So...

I didn't get the job:(

But maybe I wasn't meant to.  I have no idea what I'm supposed to do until boot camp, I don't even know when I go to boot camp.  Maybe it'll be soon.

The day before I went to meps I got a fortune that basically said something good will happen in three months.  Maybe it's me graduating boot camp:) or maybe it's going to Boot camp:)  Who knows?  I still have to wait to know if I'm in, I needed my medical Records, which I'm hoping my recruiter got and faxed over to MEPS San Diego.

I hope I'm able to do this, that's the only thing disqualifying me right now, and that's because I had my birthmark removed because moles decided to grow on it.

I'm supposed to be paying rent, just a small amount of it like a hundred dollars, but because I've been babysitting like two weeks a month, both day and night I haven't been able to find a job so because I'm babysitting I'm working off my rent.  But I feel bad because my mom has to pay for me.  And I'm tired of using her money, but there's nothing I can do about it.  Not till after I get a job, or I go to boot camp.  Hopefully I'll go soon.  I'm really tired of fighting with my family, about such things like money or sharing a room with my little cousin, I know she hates it most of the time.

Maybe with distance we'll all get along again.  We won't have to bicker, and I won't get yelled at about how to do my job as a babysitter.    I need a break from my family.

We'll see what happens.

I have an Interview tomorrow!

Okay so I realized there's nothing much else to say about MEPS other than it's a long wait and so on and so forth.  So when I go again, maybe there will be a little something extra!   lol.

But I have a job interview tomorrow at the beauty Center, hopefully i get the job because it helps to have something to do.  I've been insanely bored and while waiting to go to boot camp it would be great to have something to do.

MEPS

So this Sunday I began the journey to start my new life.  My new adventures.

On Sunday me and a couple of others form Vegas, let's just give them names so you know who I'm talking about.  One is Hottie (there were lots of hotties in the van but this one was defiantly hotter then the rest), trouble maker(second time enlisting), tester( first time he took the ASVAB), trusting( she hands out trust easily), talker( doesn't exactly be quiet but does have those moments), Boats( Nick name given to him by his friends in the Navy, had to reenlist even though he's in the Reserves), and the recruiter.  Now all I need is to tell you about the trip and the experience of MEPS. Oh I forgot one, Ms. Keeps to herself.

So on Sunday we're leaving the main office and we have to go get Ms. Keeps to herself at another location because she forgot one of the papers that she needed to bring along.  So after that we start our five hour drive to  San Diego in which Talker, Trusting and I became good friends, and Boats taught us how to count cards.  It's not illegal it's just frowned upon.  We talked about a variety of different things like ex boyfriends, trust issues, caring for yourself first and so on and so forth.  We also played a really long game in which you say every word you can think of that starts with the same letter and if you don't have one you start with the next letter.  Let me just tell you Recruiter is awesome at that game!

We got to the Hotel, and I hang out with Talker, and Trusting in there room for a bit.  Before my best friend calls me and tells me she'll come in the next hour or so. So Boats, Talker, trusting and I go to Chilis  and eat a little dinner.  And then we come back and my best friend, Nicole and her boy friend, the marine, pick me upat the hotel.  I watch them eat at pick up stix, and I get a fortune cookie that basically says something good will happen in three months!  Hopefully it's Boot Camp!  But after that we go and see down town San Diego.  And let me tell you, It's gorgeous and the padres stadium is huge.  We went over the Coronado Bridge and I fell in love.  Just the height and the water below me, I thought I could fly.  I thought everything would be okay.

But enough about the night before, let me tell you about MEPS itself, first of all, lots of Marines, Army, and future coast guards left for Boot Camp yesterday.  Second of all don't wear jeans with holes, and if you do make sure you have extra pants, and a jacket too. Third of all never lie!  and that is a must.  You'll have your vision, hearing, urine, and blood tested.  urine's the most difficult.  They watch you.  it's a lot of sitting and waiting.  I couldn't pick my job because i didn't have my medical records about the surgery I had when i was younger so i'll get that by the end of this week or next.  Right now this is all I have to say because I'm tired of using my aunts computer and mine isn't working.

So I'll update you once again about MEPS when either my computer decides to work, or i have another keyboard to use.

So I've been...

Trying to write everyday since I decided that this is what I was going to do.

I took my ASVAB today, got a 57.  And that's okay with me.  Right now I'm outlining all the jobs I can do so that when I go to Meps, I know what I can do and what I can't and I won't be disappointed in the Rate that I have chosen.

Ladies if you haven't allready taken your asvab make sure you dress comfortably, and bring a jacket it get's cold in there.

So I Called my Recruiter...

and asked if we were still on for today.

He said he was just waiting for his supervisor to call him back and tell him my record was made:) so let's hope.  And if it's not created today, then let's hope i can take it sometime this week.

I really want this, I want to be in the Navy, but my family doesn't understand.  They I should just call the air force all ready.  But I don't want that.  I want what I want.

No Asvab today

So I guess there was no reason to be nervous.  I should've known this would happen!  My recruiter did it to me yesterday as well but that was completely understandable, I mean meps is a busy place!

But you know this was a planned day! I was supposed to take my ASVAB and go to MEPS tomorrow.  But that's not in my plans.  So my aunt and I made all these plans about who was going to babysit the baby, so that I could do this!  And instead I can't take the test today(even though it was planned for one and a half weeks), because apparently the military has no record of me to take the ASVAB, and if I had taken it today it would've been months before I had gotten to go To meps!  And the thing that really sucks is he didn't tell me until thirty minutes before our appointement to work on the Papers for MEPS!

So instead of the original plan I take the ASVAB tomorrow and leave sunday for meps and come back Monday Night.  I guess at least I'm still going right?

Okay so I lied.  I was supposed to originally take it on Friday, but because it was a training day it got postponed till today, and now it's postponed till tomorrow!

I'm so nervous...

I take the ASVAB Today!!!

I'm not ready for it, it's just that.  I suck at math, I woke up early so that I can babysit my baby cousin while my aunt's at work.

I have to call my other cousin, that's watching her for me at one, and tell her she has to stay here because my aunt took the car seat with her,

I've got a meeting with my recruiter at 1300, to fill out the paperwork I was supposed to fill out yesterday for MEPS.  And if I do well on the test I'll be going to MEPS on Wednesday, which is the only good thing I have to say about today.

Hopefully I won't have to deal with a grumpy baby all day.  or at least till 12:45.

And I forgot the cousin that is watching her is allergic to cats and dogs.  This is just perfect!  Oh well.  There's my life for you.

So My Recruiter just Called!...

Most exciting news ever guys! Or maybe that's just me! But I was scheduled to take the ASVAB here In Las Vegas, NV tomorrow. And instead I might be going to SAN DIEGO, CALIFORNIA. It's not a positive thing but I'll know by tonight:)

Hopefully I can become apart of the United States Navy sooner than later:)

The Pledge of Allegiance...

I know that I just posted a blog but a friend of mine brought this up. She had read my last entry and asked how long did it take us to memorize the pledge of allegiance. And I swear I have the best long term memory in the world(jk), but I thought about this and I realized I don't think I actually said it until the second grade. From Kindergarten to First Grade, most of us just mumble when it's time to say the Pledge of Allegiance. And even though we were told time and time again what it meant, we had no idea what it meant to us. We had no idea about what it meant to us as a country, as a whole, as citizens of the best country we know, The United States of America.

A friend of mine, Gina Chloe Ringle said:

"I was always perplexed by 'And to the Republic for 'witchit Stands'..' As a little kid I wondered what witchit stands were and I pictured those caution:Slipper when wet signs but with a witch on them. Talk about mumbling your way through it! ;)"

And that's how most of us are as kids. We constantly wonder why we're saying this everyday. We're constantly wondering why this routine is so important in our lives.

But maybe right now, right at this very moment we should wonder what these words mean to us.

I pledge allegiance to the flag of the United States of America, and to the republic for which it stands, one nation under God, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all.

Maybe we should write these words down on paper and see just what we think about it. Write adjectives or verbs, nouns or pronouns. Just write something!

In the past few years I understand that people are trying to take the "G" word out of the pledge, you know the one I'm talking about. And when it first came up I was all for it. I didn't want to be watched by a entity I wasn't sure about. But now, I'm sure of what I believe. I believe there is an entity above us that watches us and wants the best for us. And if we take the time to read the pledge slowly, you'll realize that without this one word the pledge is just words, and maybe that's a little strong let's try this for size. If we change the Pledge of Allegiance now, it won't be the same. If we take a few words out the meaning will change and once again we'll be searching for the meaning, we as a country will be lost.

So at this moment:

I pledge MY allegiance to the Flag of the United States of America, and to the government for all of it's hard work. I pledge MY Allegiance to one Nation under God, to help other Nations and people that need to be helped. I will not be left behind or divided by my peers if that makes sense. And I will protect those that need protection, and serve justice to those that need to be served with it.

This is what I think of when I think of the Pledge of Allegiance. What about you?

I've memorized the Sailors Creed!

So a couple of weeks ago my fried who was once interested in the navy sent me an email with the Sailors creed, the 11 general orders of a sentry, a bunch of terms, ranks and insignias and the phonetic alphabet.

So it's taken me a couple of days to write all of them down on index cards. For the Sailors creed almost every word has it's own card, with the smaller words there are 2 in 1. It took me 52 cards. but it took two times to shuffle and go through them for me to remember it. Ready for this:

I am a United States Sailor
I will support and defend the Constitution of the United States of America and I will obey the orders of those appointed over me
I represent the fighting spirit of the Navy and those who have gone before me to defend freedom and democracy around the world
I proudly serve my country's Navy with honor, Courage and Commitment
I am committed to excellence and the fair treatment of all

See look at how easy that was! just make sure you number the cards on the back and Don't cheat!

For the 11 gentry orders, I've written each one on it's own card and then I've written numbers on other cards. and hopefully when I memorize these I can mix up the numbers and know which one goes to which number.

I went into my aunt's room and was like "guess what"

she was "like what!"

I said "I memorized the Sailors creed want to hear it!"

she said "I'm not really interested in that but I'm sure you'll tell me anyway."

"not if you don't want to hear it so are you sure"
I
"yes I'm more interested in the fact that you're JOINING the Navy."


I guess it took me a while to get to the point, even if your family isn't interested in the little picture, like the little things you may learn that'll help you in the Navy, they are interested and very proud that we are joining the Navy, that we are leaving them to protect and defend them with our lives.

We must not lose sight of the bigger picture either. WE are becoming a Team. A team that'll protect our country, provide civilians with the things they've always wanted. And one day we will be thanked, one day the world will thank us for defending freedom and democracy all over the world:)

We will do our job, and most of us will love it. Others will want to leave:( but either way we have made our decision and we will stick with it:)

My Process has started!

So on Tuesday I started my papers to join the United States Navy. Yes me a Sailor! I'm so excited to call myself a future Sailor!

I've wanted this since I was a kid. At first I wanted to join the Air Force, and then growing up I looked into every other branch, what can I say the internet is amazing!

(The Star Spangled Banner was playing just a minute ago and I realized one of these days that last line will be meant for me, "Home of the brave." I will be one of the brave)

Well back to what I was saying. When I looked into the Navy I was blown away, this was me. I was going to be a sailor. So you know I posted a couple of statuses on facebook saying meeting with the navy recruiters, and some of my family blew up. What about the Air Force they'd say. And one of my uncles, although previously in the Air Force went all Anti military on me. That's so Ironic! lol. But that's not important anymore. I've made my decision.

Why am I joining the Navy you may ask? Well there's many reasons.
1. I need it, I need to feel like I'm wanted, like I'm needed and there's nothing like being apart of something bigger then you are to feel that. I also need the discipline the Navy gives to it's Sailors both land based and sea based.

2. It's a great opportunity to get ahead in life. And with the benefits! HOLY CRAP, I mean if you stick with it, you'll be set for life!

3. The traveling, can I say please board me on a ship now and take me away! Take me away! On deployment I can visit from 4-6 DIFFERENT COUNTRIES! Yes I said it 4-6 DIFFERENT COUNTRIES in 6 months! Yes this is me being super excited!

4. I am a woman, and alot of times, or at least with me, men pull the "I am man, I am stronger." and I'd just love to say back "I can do anything you can better!" but I'm no longer 5 years old! lol.

5. This is my opportunity to make my country proud of me, to make my family proud, to make my father proud (long story behind that one), and most importantly to make MYSELF proud of me.

If you want any more information about any of these reasons please let me know. Maybe I'll put the reason to making my father proud up. But let me tell you more of the process first so that if you are thinking about joining the Navy or any other branch, you know what to expect. However I must say that every branch is different and that makes every person's experience different as well.

I started my process in May. I had just finished with my first year of college and decided that College wasn't for me. I tried, but I didn't succeed. My mom had asked me if I had ever thought about the military and I told her the truth. I always had it on my mind I just never did anything about it. I had looked into the Army, Army National Guard, the Marines(I'm one crazy girl), and a tad bit of the Air Force. So when we got home I looked into the Navy and like I said earlier, I knew this was for me.

I called my recruiter and that's when I started. I got all the information, looked at the jobs online, they all look so good so I have no idea what I'll do. And I left it at that, and then I had to do more looking into the Air Force. And my grandfather came into town the end of June/beginning of July, and told me that I had to do it for me. So I called my Navy Recruiter and told him that I had made my decision. I was joining the Navy!

I started my paperwork on Tuesday, July 6th. Let me tell you if you have any tattoos, you'll have to sign a waiver of each one saying where they are, how big they are, what they are of, the colors, and what they mean to you. Also in the medical questionnaire, the small things don't matter. And the things that happened oh about 10-15 years ago, doesn't really matter. There's alot of Initialing to do and lots of signing, but the big signature doesn't happen until after you decide on your job, and you swear to protect your country. That's all I can tell you for now. I take my ASVAB on Tuesday, hopefully so I'll let you know about everything that happens when it happens