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Story Time! I keep thinking of this particular story today for unknown reasons really. I was a brand spanking new Petty Officer 2nd Class in the United States Navy. We had this dude stationed at my command in my shop. He was a former USMC, kind of a real oddball guy. /1
The Marine Corps didn’t work out for him so he tried the Navy. He wasn’t that popular, he was just really out there. I didn’t mind him, I would take him out to work and train, nobody really wanted to teach him. Months go by and his mental health seems to be going south. /2
I think he had a girlfriend that broke up with him, he had issues with authority etc etc. Anyway he starts getting in trouble, I think he went to a Chief’s board or Captain’s Mast. I can’t remember but shit went south fast from there. /3
This guy either threatened or attempted suicide and then threatened to hurt, maim, or kill any E-7 and above and officers. He gets himself locked up in the psych ward at the Naval Hospital on base. He won’t cooperate or talk to ANYONE. The Navy realizes he needs to process out/4
They Navy realizes they are in a bit of shit because this dude won’t do a thing. I end up getting ordered to report to the ward room at the command. The duty officer and CMC are there and tell me the situation. I have no idea what the fuck this has to do with me. /5
The SDO tells me that this guy said Petty Officer Blowtorch is the only person he would talk to on the entire naval station. They assign me to this guy, give me a govt vehicle and ordered me to escort him and take command of his PCS move and out processing. I was floored. /6
I go to pick this guy up at the hospital. I was nervous as fuck not knowing what to expect. They release him to me. He tosses me a muffin that he saved from his hospital meal and said “I brought you breakfast. A few days go by, we are getting his affairs in order. /7
Finally I ask him, “Why me?” He said I was the only person that bothered to ever treat him decent. I realized how important just the littlest shred of humanity can have on someone’s life. This sidenote impacted me more than anything in my entire service. /fin
