When Will Otter Get A Chance?

So, when my aunt left to go to work and my little cousin went to summer school... I'm left home alone yet again. Still no job call, I can't really go out, and things like that. I'm slightly bored and I'm thankful to have this sucky laptop.

As I try to find a job, I'm also trying to keep in contact with my recruiter. I update him often and things like that but he doesn't reply to my emails, he doesn't answer my call, he doesn't call me back when I leave a voice mail... So, I'm being left to dry basically and it's flicking my nerves a bit.

And just about an hour ago, I was talking to my friend, Julia, and she was one of the new recruites with me when we were going to Guam for our last stages of being recruited... We were talking and she told me that when she was on vacation to Florida, she got a call from Sarge on July 19th THAT SHE BOOKED A JOB AND IS LEAVING FOR BOOT CAMP ON NOVEMBER 29TH. A vacation AND a BMT date. It can't get any better...

She asked if I heard anything from Sarge and I told her "not yet" and she was actually surprised that I didn't get a call either... For me, I'm not surprised.

I'm not going to lie... It was a little disheartening. Our friend Ray left for BMT the week we were in Guam, Lauden (he's a citizen of Guam) just left for BMT shy of two weeks ago. A girl we met in Guam too is leaving sometime August. And now, Julia has a date. I'm happy for her, she's the first member of her family EVER to join the military and I know that her life in the Air Force will forever change her for the better.

William got disqualified, and Teddy... Decided to join the army instead. SAD. I wish we'd all be in the AF Family together.

Now, my other friend Maurice is leaving for BMT in about a month from now... I update him on what's going on with me and he's referred me to his recruiter in Bremerton, so if my recruiter can't do anything for me... I'll just go to Maurice's recruiter. We were talking the other day about if Maurice were to get in, by the time he gets out, I should have a job HOPEFULLY. Sigh. I gave him my address so he can write me when he leaves and tell me about his days... He's been getting mail from his friends in the Army BCT and he's excited for USAF BMT. I'm pretty sure he's ready and I know he'll fly through the whole thing. We just have to study our reporting statements well because if we mess up, we'll get scolded by the T.I.'s and according to his friend, we might write it 600 times. LOL. But like what his friend said, "I'd rather do 600 push up's than write 600 times." sigh. But, I hope that before Maurice gets out, I have a ship date and by the time I get out of that... We can share our whooping stories. :)

All my other friends are already in the USAF for about a year or two. When sadly, that was when I was trying to get in as well. So, I feel a little discouraged that I've been trying so hard for these past few years to just get in.... But can't. And watching all my friends join in while I'm being pushed back all the time is upsetting because, I've wanted this since I was thirteen and I'm sooooooooooo close to getting in but something is always in the way. I can't book a civilian job and can't book an USAF job. Today, my day isn't as good as I wish it'd be...

But still... Congratulations to Julia! She's almost an official Airman/Airwoman.

Feeling a little left out,
Otter