Saturday, Sep 26, 2009
Just popping in to say hi to everyone. School is going really great. Got a good roommate. Making a couple good friends and doing a good job of ignoring all the younger kids that don't quite know how to behave and keep their mouths shut and hands to themselves. Really thinking a lot about giving up this Reserve thing, quitting graphic design and going full time active duty. But that'll all depend on whether I can get a station/career path I want. Apparently, the CG is so popular right now and the retention rate is so high that they've shut down the recruit training center for a short time and aren't allowing reservists to go active as easily. Just goes to show, if you're going to join the military, Coast Guard is the way to go.
Also, I have to brag a little bit. Had my big Nav Rules test yesterday. Fail that test and you fail school. What constitutes a failing grade? It takes 90% to pass. 50 questions. Miss 6 and you've failed. So it's a big deal. On top of that, I had watch duty the night before and got a grand total of 3 hours sleep. Not a good day to take a test. That said, I decided to take my sweet ass time answering the questions, went back over the entire test after I finished and carefully read each question again verifying my answers and at the end I was rewarded with 1 of 4 perfect scores. Pretty excited. I'm only the second person at my unit to ace that test.
So now, if anyone finds themselves on a 15 meter sailboat and run aground while in a fog at night, in international waters, you know where to turn to sound the proper whistle signals and display the correct lights.
So outside of studying, life around here is pretty mundane. Lots of class time. Spent a week on the water driving boats around a couple weeks ago. But if you're not in class, there's not a lot going on. As a result, a couple shipmates and I have taken to playing WoW. Never thought I'd ever play it. But it's a decent way to kill time. If anyone's interested, right now we're playing Alliance on Stonemaul.
Hope everyone's well. I'm trying to catch up a bit with people's blogs but I'm a bit behind the times. I'll catch y'all again later.
Also, I have to brag a little bit. Had my big Nav Rules test yesterday. Fail that test and you fail school. What constitutes a failing grade? It takes 90% to pass. 50 questions. Miss 6 and you've failed. So it's a big deal. On top of that, I had watch duty the night before and got a grand total of 3 hours sleep. Not a good day to take a test. That said, I decided to take my sweet ass time answering the questions, went back over the entire test after I finished and carefully read each question again verifying my answers and at the end I was rewarded with 1 of 4 perfect scores. Pretty excited. I'm only the second person at my unit to ace that test.
So now, if anyone finds themselves on a 15 meter sailboat and run aground while in a fog at night, in international waters, you know where to turn to sound the proper whistle signals and display the correct lights.
So outside of studying, life around here is pretty mundane. Lots of class time. Spent a week on the water driving boats around a couple weeks ago. But if you're not in class, there's not a lot going on. As a result, a couple shipmates and I have taken to playing WoW. Never thought I'd ever play it. But it's a decent way to kill time. If anyone's interested, right now we're playing Alliance on Stonemaul.
Hope everyone's well. I'm trying to catch up a bit with people's blogs but I'm a bit behind the times. I'll catch y'all again later.
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Posted Sep 26, 2009 4:06 pm PT
Right on Ben, good to hear from you braddah, sounds like things are going well which is very cool to hear.
Posted Sep 26, 2009 6:22 pm PT
In the interest of serving your country, it is your duty to provide your phone number to us so that we have a direct line to someone knowledgable and dependable if we ever find ourselves in times of need.
Posted Sep 26, 2009 7:25 pm PT
@johnsteed7 - it just takes a bit of courage to make changes in life. Regardless, change is going to happen in some form or another - just depends on whether you want to take control of it or not. Last time I was unhappy with work I moved across the country and went to college. I've been unhappy at my current job for a few years now. Joining the military hasn't been easy but it's been a refreshing change. It's not easy to find work nowadays but life's too short to spend it doing what you don't enjoy. Don't be intimidated by life's "what ifs".
@polsci1503 - yeah, i'm really enjoying learning everything here. Sorry to hear about your company losing that contract. I really hope things pan out for you - even if you have to switch jobs. btw, funny to see you standing next to your girl. She's a tiny thing compared to you
@bacchus2 - as a military member, my information is already in public record - phone number included, I believe. Just look me up - should be there
@polsci1503 - yeah, i'm really enjoying learning everything here. Sorry to hear about your company losing that contract. I really hope things pan out for you - even if you have to switch jobs. btw, funny to see you standing next to your girl. She's a tiny thing compared to you
@bacchus2 - as a military member, my information is already in public record - phone number included, I believe. Just look me up - should be there
Posted Sep 26, 2009 10:55 pm PT
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