Monday, May 12, 2014 Capt. Athan;
11:47 AM
Stardate 140511.12
Incoming transmission.....
[Hey. So, it's the 4th week of being in Year 3.Year 3. Still doesn't quite feel like it though. Time is moving veeerrryy quickly this past few months. Weeks pass by without my noticing. Everything feels like a blur. Soon it'll be graduation, then off to Boot Camp.
Honestly, I still have mixed feelings about entering Boot. On the one hand, I'm looking forward to the experience. Training and exercising and shit. Basically all the fun stuff. On the other, it'll mean that I have to decide my career. Navy or Army?
I didn't really notice it at first, but my life was full of Naval references. Movies, books and games, all talking about people in the Navy, or serving aboard ships, or just about ships in general. I guess I didn't really see an interest in it because I always remember that I get seasick. I hate the rocking motion of ships. Ever since my first trip to Club Med Bintan on the ferry, I've always felt queasy whenever I step onto a boat. But I'm willing to join the Navy because of the all the signs in my life. And if that is my destiny, then I look forward to it.
I guess I wanted to join the Army because of everything war movies and games taught me. You never leave anyone behind. Always protect the man next to you. Duty, Honor, Courage. It may not make sense to most people, but it does to me. I've bought into that life and I try to live according to those words, the best I can, everyday.
I guess I'll just make life-changing decisions when they come along. Which seems so close yet so far away. Guess my perception of time as linear is slowly fading away.
Still...
Feels weird to be known as a "Senior" now. Maybe the feeling will go away.
Or maybe,...
This is how it starts...
]
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