I was born and raised in America, living in 8 different towns and cities in the Midwest by the time I was 18. I have lived in Illinois, Kansas, Missouri, Michigan and Indiana.

I joined the US Navy and began on world travels. I spent four years in Hawaii where I was on a sea going Frigate and sowed my oats. I was then stationed in Scotland for five years repairing nuclear submarines.

After leaving the Navy, I moved to Seattle for two years but decided to move to England for "the European way of life". We moved to Great Britain in 1992 and I took up residency in the UK.

I love to travel and have visited 45 of the 50 states (Delaware, Rhode Island, Louisiana, Mississippi and Alabama yet to come) and have been to 26 different countries.

I currently do property renovations. Which means, I buy, fix up, and sell them on. I love it!

I have been a member of Helium since December 2006 and serve as the sub channel steward for UK politics.

My passion is ...

travel, politics and spouting off about what's wrong with the world. And I like a bit of golf.

I know too much about ...

what's wrong with the world

My parents always told me ...

don't be a Democrat

My childhood ambition ...

was to grow up

My favorite memory ...

Meeting my wife

Why I write ...

my mind, in words

What I am reading/watching/listening to ...

I argue with

My first job ...

Kentucky Fried Chicken

My best moment ...

Joining the Navy and getting out of the Navy

My inspiration ...

Lee Iacaccoa

Jobs & Careers > International & Government Jobs Testimonies: Why I became a sailor

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Wine, women and song. That's why I became a sailor. I did not want to join the Navy. I wanted to be a SAILOR! A stereotypical sailor. As lowly as that ambition may have been, for an eighteen year old from the Midwest, it sounded like a lot of fun.

I wasn't run out of town, quite, but I was getting to know a few of the police officers in their professional capacity. My dad kept suggesting the military as an option. What he meant was - I needed some discipline.

I thought about joining the Army but I didn't want to be a ground pounder. Marching and shooting and being the first to get s...

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