When I say my longest week yet, I'm really referring to how long my class lasted. I got spoiled with getting out of class and having my day to myself by noon but this week that was actually a lunch break. Regardless of how long the days were for this class I got a lot of valuable information that will not only help me but also my sailors if they have questions. The briefs ranged from who your family could contact if they had questions, speaking to news reporters, and even ways one could get a higher education while still in the service. Not sure how other commands work but majority of the people who gave the brief were very accessible and were in the same building for the most part. This school lasted 3 days but a lot was covered.
Along with this school being long and my week being semi short I reached my 2 month mark of being a commissioned officer! Its nothing significant though since I really haven't been doing much nor have I got any sea time. On the brighter side another FAMU Alumni is coming to Cali! He has already been in the Navy for 2 years and is a great leader to go to for questions since he does have his SWO pin.
Two Admirals in Under a month
Yea seems like I'm on a roll of meeting people in high places. Well, it was a Friday night and there was another officer event like the mentoring event and I was invited to attend. It wasn't like I was losing anything by going because the event was from 6-8pm, not long at all. Crazy thing is I was the only Ensign there so everyone outranked me. There was nothing wrong with that because I got some great advice and information from everyone. And of course I met another Admiral. I got a chance to speak with him and he said what I really like hearing, "Keep up that attitude and you'll go far". I've heard it numerous times but it just gets better when you hear it from an Admiral. And another plus was that this was my first time meeting/seeing a black Admiral besides Admiral Howard in articles.
Charles is Here!
I'm not sure who was more excited to arrive in town Charles or Kay and I. Before he even arrived in town he was already telling us all of the plans and places we will be going in the future. I haven't been here long and didn't have an ounce of "things to do" mentally planned before I even arrived to Cali, then again I was fresh from graduating too. Within an hour of him landing we were back out and hitting bars downtown. Had to let him have a blast on his first night in town and he loved it. On top of a successful first night, the next day he got the keys to his place and his complex was like its own secluded city. If he doesn't love living there I'm sure Kay and I will love visiting lol.
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