Today I chatted with a former shipmate of mine from my first ship. We served together 29 years ago and I last saw him around 22 years ago.
It was just a brief chat over Facebook Messenger, but it was like we just picked up where we left off so many years ago. That is one thing I have loved about the Navy; making lifelong friends.
The Wardroom on a ship can become pretty tight, because you go through so many things together. I miss that, being a retiree.
I am so glad I can still call my shipmates my friends. No matter what.
