im happy
spent last christmas and newyear away from home, ive done 5 months on course 220 miles from home,3 months at sea, and then when we got back from the 3 months at sea it was straight into scotland to do a displaced maintence period (i live in plymouth so that was a 1100 mile a weekend comute to see my family) the boat sailed last week to plymouth for christmas and then sails again in jan and im even duty christmas eve
which in total means about 100 ish days in my own bed this year
BUT i get to spent christmas at home and when your in the forces that really does put a smile on your face 😀