So far, it's great! Being in boot camp and on base, you get used to being around other sailors and having it just taken for granted that you're serving. But whenever I go off base, people look at me differently, hold open doors for me, give me extra stuff for free, thank me. I feel like a celebrity, lol. Kids stare at me all wide-eyed. It's cute. It's also a reminder of how much responsibility comes with the uniform and the very real fact that I'll soon be deploying to a war zone where people want to actively try to kill me, lol.
Other than that, it's great! Good pay, great benefits, great esprit de corps. I love it and hope to be in for 20 or 30 years.