Issues of the day.

Once again, there's no motivation to get things done.  I have 4 months, 2 weeks, and 3 days left till boot camp. And honestly adding the months and weeks in there is a lot better then just counting the days.  The Days just make the time go by slower.  Right now it's right around the corner.

In the past week I've had love problems, I've had so much fun!  I've had drama within my family but we won't be getting into that.  

Boot Camp is seriously right around the corner, and I'm not ready.  I mean I'm excited and I can't wait, but I need to get physically prepared for this, and physically prepared for the Career that I've chosen.

Onto this weeks issues:(

First off the Westboro baptist church that pickets outside of military funerals.  They hold signs outside of these dead soldiers saying that God is killing them because of the homosexuals, because we as America allow homosexuals into our country.  First of all we don't allow anything, they are the way they are.  They are what they need to be to be themselves, that is the life they want to live and we can't tell them anydifferent.  the wear shirts that say "GOD HATES FAGS!" and carry signs that say "THANK GOD FOR DEAD SOLDIERS", or "THANK GOD FOR 9/11."  The pastor of the Westboro baptist church even goes as far as saying that he HATES JEWS, and that the Holocaust was a word starting with an M(I forgot what it was).

They are right however, due to the first Amendment based on freedom of speech, among many other freedoms they have a right to do this.  But there is a time and a place.  You can't stalk every military burial.  You can't hold signs forever.  In my opinion this is a form of harrassment.  

But out of something ugly always comes something good.

The second issue today is of Teen Suicide

Yes I said it Suicide.  Many teens are bullied whether or not it's at school, work, or the computer.  

Some people just can't take it anymore, they feel like no one can help them, no one can do anything.  I know because at one time I was bullied as well.  I remember only having one friend through fifth and sixth grade.  I remember a girl telling me how much she'd like to hit me because I was white using messages on myspace.  I remember a friend of mine telling me how ugly I was and that I had yellow teeth because I smoked and everyday he'd ask how the weed was, and that I was gay because I haven't had my first kiss yet.  And this was all before I reached the age of 14.  

My little cousin goes through it now.  Her friends tell her that Hawaiians are dumb, that she's fat.  And she believes it. 

 I have to repeatedly tell her that it's not true.  I have to tell her that it doesn't matter what people believe because we know what we are.  We know that we are important, we know that Hawaiians aren't stupid.  I mean how could we be?  We have our own dance, we have our own language although most is forgotten now.  We have had our own Gods, we have our own legends.  How can we be stupid?

I have to tell her that she is beautiful, that she isn't fat.   

We have to stop this now!  We can't allow it to stay, to haunt our children, and our childrens' children.  

You know everyday the political commercials come on and I see them probably 10-15 times a day.  And all that is bullying.  We tell our kids not to do it and they turn on the TV and they see that.  Why not instead of saying all the bad be like he/she has done a good job so far, but what I can offer is better.  In order to stop the future generation from bullying, this generation needs to stop.

Thanks for reading :) I think that this is a good way to the day and it gets the creative/debative forces going.  I'd love to know your opinions on both Protesting at Military funerals, and bullying.  Please feel free to drop an email.  I'll have more issues within the next couple of weeks to share.

Thanks again:)

My bucket list.

You always dream about what might happen to you, that's just apart of being human.  Everyone dreams about everything.  Today my cousin asked me how would I like to die, and the question has plagued me.  

Would I like to die in the line of duty?

Would I like to die in a hospital bed with my loved ones surrounding me?

Would I like to die of old age, sleeping?

There are so many scenarios.  And honestly I don't know.  What I do know is that I want to live my life to the fullest, I want to do the things that I've always wanted to do

My Bucket List (so far):

1. Go back to Hawai'i

2. Scuba Dive

3. Sky diving

4. The biggest roller coaster in the world!

5. Change someone's life for the better

6. Marry

7. Get my degree, maybe in political science?

8. Have children

9. Tell my family I love them each and every day.

10. Live my life.

There will be more to come, that's just my beginning.

I'll try to put 5-10 on the end of each blog, however I can't promise anything, in the end if I don't think of anything else, and make it into one big blog.  

I wish those people who have gone to boot camp or waiting to go, or those that are still in the process to become a United States Sailor, Soldier, or anything else tons of luck.  We'll need it.

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.

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!

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