Alright results are out.... Who made Chief? :rock:
I'm done with it. I hit the wickets I was always told I needed to hit. I put in the extra time on comrel projects, held major collateral duties, served on a wide variety of platforms, and did joint service.. Now I have been passed over for the last time! I'm done, I will follow my job description to the letter, NOTHING MORE! No slingin burgers for MWR, no painting murals for the base, no Frackin padre's games... I will do my job and go home! I know I am disgruntled, I have given 19 years of my life to the Navy, I did what I was told, I gave 110% extra duties etc... I got qualified above and beyond! I got passed and a woman who cant get to work on time, shows up for rides drunk and has served all of 8 years and on only ONE SHIP picks up Chief? I am Fed up! I am done with it... The Navy has told me today that I have outlived my usefulness, FINE! I will do my job and nothing more from today forward.
Sorry to all of you, Steve, Rob, Shane. It is a shame the hard workers and kickass sailors get passed over for promotion when they so deserved and earned it. But don't let that disheartened you guys. You guys know you are respected by your peers and those around you know you do kickass job and bust your asses. So, don't let this political moves, and that's what they are, drag you down and throw all that you've done over the course of your career away. You are a better person for what you have done and what you have learned. You made a difference to many lives you have come across over the years. You made a difference to this country you served. You may not see it, but if you haven't served, who knows what would have happened.
Things have a way of working out. You don't need an anchor or your collar to reinforce what or who you are. It would be nice, but not necessary. You are already a better person for doing what you have done. Just know I appreciate all that you guys have done. And from knowing you and interacting with you, I know what a quality person you all are. Steve, I know this was your last go at it. There may be a reason for it. Do your 20, retire and move on to something else where you will make a different in other area. Maybe this is the reason for it. Rob and Shane, good luck on your next try. You guys definitely are stand up guys and kickass sailors. Just know that you guys are already leaders and that little anchor don't make the sailor. Its the sailor that makes the anchor.