What a week!

Some of my boys(and 1 girl) decided to participate in the Guam Gear race number 9.  I got roped into being thier support driver.  That made me the all purpose water/food/first aid guy.  We had a post race party at our house after the official one winded down.  The girl I am now dating called and she came over as well.  She has repeatedly told me that she likes honest people, but all the folks that were there had the potential to be too much honesty at once.  The 1 girl(Q) had been drinking a good bit, but in her defense, we all had.  When the girl I am dating, Ms. L for short, got there, she was greeted by a bunch of Hull Techs that had been drinking and partying for a good bit of hours.  Q decided to engage Ms. L in conversation and it turned into 20 questions.  Roommate redirected Q on question number four.  Honestly, I was expecting the worst.  Ms. L turned to me and said, “I like her.  She doesn’t bullshit.”  That was doubly hillarious because Ms. L has used two or fewer cuss words since I knew her, and some of Q’s questions were a little bit direct.  All in all, it was a good week.

A friendly bet among shipmates

One of the BMs I work with has decided he wants to leave the navy when his hitch is up and apply for Army Ranger School.  I applaud him because he is not trying to weasel his way out.  He wants  to stay his four and leave with an Honorable Discharge. 

I told him that I could probably get in shape for RIP in 6 weeks.  Our friendly bet is that if he wins, I will give him The Special Ops Workout Book.  If I win, he will buy dinner one night. 

I figure that if I can pass a Ranger PT test, a Navy PRT will be pretty easy.

Where I’ve been

Y’all are probably wondering where the heck I’ve been.  I have been stuck on delinquent study for a bit to finish bringing my quals up to par.  I have finally got all that up to snuff.  We were also preparing for a big bad inspection by anal engineer types.  It got pushed out some because more necessary tasks came down the pipeline. 

We are feeling the crunch in Uncle Sugar’s Yacht Club also.  A lot of transfers and bonuses got poo-pooed.  Many of my people are looking intently into transfers to other services.  I personally was considering the Army Warrant Officer Program for a minute or two.  Some say a degree is required, some don’t think it is.  I think I would have qualified due to experience for some of the technical fields.  I decided to stay Navy. 

My roommate and I decided to quit dorking around on the fitness front, get on the bus, snd stay fit, as opposed to panicking and taking extreme measures once every six months.    We shall see how that goes.

PT

Ah, the dreaded PRT.  Being of hearty German and Irish stock, I have to sometimes use dirty tricks to keep my weight in standards.  I am usally close enough the trest of the year, but twice a year I must submit to the dreaded choke and rope.  Two weeks of chicken rice, beans, and spinach usually does it, with a small assist from various vitamins from GNC.  I shall keep you posted.