Corps school has been super busy, so there isn't a whole lot to report on. 99% on Test 7, 97% today on Test 8. Starting to feel a little burned out, more fatigued, but I'm sure the upcoming weekend will help a lot there. Our schedule between now and the end of didactic is going to be more non-stop studying and testing, but that also means we'll be done exams before Thanksgiving. Then it's on to clinicals, and dental, and dental exams and clinicals...
And with that, I think I'll get to bed early!
21.10.10
13.10.10
orders...
but not for me! So today my class picked orders. That is, those of us not HMDA. It was exciting to see where a lot of my fellow shipmates are going, but also disappointing that I have to wait another 2 months to find out for myself. I have shipmates going to the Japanese mainland, Okinawa, North Carolina, Florida, Bethesda, Hawaii, California, and a few lucky individuals going FMF. No ship billets, as expected. Good luck to everyone once they get to their new duty station, but we still have a lot of Corps School left to get through!
In other news, I had a great weekend. Started off with 100% on test 6 on Friday (98.7% average, #1), and then I immediately fled to downtown Chicago to meet up with my family who flew in for the weekend. Friday night we had dinner at a great Italian restaurant, followed up by The Second City comedy show at 11pm. Hilarious as expected, with some great topical jabs at the "tea party". Saturday we walked up Michigan Ave, taking in the sights and visiting the Nike Store to stock up on US Soccer jerseys. That evening was USA vs. Poland at Soldier Field. Very entertaining game, we should have won but a 2-2 draw in a friendly isn't so bad. Both teams played to win, which I liked, and the crowd was about 75% polish fans (chicago!). After the game we walked around Navy Pier for a bit before taking in some drinks and eats at this awesome Irish Pub, which I'm going to have to visit again. Sunday was back to base, where the rest of my shipmates were stuck during duty weekend.
Test 7 is this Friday, and since we had Monday off due to the holiday, we've been cramming new material like crazy. Probably going back downtown this weekend, and maybe to a Chicago Fire/DC United game?? We'll see!
In other news, I had a great weekend. Started off with 100% on test 6 on Friday (98.7% average, #1), and then I immediately fled to downtown Chicago to meet up with my family who flew in for the weekend. Friday night we had dinner at a great Italian restaurant, followed up by The Second City comedy show at 11pm. Hilarious as expected, with some great topical jabs at the "tea party". Saturday we walked up Michigan Ave, taking in the sights and visiting the Nike Store to stock up on US Soccer jerseys. That evening was USA vs. Poland at Soldier Field. Very entertaining game, we should have won but a 2-2 draw in a friendly isn't so bad. Both teams played to win, which I liked, and the crowd was about 75% polish fans (chicago!). After the game we walked around Navy Pier for a bit before taking in some drinks and eats at this awesome Irish Pub, which I'm going to have to visit again. Sunday was back to base, where the rest of my shipmates were stuck during duty weekend.
Test 7 is this Friday, and since we had Monday off due to the holiday, we've been cramming new material like crazy. Probably going back downtown this weekend, and maybe to a Chicago Fire/DC United game?? We'll see!
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