Hello
Life is funny, especially if you're as fickle as I am. Or I guess as forgiving as I am. My relationship with Ben has been restored. I wasn't even angry when he finally did decide to start talking to me. I probably should have but I know he was sorry and I just dont feel angry, so why make a big deal, right? Kathy called me last night, (my step mom) it was the first time I had recieved a call from home in months. I usually call them. So it was nice to know she cared enough to find out how I was doing.
Right now I am really contemplating my future. I want to apply for an officer program this year. I don't think I have a lot of chance to get in, but it can't hurt me to apply and I can always apply again next year. I think going officer would really help me, I would get my education and possibly give me the oppurtunity to get into JAG. I think that would be great. I would have to commit a lot of my life to the navy but I would also be achieving all my life goals within the next 10 years, not far off my original thinking to get my law degree, plus I would get more work experience and still have a very low living expense. And a comission may get me to a point where I could save enough money to put a down payment on some property, something I definitely think would be a great investment, especially if I can do it while I'm still in my 20's, owning something that young could really be good for me in the long run. I just have to plan and try. If I don't get a chance to go officer I will stick with my original plan to finish my BA during my enlistment and then to get out and take my college fund to law school, probably in Seattle.
Anyway, I should mostly be thinking about how I am going to get through Korean, I am really losing my ability to focus on the language. But perhaps the goal of officer can motivate me into doing well. I know my language skill can't possibly be bad for my future, so I at least have to think of it as an asset as much as possible. But I actually have to try and study in order for it to be at all useful.
So maybe I put too much thought into the next 10 years. My boyfriend can't even concieve that far into the future. But I think it's important. It's my life, I have to plan early.
Right now I am really contemplating my future. I want to apply for an officer program this year. I don't think I have a lot of chance to get in, but it can't hurt me to apply and I can always apply again next year. I think going officer would really help me, I would get my education and possibly give me the oppurtunity to get into JAG. I think that would be great. I would have to commit a lot of my life to the navy but I would also be achieving all my life goals within the next 10 years, not far off my original thinking to get my law degree, plus I would get more work experience and still have a very low living expense. And a comission may get me to a point where I could save enough money to put a down payment on some property, something I definitely think would be a great investment, especially if I can do it while I'm still in my 20's, owning something that young could really be good for me in the long run. I just have to plan and try. If I don't get a chance to go officer I will stick with my original plan to finish my BA during my enlistment and then to get out and take my college fund to law school, probably in Seattle.
Anyway, I should mostly be thinking about how I am going to get through Korean, I am really losing my ability to focus on the language. But perhaps the goal of officer can motivate me into doing well. I know my language skill can't possibly be bad for my future, so I at least have to think of it as an asset as much as possible. But I actually have to try and study in order for it to be at all useful.
So maybe I put too much thought into the next 10 years. My boyfriend can't even concieve that far into the future. But I think it's important. It's my life, I have to plan early.