This article is written by a student writer from the Her Campus at FSU chapter.
“I’m fearful for my brother sometimes with his job in the Navy. About a year ago, last January in Norfolk, Virginia where he’s stationed, one of the helicopters he uses went down in a training mission. There were five people in the helicopter and only two survived. My brother’s really good friend was one of them. It’s scary because it could have been my brother. The helicopters he uses are one of the least safe helicopters they use in the Navy. They’re from the 80s, but they’re the only helicopters that can find mines in the ocean, so they still use them. It’s just scary to think about.”