Done and Done

After 7 years of being on the list and ten weeks away from home I am officially an NA Grad. Hard to believe that this journey started so long ago and now I am done. The experience was wonderful, the classes enlightening, but most of all the friendships that I gained during my time here are the best. I met some of the best professional men and women from all over the world and will take these contacts with me from now on. The time spent away from home was difficult, but the challenges were all worth the effort put in by everyone involved. Special thanks go out to Mike, Chris and Tab, who I could not have completed the NA without. More importantly to my special wife who stayed the course while I was gone and held things together. To anyone going to the NA, you only get out of it what you put in, and I can say that I got alot out of my time in Quantico. I am now looking forward to maintaining contact with many of my classmates and also taking many of the things that I have learned and applying these toward making my department the best that it can be. This will be my last post and even though I there are certain things that I will miss, mainly the friends, I will not miss sharing a shower with three other guys(not at the same time), CHICKEN in the chow hall, FISH in the chow hall, CHICKEN, and did I mention CHICKEN, but this is the experience of  a lifetime and one that I will never forget. I'm gone.