Mary Ann Diez Floyd, CTICM USN Retired, 1983-2006

In 1983, I was in my third year of college at the University of West Florida in Pensacola.  
I was partying way too hard, probably going to flunk out, and couldn't see myself going 
back home with nothing to do there.  All those Navy guys I kept meeting in town seemed like 
they were having a good time, so I went down to the recruiter to see what the Navy might have for me.
 
Took the ASVAB, scored well, and when the recruiter said "what's your top three?", I said, CTI, PH, or JO.  
He said, "there's a one year wait for all of them."  To which I replied, "don't call me, I'll call you."  
Well, just days later he did call, said he had a female on delayed enlistment who had decided not to enlist, 
but that if I could pass the DLAB, I could have her guaranteed spot in Monterey after boot camp.  I bit, and 
less than two weeks later, I was at boot camp.  Went on to language school and the rest is history.  A quick 
decision, but probably the best one I've ever made.
 
 
M.A. Floyd
CTICM, USN (ret)