Finally!

Great News! I signed my contract on December 1st and I leave to basic training in Great Lakes, on January 19th. Again there were not a lot of jobs to choose from and as I'm running out of time because of my age, I decided to take a Machinist Mate position and get my foot in the Navy. At least now, I can travel to Brazil without worrying about not being able to go to basic before April.

I will apply for American citizenship after A-School and that will make me eligible for more jobs later on, If I have the chance to change jobs I will go for it, otherwise I will get out after my contract is up. I'm pretty excited about this new challenge and the changes that will come with it.

I leave to Brazil next week to visit my folks and when I come back, I will get ready for basic training. I'm currently running 3 miles three times a week and lifting weight on my non running days and I'm feeling pretty good.

More updates coming soon!