 We are the Navy's best-kept secret, and we're protecting something larger than us. It's something that I'm very passionate about, and I wouldn't change it for the world. I was 19, cutting meat part-time, which turned into full-time. I didn't have a defined idea of what I wanted to do. And the Navy career showed me what SWIC was, and that's what got me hooked. SWIC's motto is on-time on target. The hours that we put in in preparation allow us to maintain that standard. SWIC, or Special Warfare Combat and Craft Crimin, are the Navy's elite maritime operation force. We work closely with SEALS and all other special operation forces. We specialize in insertion and extraction in a clandestine manner. It doesn't seem like it's a job. Done three deployments, and as an instructor, it's this great feeling passing on that knowledge to the newest person in your detachment. Not everyone gets to say that they get to drive boats, shoot guns, and jump out of airplanes for their job. And then also pursuing school, battering myself. The Navy has afforded me that opportunity, and I'm grateful for it. Having a steadfast home life allows me to do the things that we do. I love to draw, create, and design, which crossed over into some of the woodworking that I do. I always push myself to try and learn something new every day, and I believe that comes from this push to always better myself on and off duty. Then you wake up and you go back and you do it again. At 24, I decided to write a new chapter in my life. My biggest achievement was not only the day that I was pinned as a SWIC operator, but when I was given the opportunity to come back as an instructor and pay that forward. My name is Nicholas Sullivan, and I am a SWIC operator in the United States Navy.