Andrea V. Machuca shares the story of a young, inexperienced adolescent going into an entirely different world. This world consisted of discipline, responsibility, and endless possibilities. That young, inexperienced adolescent is Andrea V. Machuca, that so called different world is the United States Navy. She enlisted when she was 18, freshly graduated from High School. She didn't know what to expect. She saw an opportunity and jumped on it. There are many books out there explaining the different views on the military, in this case, join Andrea as she recounts the reasons she joined the US Navy, experiences she had and embarks on her journey as a Veteran in the civilian world.