 I'm Erin Remardi-Gardea and I'm a sailor on the USS Ronald Reagan. A normal day at sea for me is working on the flight deck directing aircraft. I knew when joining the Navy that getting a college education was a big goal for me. The Navy has a lot of educational programs and a lot of opportunities and I wanted to take advantage of it and start my degree early. The Navy College Office has been very helpful. They've made the process very simple and taken care of everything. I want to be an example for my younger siblings and I want to be able to show them that there are ways to getting a college education and also doing what you love. And being in the military I can do that. I don't know that I'll always be in the Navy so studying my degree early will help me be more successful whether I stay in the Navy or not.