Update

I was looking at my first post about the lack of motivation I had at the time. I passed my first CCNP exam (failed it the first time) right before I left for the Cisco Live conference in Florida. Getting away from work and life in general was exactly what I needed sanity wise. Between the classes and just sitting at the pool most of the week I feel my motivation is back where it should be. I’ve decided that every 6 months I need to get away where I don’t have to use my brain at all. So around December when we are off for Christmas break I need to figure out something to do. My brother will be off the last two weeks in December from Pilot training and he mentioned either going overseas and traveling around or doing a cruise, which peaked my interest. I have wanted to make it overseas for a while now, try to culture myself a little. We will see, I am in the middle of moving into my very first apartment! My current situation allowed me to live at home while my mother was in California taking care of her mother. Now that my mom is back, I feel being a 25-year-old male, decent paying job, nice car, and living with my mom is just not cool. So august 9th ill be moving to Norfolk, with a YMCA 1 minute walk from my building (I should just move into the Y). I am so excited I have already started to clean out my room and pack my stuff up. Thankfully all I have to move is a bed, my desk, my dresser, my clothes and computers. It should be a fairly smooth transition and the 10-minute drive to work instead of 40+ is very welcomed! I have to work on my money management a little more (im a sucker for impulsive buying sometimes) but I’ve done fairly well. I am almost done with paying off my credit card bill and once that is finish im going to try to finish paying off my car.

I am still working towards finding a job with the public health services as an officer. Not many people know about the public health services, its and active duty force that services under the surgeon general. Pretty much they have the same uniforms as the Navy without serving on the ship (they do have positions that serve on ships). I’ve been boarded and have gotten several calls wondering if im still interested in being an officer. One thing that is different between this branch and other branches, when you sign up for the Marines, AF, Coast Guard, etc they tell you pretty much what you will be doing. With the PHS you apply for jobs you are interested in. Just like any government job, it takes forever to get your foot into the door, but once you get in you can move around with ease. I am in no rush right now as im trying to finish my CCNP by December of this year. We will see.