I'm retired from active USN service, where I was an EMSEC Technician working mostly on sub-to-sat communications (but also had dealings with other projects). I'm a qualified submariner whos done time on four USN boats, partaken in countless exercises, been tapped as a linguist liaison for the North Atlantic and forced to learn Icelandic.
I wasn't a sailor despite being on boats and was stationed at SPAWAR which tracks maritime traffic globally and coordinates maritime actions for the USN:
Today I still work for the USN, not as a contractor, but not as an active serviceman either. I'm currently in a directorial position overseeing and participating in US Navy Biomechanical Engineering research:
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Put simply, if you're interested in knowing about military communications, electronic warfare or electronic-warfare countermeasures and counter-countermeasures or subsurface doctrine, tactics and systems, I'm the Pro for you.