Upon graduating from the Naval Academy with distinction, Carter was assigned to the USS Wyoming as an ensign (via Naval History and Heritage Command). Onboard, he spent two years completing surface ship duty and then applied for the most hazardous job the Navy offers: Submarine duty. On SSK-1, he acquired a variety of titles, from executive officer to engineering officer and then electronics repair officer.
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Upon the death of his father, James Earl Carter, Sr., in July 1953, Lieutenant Carter immediately resigned his commission, and he was discharged from the Navy on October 9, 1953.
Just as Carter was gearing up to become the engineering officer for one of the very first submarines to operate on atomic power (USS Seawolf), he got a call with some bad news: His father had died, and the family-run farm was in disarray. He promptly resigned from the Navy and returned home to rural Georgia to get the business back on its feet.
