Its finally time

[elwood blues]

November will mark 24 years that I've been an enlisted member of the US Navy, and it's finally time for my career to come to an end.

I'm currently on "terminal" leave, 80 days of disguised vacation for job hunting and looking to relocate. For the first time in my entire adult life I haven't shaved for 3 weeks, I look pretty scruffy and an awful lot of grey too . No more uniform, no more standing duty days, no more getting underway or orders sending me to who knows where. And the crazy part, I've been on this website for a lot of that career .

I've got two pictures to share with you all. The first one is my shadow box, it's amazing to think that I crammed 24 years worth of stuff into a 24"x22" box. And then there's my going away gift, it almost brought me to tears that the people I work with would buy me a real CJ grill and make it a decoration.

Thanks for letting me share.
Nick
AKA elwood blues

 

[Belizean]

Pretty cool. Thanks for your service !

 

[j6824]

Congratulations!

Grille is awesome!

 

[CJ]

Excellent! Great gifts. The grill rocks.
Thank you for your 24 years!!

 

[TSB8C]

Thank you for your service! And that grill is great. You obviously shared your Jeep passion with those you worked with.

 

[Petescj]

Well Congrats sir , well done. 24 years. Bet you dont know how to act. That grill was a pretty thoughtful gift.

 

[elwood blues]

Well Congrats sir , well done. 24 years. Bet you dont know how to act. That grill was a pretty thoughtful gift.

I have absolutely no idea what to do with my "free" time. I'm trying to stay busy so I don't don't drive my wife, who works from home, insane!

We're actually looking to moving close to you @Petescj .

 

[Belizean]

Get in the Jeep and take some time out in the woods with it.

 

[Petescj]

I have absolutely no idea what to do with my "free" time. I'm trying to stay busy so I don't don't drive my wife, who works from home, insane!

We're actually looking to moving close to you @Petescj .

Hol ! Where at? Im about 70miles or so North of Philly

 

[Petescj]

Guy has all the time in the world now and doesnt answer me back. Just giving you .

 

[elwood blues]

LOL, I was actually working on the CJ for a while today. Rear diff cover was leaking.

We're actually looking at moving to somewhere around Pittsburgh. I thought that's where you were. I'm waiting to hear back from a couple of different jobs. BTW, there's something I've never done before, a job interview, holy that's nerve racking!

 

[elwood blues]

Get in the Jeep and take some time out in the woods with it.

That sounds like a great idea!

 

[Petescj]

LOL, I was actually working on the CJ for a while today. Rear diff cover was leaking.

We're actually looking at moving to somewhere around Pittsburgh. I thought that's where you were. I'm waiting to hear back from a couple of different jobs. BTW, there's something I've never done before, a job interview, holy that's nerve racking!

Yeah thats awhile aways. About 5 hours.

 

[elwood blues]

Yeah thats awhile aways. About 5 hours.

Well that stinks. I totally thought you were somewhere near the 'Burgh.