End of an Experiment (17 Mar - 31 Jul 2009)

When I introduced the "Sailor's Life" feature, my plan was to give future sailors an idea of what Navy life was like. That idea never got off the ground, partly because of the lack of internet access in boot camp (and my complete inability to remember when things happened while i was there), and partly because when I got to NNPTC (Naval Nuclear Power Training Command) in Goose Creek, SC, I found that it was a little boring. About the only things I experienced were:

Naval Military Training (NMT), also known as the phase system. Basically this is designed to ease the transition from boot camp to the outside world.

The end of the Navy Utility Uniform, which is being replaced by the Navy Working Uniform (NWU, digitilities)

Boot camp, of course, although I did not get a graduation ceremony (Pass-In Review) or Liberty Weekend due to failing run times.

And now, my personal experiment comes to an end, as I am receiving a General (Under Honorable Conditions) discharge from the Navy, effective 31 Jul 2009, for failing to disclose Asperger's Syndrome on my enlistment paperwork.

I have no regrets of my time in the Navy, and I have nothing but respect for the sailors that protect our country and our allies against all enemies, and I will answer any questions about the Navy to the best of my ability. I will continue to use this space for ramblings on my life, which will hopefully include enough events to update this blog more than once every four months.

I will sign off for now with a quote from my mom that I agree with and will support if some god ever curses me with public office.

"Every person should have to go through boot camp at some point in their lives."