hi, sorry this took me so long, had a pretty busy saturday/friday.
I am currently in that major and I am enjoying it far more than I would have enjoyed being on the engine side of things. For first trimester all plebes take both an introduction to engineering and an introduction to deck studies class which kind of gives you a taste of both sides if you're undecided.
Currently I am taking terrestrial navigation, navigation law and ship stability and construction which are just basic navigation and rules of the road courses. I would say that it is an enjoyable major.
How is plebe year going? Not going to lie to you, feeling pretty burnt out right now but just trying to push to the end of the trimester and to recognition. I think someone said today that we are closer to recognition season than we are to parents weekend so that's pretty motivating.
I've lost a lot of friends this year due to setbacks/resignations and this year has presented many challenges (like the 0000-0400 watch I am about to have tonight due to covid) and it's incredibly hard to remain positive sometimes but I can for sure say that it is worth it. Also, seeing '26s pop up reminds me that I wont be a 4/c forever haha.
