So I've come to the realization that I no longer *really* want to cross-rate to become a linguist. It was my goal when I was 16, and I just got it into my stubborn head that I would accomplish my goal - but I don't want to anymore.
I don't want to be an analyst, and a linguist is just a glorified analyst. I want to be a journalist, I've known that for a while now. My current job is doing nothing to prepare me for the future - I don't want to work at NSA or the FBI or any of that shit. I want to be a journalist. It's the only job I've ever held that made me really happy to be at work.
So.. I realized this today and told Petty Officer Talbert about it.. and he recommended I do the Blue to Green program to become an army journalist or psychological operations specialist, jobs that are more my style. I love the Navy, but I'll never be able to switch to JO because A) it's seriously overmanned and B) there are so many JO's that promotion levels SUCK.
I've been quietly considering Blue to Green on my own for about 3 months, and Talbert gave me the incentive to look into it. I spoke to an army recruiter today, and he's going to find out how the program works for me. I'm just worried that I'll have to stay in the Navy as an analyst till my EAOS in three years. I'm pretty sure that's how it works, too.. ugh.
I just really don't want to do this job for three years.
The advancement exam is next month. I'm pretty sure I'm not going to get promoted, because a ton of the information we're supposed to know is over stuff I've never seen before, and 90% of it is in the building, which means I have to get a visitors pass to even get to the books I need. I'm going to study my BMR and Bluejackets manual, but I don't see how I can learn all this shit in the next 3 weeks.
I'm really depressed again.
I don't want to be an analyst, and a linguist is just a glorified analyst. I want to be a journalist, I've known that for a while now. My current job is doing nothing to prepare me for the future - I don't want to work at NSA or the FBI or any of that shit. I want to be a journalist. It's the only job I've ever held that made me really happy to be at work.
So.. I realized this today and told Petty Officer Talbert about it.. and he recommended I do the Blue to Green program to become an army journalist or psychological operations specialist, jobs that are more my style. I love the Navy, but I'll never be able to switch to JO because A) it's seriously overmanned and B) there are so many JO's that promotion levels SUCK.
I've been quietly considering Blue to Green on my own for about 3 months, and Talbert gave me the incentive to look into it. I spoke to an army recruiter today, and he's going to find out how the program works for me. I'm just worried that I'll have to stay in the Navy as an analyst till my EAOS in three years. I'm pretty sure that's how it works, too.. ugh.
I just really don't want to do this job for three years.
The advancement exam is next month. I'm pretty sure I'm not going to get promoted, because a ton of the information we're supposed to know is over stuff I've never seen before, and 90% of it is in the building, which means I have to get a visitors pass to even get to the books I need. I'm going to study my BMR and Bluejackets manual, but I don't see how I can learn all this shit in the next 3 weeks.
I'm really depressed again.
katblue:
No worries, everything always works out. ANd don't feel bad about switching what you want to do, you have to remeber that this your life, and you can do whatevah! 
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