Hello all

I am Rob Roy Jeffrey, ET2/SS US Navy.

I am married to the most wonderful wife who is an RN working at a local hospital. We have brought an extrordinary son into the world. I am currently stationed on Bangor Naval Submarine base Washington (approx 30 miles west of Seattle). I have been a submarine sailor since 1996. I do not intend to make this a career and will be matriculating to UW or Olympic in the spring of 05.

I was born to my father and mother at Fort Lewis WA in July of 1977. One year later my father resigned his commission US Army and entered the private sector.I was raised protestant Christian in varying denomonations running the gammot of Arminianism to Calvinism. I consider myself a rationalist and continue to beilieve in the Triune God.

I believe that the US was created as a secular state. I do think that maintaining this secular ideal is extrodinarily difficult but we as Americans are absolutely responsible to ourselves in this endeavor.

I believe that beside George Washington, Ronald Reagan was the best president ever. Hands down.

I have spent 5 years onboard USS OHIO SSBN 726 blue crew. Those 5 years taught me a great deal about human society's potential. I do not however have all the answers (accept One) and never will due to the fluid nature of humanity.

I believe that man was created perfect by God and has since fallen out of sight of the Father. This "fall" is the bane of man. I believe that there is an emperical right and wrong but we as humans may never have the understand/agreement to pinpoint it in every situation.

I believe in the free market economy implicitly.That being said, I am not an uber scholar of economy. I believe communism is an un-attainable goal and has been graphically proben so far to many times.

Oh I do have some collegiate level schooling but it has had its ups and downs. I will conquer though, and hopefully become an Engineer as this has been my bend since I was little.

I am always willing to entertain new points of view. I don't, however, tolerate condesension or intolerance as I try not to conduct myself in such a manner. I believe this type of forum allows people to be think before they speak and that is reasonable to expect thoughtful insight ...though I don't always do so myself...lol....

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Rob