Luke Naslund is looking to provide for his country by joining the Navy. Naslund will be putting his discipline and work ethic on display by attending camps and training courses that include vigorous activity.
Being a part of the Military means providing for your country while portraying strong traits of discipline, hard work, resilience, teamwork, etc. Naslund will be demonstrating these traits while improving himself for the United States of America.
Naslund wants to follow in his Grandfather’s footsteps, who was a former member of the Navy. Naslund was introduced to the idea through his Grandfather.
“I first wanted to join the military due to my grandfather’s Naval service. He used the military as a way to pull himself out of poverty, which inspired me to join the Navy as well,” explained Naslund.
Naslund has had a unique experience while joining the military. Naslund started by applying for colleges and trying to get in via the education route.
“My entrance into military service has been very different from the standard way people join the Navy. Most of the time, you would sit down with a recruiter and talk to them about what you would like to do in the military, and they help lay out an action plan,” Naslund said. “I applied to the military colleges instead, which will have me complete four years of education before I join the Navy fleet.”
Naslund attended the United States Naval Academy Summer Seminar between his junior and senior year of high school. In this camp, Naslund underwent a ton of challenges and got to get a taste of what Naval life is like, which was a great experience, and ultimately solidified his decision to join the Navy.
“This program allowed me to see the Academy and what life would be like attending a military University. I got to visit several different class lectures, and we woke up at 5:20 every morning for early workouts. The week-long experience was capped off with summer seminar sea trials. This was a 5-hour-long physical training evolution that we finished with a 3-mile endurance course,” Naslund explained.
Naslund has the next chapter of life planned out. Naslund will go to the Naval Academy, then be active in service, and then the intelligent sectors of the government.
“I will be attending the Naval Academy this summer, starting June 26, 2025. After that, I will be at the Academy for the next four years. Then I will enter active service in the Navy for the next six years following the Academy. This will include dive training, electrical training, and mixed gas diving,” says Naslund. “After all of these are completed, I will either continue my service or transfer to the intelligence sectors of the government.”
Naslund will join the Navy with hopes of someday becoming a Navy Special Warfare Diver. Naslund also wants to get a degree while in post-secondary education.
“My goal is to graduate from the United States Naval Academy and work as a Navy Special Warfare Diver. This would include working on ships that are in port, identifying underwater explosives, working on direct action missions with Navy Seals, and much more. My degree from the Naval Academy would be in Electrical and Computer Engineering,” said Naslund.
Naslund encourages young students to conduct in-depth research on the military and seek guidance from recruiters and current military personnel.
¨Recruiters will tell you anything you would like to hear so you can sign up, but someone who is out of the military or is on active duty will give you a different perspective,¨ Naslund said.
He strongly encourages students to find different perspectives and read different books to make well-informed decisions on the branch they desire to join. Future personnel must be aware of what they are signing up for.
¨Reading different books on the military is very beneficial to understanding the different branches of service and what they do,¨ Naslund adds, ¨Finally, make sure you do plenty of research on what you would like to do in the military and move forward knowing that you are there to keep people safe.”