I am officially on my last month here. I have my TIS completed, my itinerary in hand, and I am ready to roll. Unfortunately my CoC doesn’t realize that I am ready to get out of here. I am still getting the taskings that would be given to someone who will be around for a while. I am not saying that I should not be doing anything at all, but at least less big stuff and more mediocre, bull shit jobs like cleaning. I will clean everything for days until I leave, but it’s not going to fly.
I still have collateral’s that I haven’t turned over completely, mainly because we are underway and all the new people are on the mid-watch and all the senior people on days. When I say new, I’m not talking about seamen, I mean people who just checked in who will be here for a while. Well, I can’t say that we don’t have one new person on the day watch, because we do have one new person, but I don’t believe that person is motivated enough to take in the information and move on with it. The others, I would sit with them for hours to go over the things I know because I know they appear motivated to know their job. Those who have been here for some time, well they already have enough work for themselves and giving those more to do will hurt more than do good.
I am currently on my last underway with this ship and my flight isn’t until after the ship gets underway again. That means I will be staying at TPU for a few days and don’t have to worry about going to the ship every night. Also, I get to miss out on 2 certifications that will go on just after I leave. I did both of them when I first got here and they were a pain in the ass then, and they are already a pain in the ass now.
I am still very nervous about going to my new command. I am excited that I am leaving this place, but to beat a dead horse, I really am going to miss the people that I’ve known that I won’t be able to hang out with anymore, unless they get orders to San Diego. It will definitely feel weird walking through being the stranger of the ship. I will once again be the new guy of the ship, but I think things will be a bit better coming in as an E-5 vice E-2 like I did when I first got here. Plus, I got my pin, and I am going to another ship of the same class, so I won’t have to requal.
What awaits on the other side of the Pacific Ocean will be a major change for me, though I am from Southern California area. It won’t take long for me to adapt, and I hope it comes quick. The last thing I want to do is sulk because of the fact that I am gone. Leaving Japan will take some time to get used to, but leaving this ship, not so much!