Week 1 of MANY Schools

Just to think I graduated college to get away from school lol. Exactly one month after graduating college I'm back in a classroom, but this time it's not a pointless History class that has absolutely nothing to do with my degree. The training track that I have for my type of ship has about a year of different schools and training. It sounds horrible BUT I'm getting paid to go to school and on the plus side I'm out of class by 12 everyday. Can't complain in that category while my other friends are in class until 4 in the afternoon. Well during this class I learned about the two classes of ships that we have and some basics of what I need to know. As I looked around my class everyone has their warfare pin and I don't (class is a mixture of enlisted and a few officers). I felt a little behind the curve on that but I was willing to take as many notes as my hand could handle. On top of that I have no sea time or qualifications so some questions that were asked I was just lost.  BUT there is more! I swear the Navy has ACRONYMS for everything it's ridiculous. Half of them have no vowels but are pronounced like they have them. It's annoying but you eventually get used to it. Just google military acronyms and you'll see what I'm talking about. One thing I can say I did learn in this school was to tie a knot. Not just any knot but a bowline knot (don't ask me the purpose of it) but I learned how to do it lol.

Meeting my CO and XO

A checkin isn't official until you meet the real men in charge. While I am going to school I had a meeting with my CO and XO one afternoon to formally meet them and know their expectations. It was pretty nerve-racking because I'm new and want to make a good first impression. Well, my meeting went great and I must say I think they are way more excited than I was expecting about me joining their crew. I am their very first Ensign and the ship I am on is a "big deal" with the Navy because of its cool tech stuff. I told them of a future plan that I wanted to accomplish and they were all for it. On top of that I think my CO has a really happy spirit, he seems like a really good guy and wants the best for his sailors. 

Let's Explore!

I have always been the type of person to go out and explore with or without people. So since I have my car, a full tank of gas, and my phone is GPS enabled I took out time to explore the lovely city and surrounding areas when I was out of class. This also gives me a little insight on where I might want to stay whenever I get my apartment. I swear within no time by the end of the week I drove all over just looking around and seeing if I can find my way back to base. It also helped that I had a 4 day weekend just to enjoy this new life and meet more people.