Dino Barela

“The Navy gave me the opportunity to grow but it was up to me to take the initiative. I held every rank from E1 to E9 and then promoted to Chief Warrant Officer 3. Throughout my military career, I served as a cryptologist, worked for the NSA, kept the Naval archives and was a language instructor. The Navy took me all over the world and I got to circumnavigate Africa twice. Our ship was also the second ship in Naval history to cross the equator, making me a ‘Shellback.”