Personal Narrative Essay: My Best Experience In The Sea

It was Thanksgiving Day, just after 7 O’clock when James sat down at the dinner table to answer some questions. The scent of apple pie and beer was still in the air James is about 6ft tall with dark skin. He has a full head with a white go tee. He was in a white tee with sweats wrapped up in a robe. James was the second oldest out of ten kids. It was his job to keep the household running efficiently. He has been working since he was fourteen years old. Every day after his mother would get home, so he was responsible ever since he was young. Ever since was a little kid he’s knew he wanted to join the navy just like his father. James was talking about his first impression when he joined the Navy. “What the hell have I gotten myself into”, he shouted. He later explained, that was just boot camp and they were just preparing you for the task

“My overseas travel was the best part about the navy. I’ve been to Hawaii, Okinawa, Philippines, and Vietnam. I was happy I got to go to japan I’ve always wanted to visit there.” But James missed his family when he was away at sea. When talking about your best experience the topic of worst experience always comes up in discussion. “The worst part about being in the submarine is the long amount of time we are at sea. We didn’t get to see the sunlight for months at a time. Imagine not seeing the sun for months at a time, it take some getting used to. ” James said.

James didn’t recall any negative effects the navy had on him. “It help me mature especially in boot camp”, he said. James talks about one time they had trouble gain control of the submarine.” This probably took a few years off of me” he explained they lost depth control on the submarine. They went into a dive, they were only supposed to go 1000ft, but ended up going 1150ft. “You could hear the submarine speaking , it was about the implode on us. So that stress probably tool a few years off me” He said