This past Thursday afternoon, the Master Chief that I work for decided to wake me up personally. Now, mind you, I thought I was in trouble when he did this. However, he has this big smile on his face. His message: I made Rank, First Class Petty Officer to be exact (E-6).
Of course he then asked if I was upset that he woke me up.....no, yes, no, YES! I had been up since 2 that morning and had only gotten an hour of sleep when he woke me. Of course after this news I couldn't fall asleep again (I was supposed to wake up 2 hours later). Oh well, I am indeed quite happy about this.
I am especially happy that I made it without the Early Promote I got on my last Evaluation (the EP gives me quite a few more points, but it would've only affected the next cycle in the fall). Now that I am back in port for the next couple of days I definitely plan on celebrating. That is also as soon as I get off duty.
It feels really wierd walking around the ship and passing people I work with. The rest of Thursday and then Friday were full of "congratulations" and "It's about $%#$!@& time", and hand shakes. I was one of two people in my division to make Rank of any kind. None of the guys made 3rd or 2nd Class Petty Officer. That was the upsetting part. Oh well, those two are being taken care of.
I already e-mailed a few people about this, but I decided I had to let everyone else know.
Edit to add: I have been out to sea for a while....when did they change the look of this place? I like it.
Posted by Narnia (Member # 1071) on :
Congrats!!! That is great news! Have fun celebrating!
Posted by rivka (Member # 4859) on :
And yes, they did. The new digs are nice, neh?
Posted by quidscribis (Member # 5124) on :
(I don't understand um, navy rank and such, but) Congrats!!!!
Posted by Stan the man (Member # 6249) on :
Tonight I just got done sewing by hand the new patch that Master Chief gave me. It's not the best looking, but it works.
Posted by Stan the man (Member # 6249) on :
Here's something for you, quids, to help out. Posted by Elizabeth (Member # 5218) on :
Congratulations!
Posted by Beanny (Member # 7109) on :
Congratulations! Be safe! Enjoy! Make the best of it!
Posted by ElJay (Member # 6358) on :
Yay! Congratulations!
Posted by Raia (Member # 4700) on :
Congratulations, Stan, that's wonderful! Posted by Dagonee (Member # 5818) on :
E-6 - that's awesome. You are now part of the crusty backbone of our naval forces!
Posted by Shan (Member # 4550) on :
Cool! Way to go! That link was very helpful, too - here's a celebration hug (((Stan)))
Posted by Bob_Scopatz (Member # 1227) on :
Congrats! If your master chief is like any of the ones I've met, all that smiling probably cost him plenty.
Good job!
Posted by quidscribis (Member # 5124) on :
Stan's the Man! That link was cool, and yay! it had pictures and everything of the insignia. Thanks!
Posted by Intelligence3 (Member # 6944) on :
Grats, Stan! That's great to hear!
Posted by Pixie (Member # 4043) on :
Congratulations!
Promotions are always excellent, but to be so singled out is amazing, especially when making Rank!
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Posted by DarkKnight (Member # 7536) on :
What rate are you Stan?
Posted by kaioshin00 (Member # 3740) on :
Congrats
Posted by Space Opera (Member # 6504) on :
Stan, I don't know exactly what E-6 means, but it sounds good...so congrats!!
space opera
Posted by Shigosei (Member # 3831) on :
Congratulations! Good luck with your new responsibilities.
Posted by Stan the man (Member # 6249) on :
DarkKnight, I am a Machinist Mate.
Space Opera, it means more responsibility (sp?), and more pay. The most important part is the more pay.
Posted by imogen (Member # 5485) on :
Congrats!
Nice speccy badge as well.
Pity you'll have to wait so long for the gold stripes...
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Yay! Congratulations!