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Orders Assignment Night for the Class of 2008 was tonight! This entails pilots/NFOs pick flight school dates, Marines pick TBS classes, submarines pick Nuc School dates and the Spec War guys picking report dates. Since I service selected Surface Warfare Officer back in November, we had the grandest of all the Orders Assignment Night activities: ship selection.
For those who aren't familiar with this, picture some sort of sports draft. All the SWOs are all lined up by class rank and we each take a turn picking out our ship/homeport from a large board.
I am happy to announce that I got what I desired: a DDG (guided missile destroyer) homeported in San Diego (I live in the area)! I report to her after my requisite 30 days of "basket leave" following graduation.
91 days and counting...
For those who aren't familiar with this, picture some sort of sports draft. All the SWOs are all lined up by class rank and we each take a turn picking out our ship/homeport from a large board.
I am happy to announce that I got what I desired: a DDG (guided missile destroyer) homeported in San Diego (I live in the area)! I report to her after my requisite 30 days of "basket leave" following graduation.
91 days and counting...