US Navy Boot Camp Division 022 (October 10, 2007-December 7, 2007)

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US Navy Boot Camp Division 022 (October 10, 2007-December 7, 2007)

Reiji Minato

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01/28/2024

US Navy Boot Camp Division 022 (October 10, 2007-December 7, 2007)

My boot camp division group photo (Division 022). I was situated on the 3rd row from the front, 3rd person from the left. To my right is Michael Tsui - "Soo" (a fellow Los Angeles native and shipboard electrician), and to my left is James "J.C." Chaney (from Victoria, Texas, near Houston, a former Yeoman).

J.C. and I remain close friends to this day. He's since moved up the ranks as a Chief Yeoman (YNC) and got commissioned through the Navy's Limited Duty Officer (LDO) program as an Administrative Officer. He's now a Lieutenant (O-3E for a prior enlisted "Mustang") situated in Virginia Beach, Virginia with his family and is posted with a Construction ("Seabee") Battalion in Norfolk.

Date & Place: December 7, 2007 at Great Lakes Navy RTC Great Lakes - 2650 Green Bay Rd, in North Chicago, Lake County, Illinois 60088, United States

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Reiji Minato

Thanksgiving '89 Baby. Born Reginald Panes Micu. Adopted the Japanese Kanji name scripture 港令治. Burbank, California native. ISTJ-A. Sigma Male. Former Aviation Electrician (US Navy, 2007-2011). Colegio De San Juan De Letran (Calamba, Laguna, Philippines) 2001. David Starr Jordan Middle School (Burbank, California) 2003. Christopher Columbus Middle School (Canoga Park, California) 2003. Reseda High School (Reseda, California) 2007. Coolidge High School (Coolidge, Arizona) 2007. Cal Poly Pomona 2016 (B.S. in Marketing Management). Los Angeles Valley College - LAVC, 2024 (A.S. in Electronics). Glendale Community College - GCC-LA, 2025-Present (A.S. in Pilot Training). Cypress College (Orange County/OC), 2025-Present (A.S. in Commercial Aviation a.k.a. Airline Pilot Training) Writer, illustrator, Japanologist, adventurer, electrician, ramp agent, industrialist, and aspiring Airline Pilot, Commissioned Officer, and Military Aviator in the US Air Force Reserves/Air National Guard (affiliation outside of California). Future Other West Coast/Inland Mountain/East Coast States transplant. Practitioner of Shorinji Kempo, Muay Thai (Kickboxing), Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu, Boxing, Kendo, and Naginata-Do. Also sampled Taekwondo, Shotokan Karate, Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu, Hapkido, Eskrima, Judo, and Jeff Speakman's Kempo Karate 5.0.
I am the only child of Nida (Neth) Panes-Micu, a caretaker in Los Angeles and Gerardo (Gerry) Subido Micu, a former Navy shipboard engine mechanic and a mechanical engineer throughout the Midwest and Eastern United States. My parents divorced when I was barely starting 7th grade (around September 2001), and I'm just fighting not to repeat that on my end. As of November 24, 2024, I'm a single 35-year-young man hoping to find the best lady to be with (albeit her imperfections in life).

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