Reporting For DUty (Horrible Pun Absolutely Intended)
I'm a Liuetenant-Commander in the U.S. Coast Guard, currently stationed in Alaska. (And, in answer to the question you are asking right now, NO, I've never met...her, for which I give praise to whatever Gods or Goddesses might exist in this Universe.)
I'm a 52-year-old man, and, six months from now (06/26/15, to be exact), I'll be marking 30 years in uniform. The scuttlebut, as yet merely rumor, is that, at such time, I will be promoted to full Commander and given my own boat.
Married to the hottest babe on the planet, I have two sons and a daughter. I was raised Irish-Catholic, though my faith in any sort of Belief has been greatly eroded over the years. (My wife remains devout, and she---as well as our girl and younger boy---attend Mass every Sunday.)
I've been a straight-ticket Democrat for the past ten years, having voted for Kerry, Obama, and Obama again. I regret to say I did not exercise my franchise in 2000, having been dismayed by the corporate turn which the Clinton-Gore administration had taken, and absolute horror at the Bush-Cheney ticket, which turned out to be the Cheney-Bush administration.
I am liberal on 80% of the issues. But I don't trust the Russians, and firmly believe that the scenario of the aborted film The Interview should be applied in actuality to the entire North Korean Monarchical Regime. By the same token, we never should have invaded Iraq, should not be there now, and should cut off every damn penny of aid to the governments of Israel, Pakistan, and Saudi Arabia, our three worst "allies."
Huge fan of the Alaska Aces, though my current avatar is that of the Cleveland Barons, whom the NHL didn't adequately support or manage in the franchise's all-too-brief history. Born and raised in Erie, PA, the water has always captivated me, and I've zero desire to ever be set free.
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And thank you for your service.
Edit because I forgot the beer...dumb...
Monster! Are you working for Putin or Kim? 
I hope you like being here, and I sense you have plenty of experience in knowing when to shrug off the unimportant stuff.
