it's 5 o'clock in the morning, conversation got boring...

I guess I have a temporary case of insomina at the moment. Waking up randomly at the middle of the night is not pleasant because I have been doing my workout at random times during the day instead of my 6AM routine. At least it gets done, and that's the bottom line.

I woke up at 4:45. Whenever I wake up randomly in the morning, I use up the battery on my BlackBerry and surf the internet or watch youtube and even google things I'm curious about. By the way, I'm barely on my computer because my BlackBerry does everything for me. I happened to be curious about a naval nurse officer's salary, so I typed in "naval nurse salary" in the google search bar. I managed to click on this website where this guy provided a synopsis of the life of a naval nurse officer. He mentioned the benefits of which I already know about such as the housing allowance and food stipened, but he went into detail of how his career was. I was inspired because it opened my eyes on how wonderful this career really is.

He mentioned something about "the first two promotions are free, then you work for the rest." Damn straighttttttt, he was right! Being a naval nurse officer for ten years, this guy is a LCDR. I was thinking, "Wow, that's pretty good for only ten years."

Then it dawned to me that doing the minimum won't get you in for the long run. I honestly planned on doing my minimum requirement of 4 years in the service, then 4 years reserve as required for my NROTC scholarship. To tell you the truth, I didn't want to join ROTC, and I am still apprehensive because of what I would have to deal with. I know what to expect, but I don't want to deal with this "crap" for another 4 years. Just because I was scared of what my friends have told me about the program. "Yeah, it's very time consuming & it's something that you have to take seriously. Are you sure you want to do this?" Trust me, that questioned lingered in my head before I applied for the scholarship, and it still lingers. I finally have my answer. YES, I am going to do it, because I want to.

ROTC is just another bump I have to get over. Technically, they'll only have me by the ass for two years, because the last two years are composed of nursing school/clinicals. So in short: "SUCK IT UP, CHAR."


The thing is, I am willing to help people. That's the point of being a nurse. I am definitely passionate about helping people & making sure that they are cared for! That's all that matters, bottom line. Although "naval officer" is added to my occupation, I'm not scared anymore. That's just something little extra (; & I fully understand the concept.

I'm determined.
Step 1: Get into nursing school!

Oh & btw, I'll definitely be the only naval nurse officer with a badass purse collection. When I get commissoned, I'm defnitely going to buy my first Prada. (And I want a white hello kitty lab coat too!) I'll only be 22 by the time. Still young enough, right?