Lessons from My 98-year-old Dad: How I Ended Up on a Submarine, Part 2

A Moment of Hope · Feb 5, 2026 · 5m

by Harper Brame as told to Marilynn Chadwick

"Whatever you do, work at it with all your heart." Col 3:3a NIV

…Continued from Wednesday…

After I graduated from boot camp, my superiors discussed my next steps. They asked if I would volunteer for submarine school. "No sir," I told the officer. "I don't want any part of that." I had wanted to go to the Hospital Corps school, the U.S. Navy training facility that taught recruits medical skills for battlefield and shipboard service. At the last minute, it turns out we were not needed.

So we were put on a S-Draft and sent on the Troop Train across…