Advice to my nephew on becoming a man By W. Thomas Smith, Jr

Watching you grow into a man has been nothing less than humbling: joyous in ways almost impossible to describe, yet somehow wishing you were still the little boy who once traipsed with me through the woods and was content to draw pictures or listen to my simple versions of stories about the great people of history.

You always listened eagerly, asked lots of questions, and took heed when I explained some of the things of this world you needed to be aware of: The things you should prepare for. The realities you might expect. And what it would take for you to succeed in whatever you chose to do.

Now that you have graduated from high school and are beginning college and Naval ROTC, I hope you will listen to me again in the same way you did as a boy.

The advice I am about to give you is the same as I’ve always given in the sense that it is freely given from an uncle and a godfather who truly loves you like a son. But it is different in that it is specifically meant for you at 18, and about to take your rightful place in the world … and in the company of men.

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