Wild Week

After our PRT on Monday, we kept learning the charts... and then tested on Wednesday afternoon. Talk about fast! Our practical has been delayed until tomorrow morning, and then we will hit the last charts with a final emphasis. I got a 96% on the test, but the class as a whole scored much lower. We had a failure, but with an extra two hours of study, a couple of my classmates and I helped him focus on what he needed for the re-take this morning.

We had a NSU inspection Tuesday afternoon, and I was awarded an "outstanding". :)

But most of class this week has been sit and wait for something to happen. Some people complain, because it is a lot of time on our own, but the command is so busy. It just means we can study, instead of doing practice cuts. I think it's silly to complain though... just wait for the fleet, folks.

And this morning, our new CO held an open Captain's Mast for two sailors who made a poor decision concerning drinking. Their buddy had just shipped off to the fleet, but he'll have a rough start though, as our Captain called his Captain. He'll be without his petty officer badge very soon, as was the former third class we saw today.

I think all available students were there... it was held in a big warehouse-type building, and all of us had to be at attention while the charges and punishments were read. The two dopes in trouble were the only ones in their dress whites... and oddly, they were forced to have a full sea bag on their backs during the entire proceeding. Very formal, indeed, with facing movements, hand salutes, and proper military bearing and language at all times. The Captain was disappointed with them, and emphasised the third class's failure at leadership... which was to reinforce the issue with all present, as many of us get automatic Third Class after A-School. The Captain's part in this only took about a half-hour. And then we went to lunch.