the other hand is in a totally different field. He works on nuclear power. Most of the things he does he can not talk about. It is one of those really cool top secret jobs.
The one thing i found most interesting was all the different places Petty Officer Allen has been. He showed us many pictures and explained all the different things he did on each journey. I never knew that when deployed, you still had time to relax and do things on your own. When ported, Officer Allen said that you would take shifts on who would stay on the boat and who would get off. Whoever got off got to take tours, relax, and really do whatever you pleased. I thought that was really cool about being a Marine. Everything isn't just about war and seriousness.
This talk increased my understanding on the ocean in many ways. It was interesting to know that no matter what it may be, the Marines are always there to help. Also, the Marines use many of the tools we learned about in class, like Sonar. Sonar is a huge deal to submarines. When down under, submarines rely on Sonar for everything. Sonar is pretty much their eyes and ears.
The one thing I will always remember is the amazing memories and experiences he made while deployed. I will always remember his story about being with the little kids, and becoming a hero. He became a hero by simply throwing coins into the water for the kids to swim down and retrieve. Only, Officer Allen did not realize that the few coins he tossed in the water, nearly worthless to Americans, paid for two weeks of meals for the children's families.
Petty Officer Wakser Petty Officer Allen
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