So, just for fun the Marine Corps has decided to give me three HIV tests this year. Yes, it is the middle of June and I have already had three. The first was for our Bahrain deployment... which still hasn't happened yet. The second one was for the same deployment because they misplaced my first one and didn't have the results. The third one is for my separation final physical. Can we take the results from the one I just took two months ago? Is this really necessary?
In other news: I had an awesome time home for my 24th birthday. My only wish was that more pictures could have been taken. Evan was able to delay / the weather postponed Evan enough so that I was able to see him for a good chunk of my leave. Between all the people I got to see again: Jake and his family, Evan, his girlfriend Katie (first time meeting), Rob, Mary Katherine, Erin, Kelsey, and whoever else I may be missing; we drank at the WAB (Woodward Avenue Brewery), Dragonmead, Garden Bowl, the Tap Room, people's houses, and even the center of Albion Campus. Pretty impressive.
The eventful thing about today was my reaction to the possibilty of picking up Sargeant in July. I knew it was probably going to happen in this next quarter (July - September), so it wasn't a shocker. The surprising thing was that I care about making that rank. I'm excited about it. Mac and Carlson have been Sargeants for a while now, and I will be among them is what I can reason is why I am so excited. I for sure do not like the Corps any more. I am fully ready to get out and definitely not about to give any more time or effort than I currently have been into the job. However, there is something... something that has caught my attention and made me excited. Then again, that could be the girl that Mac has had me talking to for the past week. who knows?
