In this fascinating memoir, AE Kirkpatrick provides a glimpse into an enlisted man’s career in the 70s and 80s. Kirkpatrick explains the training, technology, and life experiences during his time with the Navy. He shows the tedium and boredom a man feels as well as the trials he faces while traveling to foreign parts of the world. All in all, it is an upbeat tale any reader can relate to!

About the Author

AE Kirkpatrick OSC/USN., Ret. is a lifetime member of the Veterans of Foreign Wars (VFW) and the Gold Prospectors Association of America (GPAA). You can find Kirkpatrick in the summer months high up in the Eastern Sierra Nevada mountains trout fishing. In the winter, he can be found in the California or Arizona desert prospecting for gold.