Periodic trivia

[wingnutx]

I wrecked my truck a few weeks ago. I was rushing home to do some urgent Navy business, and never made it there. No injuries, but a trailer-hitch was shoved through my oil cooler and radiator. I wrote off the Amigo, and bought a slightly used Nissan Frontier

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[deven_science]

Bummer about the wreck.

This was my 3rd time up for Chief. Have you put in your package yet? I don't think I'm going to. My record is up to date, so I really don't have anything to add. Plus, I'm not caring as much right now. Last two years previous, only 10 and 15 Steelworker Chiefs were advanced, reserve wide. Those are pretty terrible numbers. I just got a whole boat load of extra responsibility handed to me from the battalion level too, which sucks. By the way, I haven't announced it yet on my blog, but we're going back mid next year.

Job specialization is what ultimately got me laid off. They pigeon-hole you in a very specific job, then if that job becomes slow or obsolete, so do you. Be careful, and learn more on your own, if you have to, but make sure that they see you learning more. That way, they'll be more inclined to keep you, should that happen to you. I didn't take enough initiative. So, there were other factors, but while the stated reason for my lay off was the slow economy and no construction, it was my lack of motivation to learn and explore my job that got me laid off.

[wingnutx]

I have to check out my electronic jacket this week. Odds are good that I will have to put in a package. I reenlisted in theatre, and my NOSC had done absolutely nothing about it when I got back. They finally closed out my record, but I will have to make sure that everything got in there.

I'm perfectly fine with staying as a 1st for a while. Making chief right now would be pretty intimidating, actually.

[wingnutx]

I finally was able to see my record on BUPERS, and there is fuck-all in there. My package is going to look like a phone book. I'm not sure that I should even bother this time around.

[deven_science]

Too many pages is bad, as it reflects that you're not prepared and on top of your record. But a half-dozen, including the best things you want them to see, is fine.