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7 years ago
If you are an artist reading this and I have a commission with you, please be advised I will not be reachable until August 11th at the very soonest. I apologize in advance for any hassle that may cause you. If anybody has anything they need to tell me while I am gone, please note me.
I was selected to attend USMC Officer Candidate School this summer in Quantico Virginia. Early next month I will be leaving Phoenix to attend. It is not bootcamp, although it is similar in many aspects. There are good documentaries and films on YouTube to find out what it's like. What this means for me is that after I ship, I will not be reachable. I am supposed to have libo starting early July, however I will not be doing anything aside from making calls to friends, family, studying and preparing for the coming week and relaxing for the 16 or so hours you are given.
What does it mean for my future? Who knows really. The next year or so of my life will be dedicated primarily to the Marine Corps and training. I want to be an infantry officer, very badly. That's a lot of time and dedication to do just that, and that's before even getting to the fleet. My involvement in this fandom will be on drawback too, I don't know if I'll be able to go to Midwest Furfest this year or not. I'm still going to try and get a room since a lot of people I know are going and it's thus far been a tradition to go. I just hope that Hyatt and the staff pull their head from their ass and can get logistics down so the booking disaster this year doesn't happen again. I still have my fursuit, she is safe at my parent's house and as soon as I can, I want her back with me. I will be going to BLFC next year I've made up my mind on that, again my schedule permitting. I'll still be commissioning art, and I want to pick up a pencil now and then to maybe learn it on my own. I'm not leaving this fandom, but my priorities will change for a few months. I'm going to miss the fuck out of all my friends too. These next ten weeks are going to be the most difficult thing I have ever done.
I'm scared, this is a new chapter in my life and unlike others there isn't a smooth transition, once I graduated OCS, I immediately commission and go right to The Basic School. Unlike a lot of other phases in life where things taper off, I feel like I'm in the middle of something, stopping and starting something new. Although that's not entirely true. I was tired of where I was living and what I was doing. But it still feels like life is stopping for this, it feels like I'll never be able to go anywhere I want to or see my friends again. I know that's not entirely true, I'll still be able to do that but it feels like what I have going on is going to stop at least for a while. All my personal items are with my parents, it'll take time to get that out to Virginia. That doesn't matter as much and I'm hoping that Virginia and the East Coast will be temporary, I want to be at camp pendleton. Maybe if I'm lucky I'll be out there, I really hope that I will be.
I just hope that I will be successful this summer and graduate. I will miss you all but I will come back a Second Lieutenant and stronger than ever.
I was selected to attend USMC Officer Candidate School this summer in Quantico Virginia. Early next month I will be leaving Phoenix to attend. It is not bootcamp, although it is similar in many aspects. There are good documentaries and films on YouTube to find out what it's like. What this means for me is that after I ship, I will not be reachable. I am supposed to have libo starting early July, however I will not be doing anything aside from making calls to friends, family, studying and preparing for the coming week and relaxing for the 16 or so hours you are given.
What does it mean for my future? Who knows really. The next year or so of my life will be dedicated primarily to the Marine Corps and training. I want to be an infantry officer, very badly. That's a lot of time and dedication to do just that, and that's before even getting to the fleet. My involvement in this fandom will be on drawback too, I don't know if I'll be able to go to Midwest Furfest this year or not. I'm still going to try and get a room since a lot of people I know are going and it's thus far been a tradition to go. I just hope that Hyatt and the staff pull their head from their ass and can get logistics down so the booking disaster this year doesn't happen again. I still have my fursuit, she is safe at my parent's house and as soon as I can, I want her back with me. I will be going to BLFC next year I've made up my mind on that, again my schedule permitting. I'll still be commissioning art, and I want to pick up a pencil now and then to maybe learn it on my own. I'm not leaving this fandom, but my priorities will change for a few months. I'm going to miss the fuck out of all my friends too. These next ten weeks are going to be the most difficult thing I have ever done.
I'm scared, this is a new chapter in my life and unlike others there isn't a smooth transition, once I graduated OCS, I immediately commission and go right to The Basic School. Unlike a lot of other phases in life where things taper off, I feel like I'm in the middle of something, stopping and starting something new. Although that's not entirely true. I was tired of where I was living and what I was doing. But it still feels like life is stopping for this, it feels like I'll never be able to go anywhere I want to or see my friends again. I know that's not entirely true, I'll still be able to do that but it feels like what I have going on is going to stop at least for a while. All my personal items are with my parents, it'll take time to get that out to Virginia. That doesn't matter as much and I'm hoping that Virginia and the East Coast will be temporary, I want to be at camp pendleton. Maybe if I'm lucky I'll be out there, I really hope that I will be.
I just hope that I will be successful this summer and graduate. I will miss you all but I will come back a Second Lieutenant and stronger than ever.
Follow your gut. You'll do great no matter what happens.