Sailor sets up future in American style restaurant MC3 Justin Smelley NAVAL AIR FACILITY ATSUGI – Dreams and goals are arguably something that most people have throughout life. For most it is rare that they accomplish theirs dreams due to the obstacles that life throws at them. One Sailor at Naval Air Facility Atsugi has not only accomplished a life long dream but has also managed to do it while serving as a Culinary Specialist First Class in the U.S. Navy. Culinary Specialist First Class Dennis Adams had a dream of opening his own restaurant one day. “I had the idea pretty much my whole life. My father runs a restaurant and he was in the Navy for twenty years. Cooking is in my blood and has always been a part of me,” said Adams. In October of 2010, Adams opened the doors to his brand new restaurant O.M.G. Burgers in Aikawa, Kanagawa, Japan. “I wanted a little place where a lot the international community and the Americans from the bases can come and drink some coffee and eat some good food. So I always thought about that and I always wanted to do it. That was the dream I had since I was very young in the Navy. The process from idea of an American style burger place to full on restaurant took a month for Adams. “It was really fast paced. It was like here I got an idea, I got a little bit of money I want to invest,” said Adams. “We put the idea on paper and they did the design pattern and blue printed it and “Bam,” at the end I open the doors and there’s a restaurant.” Trying to take on two jobs at once is a hard task for anyone, but Adams tends to make it work for him on a daily basis. “You have to be a well balanced person,” said Adams. “You have to take what is the most important and what is not and put things in the back drop and take care of things now. That’s what I'm doing and everyday is a challenge.” Adams hard work and determination has inspired other Sailors to look towards the future and go for their goals. “After seeing the success that Dennis has, actually brought back a childhood dream of me opening a restaurant,” said Aviation Electrician’s Mate Second Class Johnny Guante, VFA-115 Night Check Supervisor. “I recommend everybody chase their dreams.” “If you have a dream or something you want to do, research it, find out how and don’t be discouraged by thinking I can’t do that,” said Adams. “You just have to drive for something if you really want it and you have to find the ways to make it work. If you want it to happen you have to make it happen.” “If you haven’t eaten at O.M.G. Burger, you are wrong,” said Guante. “You need to get here as fast as you can and try their burgers.”
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