HIDDEN VALLEY LAKE, Calif. – Brandon Tyler King of Hidden Valley Lake has graduated from Navy boot camp.

His family reported that King, a 2012 graduate of Middletown High School, graduated from basic training on Sept. 21.

He will be graduating from “A” school in February before continuing his schooling in Pensacola, Fla., where he will attend “C” school to study to be a naval IT specialist.

King recently came home for a brief visit during the New Year’s festivities after five months away.

After his six years in the Navy, King’s goal is to finish his degrees and become a member of the Federal Bureau of Investigation.

He is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Greg Eixenberger of Hidden Valley Lake and Steven King of Kent, Wash.