API Started Today

Hey y'all.

My brief respite has ended. I attended a lecture today, confirming two things: my academic firestorm starts on Monday, and I have follow-on orders for Vance Air Force Base, OK.

I am excited about the first one of these things. I have never been one to wait around for life to find me. Instead, fast-paced learning and work keep me going and help me make the most of the free time that I find. Starting class, I can really scoot through the training...important at my ripe-old age of 23.

As for Vance, I'm unsure what to expect. Some guys have given me pretty negative comments. Others that I've met tell me it's not so bad, that the Air Force accelerates training at a quicker pace than the Navy. I'll be living in or near Enid, Oklahoma.

Can't say I'm super pumped, but I'm trying to keep an open mind. One fellow ensign, Mario Tarver, is heading out there with me. Whatever comes, at least I won't be the only one going through it.

As with anything, tomorrow's worries are for then. I'll have plenty to do in the next six weeks, that the move to Okla. can't occupy to many brain cells.

API consists of several academic subjects related to flying: aerodynamics, navigation, weather, and engine systems. We'll fly through the basics of all of these in a mere four weeks. After that, it's some water survival training, some other little tasks. I can't help but get excited for what's next. API will probably be tough, but I'm ready.