Been a few days

Well I havent quite kept this thing up to date the past few days due to the fact that I've felt like crap, but things are getting better now. Couple days ago we started work on the fantail of our ship (fantail = back outside part of the boat) the decks (decks = floors) are starting to look a little rusty so we hammerd and chiseld up all the old paint and non skid material up and now we have to start grinding and sanding it down to bare steel (power tools rock). Its looking pretty good, probably the most work I have done since I have been here though, but I like it.

Yesterday I went in for my preliminary flight physical and had a bunch of tests taken, I hate tests... Blood tests, eye tests, hearing, Ekg's, its not my thing. Today I have to go to the hospital and get a chest X-ray and then wait for all my results to come back, after all of this stuff comes back I get to go on a 3 day trip to Sitka Alaska to be checked out by some certified flight doctor who is going to decide if I can go Aviation electronics technician or not. And for those who I havent told yet, that is the rate I am going to be going. I will pretty much be working on helicopters and then when we get called out on a search and rescue call I will go and serve as a aircrew member however needed (navigation, EMT, etc) Well I have typed wayy to much and its time to go do another walk through of the ship. I will try to post some pictures of us tearing up the decks later tonight.. Take care

Tom