The changes happening here at the Academy are really quite arbitrary of late. It's ridiculous to hear about my Chief being disrespected by a Captain, to see my classmates get disrespected, and to hear that the CAPT told our parents that morale hasn't been higher? It's complete nonsense. This woman is so false as a leader, she is so false as a ( Read more... )

It really has been ages since I posted, so here's a quick rundown ( Read more... )

Is there a divinity complex that comes from leadership? Does the leader take on a sort of "godliness" where he becomes infallible? Can a true leader really exist, if he does not become godly? Can a simple human learn leadership and become "better" than another person? Is it possible for a simple human to lead without sparking the jealousy and ( Read more... )

Today I hung out with my best friend from high school. I have missed Andrew dearly, and it's so difficult when he lives in Fredricksburg, because can't see him all the time. But more importantly, after I hung out with him, and picked his brain for a bit, I realized that I would love to be a lifetime student. I find more excitement in learning ( Read more... )

This weekend I went to the Army Navy game, and it was amazing. It's actually really powerful to see all those people there celebrating military service, and the sacrifice that military members make. I have never been so proud to wear a uniform. Everyone was so polite, and well intentioned, down to the incredibly drunk old men. It seems like, ( Read more... )

It has been quite a while since I've written in here, so I suppose it's time for an update. I was playing rugby for a while, made it through three matches, but then my knee deteriorated again, and now I'm reduced to saying, "I'll be good next season." It is so frustrating to deal with this kind of injury. It's so off and on, like, some days it ( Read more... )

Words are a poor attempt to transplant feelings from one person to another. Words mean nothing, and can be brushed aside. Words are worthless, so stop filling my mind with them, and give me a life.

I know the people are in dire straits... and I know I can give money.
I want to do more.
There is a memo being routed to send cadets to N.O. to provide support with the minimal knowledge we have.
I hope I can go.

Recently I've noticed a shift in my mindset. Apathy no longer seems to run my life, rather, it seems that I'm moving more towards a worker's mindset. I guess it is the natural evolution of things. Sometimes I wish it could have happened earlier, and maybe I wouldn't have had that "lazy" label all this time here, but I guess it wouldn't be me if ( Read more... )

It's all I see as I walk these dark halls at night, the blank stares of those lights on the floor. They make me wonder if I belong in this prison, and sometimes they whisper about wasted potential (they don't know that their echoes reach my ears). Every once in a while one will stop and chat, but I know it is momentary, and piteous. So ( Read more... )