Greetings TARPers! 'Tis I, Hiko Ka! But you can call me Maggot, if you'd like, because I won't be around to hear it for at least two months or so.
Yes, I know. Long time, right? Well, not really, but it may seem that way at times. At least for myself.
"But Maggot," You may ask, "Why so long without logging on? Surely there'll be internet access wherever you're going?"
And in response to this question that a hypothetical, concerned fellow member might ask, I have to say that I'm sure there will be internet access in IL, but I won't be allowed to use it. For you see, I am soon departing for
boot camp. The nickname is appropriate, no?
As of right now, I am a DEP (Delayed Entry Program) Recruit of the US Navy. Once I go through boot camp, I will cease to be a recruit, and I will be off to tech school for my MC rating. MC, or Mass Communications, is the field I decided to go into in the Navy. It's involves communicating... On mass levels...
I'm going into the journalism area, because after I get out of the Navy, in five years (four years active duty, plus one year of tech school), I want to get be a novelist or a screenwriter. So, after boot camp, I'll be in a school, where I will gain liberties from anywhere between a few weeks to a month or so. Liberties means I will be able to wear civilian clothes, although the uniform is much cooler, I'll be able to leave the base (Fort Mead, in case you were wondering), and I'll have free time after classes. It'll kind of be like college, except I will be surrounded by fellow people who're in great shape and have some weapons training.
So, once I get past boot camp, I'll probably be able to pop in once my homework is done (because I'm sure there will be homework), and get some posting in.
Any questions? Speak now, or don't expect much of a response, since I'm leaving on the 28th.