 Commander Cindy Dieterly, former commanding officer of DAW 115 Liberty Bells. I decided on a whim almost that it was a pretty good idea. Let's join the Navy. So I filled out the rather vigorous application process and mixing I know I found myself at the Naval Academy. The reason that the Navy is such a good fit for me is because the people I have met along my way are some of the most phenomenal people I've ever met in my life and just the chance to work side by side with them has been really awesome. It's not just being a boss and having employees. The relationship that the commanding officer has with their sailors and sacrifices I ask them to make, I don't know that there's a civilian equivalent to that. I don't feel like I have coworkers that I'm with. I have shipmates and people that I know very well and I know their families and once you have that kind of relationship with the people that you work with it's incredibly enjoyable. So I don't know when you're ever going to get a chance where you can have such a direct impact on the possibility of saving someone's life. Join the Navy. It will make you a stronger, more confident, more empowered version of yourself.