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Done Sir Done! Post-OCS Thoughts.
Navy Officer Candidate School is done. On 22OCT2010 I graduated from the school and commissioned as an Officer in the United States Navy. This is an accomplishment that I am extremely proud of and very happy that I made the decision to raise my right hand. It has been over a week since I graduated and left Newport, RI, and already my stay there seems like a distant memory. I wanted to wait a little... [read more]
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Gone at Navy OCS : part 3
Well it is October. If everything has gone exactly as planned, I will be graduating/commissioning coming up on October 22nd (I think). If things haven’t quite gone as planned, well you might be seeing some more Gone at Navy OCS : part X posts. We’ll see! [read more]
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Gone at Navy OCS : part 2
It has been one month since I reported to OCS. Hopefully everything has been going well. Today’s post is in remembrance of my grandfather who passed away a few months ago. He was a Marine (as was my grandmother) and he was even a Marine Drill Instructor at one point. “Stay strong.” ~Grandpap PS. Happy birthday to me. [read more]
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Gone at Navy OCS : part 1
So the next few posts might be a little confusing … Yes, I am in Newport, RI and at Navy OCS. And no, I don’t have access to my blog to write new posts. But here’s one anyway! It is a few days before OCS and I’m scheduling a few posts to be published throughout my stay at OCS. I have written at least one post each month on my blog for a few years... [read more]
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Just a couple more days...
Today is Thursday. Sunday morning I report to Navy OCS. I don’t have my official orders yet. Eh… the wait for my official orders is frustrating, nerve racking, and uneventful all at the same time. While my processor, who my orders get sent to me through, is doing her best to get me my orders, she tells me that whether I have them or not, I am required to report Sunday morning, otherwise I am... [read more]
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Continuing the journey
Over the past few months as I have accepted an offer in the US Navy, gotten married, and graduated college among other events, I have stated many times over to family and friends, “life changes quickly!” I have no real complaints about change. In fact I welcome it. If every day were the same as the day before, it would not be a happy life for me. I like and welcome change. Today, I was... [read more]
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Book Review: Faith Of My Fathers
Continuing on my military/Navy booklist, I just finished reading John McCain’s “Faith Of My Fathers.” It took me a little while to get into the book as when I first started reading it. I was in the process of moving and getting married. But now that things have gotten back to more of a routine, the pages of the book flew by. For those that don’t know, John McCain, yes the Republican presidential nominee of... [read more]
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The Pointy End of Raindrops
Today, Melissa and I finally got back out to StartSkydiving.com where we made our first jump of 2010. I could not believe it had been nearly 9 months since my last jump! Both of us had made 17 jumps, which isn’t enough for a license, but done with all the classroom material. So we needed a refresher jump with an instructor before we could go back to jumping on our own. That’s all fine and... [read more]
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Browser Frustrations on OS X
I’m writing this post from my newest installed application on my Mac, Opera. It is my last hope! Some 2 1/2 years ago I made the switch from Windows to Mac and I haven’t ever even teased the thought of going back. But I have one major complaint about OS X, the Internet browsers are all terrible! Maybe it is just me, but I’m pretty sure it isn’t…. Mozilla Firefox Not too much wrong, love... [read more]
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Network Security Class
So I’m taking a class called, “Network Security.” The first assignment was to send our professor two emails, one containing the word “devolution” and the second containing the word “fallow” during the hours of 00:00 and 23:59, yesterday. The project has a simple explanation, intercept all emails and create a spreadsheet telling the professor at what time each student in the class sent him an email with one of those two keywords. The first email... [read more]
Jason Pawlak
Me and my Internet
Husband, Dad, Navy Officer, Coder, and Tinkerer. I have many interests and am always looking to learn something new. This site is a launching point to the many areas of the Internet that represent me.