What Is Mark-Robbins.com All About?
Mark-Robbins.com is a welcoming online hub created specifically for retirees who want to stay curious, active, and engaged in the world around them. The site is built on the belief that retirement isn’t an ending—it’s an exciting new chapter filled with opportunity, exploration, and growth. Through friendly, easy-to-read articles and practical guides, visitors will find inspiration for enjoying the outdoors, staying healthy, embracing purposeful living, and navigating modern life with confidence. Whether someone is transitioning into retirement, already well into it, or just interested in the content we create, our content is designed to support a fulfilling lifestyle grounded in learning, adventure, and community.
What sets Mark-Robbins.com apart is our focus and commitment on helping retirees stay connected to today’s rapidly evolving world. The site covers modern topics like technology, artificial intelligence, and online income opportunities in a way that’s approachable and empowering for us senior citizens. Readers can explore how new tools can simplify daily life, discover ways to earn supplemental income from home, and dive into fresh skills or hobbies they may have never considered before. By blending practical knowledge with inspiration, Mark-Robbins.com encourages retirees to keep growing, stay informed, and confidently step into the future with curiosity and enthusiasm.
About Mark Robbins
I left the US Navy in 1993 and after graduating from school with my AA, I went to work in the software industry. Starting out with Intuit on their Quicken 3 and Turbo Tax products, eventually I wound up working for Autodesk supporting AutoCAD software in WA, I then jumped on to desktop support where I work as a local Bank desktop tech supporting computer hardware, connectivity, and software issues in Anchorage AK. After relocating to Arizona, a short while later, I moved to Nebraska and was hired to do hospital desktop support.
I eventually returned to Arizona, and continued working as a desktop support tech and account security analyst in the medical industry where I have been since 2012 or 2013. If you want to do IT work and be able to work all over the country, go be an medical IT guy. These jobs, most of the time, are long-term and often have some nice growth & relocation opportunities down the road.
While I enjoyed my work, I wasn’t happy with who I worked for and with. So I retired in mid-2025 after tiring of the corporate grind and ridiculousness. What I really wanted to do was create online content and one morning in late May 2025, I went to work, clocked-in, and less than an hour later was back at home. I decided enough was enough, and I went to HR and turned in my badge and keys and said “Im done! See ya, and have a nice day.” and I left the corporate world behind. 6 months later, I got a new domain hosting service and Mark-Robbins.com was born.
U.S. Navy Service
Like a lot of young men, after high school and bumming around doing labor jobs and stupid stuff for a couple of years, I felt not only a patriotic, but an obligation as a American citizen to serve our great Republic. I joined to Navy to learn how to fix jets, travel the world, and like the motto said: “It not just a job, it’s an ADVENTURE!” I set out on a long adventure that lasted a little over 12 fun and awesome years.
I left Boot Camp for Millington, TN to become an Aviation Structural Mechanic (AMS). After graduation from “A” school. I took orders to NAS Lemore, CA where I worked on the A-4 Skyhawk with VA-127. After that tour, I joined the Green Lizards working on the Grumman Iron Works A-6 Intruder with VA-95 at NAS Whibey Island, WA. As a “Lizard” I made 3 deployments at sea (1986, 1988, and 1989/1990) on the USS Enterprise (CVN-65), and when my sea-duty tour was up, I walked down the street into a different hanger, wrapping up my naval service with VAQ-129 working on the EA-6B Prowler.
I consider myself blessed and honored to of served with some incredible sailors and marines in my Navy career. I served in a total of 5 squadrons (3 fleet (VA-127, VA-95 and VAQ-129), 2 training (VT-21 and VA-128). I had the privilege of working on 2 of the greatest naval aircraft platforms (the A-4 Skyhawk and A-6 Intruder) in our Navy’s history. Became a “Trusty Shellback” in 1986. I got to wage war on Iran in 1988 as a flight deck troubleshooter during Operation Praying Mantis. And in a 12 year a career, earned the following ribbons and medals: Navy Achievement Medal, Joint Meritorious Unit Commendation, Meritorious Unit Commendation, Battle E, Good Conduct Medal, Navy Expeditionary Medal, Armed Forces Expeditionary Medal, National Defense Medal, Sea Service Deployment Ribbon, Sharpshooter Ribbons and the Enlisted Aviation Warfare Specialist designation.
