Flor Emily and Amy Hernandez their combined path will lead them to Japan, where both will serve as Surface Warfare Officers onboard U.S. destroyers of the Seventh Fleet of the Western Pacific and Indian oceans. Emily will report to her first ship the USS Higgins out of Yokosuka, Japan, while Amy will be assigned to the USS Howard, also based out of Yokosuka.
The sisters have more commonalities: they both plan to pursue careers as science researchers in the Navy’s Medical Service Corps after completing their initial 5-year stint.