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Trivia Questions (Answers @ end)<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

  1. Who said, \u201cYou laugh at me because I\u2019m different; I laugh at you because you\u2019re all the same.\u201d<\/em>?<\/li>
  2. In what movie (and who said it) did we hear, \u201cNobody changes at summer camp. They merely find out who they are and become it more.\u201d<\/em>?<\/li>
  3. In what song (and who sang it) did we hear the following?
    Hot town, summer in the city<\/em>
    Back of my neck gettin’ dirty and gritty<\/em>
    Been down, isn’t it a pity?<\/em>
    Doesn’t seem to be a shadow in the city<\/em>
    All around, people lookin’ half dead<\/em>
    Walkin’ on the sidewalk, hotter than a match head<\/em><\/li><\/ol>\n\n\n
    <\/div>
    Blog #99 (Audio)<\/div><\/div>
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    Listen to the audio of this blog, read by Andy Adkins. Click the \u201cAudio<\/strong><\/em>\u201d button below.<\/p>\n<\/div>

    Published: <\/span>October 3, 2021<\/span><\/div>
    <\/div>Audio by Andy<\/a><\/div><\/form><\/span>0<\/span> Downloads<\/span><\/span><\/div><\/div>
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    May 1973\u2013Tallahassee, Florida.<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n

    I\u2019m sure the letter said something else, but the only thing I remember was the statement, \u201cDismissed for academic reasons<\/em>.\u201d I don\u2019t know why\u2026 my GPA was a solid 0.7 (out of a 4.0).<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    \"Andy<\/a>
    NAS Agana, Guam (1974)
    Andy Adkins
    (Click to enlarge)<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n

    I\u2019d started Fall classes in 1972 at Florida State University<\/strong>, my mom\u2019s old college, a mere three months after graduating from Gainesville High School<\/strong> (Class of \u201972 – Go Canes!). When I left home for the first time, I carried my toothbrush, my \u201cluggable\u201d Motorola stereo, and proudly wore my \u201cBilly Jack\u201d Navajo hat. I had a hand full of record albums: Hank Williams, Patsy Cline, Merle Haggard, and\u2026 Herman\u2019s Hermits, the last, compliments of my sister, Anne.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    At six-foot four inches, blonde hair, and weighing a whopping 165 pounds, I was ready to tackle the world. I was 17 years old.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    A year later, I was an accomplished scuba diver and worked part time at Barry\u2019s North Central Florida Dive Center<\/em>, owned by my friend and scuba instructor, Barry Kerley (ex-Army). I\u2019d made A\u2019s in Scuba Diving and First Aid.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    But the rest of my classes\u2014you know, those insignificant<\/em> courses like Biology, Math, English, and WTF classes everyone needs to take during their first two years? Let\u2019s just say I wasn\u2019t a stellar student.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    And I\u2019ll leave it at that.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    Beyond High School<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n

    Some of the high schoolers a few years before me knew<\/em> what they were going to do when they graduated high school. They\u2019d either be drafted or join one of the armed forces. There wasn\u2019t a lot of choice back in the late 60s. But fortunately for \u201cmy\u201d high school class in 1972, we <\/em>had choices.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    My mom had graduated from Florida State University in the mid-40s\u2014back when it was known as Florida State College for Women.<\/em> Before WWII, my dad had attended and graduated from The Citadel<\/strong> in Charleston, SC and commissioned an officer in the US Army. After the war, he attended the University of Florida College of Law<\/strong> and graduated with a law degree. He wanted to settle down with a wife and family and lead a quiet life as a \u201ccountry lawyer\u201d after what he\u2019d been through in Europe.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    There was a standing joke between my mom & dad\u2026 sort of a yearly rivalry, usually around Thanksgiving time when FSU Seminoles played UF Gators. One day every year, the house was “tense” and depending on who won the game (Seminoles or Gators), we’d either have fried chicken, complete with taters & gravy, greens, and mom’s “gut-bomb” biscuits, or if FSU lost, bologna sandwiches. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

    Yep, I lived in a \u201csplit\u201d household. I\u2019m sure I\u2019m not the only one here that had that <\/em>experience.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    I had no clue what I wanted to do after high school, but I know I didn\u2019t want to work at my Uncle Walter\u2019s gas station for the rest of my life, though I loved being a “shade tree” mechanic. So, I decided I\u2019d give college a try. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

    I chose FSU not <\/em>because that\u2019s where my mom went, but because I wanted to \u201cexperience life\u201d away from home\u20142\u00bd hours by highway, to be precise. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

    As an aside, I lived in the same dorm (Landis Hall) as my mother when she attended FSU. After the first quarter of school, I found out I stayed in the exact same room <\/em>as she did, 27 years earlier. That was spooky. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

    About that First Year Away From Home\u2026<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n

    Being away from home for the first time, on my own trying to figure out classes, homework, football, and fun, I think I did everything I wanted<\/em> to do except for the things I needed<\/em> to do.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    \"Andy<\/a>
    NAS Agana, Guam (1974)
    Andy Adkins, Unit #5 Driver
    (Click to enlarge)<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n

    After that<\/em> first year at FSU and after<\/em> I\u2019d gotten my grades (my folks got them in the mail a day or two later), a thousand thoughts ran through my mind. I could always join the Army and follow in my dad\u2019s footsteps. That\u2019s probably what he might want me to do, even though we were still fighting a war in Vietnam.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    But after talking with my scuba diving buddy, Ed Kelly, who\u2019d served six years in the Navy and told me about all the great times he\u2019d experienced, I thought I\u2019d talk with the local Navy recruiter. He was a bike ride away from my campus dorm room in downtown Tallahassee.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    I can\u2019t remember the recruiter\u2019s name, but he was very cordial, informative, and seemed trustworthy. He, of course, saw me as one more for his monthly quota. But at the time, I didn\u2019t feel that at all.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    Press Hard, the Third Copy is Yours<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n

    After we chatted a bit, he handed me a book of Navy jobs to thumb through\u2014it was pretty thick. So much to read with so little time. Since I obviously <\/em>didn\u2019t have a long attention span, it didn\u2019t take me long to point to the job I wanted. It was almost like spinning a globe, stopping it, and placing my finger on the page\u2014this <\/em>is what I want to do.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    Actually, my thought process was very logical. I loved scuba diving, so that brought me to the Navy. Face it, there would be more <\/em>opportunities to dive in the Navy than the Army. I loved being outdoors, and I\u2019d always loved airplanes. In fact, when I was a kid, I probably put together every airplane model there was from the J.M. Fields department store a few blocks away from my house.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    \"A-7<\/a>
    USS Kitty Hawk<\/em> (CV-63), Westpac ’75
    A-7 Corsair Launch
    (Click to enlarge)<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n

    The Navy rating (job) I chose was Aviation Boatswain\u2019s Mate Handler<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    \u201cNo problem<\/em>,\u201d the recruiter smiled. \u201cThe Navy needs ABHs and you will probably be able to go anywhere in the world you want.<\/em>\u201d He probably said that to every Tom, Dick, & Harry who walked through his door.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    I was 18 years old and legally able to sign documents. \u201cPress hard, the third copy is yours<\/em>.\u201d And that was it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    Many people have asked me over the years if I enlisted in the Navy to really <\/em>join\u2014you know, \u201cit\u2019s not just a job it\u2019s an adventure<\/em>\u201d\u2014or if it was because I was worried about being drafted into the Army. It was 1973 and even though the Vietnam War was winding down, they were still fighting.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    Honestly, I wanted<\/em> to join the Navy. I don’t recall the thought of being drafted ever crossing my mind.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    That<\/em> Phone Call<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n

    A few days later, I was working at the dive shop when my mom and dad called me. We had land lines back then, no cell phones, no emails, no computers, and no texting.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    When I answered the phone, my dad said in his slow, southern, calm, disappointed voice, \u201cSon, we got your report card and wanted to talk with you about your grades.<\/em>\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    \u201cYeah. I know. I didn\u2019t do as well as I should have<\/em>.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    Before my dad or mom could say anything else, I blurted out, \u201cI joined the Navy!<\/em>\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    There was a silence\u2014a long, deafening silence. I think I heard a collective gasp from the other end of the phone. My mom said, \u201cWhat?!<\/em><\/strong>\u201d I told them again.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    I forget whatever else was said during that phone call. But my mom told me years later that she and my dad were very proud of me at that moment. They said that I had made one of the most important decisions in my life. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

    More importantly, I stuck with it\u2026 all Three Years, Eleven Months, and 29 Days<\/em><\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    \"DD-214<\/a>
    I “almost” made my four years. <\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n

    Looking Back<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n

    That was 48 years ago. Like many of my veteran friends\u2014Navy, Army, Marine, Air Force, and Coast Guard\u2014I never<\/em> doubted that decision. That was the<\/em> major cornerstone that set the foundation for the rest of my life.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    Yeah\u2026 I flunked my first year in college. But after leaving the Navy, I went back\u2014this time to the University of Florida\u2014and graduated with a Bachelor\u2019s Degree in Electronics Engineering and a few years later, while still in the work force, I graduated with a Master\u2019s Degree in Engineering.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    I know that World War II set the path for my father\u2019s journey through his life, just as the Navy set the path for mine. I had two great duty stations: NAS Agana, Guam<\/strong> \/ Crash & Rescue and USS Kitty Hawk<\/em><\/strong> (CV-63) \/ Crash & Salvage. I honestly believe that<\/em> journey gave me the confidence I needed to continue through my life and my careers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    I don\u2019t know what drove other sailors and servicemen to join, but as I look back, for whatever reason, mine was the right decision for me.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    Until we meet again,
    Andy<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    \n\n\n\n

    Answers<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

    1. This has been floating around as attributed to Kurt Cobain<\/strong>; it\u2019s also attributed to Jonathan Davis<\/strong>.<\/li>
    2. Happy Campers<\/em><\/strong> (2001) \u2013 Wichita (Brad Renfro). [Ed. note<\/em><\/strong>: yeah, I had to look this one up, too.]<\/li>
    3. Summer in the City<\/em><\/strong> (1966) \u2013 The Lovin\u2019 Spoonful; written by John Sebastian, Mark Sebastian, and Steve Boone.<\/li><\/ol>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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