Government Vehicle RideI took another trip to Camp Fuji to repair an X-ray film processor. The scenic trip from Yokosuka takes about 3 uninterrupted hours. Camp Fuji is where U.S. Marines, Navy Seabees and Security forces qualify or requalify for their rifles. The clinic there may see a few minor injuries such as heat casualties and sprains. Not much. If need be, major injuries can be flown to Yokosuka or Yokota.
Mitsubishi parked in front of sushi placeMy Clash with Officers
Yesterday, I was put on a committee called the, "Awards Committee Board". It is a group of people who come together to grammer check awards and decide who gets one and who doesn't. A representative from every department is supposed to attend to convince the board that a service member is worthy of such an award. Well, when I walked into the board room, it was full of higher ups. Officers and Chiefs mostly, with me being the lowest ranking person. When it came to my co-worker being written up for an award, a Commander (O-5) was arguing with me (E-5) about my co-working being worthy of getting an "End of Tour" award. A "NAM" they call it, the Navy Achievement Medal. My friend had already moved to Texas to attend Advanced Biomed School so, of course, he was up for an award. It made me a little bit angry that the Commander didn't really understand my point of view that my friend went above his line of duty when it came to taking over a service contract and single-handedly developed and implemented a preventative maintenance program for anesthesia machines for the hospital and the 7th fleet saving the Navy hundreds of thousands of dollars. She said that, "It was his job." I couldn't argue with that. Yes, it was his job, and his job is to save money. But, she didn't argue when an officer was worthy of a NAM for doing his job of being a good optometrist. This guy didn't even save any money, he just "improved" a process. I was thinking, "What a hypocrite." I didn't say that out loud because I was going to lose because of my lower status in rank and years of service. So basically, no matter how right I may be, I would still lose. It is unfair.
Bridge
Old Fire Station at Camp Fuji
Nayeli 7 Weeks Old
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