00vabchgt & Cale2006 Military Appreciation
MM Screen Name: 00vabchgt
Name & Rank: MM1(SS) Danny Maldonado
(Spoken “Machinist’s Mate First Class, Submarines”)
Years/Months in the Service: 9 years, 4 months, 1 day in the World’s Finest Navy
MM: What made you want to join the military?
00vabchgt: I was at a point in my life where I had no direction. I had dropped out of college during my third semester and had made a real mess of my life. I wanted something better for myself, and I had always wanted to serve in the military, so I made the decision and joined the Navy
MM: What do you like most about it?
00vabchgt: What I liked the most about it was being a part of something bigger than myself, being a part of something that matters, something with a long, proud history. It’s a thankless job, really, but those that answer the call don’t do it for the thanks…
MM: Biggest dislike?
00vabchgt: Being away from my family for months on end with little to no contact with the outside world (I was on a submarine)
MM: Best Memory?
00vabchgt: Too many to choose from. It’d have to be the men that I served with. You get to be a pretty tight group when you serve on a submarine. Those guys become like your brothers. I got to see some pretty amazing things and places, all on the Navy’s dime, and I got to do it with some of the finest (and craziest) guys in the country…
MM: Can you tell us about one person in the service who has affected your life most?
00vabchgt: It’s probably EM2(SS) Marlon DeLeon, the guy that introduced me to my wife 7 years ago. It was a blind date, sorta, Long story…
MM Screen Name: Cale2006
Name & Rank: SSGt Cale Brennan
Years/Months in the Service: 7 years
MM: What made you want to join the military?
Cale2006: I joined the military because I always wanted to serve. I’m a military brat.
MM: What do you like most about it?
Cale2006: I love to travel.
MM: Biggest dislike?
Cale2006: I dislike power hungry people … period.
MM: Best Memory?
Cale2006: My best memory in the service was helping out some kids that had a broken down scooter in Baghdad.
MM: Can you tell us about one person in the service who has affected your life most?
Cale2006: My father, Daniel Mitchell, who served in the Navy.