mason4300

I noticed I hadn't updated my journal since before I flew up here to Great Lakes, Illinois in order to attend the U.S. Navy Recruit Training Commands, aka, "boot camp". Well, I finished that in May and then crossed the street to start Electronics Technician A-school. I have now completed that and I am awaiting orders to my next command (which could be nearly anywhere; Hawaii, Alabama, California, Virginia, Japan, Iceland even) in order to attend C-school. I am hoping for orders to San Diego for ISM school, and I would be very happy to end up on a Arleigh Burke Destroyer. If I get those three things, I will be one happy camper. Wish me luck. :

I enlisted in the Navy in December and I am heading to RTC (bootcamp) tomorrow. It was interesting boxing up everything I own. I'm a packrat, so I had to dispose of over a decade's worth of stuff in the process. I guess I'll be checking back in here in 2 months. See you all later.

Well, Halloween is over. I was extremely disappointed in this year's turnout. Considering that it was the weekend, and that the weather was absolutely great, the fact that I had less than twenty trick-or-treaters come to my door in about 5 groups really bothered me. I know Halloween has been in it's death throes for quite some time, at least in the majority of the country, but I was hoping that the perfect conditions would have had a better crowd this year. I spent a LOT of time carving pumpkins, decorating, etc and now I have a crap-ton of candy that I don't know what to do with. Save it for next year, I suppose...