[A general wave of his hand, here and there and everywhere.] I signed up for NROTC in college and shipped out as soon as I graduated. Saw combat in Iraq. Got moved a lot -- they like to reassign you to different bases every few years -- Europe, Guam, then San Diego for the Marine Mammal Program. [He picks up his stein and tilts it slightly toward Loki.] Until I got discharged, and finally ended up in Costa Rica.