Sleepy

I am currently working on 3 hours of sleep, had duty yesterday, stood 12 hours of watch. So today has been a long day. My big day is September 17, @ o700, that is when I take my test for petty officer 3rd class, So I can hurry up and become MN3 on the fast track to success. I am currently working on getting my esws completed sometime at the end of the year.

The other day i was on here, looking through some of my aunts old blogs, and came across one she did of my dad, now retired, he was PSC (SW), he had a very distinguished career, all of his co-workers i met praised his work, i had met his commanding officers/executive officers several times and had only the same to say, he has always been a stand up sailor with a can do attitude, and even now, being retired, he still holds the same mindset of his junior sailors, ensuring the best for them. I have always been very proud of his many accomplishments and dedication. He has always said that he was proud of me, and that i would exceed at anything i do. The day i graduated bootcamp, he looked in my eyes and told me how proud he was and i was going to exceed/excell better than he did, well chief thats only cause i have learned from the best. I only hope that i can be half the sailor he was/is.

Horsing Around

Just the other day me and my buddy went out to one of the malls here in Bahrain, we had nothing better to do really, but we walked into this pretty big toy store, they had all sorts of huge stuffed animals, the picture says it all. We went a little childish.

Aside from goofing off, we have been working pretty hard the past few days, trying to get our deck spaces clean and ready for a zone inspection, i have been spending alot of time in my space getting it beyond standards, finnaly got it done today, just in time for our inspection tomorrow. I am also spending some time studying for my upcoming petty officer 3rd class test in September. Not really alot of studying needed but cant hurt

Littlemans 3rd birthday is coming up, and this will be his second one that i have missed in a row. It really sucks, but i do what i have to do, he still knows who daddy is, i talk to him on the phone a bit, he tells me all sorts of things, like he wants a spongebob cake and he wants one present, Liar, lol. Hard to believe he has gotten so big this past year, and to imagine i wont see him again til February, they do grow up fast it seems in this case. Well i got to get going, its getting late, and i have an early day tomorrow. So til next time....

Desert Sailor

I am going to try this again, lets see how long i can keep this updated again.

Well anyway, i am here in manama bahrain, where it is hotter than hell, aboard USS Ardent, MCM 12. i have seen the temp. get to 125 in the shade, it has reportedly been above 130 a few times since we have been here, it isnt so bad when we pull out of the pier and go underway, it cools down little bit. But i guess i am kinda used to it, being from florida and all, it doesnt seem to affect me as much as others sometimes. We are going on an extended underway soon, we have been real busy this past month, with multiple underways to gear us up for this upcoming one. I am enjoying it here as much as i can, its been real hard here lately, been in the navy going on a year and a half and havent been able to have some real quality family time. But i make the best out of it, not like its going to get better if i just mope around, i have my 3rd class test coming up in sept. wish me luck, and i am working on getting all my qualifications done so i can get my (esws) surface warfare pin. I have alot to do, alot to concentrate on so i can stand out and be at the top, i have praises from some of my shipmates, specially my LPO (leading petty officer). I have been taking pics here and there but nothing real special, havent ventured off to far and generally forget the cam. But me and a buddy plan on hitting it up tomorrow. I have been trying to post some pics, but for some reason it hates me, let me post one of my ship but i will try posting other pics at a later time.I got to get going now, it is getting late here, til next time...http://www.ardent.navy.mil/default.aspx for info on my current ship!