Navy
Today I'm posting as a member of the Navy. I have completed Basic Training and am currently doing Technical Training for my job now. I am looking foreward to it.
I am in the process of adjusting to a new lifestyle, but at the moment I am contemplating many different thoughts. One is education, I hope to earn many college credits during my time in service. So far I have accumulated 7 College Credits. I am being paid to get them, and being offered more for little to no monetary cost. The time I spend is an investment not a deduction, because I plan to use the knowledge and wisdom I acquire.
I am eagerly awaiting the new challenges which will occur.
My stay in Basic Training:
Very interesting. In terms of intellectual growth, limited. Naval history and customs were touched upon, but I learned much more from reading my Bluejacket's Manual than any information touched upon in training. Basic was an experience that trained one in the habits and mental focus needed in the Navy.
The physical exertion needed in training was well below anything I had expected. Very rare was it that I was challenged. The build up was slow, minimal, and so gradual that none of us were injured. They did not want to injure us, but I would have liked a chance to prove myself more.
Let me make this clear, we still performed a huge amount of exercise, but it was exercise, something I might push myself to working alone. I pushed myself beyond my limits again and again, but I did not have to. Many just drift through without improving themselves. I chose to improve myself.
The one thing that was needed to get through training was focus. Lose focus for a single instant of any day, at any time, and you could lose you goal. It is not hard, but being here has sharpened my focus to an all time high. There are many who will not deal with it, and there are some that could not deal with it. Those that would not were forced to leave. Those who could not were given the means to improve themselves, and we all improved each other as well. Very few left because of problems they could not have fixed, those that left in the later stages were for reasons beyond their control. If one person had a flaw, we worked to help each other grow and learn, overcoming problems as best as possible.
I am glad to be here, serving my country, and growing as a person at the same time.
I am in the process of adjusting to a new lifestyle, but at the moment I am contemplating many different thoughts. One is education, I hope to earn many college credits during my time in service. So far I have accumulated 7 College Credits. I am being paid to get them, and being offered more for little to no monetary cost. The time I spend is an investment not a deduction, because I plan to use the knowledge and wisdom I acquire.
I am eagerly awaiting the new challenges which will occur.
My stay in Basic Training:
Very interesting. In terms of intellectual growth, limited. Naval history and customs were touched upon, but I learned much more from reading my Bluejacket's Manual than any information touched upon in training. Basic was an experience that trained one in the habits and mental focus needed in the Navy.
The physical exertion needed in training was well below anything I had expected. Very rare was it that I was challenged. The build up was slow, minimal, and so gradual that none of us were injured. They did not want to injure us, but I would have liked a chance to prove myself more.
Let me make this clear, we still performed a huge amount of exercise, but it was exercise, something I might push myself to working alone. I pushed myself beyond my limits again and again, but I did not have to. Many just drift through without improving themselves. I chose to improve myself.
The one thing that was needed to get through training was focus. Lose focus for a single instant of any day, at any time, and you could lose you goal. It is not hard, but being here has sharpened my focus to an all time high. There are many who will not deal with it, and there are some that could not deal with it. Those that would not were forced to leave. Those who could not were given the means to improve themselves, and we all improved each other as well. Very few left because of problems they could not have fixed, those that left in the later stages were for reasons beyond their control. If one person had a flaw, we worked to help each other grow and learn, overcoming problems as best as possible.
I am glad to be here, serving my country, and growing as a person at the same time.
posted by Neophyte at 8:40 PM
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