A battleship captain in the novel "Winds of War" made a lasting impression on high schooler Robert Moss and deeply moved by the romanticized version of the US Navy, he applied to the Naval Academy at age 16. Although he ended up enlisting, Robert qualified for an ROTC scholarship at UCLA. By the time he graduated university, his battleship dream had waned, and he shifted his interest to aviation. Robert tells us about training to fly helicopters, his positions as Naval Attaché, heading the aviation archives at the Naval History and Heritage Command and working in the civilian sector for various companies specializing in his niche specialty. Robert retired from the US Navy seven years ago, and staying in Japan was a leap of faith, but he is loving life and the community here. It is Robert's most extended place of residence, and he considers it his "home."