NORFOLK — A sailor onboard USS George H.W. Bush has re-enlisted in the Navy so he can continue his college education through Navy College Program for Afloat College Education (NCPACE) classes to earn his bachelor’s degree, sources confirmed.

So far, Boatswain’s Mate Third Class Joseph Watt has taken three classes — Spelling, Geography, and Third Grade Math — but he thinks he's ready to take the most challenging course available, Reading Books Without Pictures. He expects to earn his Bachelor’s degree from an accredited university in two years.

“I thought about getting out, taking the GI Bill, and going to college,” Watt said, “But then my Chief told me I could go to college while I was in the Navy. He’s right, a classroom on a warship is the same quality of education and just as much fun as going to a university.”