I didn't join the military, but certainly appreciate big time all those who have. My dad was in the Navy. He passed away this year at the age of 83. He enlisted when he was 16....of course the government caught up with him somewhere out in the pacific (as the story goes). Despite hanging with the men through basic training, etc...as soon as the government was onto him they told him he had to get off the deck and serve the rest of his time working in the kitchen. As soon as they got back to shore he was given an honorable discharge.

At any rate, for whatever reason I was wondering today what made him choose the Navy over any other branch? I wish he were here so I could ask him, but he's not so I'm asking some of you. Which branch did you or your dad serve in and why was that specific branch chosen?